JERUSALEM -- Nearly 100 missiles were launched from Iran toward central and northern Israel in two massive barrages, causing significant damage and injuring 41 people, according to the Israeli military and the national emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA).
The MDA reported two people critically injured, two moderately, four lightly-moderately, while the remaining individuals suffered light injuries or trauma-related symptoms, including panic attacks. (Israel-Iran-Attacks)
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TEHRAN -- A loud and "terrifying" sound was heard near Nojeh Air Base in Kabudar Ahang, in Iran's western Hamedan province, the semi-official Mehr News Agency reported on Friday, amid escalating tensions following Israeli strikes on Iranian targets.
Meanwhile, Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said the commander of its Aerospace Division, Amir-Ali Hajizadeh, was killed along with several members of his unit in what it described as a "terrorist" Israeli attack earlier in the day, according to the IRGC's official outlet, Sepah News. (Iran-Israel-Conflicts)
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TEHRAN -- Iran's nuclear chief said on Friday that no radiation leak "of concern" had occurred following Israel's airstrike on the Natanz nuclear facility in central Isfahan province.
Mohammad Eslami, head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), told state broadcaster IRIB that the attack had targeted the site repeatedly to inflict maximum damage, but caused only limited surface-level equipment losses and no casualties. (Iran-Nuclear Site-Leakage)
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JERUSALEM -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Effie Defrin said in a video briefing that Israeli air force fighter jets had completed an attack on the Isfahan nuclear facility in central Iran on Friday evening.
It added that the strike was carried out with precise guidance from the IDF Intelligence Directorate. (Israel-Iran-Attacks) ■
