Iranian forces launched dozens of missiles toward Israel tonight, killing at least one person, as conflict between the two countries escalated. This comes after Iran said it would intensify its attacks on Israel and target the regional bases of any country that tries to defend it.
The Israeli military claimed that it intercepted some of the latest wave of missiles.
Here’s what you need to know:
More on Iran’s strikes: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted Israeli military centers and air bases in missile strikes Friday. Tehran’s air defense system is currently active following another round of Israeli attacks, Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency and state-affiliated Fars news agency reported in the early hours of Saturday morning. Civilians in Israel are now permitted to leave their shelters after the latest wave of missiles were fired from Iran, the Home Front Command said.
Death and injury tolls: Israel’s strikes on Iran Friday killed at least 78 people, including senior military officials, Iran’s UN envoy Amir Saeid Iravani said during a UN Security Council meeting on Friday. More than 320 people were injured, most of them civilians, Iravani said. In Israel, a woman was killed when a weapon fragment fell to the ground in the city of Ramat Gan, according to police. Seven wounded people were taken to the Ichilov Medical Center in Tel Aviv after the latest wave of strikes in Israel, the hospital said.
Netanyahu takes shelter: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz are inside a bunker, assessing the situation after Iran’s retaliatory strikes, an Israeli official told CNN. US President Donald Trump spoke earlier Friday with Netanyahu, a White House official said.
