The headquarters of Israel’s foreign intelligence service Mossad have been bombed to ashes according to emerging reports.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck Mossad centre on Tuesday, adding, the facility was “currently on fire”.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted Israeli air bases, “which are the bases from which the regime’s fighter jets take off towards our beloved country.”
After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel launched a surprise air campaign against iran last Friday aimed at preventing the country from acquiring nuclear weapons — an ambition Tehran denies.
Missiles struck Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva and Haifa overnight on Sunday-Monday.
At least 24 people have been killed in Israel and hundreds wounded, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
Iran said on Sunday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 224 people, including military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians.
Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi urged on Tuesday residents of the major Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv to evacuate, warning of imminent “punitive” attacks.
“Punitive operations will be carried out soon,” Mousavi said in a video statement carried by state TV on the fifth day of the deadly confrontation triggered by Israeli air raid on Friday.
Referring to Israel, Mousavi said that “residents of the occupied territories, especially Tel Aviv and Haifa, are strongly urged to leave these areas for the sake of their lives”.
