BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 20. Since June 13, Israeli attacks on Iranian territory have injured up to 2,800 individuals, with 2,000 of them already released from hospitals, the Iranian Ministry of Health said in a statement, Trend reports.
Consequent to the assaults on June 20, a total of six ambulatory
units sustained damage and became inoperative, 14 healthcare
personnel incurred injuries, and there were two fatalities
recorded.
The ministry's communiqué underscored the absence of disruptions
within the national healthcare infrastructure.
Recently, Iranian officials disseminated intelligence indicating
that a healthcare facility in the capital, Tehran, experienced an
engagement involving missile ordnance from the Israeli military
apparatus.
To recall, 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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