1 of 4 | Israelis look at cars damaged when an Iranian ballistic missile slammed into a residential building in Bat Yam on Sunday. At least seven people were killed and hundreds wounded while rescue workers search for missing under the rubble. Photo by Debbie Hill/UPI | License Photo
The Iranian capital, Tehran, was targeted by multiple Israeli strikes on densely-populated residential areas of the city Sunday after overnight rocket attacks against Israel killed at least 10 people wounded at least 385 others.
CNN reported the Sunday afternoon strikes in Tehran included three major intersections: Tajrish and Quds Square, Shariati Avenue and Valiasr Square.
Information on casualties and the extent of the damage was not immediately available.
Israeli emergency services organization Magen David Adom confirmed at least 10 people, including three children, were killed and at least 385 were injured when more than 200 rocket launches were reported overnight and 22 impact sites were identified.
Seven people, including a 10-year-old boy and a 9-year-old girl, were killed in strikes targeting a residential building in Bat Yam, a suburb south of Tel Aviv.
Three people were reported dead in strikes the previous night.
“Think of what would happen if Iran had atomic weapons to drop on Israeli cities. Think of what could happen if Iran had 20,000 such missiles,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video message from the site of a rocket attack that killed four people.
Israeli military officials said Iran was hit with overnight strikes on 80 targets overnight, with focus on facilities related to the country’s nuclear program and fuel deposits near Tehran that support the country’s military infrastructure.
Iranian state media reported blasts in several residential areas of Tehran early Sunday afternoon, but no information on the extent of the damage or potential casualties was released.
U.S. President Donald Trump told ABC News the U.S. is “not at this moment involved” in the conflict between Iran and Israel, but “it’s possible we could get involved.”
Trump also said he would not be opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin acting a mediator in the dispute.
“He is ready. He called me about it. We had a long talk about it,” Trump said.
He earlier wrote in a post on Truth social that there will be “peace soon.”
“Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal, just like I got India and Pakistan to make,” Trump wrote.
Etihad Airways, based in the United Arab Emirates, announced all flights between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv have been suspended until June 22 amid the ongoing conflict.
