By Beril Canakci
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Israeli army reported air raid sirens sounding Thursday across northern Israel due to "hostile aircraft infiltration."
It said millions of Israelis nationwide rushed to shelters as sirens blared, triggered by missile launches from Iran.
Israel’s Channel 12 said sirens warning of suspected drone infiltration sounded in Nazareth and several surrounding towns.
The Israeli Air Force said earlier that it intercepted a drone launched from Iran overnight which set off air raid sirens in multiple areas of northern Israel. A second drone was intercepted shortly afterward in the Jordan Valley.
Regional tensions have escalated since Friday, when Israel launched airstrikes on several sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.
Israeli authorities said at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.
Meanwhile, in Iran, 585 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to Iranian media reports.