Iranian TV presenter goes back on air moments after Israeli strike hits her studio
A presenter at Iran's state TV broadcaster is back on-air after an explosion caused by an Israeli strike shook the studio.
Sahar Emami was seen live on air shortly after an explosion rocked her studio, causing her to run off-screen as debris rained down and people could be heard shouting "Allahu Akbar" - meaning "God is great".
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Shortly after, Ms Emami came back on-air from another studio, telling viewers that "bodies of reporters" were at the site of her initial broadcast.
She later joined other presenters in chanting "death to Israel" live on-air.
The married mother-of-one has been praised by Iranian officials, including Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, for her "resilience" and act of defiance in going back on air shortly after the strike.
Israeli defence minister Israel Katz confirmed Israel struck the Iranian TV station.
"The Iranian regime's propaganda and incitement broadcasting authority was attacked by the IDF after a widespread evacuation of the area's residents," he said in a statement.
"We will strike the Iranian dictator everywhere."
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it struck "a communication centre that was being used for military purposes by the Iranian Armed Forces".
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Human rights groups said deliberately targeting journalists was a war crime.
The spokesperson for the Iranian foreign minister also condemned the strike as "a wicked act of war crime" and called on the international community to demand justice for the attack on the broadcaster.
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