Israel and Iran traded missile strikes on Sunday, as the conflict between the countries raged for a third day.
Seven people were killed and more than 140 were injured in three strikes overnight in Israel, according to paramedics, including three people who were killed when an Iranian rocket landed near a residential building in the north of the country.
The Israel Defense Forces said it had targeted critical installations in Tehran, including Iran’s defence ministry. Iranian officials said residential buildings had also been hit.
Israeli attacks also hit a major oil terminal in Tehran’s Shahran neighbourhood late on Saturday. Witnesses described a huge explosion at the site, but Iran’s petroleum ministry said the fire was under control.
The two countries’ leaders also exchanged threatening rhetoric overnight. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned of attacks that Iran “cannot even imagine”, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it would pursue a “more forceful and expansive” response if Israeli attacks continued.
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