Casualties on both sides as Iran and Israel exchange waves overnight strikes

Published connected 14/06/2025 - 1:24 GMT+2•Updated 8:34

The Israeli Defence Forces said "dozens" of Iranian missiles were launched into Israel successful aggregate waves of strikes successful nan early hours of Saturday.

Sirens and nan roar of explosions, imaginable from Israeli interceptors, could beryllium heard successful nan entity complete Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.

At slightest 3 were killed successful Israel, and dozens were wounded. Two of those died aft an Iranian rocket struck adjacent homes successful cardinal Israel early Saturday morning, besides injuring 19 others, according to Israel’s paramedic work Magen David Adom.

Israel’s Fire and Rescue work said 4 homes were severely damaged.

Local media had earlier reported that 1 female had been killed successful nan Tel Aviv area.

The IDF said "some of nan missiles were intercepted," adding that "Search and Rescue forces are presently operating successful a number of locations crossed nan state successful which reports of fallen projectiles were received."

Ichilov infirmary successful Tel Aviv said it has treated 7 group wounded by nan 2nd Iranian barrage; six had ray injuries and nan seventh was moderately wounded. At slightest 34 group were injured successful Tel Aviv during nan first activity of strikes.

Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote that nonstop hits were reported successful cardinal Israel, wounding 5 people. It said respective buildings were deed by Iranian missiles.

The Israeli subject urged civilians to caput to shelter amid nan caller activity of missiles, but person since permitted them to time off again.

European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen station connected X precocious connected Friday that she had called Israeli President Isaac Herzog, and urged "all parties to enactment pinch maximum restraint and activity to de-escalate nan situation."

The sound of explosions and Iranian aerial defence systems firing astatine targets was besides echoing crossed nan centre of Iran's capital, Tehran, soon aft midnight connected Saturday.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reported a occurrence astatine Tehran’s Mehrabad International Airport, posting a video connected X of a file of fume and orangish flames rising from what nan outlet said was nan airport.

Israel's ongoing attacks connected Iranian atomic sites killed 78 group and wounded much that 320 connected Friday, said Iran's ambassador to nan United Nations. The strikes killed generals and scientists, but nan ambassador told nan UN Security Council that “the overwhelming majority” of victims were civilians.

The ambassador said soon aft Iran's first barrage of long-range missiles targeting Tel Aviv, which wounded astatine slightest 34 people, according to nan Israeli paramedic service.

As Iranian projectiles and Israeli interceptor rockets near trails of fume and occurrence crossed nan nighttime entity connected Friday, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei vowed not to fto Israel “escape safely from this awesome crime.”

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Israel and Iran to halt their attacks connected 1 another, while calling for diplomacy.

“Israeli bombardment of Iranian atomic sites. Iranian rocket strikes successful Tel Aviv. Enough escalation. Time to stop. Peace and diplomacy must prevail,” Guterres wrote connected X connected Saturday.