Israel says its has struck military targets in western and central Iran according to BBC.
“A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force struck military targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on Telegram.
No further details were provided on casualties or the exact location of the strikes.
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Trump urges Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran – media reports
Donald Trump has spoken to several US and international media outlets in the wake of Iran’s missile strike.
Prior to his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump told US media outlet Axios that he planned to urge Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran’s attack.
The US president reiterated that message to Israel’s Channel 12 news, saying he did not want to see “an additional attack tonight”, according the Times of Israel.
“The Iranian strikes didn’t hurt anybody,” Trump said. “Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one.”
He added that he was going to call Netanyahu “right now and tell him not to retaliate”.
We reported earlier on Trump’s comments to the Financial Times, where he said Netanyahu would have “no choice” but to accept a deal with Iran.
Israel closes Gaza crossings after Iran strikes
Israel says it is closing crossings into Gaza again after Iran’s strikes in the north of the country, including the Rafah Crossing and Kerem Shalom, a site for humanitarian aid to pass into Gaza.
The Co-ordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) says the move is a part of “a number of necessary security measures”.
COGAT, which is part of the Israeli Ministry of Defence, says the closure will not have an impact on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip because “substantial quantities of food that have entered the Strip since the beginning of the ceasefire significantly exceed the nutritional needs of the population”.
Israel has closed crossings into Gaza before during the war with Iran, including briefly in February.