🔴 Live: Israel says hit Iranian Defence Ministry headquarters, nuclear weapons-linked sites
Explosions were heard throughout Tehran early Sunday after Israel responded to a fresh salvo of Iranian missiles with its own strikes, claiming to have hit Iran's Defence Ministry headquarters. A previous Iranian strike on Israel on Saturday evening killed one woman, as the escalating conflict between the rival countries enters its second day following unprecedented Israeli air strikes against military and nuclear sites on Iranian soil. Follow our liveblog for the latest developments.
Summary
The Israeli military said on Sunday it hit Iran 's Defence Ministry headquarters after continuing its assault on its rival.
Iran fired a fresh salvo of missiles into Israel, killing eight people and injuring over 130 more in two separate sites.
Eight people were killed and over 130 were injured in Israel by Iranian attacks, medical workers said. In Iran, at least 78 people were killed and more than 320 wounded by Israeli strikes. Among them were 60 people, including 20 children, killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran housing complex.
Yesterday's developments:
Iran launched waves of drones and ballistic missiles from Saturday into Sunday that lit the night skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv in response to Israel's unprecedented attack on Iran's nuclear sites and top military commanders on Friday.
Israel 's military on Saturday continued attacks on Iran with strikes reported at a gas field and an underground missile facility. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pledged to strike 'every target' of the Iranian regime.
The latest round of US-Iran talks over Iran's uranium enrichment program, scheduled to begin in Oman on Sunday, were cancelled. As world leaders urged Iran to negotiate, Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araqchi said doing do was unjustifiable while "barbarous" Israeli attacks continued.
Amid pledges from world leaders to support Israel, Iran threatened to attack US, French and British bases if those countries helped Israel fend off Iranian strikes.
Eight people were killed and over 130 were injured in Israel by Iranian attacks, medical workers said. In Iran, at least 78 people were killed and more than 320 wounded by Israeli strikes. Among them were 60 people, including 20 children, killed by an Israeli strike on a Tehran housing complex.
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