Tehran/Jerusalam: Today is the eighth day of conflict that Israel and Iran continue to fire missiles at each other. The Israeli Forces said that they hit a large number of military targets across Iran overnight.
In retaliation, Iran also hit a fresh barrage of missiles at Israel on Friday and hit the city of Beersheba for the second day straight after the strike on Soroka hospital.
On Thursday, Iranian missiles struck Soroka Hospital and hit residential buildings in Tel Aviv, injuring 240 people and causing widespread damage.
Israel also bombed nuclear and missile facilities in Iran again on Thursday following Iran’s missile and drone strikes, including one that damaged a hospital in Beersheba.
As many as 270 people have been injured in Israel from Iranian strikes. However Iran has not updated its casualty figures since Sunday.
Thursday Development
Iran’s atomic chief on Thursday called on the United Nations nuclear watchdog to immediately end its “inaction” and condemn Israeli attacks on Iran’s “peaceful” nuclear facilities, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency.
Mohammad Eslami Advice
Head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran Mohammad Eslami made the remarks in a letter addressed to President of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi following an Israeli strike on the Arak heavy water research reactor facility in Khondab County in Markazi province early Thursday.
Eslami called on the IAEA to immediately end its “inaction” and condemn Israel’s actions, which are in contradiction with international law.
Israel And Iran Conflict
The conflict between Israel and Iran entered its seventh day on Thursday. It started after Israel on June 13 launched airstrikes on Iran, hitting the country’s military and nuclear sites and killing several top military commanders and nuclear scientists.
Iran responded by also launching missile and drone attacks against targets in Israel.
Earlier on Thursday, a missile struck a building at Soroka Medical Center in southern Israel, injuring at least 71, according to Israel’s Health Ministry.
Iran’s mission to the UN refuted the claim, saying the strike was aimed at the Israeli army’s C4I telecommunications corps headquarters and an intelligence facility.
The mission said Iran was committed to international humanitarian law and did not target civilians and non-military infrastructure.