Over 170 injured in Israel in last 24 hours: Health Ministry
Israel’s Health Ministry reports that 177 injured people were taken to hospitals over the last 24 hours. This brings the total number of wartime injuries in Israel to 3,924, it says.
As we’ve reported, a total of 15 people have been killed in Israel during the war with Iran, as well as two Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon.
Damaged apartment following an Iranian missile strike in Tel Aviv
Israeli minister calls war ‘an enormous blessing for Israel’
Minister Ze’ev Elkin has said discussions about the war should not focus on when it will end, but on “how we can extend and deepen the damage”.
“Every day of the campaign is an enormous blessing for the State of Israel,” said Elkin in comments carried by Israeli Army Radio.
Yesterday, Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military had authorisation to target any senior Iranian officials in their sights.
The war has killed at least 1,444 people in Iran, 968 in Lebanon and at least 17 people in Israel.
