At least 3 killed, 201 injured in Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel: Report

By Said Amori and Rania Abu Shamala

JERUSALEM / ISTANBUL (AA) - Iranian missile strikes launched in retaliation for Israel’s Friday attack have killed three people and injured 201 others in Israel, including three foreign diplomats, the country’s emergency service said Saturday.

According to Magen David Adom, the casualties include three deaths and two people in critical condition. The remaining injuries were classified as ranging from serious to minor.

The service also reported that hundreds of Israelis suffered panic attacks amid the barrage of missile fire.

In Tel Aviv, a missile struck a residential tower that houses numerous foreign diplomats, injuring three and destroying at least five apartments, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

“Many diplomats, mainly from Western countries, reside in the tower,” the paper added.

The strike came in response to Israel’s large-scale offensive on Iranian territory early Friday, which targeted nuclear and missile facilities and reportedly killed at least 78 people and wounded 320 others, including top military officials and scientists, according to Iran’s UN envoy.