Live updates: Israel and Iran trade strikes as world leaders urge diplomacy
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Title: Explosions heard in Isfahan, Iranian state media says
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Explosions have been heard in the central Iranian city of Isfahan, Iranian state media reports.
The news comes shortly after the Israel Defense Forces said it had begun a new wave of attacks in Iran.
Semi-official news agency Fars reported that the city's air defense system had been activated.
Isfahan is the home of Iran's largest nuclear research complex, which has been previously targeted by Israeli strikes.
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Title: 2 killed in strike on residential building in Qom, Iranian state media reports
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A strike on a residential building in the central Iranian city of Qom killed two people and injured four others on Saturday, according to reports from state media.
The strike, which hit the building's fourth floor, was reported shortly after the Israel Defense Forces said it had begun a new wave of attacks in Iran.
The holy city of Qom is close to Iran's secretive Fordow Fuel Enrichment Plant.
One of those killed was a 16-year-old, according to a statement from Morteza Heydari, spokesman for the Qom Provincial Administration, made to Iranian media.
Video geolocated by CNN shows impact damage to a building in southwestern Qom. In the video a fire can be seen burning on the upper floors of a multistory building.
At the same time, semi-official Nour News reported air defenses were active over the capital Tehran, 130 kilometers (80 miles) to the north.
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Title: Video shows building on fire in Holon after latest Iranian strikes on Israel
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Video released by Israel's national emergency services showed a building on fire in the city of Holon, near commercial hub Tel Aviv, following Iran's latest missile strikes on the country.
Israeli fire and rescue services confirmed in a statement on Telegram that they were working to extinguish a blaze on the roof of a three-story building in Gush Dan, the wider metropolitan area around Tel Aviv, which includes Holon. The statement did not specify the city.
The fire was caused by shrapnel after a missile was intercepted, according to the statement.
Emergency agency Magen David Adom said no injuries were reported.
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Title: Israel says it has begun a new wave of attacks in Iran
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Israel has begun a new wave of attacks in Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday, local time.
'The Air Force has now begun a wave of attacks against missile storage and launch infrastructure in central Iran,' the IDF said in a statement.
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