Another furious wave of strikes between Israel and Iran has claimed lives in both countries, with Israel threatening to continue its attacks “for as long as it takes” to wipe out Iran’s nuclear threat.
“Iran will pay a very heavy price for deliberately murdering our citizens, women and children,” Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday. “We will also achieve our objectives and we will also strike them forcefully. They will feel the might of our arm.”
Iran launched more than 200 rockets towards Israel, killing at least 13 people including three minors, the Israeli government said Sunday. At least 380 people were injured, with nine in serious condition, and there were 22 rocket impact sites in the country, according to the government. In the central Israeli city of Bat Yam, a building was directly hit, killing at least four people and turning the residential block to rubble.
The strikes continued in both directions throughout Sunday, the first time since the conflict erupted earlier this week that assaults continued during daytime.
Israel struck the “nuclear command center of the Iranian regime” in overnight strikes on 80 targets across Iran Saturday, a military spokesperson said on Sunday.
Credit: cnn.com
