BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Ballistic missile
attacks carried out by Iran against several Israeli cities,
including Haifa, resulted in the deaths of eight people and left
hundreds injured last night, Trend reports citing Israeli media.
Reports note that search and rescue operations continue in Haifa
under the rubble of buildings destroyed by the missile strikes,
raising concerns that the death toll may increase.
Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in the early hours of June
13, killing a significant number of military personnel. Among the
dead were Iran’s Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC
Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami, Khatam al-Anbiya Central
Headquarters Commander Gholamali Rashid, and IRGC Aerospace Force
Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Nine nuclear scientists and several
high-ranking officials were also reported killed.
That same evening, Iran responded with a large-scale attack,
firing more than 150 ballistic missiles and over 100 drones at Tel
Aviv and other locations. The strikes caused civilian casualties
and extensive damage.
