BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 19. Iran launched about 30 ballistic missiles towards Israel this morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, Trend reports.
According to IDF, the missile strikes hit the cities of Beersheba, Holon and Ramat Gan in central Israel. Dozens of people were injured, three of them heavily.
Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in the early hours of June 13, killing a significant number of military personnel. Among the dead were Iran’s Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters Commander Gholamali Rashid, and IRGC Aerospace Force Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Nine nuclear scientists and several high-ranking officials were also reported killed.
That same evening, Iran responded with a large-scale attack, firing more than 150 ballistic missiles and over 100 drones at Tel Aviv and other locations. The strikes caused civilian casualties and extensive damage.
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