Israel strikes deep in Tehran: +50 fighter jets target nuclear and missile sites
Shafaq News/ More than 50 Israeli fighter jets launched a series of overnight strikes targeting military and nuclear-related sites in Tehran, the Israeli army announced on Wednesday, as its campaign against Iran entered its sixth day.
According to the Israeli military, the strikes focused on a centrifuge production site and multiple facilities linked to Iran’s missile manufacturing program. It described the operation as part of efforts to degrade Iran’s capacity to enrich uranium to high levels and produce advanced weaponry.
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The targeted locations—allegedly used in recent attacks against Israel—included a facility for producing surface-to-surface missile components and another for surface-to-air missile systems.
Iranian media reported heavy explosions in eastern Tehran, including damage to the Khojir missile production complex and Imam Hussein University. Additional blasts were heard in Abhar, in Zanjan Province. The governor of Varamin, southeast of Tehran, announced that an Israeli drone was intercepted and destroyed in the vicinity of the city.
Iranian media also raised the overall death toll from Israeli airstrikes to 585, with 1,326 people wounded since the campaign began.
In response, Iran launched a series of missile attacks early Wednesday targeting several Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv, Haifa, Ashdod, and Beersheba. Israeli estimates indicated that approximately 25 missiles were fired in two waves.
Maariv newspaper reported that thousands of Israelis were evacuated from affected areas following the strikes. The Tel Aviv municipality began inspecting damaged buildings to determine whether any require demolition.
Israeli authorities put the death toll from Iranian attacks at 24, with more than 590 injured, including seven military personnel.
