Israeli military says sirens sounding in northern Israel
“Sirens sounding in northern Israel due to a hostile aircraft infiltration,” the Israeli military said in a social media post.
Death toll from missile strike in northern Israel rises to 3
The number of fatalities from an Iranian missile that struck northern Israel has risen to three, Israeli emergency services say.
Israeli media reported that others were feared trapped in the rubble from the strike.
Rescue and security personnel operate after missiles fired from Iran hit and damaged a building, in Tamra, Israel, June 15
Explosions in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem: Reports
Several explosions have been heard in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem after the Israeli military announced a new round of attacks by Iran. Reuters reported a series of explosions in both cities, citing witnesses.
“Heavy bombardment of Tel Aviv right now, with multiple massive explotions [sic] heard,” Israeli reporter Haggai Matar said in a social media post.
Extent of damage from latest Iranian missile barrage unclear
The Israelis are reporting that sirens have gone off in Jerusalem, as well as Haifa earlier, and in Tel Aviv, and that people have been ordered to go to their shelters. We don’t know yet what the scale of damage of these missiles that are just coming in is.
We know from the first of this evening’s barrage that three people were killed in northern Israel. There have been some other injuries, as well.
Again, ordinarily Israel’s missile defence system – the Iron Dome – has generally been effective in intercepting and destroying most of the missiles that are coming from Iran, but not all of them.
It’s also worth pointing out that there is military censorship of the press in Israel, as there is in almost any country when it’s in a state of war. And that means that journalists based in Israel are restricted from reporting whether there have been any hits on strategic locations.
So, we only hear about civilian places that have been hit, and military bases – strategic locations are not reported on. So we don’t know what’s happened there.
