Tehran let off a rare mid-afternoon salvo of ballistic missiles across Israel, triggering air-raid sirens across the country
Israel-Iran conflict – live updates
Israel’s military has warned of a “prolonged war” with Iran as the conflict entered its second week with no sign of stopping, with Israeli forces targeting Tehran and other areas while an Iranian missile attack wounded many people after it hit the Mediterranean port city of Haifa.
The Israeli military said that its aircraft destroyed Iranian surface-to-air missiles in southern Iran, as well as killing a group of Iranian military commanders responsible for missile launches. The strikes, according to the IDF, prevented the launch of missiles that were scheduled for later that evening.
Iran let off a rare mid-afternoon salvo of ballistic missiles across Israel, triggering air-raid sirens across the entire country. At least one of the missiles evaded Israeli air defences, hitting an area by the docks of Haifa wounding at least 45 people, 19 of whom were hospitalised. An Iranian missile also hit the southern city of Beersheba, where there were no injuries.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/20/israel-warns-hezbollah-not-to-get-involved-in-conflict-with-iran
Author : William Christou in Jerusalem
Publish date : 2025-06-20 17:14:00
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