Explosions heard as IDF fighter jets strike across southwest Iran
Since the start of Israeli strikes on Iranian territory last Friday, the Air Force has destroyed some 200 surface-to-surface ballistic missile launchers across the Islamic Republic.
Israel Air Force fighter jets were striking military infrastructure in southwestern Iran, the IDF said on Saturday.
Explosions were heard in the Khuzestan province in the area, "from Ahvaz to Mahshahr," the state-affiliated Fars agency said. Smoke was rising in images shared among Iranians on social media, said to be from the area of the recent Israeli strikes.
Since the start of Israeli strikes on Iranian territory last Friday, the Air Force has destroyed some 200 surface-to-surface ballistic missile launchers across the Islamic Republic, as per IAF estimates.
These strikes, in addition to storage and launch sites targeted across Iran by the Air Force in cooperation with the Intelligence Directorate, have disrupted Iran's ability to fire from its west, with Israel pushing launches further eastward and southward.
This is a developing story.
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HRANA’s data, which it said was based on its “network of volunteers and other non-governmental sources,” said that 285 civilians had been killed across Iran, along with 198 military personnel.
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IDF fighter jets striking military infrastructure in southwestern Iran
Israel Air Force fighter jets were striking military infrastructure in southwestern Iran, the IDF said on Saturday.
Explosions were heard in the Khuzestan province in the area, "from Ahvaz to Mahshahr," the state-affiliated Fars agency said.
Since the start of Israeli strikes on Iranian territory last Friday, the Air Force had destroyed some 200 surface-to-surface missile launchers across the Islamic Republic, as per IAF estimates.
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