Israeli air base reported as target of overnight Iran missile attack
Iranian missiles in the early hours of Wednesday caused fires in an area of central Israel. Iran’s Fars News Agency says one of the targets was the Meron airbase, which is in northern Israel.
There is no indication whether that was hit. There is military censorship in wartime in Israel, and if sensitive targets are hit, the media is not allowed to report that.
Another area that was hit earlier on Tuesday was Herzliya. Buses were set on fire in that area. The Iranian media is again saying that it was a military site.
Israelis take shelter from Iranian missiles
People take shelter in an underground metro station in Ramat Gan, near Tel Aviv, June 17
People take cover inside a cable car tunnel following a missile attack from Iran in Haifa, June 17
Iranian official says all border crossings remain open: Report
All land border crossings in Iran have remained open, according to an Iranian official, as foreign nationals living there seek the nearest departure point amid escalating hostilities with Israel.
Javad Hedayati, director general of Iran’s transit bureau, told Tasnim news agency that all borders of the country are open to passengers and freight, and that the border crossings are “being operated normally”.
In recent days, foreigners, including Pakistani, Chinese and South Korean nationals, have started evacuating from the country using land routes, as all aviation activities have been halted.
Meanwhile, Hedayati said, due to the ongoing attacks by Israel and the need for “security precautions”, the entry of people and goods into Iran has slowed down.
Pakistani students, studying at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, return to Pakistan through the Taftan border, in Quetta, Pakistan on Tuesday
