Iran Strikes Back | Iran’s Ballistic Missiles Cause Extensive Destruction Across Israel | Operation True Promise 3

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Israeli military sites and energy infrastructure came under Iranian fire, including Nevatim airbase and the Haifa power station

The latest barrage of ballistic missiles fired by Iran at Israel early on 16 June caused widespread destruction in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and elsewhere, video footage and images from after the strikes revealed. 

Entire buildings have been destroyed, while others have been severely damaged by the Iranian strikes. 

One video shows a house in Petah Tikvah, east of Tel Aviv, almost completely destroyed from the Iranian missile attack on Monday morning. 

A fortified room in another building in Petah Tikvah, serving as a shelter, was destroyed by one of the missiles, resulting in the deaths of five Israelis who were hiding inside. 

Three were killed in Haifa and one was killed in Bnei Brak near Tel Aviv. In total, nine Israelis were killed during the overnight Iranian strikes, bringing the total number of settler casualties up to 24 since the start of Operation True Promise 3. Nearly 600 have been injured. 

“Our operation proved that the Zionist enemy's calculations regarding Iran were completely wrong,” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early on Monday after the latest barrage of around 100 missiles. 

“Our missiles successfully hit their targets despite US support and the enemy's possession of modern defense technologies,” the IRGC added. 

In Tel Aviv, multiple sites were hit, including a sensitive strategic building and several residential towers. 

The Haifa power station was also struck by hypersonic missiles, as well as other major electricity and oil infrastructure, the Bazan Chemicals Complex, and the Haifa refinery. Power outages in the center of Israel were reported.

Nevatim airbase in the Negev desert was also hit, as well as an army camp in the Galilee and other military installations. Strict Israeli military censorship has been imposed. 

“We are still exercising restraint and have not deployed all our capabilities to avoid global chaos. However, we may reach a point where we use new weapons,” Iranian Major General Mohsen Rezaei told Iranian media on Sunday night.

Tehran’s morning strikes came after barrages on Sunday evening and afternoon, and coincided with the continuation of Israel’s massive war on Iran.

Israeli strikes have hit both Iranian military sites and civilian infrastructure, including ports, airports, hospitals, and a civil defense site. 

At least 224 Iranians have been killed and around 1,000 injured since Israel launched the US-backed war against Iran. 

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