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Israel has resumed airstrikes on Iran, with Prime Minister Netanyahu claiming control over Tehran's airspace. The Israeli military asserts it has degraded Iranian defenses.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (IMAGE: REUTERS FILE)
Israel has resumed its airstrikes on Iran as regional tensions continue to escalate. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the Israeli Air Force now controls Tehran’s airspace.
Earlier today, Israel’s military claimed to have achieved “aerial superiority" over Iran’s capital.
The military says it has degraded Iranian air defences and missile systems to the point that its planes can now operate over Tehran without facing major threats.
On the other hand, Iran launched missiles at Israeli cities after Israeli strikes deep inside the Islamic Republic, raising Israel’s death toll by 11 on day four of an escalating air war.
After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel on Friday launched a surprise aerial campaign targeting sites across Iran, saying the attacks aimed to prevent its arch-foe from acquiring atomic weapons — a charge Tehran denies.
Israel’s strikes have so far killed at least 224 people, including top military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians, according to Iranian authorities.
In retaliation, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it had “successfully" struck Israel with a salvo of missiles and warned of “effective, targeted and more devastating operations" to come.
The Iranian attacks hit Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva and Haifa — with shattered homes, smouldering wreckage and stunned residents picking through debris.
The death toll in Israel rose by 11 on Monday, the prime minister’s office said, bringing the total since Friday to 24.
US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said the missile barrage also lightly damaged a building used by the American embassy in Tel Aviv.
In Iran, foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei condemned as a “war crime" an Israeli strike that damaged a hospital in the western city of Kermanshah. A previous report said a nearby workshop had been the target.
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter --twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
Saurabh Verma covers general, national and international day-to-day news for News18.com as a Senior Sub-editor. He keenly observes politics. You can follow him on Twitter --twitter.com/saurabhkverma19
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