The situation in West Asia remained tense on Saturday, as Iran retaliated against Israel using drones and multiple ballistic missile strikes.
Israel launched Operation Rising Lion -- a series of strikes on Iranian nuclear sites on June 13. An assault that decapitated Tehran’s chain of command in a matter of a few hours, with several security chiefs being killed.
In response, Iran launched a ballistic missile counter-offensive late at night, lighting up the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. The strikes killed at least two people and injured several more.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said in a recorded message on Friday: “We will not allow them to escape safely from this great crime they committed.”
Iran's UN ambassador said 78 people were killed and more than 320 wounded in Israeli attacks.
Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept projectiles over Tel Aviv
PTIFire and smoke rises from a destroyed building that was hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Tel Aviv
PTISmoke billows after a projectile hit a building in Tel Aviv, Israel
PTIAn explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv
PTIIsraeli security forces run to take cover while missiles were launched from Iran
People take shelter as a siren sounds a warning following a missiles that were launched from Iran
PTIParamedics evacuate a wounded woman from a building struck by a missile
PTIA woman reacts as she stands inside a damaged house at an impact site following missile attack
ReutersIsraeli security forces inspect destroyed residential buildings that were hit by a missile fired from Iran, in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv on Saturday
PTIIsraeli security forces inspect destroyed houses
PTIRescue personnel stand next to damaged vehicles as they work at an impact site
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