Israel hits nuclear sites, Iran strikes hospital as conflict escalates
Israel army says struck Iran centrifuge production, weapons manufacturing sites
Israel and Iran traded deadly fire again Tuesday, a fifth day of strikes in their most intense confrontation in history, fuelling fears of a drawn-out conflict that could engulf the Middle East
Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn yesterday, killing at least eight people and destroying homes, prompting Israel’s defence minister to warn that Tehran residents would “pay the price and soon”.
Hundreds more were injured in both countries in the attacks and retaliations in last few days.
Strikes by Israel and Iran continue as the conflict between the two countries intensifies
The Guards said in a statement quoted by the official IRNA news agency
While the threat of Israeli airstrikes has loomed for decades, only some of the sites have been built underground.
Israeli media reported that three people were killed in the country's centre while dozens more were wounded in the overnight strikes.
Here are real-time updates on Israel-Iran conflict
A pattern of impunity has fuelled Israeli aggression
Many of the sites struck by Iranian missiles appear to be inside Israeli cities
Missile strikes on Friday night and Saturday have killed at least ten Israeli civilians and injured more than 200 people
Iran’s best option, according to Eyre, is “to just ride it out” and do as much damage as they can to Israel to save face domestically.
A network of powerful Iran-backed militias in Iraq has also remained mostly quiet — even though Israel allegedly used Iraq’s airspace, in part, to carry out the attacks.
In Shfela region, another 37 people were wounded
Iran shares the South Pars gas field with Qatar. Striking it would mark a major escalation in the conflict, which had already pushed oil prices up 9% on Friday even though Israel spared Iran's oil and gas on the first day of its attacks
After months of urging Israel not to strike Iran while he worked toward a nuclear deal, President Donald Trump told Reuters in a phone interview on Friday that he and his team had known the attacks were coming - and still saw room for an accord.
International calls for restraint are multiplying, as fears grow the Middle East could be on the threshold of a broader conflict.
