Iran launches new attacks on Israel; blasts in Tel Aviv, Haifa

Iran launches a new wave of attacks on Israel, killing at least three people in Tel Aviv and hitting the port city of Haifa, hours after the Israeli military bombed the Iranian capital, Tehran, Al Jazeera reports. 

photo: QAZINFORM

Here’s footage of the explosions in the skies over Israel when Iran launched its latest salvo of missiles:

As reported previously, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Friday that Israel has launched a "preemptive strike" on Iran. Iran responded with the missile launches originating from its territory.

Six citizens of Kazakhstan have already been evacuated from Iran through the border with Azerbaijan. Moreover, Kazakhstan has issued a travel advisory for the UAE and the Persian Gulf countries.

The death toll in Iran has risen to 224, including 70 women and children. The intelligence chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and two other generals were killed in Israeli attacks on Sunday.