Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) launched late Saturday night a "large-scale combined offensive operation" against Israel, involving a significant number of missiles and drones, the IRGC's official news outlet Sepah News reported, said Xinhua.
The IRGC's aerospace division carried out the attack, stating it was in response to Israel's "repeated aggressions" against Iran, according to Sepah.
In Israel, a rocket struck a residential building in a northern community, killing one woman and injuring 13 others, according to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel's national emergency medical service. Several others sustained moderate to light injuries, and four individuals were treated for anxiety, MDA said.
Earlier in the day, MDA reported that at least three people had been killed and 204 others injured since the beginning of the Iranian offensive.
Following the latest wave of attacks, Israel's Home Front Command advised residents outside the Haifa and northern regions that they could exit bomb shelters but should remain close to protected areas.
The Israeli military stated that its air defense systems were actively intercepting incoming projectiles, while Israeli air force units were carrying out strikes on military targets in Tehran.
Iran's Ministry of Petroleum confirmed that two oil depots in Tehran were hit during the attacks. Residents reported two powerful explosions in the capital, with blasts felt in both the western and northern districts. The ministry said the situation was "under control."
Meanwhile, Jordan temporarily closed its airspace late Saturday as a precautionary measure following the Iranian missile barrage. The country's Civil Aviation Regulatory Commission announced that the step was taken to ensure the safety of civil aviation.
The Iranian offensive came in retaliation for Israeli airstrikes conducted early Friday, which targeted Tehran and several other cities. Iranian authorities said the Israeli strikes resulted in the deaths of multiple senior military commanders, nuclear scientists, and dozens of civilians.
Meanwhile, Israel on Saturday carried out fresh attacks on a number of Iran's western and northwestern cities, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported, said Xinhua.
Several explosion sounds were heard in the western city of Kermanshah as a result of the strikes, the report said, adding an explosion was also heard near the western city of Khorrambad in Lorestan province.
The air defense has been activated in Kermanshah, according to Mehr.
Also, on Saturday morning Israel carried out attacks targeting areas around the northwestern city of Tabriz, said Majid Farshi, director general of East Azarbaijan province's crisis management department.
He added that an Israeli drone was downed by the city's air defense.
According to Mehr, no damage was inflicted on Tabriz's refinery in the Israeli attacks, and the facility is working at full capacity.
Israel early Friday launched airstrike on the Iranian capital Tehran and other cities across the country.
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Mohammad Bagheri, Chief Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Hossein Salami, Gholam-Ali Rashid, commander of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, and Commander of the IRGC's Aerospace Division Amir Ali Hajizadeh were assassinated in the airstrikes.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
