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Israel-Iran Conflict Escalates: Missiles Exchanged Amidst Mossad-Led Strikes

Smoke rises after a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Tensions soar as Israel and Iran exchange missile strikes. Israel targets nuclear sites, Iran retaliates with ballistic missile barrage, raising war fears.

In a sharp escalation of hostilities, Israeli forces have struck more than 200 sites across Iran, including critical nuclear and military facilities. Among the targets hit was Iran’s Fordow nuclear site, located near the city of Qom. Explosions were reported around the capital Tehran, as well as near Isfahan, another key location in Iran’s nuclear programme.

Israel's air offensive, which began early Friday, involved more than 200 aircraft and marked one of the most extensive military operations conducted by the country in recent decades. According to Israeli officials, the strikes were aimed at dismantling Iran’s nuclear development infrastructure and eliminating top military leadership.

Among those killed were senior commanders of Iran’s armed forces, including General Hossein Salami, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian military. Several top nuclear scientists, including Fereydoon Abbasi and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, also reportedly died in the attacks. Iranian state media confirmed the deaths.

In response, Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles toward Israeli cities, including Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Sirens blared across major urban centres on Friday night, and residents were advised to seek shelter as air defence systems attempted to intercept incoming projectiles. Iran's official news agency IRNA reported that the retaliatory strikes were a direct response to what Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described as "Israel’s initiation of war on Iranian soil."

“This crime committed in our beloved country shows the true face of the Zionist regime,” Khamenei said in a televised address. “This aggression will not go unanswered.”