In an 18th wave of strikes, Iran said it targeted central Israel with drones and missiles overnight, AFP reports.

A hospital in the Israeli port of Haifa reported 19 wounded, including one person in a serious condition, after the latest Iranian salvo.

Israeli authorities say Iran’s missile barrages have killed at least 25 people.

Israel’s National Public Diplomacy Directorate said more than 450 missiles have been fired at the country so far, along with about 400 drones.

 Israeli soldiers and first responders check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian strike in Beit She’an on June 21, 2025. — AFP
Israeli soldiers and first responders check the damage caused to a building from an Iranian strike in Beit She’an on June 21, 2025. — AFP

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