Israel yesterday continued its bombardment campaign on Iran, striking a defense facility and fuel depots as the two archfoes kept up their most intense confrontation in history.
It came after Iranian missile fire targeting Israel killed at least 10 people overnight, pushing the death toll up to 13 since Iran began its retaliatory strikes on Friday.
In Tehran, a heavy cloud of smoke hung above the city after Israeli aircraft hit two fuel depots. For days, Iranians have formed long queues at gasoline stations, fearing shortages.
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Iranian media later said Israel attacked a facility affiliated with the defense ministry in the central city of Isfahan, reporting “possible damage.”
The Israeli military said its air force had targeted “more than 80” positions in Iran’s capital overnight.
Following the strikes, US President Donald Trump said Washington “had nothing to do” with Israel’s intense bombardment campaign that was launched on Friday, hitting key military and nuclear sites and residential areas.
However, Trump also threatened to launch “the full strength and might” of the US military if Iran attacks US interests, saying on his Truth Social platform that “we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!”
Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abbas Araghchi nonetheless said that Tehran had “solid proof” that US forces had supported Israel in its attacks.
Israeli police said six people were killed and at least 180 were injured at the site of an overnight missile strike in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv on Israel’s Mediterranean coast.
In northern Israel, rescuers and medics said a strike on late Saturday destroyed a three-story building in the town of Tamra, killing four women.
Israeli authorities have reported a total toll of 13 dead and 380 injured in the country since Friday.
Iran’s ambassador to the UN said 78 people were killed and 320 wounded in Friday’s first wave of Israeli strikes.
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