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Iran launches ‘hundreds’ of missiles at Israel following attack

This still from a video shows strikes in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13. The Israeli military has warned that “all of Israel is under fire.”
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This still from a video shows strikes in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 13. The Israeli military has warned that “all of Israel is under fire.”

By Michael Rios, Nechirvan Mando and Catherine Nicholls, CNN

(CNN) — The Israeli military has warned that “all of Israel is under fire” after Tehran launched retaliatory strikes on Friday, following Israel’s attacks on Iranian military and nuclear targets.

Iran confirmed Friday evening local time that it had fired “hundreds of various ballistic missiles” towards Israel, in what it called the “beginning” of its “crushing response.”

“Moments ago, with the launch of hundreds of various ballistic missiles toward the occupied territories, the operation of decisive response to the savage attack of the Zionist regime has begun,” Iran’s official news agency, IRNA, reported.

CNN’s teams in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem could hear large explosions, and video from Tel Aviv showed incoming rockets and smoke rising amid the city’s skyscrapers.

Defense systems are operating to intercept the missiles, a statement from the Israel Defense Forces read. It has instructed the public to seek shelter.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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