Israel says it struck targets in Tehran, including notorious Evin Prison

Al Arabiya

5 hours ago

The office of Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Monday that the Israeli military was carrying out strikes on Tehran, including on the Evin Prison, which he said holds political prisoners and opponents of the Islamic Republic, as tensions mount between the two foes. ​​​​​​
Among the targets Israel is said to have hit on Monday was the nuclear facility of Fordow. Fordow was reportedly hit again according to the spokesperson for Qom Province's Crisis Management Headquarters said according to semi-official news agency Tasnim, a day after the US struck the same target.
The official added that there will be no danger to residents in the area.
Iran for its part launched around 15 Iranian missiles on Monday towards Israel, according to Israeli media.
Earlier on Monday, loud explosions were heard in Jerusalem earlier after the Israeli military warned that a fresh barrage of missiles had been launched from Iran.
Around 10 minutes after announcing the missiles had been identified, the military said 'additional missiles were launched' towards Israel and urged people to take cover. Sirens sounded for over 30 minutes.
The Magen David Adom rescue service reported no immediate casualties.
The Israeli army later said that people can leave protected agencies in a signal that the Iranian threat was over.
Meanwhile, loud blasts were heard in northern Tehran, according to an AFP journalist.
Iran's Red Crescent reported that an Israeli strike hit near its building in northern Tehran on Monday, as fighting between Iran and Israel raged for the 11th day.
'New attack around the Red Crescent... building,' the emergency service said in a post on its Telegram channel accompanied by a video of smoke rising from the site of the attack.
Iranian media reported that the Israeli strikes hit a power supply system in Tehran, triggering outages in some areas around the city.
The power distribution line in northern Tehran 'was damaged, causing outages in some areas,' Fars news agency reported.
Israel's defense minister Israel Katz later said that the Israeli military is now attacking with 'unprecedented intensity' targets in central Tehran.