Iran’s latest wave of attacks on Israel took out Tehran’s main gas depot and its central oil refinery in separate parts of the capital, engulfing its sky in smoke and flame early Sunday.
The Shahran fuel and gasoline depot, which has at least 11 storage tanks, was hit and set afire during the Israeli attack that began on Saturday night, Iran’s oil ministry said in a statement. Shahran is in an affluent neighborhood of luxury high rises.
A second wave of ballistic missiles has been launched from Iran toward Israel, according to a statement from the Israeli military.
Three women were killed and 20 others injured in a rocket strike on a residential building in the Galilee, a region in northern Israel, late Saturday night, Magen David Adom, Israel’s national emergency service, said in a statement. Paramedics pulled two women from the rubble with no signs of life and evacuated a third in critical condition, who later died at the hospital. Most of the injured were treated for minor wounds or anxiety and taken to hospitals across the north.
Israeli Police said it received reports of a fallen explosive device in a community in the Northern District.
Initial reports indicated that there were several casualties and damage at the scene.
Iranian state TV said more than 100 missiles were launched in the second wave of their operation "True Promise 3".
Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer has announced RAF jets are being sent to the Middle East, after Iran threatened to target UK, French and US bases if the countries help stop strikes on Israel.
The prime minister said further military assets are being deployed to provide “contingency support” across the region amid escalating hostilities between the two long-time foes.
Earlier on Saturday, Iran's state TV said that "heavy and destructive" attacks by Iran against Israel were expected within the coming hours, as the Israeli military continues to strike several targets across Iran.
In an official statement, the force added that facilities used for fighter jet fuel production were also among the targets.
The statement included a warning to Israel, saying that if hostilities continued, Iran’s response “will become heavier and more extensive.”
Iran said 78 people were killed on the first day of Israel’s campaign, and dozens more – including 29 children – on the second day when a missile hit a residential tower in Tehran.
In Israel, a woman in her 20s was killed and 13 others injured when a missile struck a home in the north.
Tehran has suspended diplomatic engagement, with Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi saying talks could not continue while under assault.
Energy fears rise as gas field hit, Strait of Hormuz under review
Iran halted some production at the South Pars gas field following an Israeli strike that triggered a fire.
Iranian General Esmail Kosari said Tehran is reviewing whether to close the Strait of Hormuz – a key route for global oil shipments.
Human rights group B’Tselem criticised Israel’s leadership for choosing war over diplomacy. Meanwhile, fears persist that the conflict could engulf the wider region if Iran’s allies retaliate or if international powers intervene.
Woman dead after strikes on Northern Israel. A woman in her 20s has died after Irani missile strikes on Northern Israel.
Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA) said the woman, who was pulled from the rubble, was in a two-storey house in Western Galilee. It added 14 people were injured from the strikes. Seven people are being taken to hospital, MDA said. One person was in critical condition and the others had "degrees of injury".
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