Tehran: In a major development amid increasing tensions between Israel and Iran, Tehran on Saturday confirmed that two of its generals were killed in fresh Israeli strikes on Saturday. Earlier in the day, several Iranian missiles and rockets struck. Blasts were also heard in Jerusalem and some other parts of Israel.
According to ‘India Today’, General Gholamreza Mehrabi, who was deputy head of intelligence of the armed forces general staff, and General Mehdi Rabbani, deputy head of operations, were killed. Confirming their death, Iran confirmed that its Fordo nuclear facility too sustained partial damages.
‘ There has been limited damage at the Fordow enrichment site’
“There has been limited damage to some areas at the Fordow enrichment site. We had already moved a significant part of the equipment and materials out, and there was no extensive damage, and there are no contamination concerns,” State Atomic Energy Agency spokesperson Behrouz Kamalvandi was quoted as saying by The Times of Israel.
It may be noted that a fresh wave of airstrikes was witnessed a day after Israel launched a major offensive against Iran, targeting the country’s nuclear facilities, and also killing top military commanders. Hours later, Israel launched another round of airstrikes on Tehran, even as blasts were reported in several parts of the Iranian capital.
Meanwhile, Tel Aviv has issued a warning that “Tehran will burn” if it continues firing missiles at Israel as tensions escalated between the two nations. The comments came hours after Iran launched retaliatory strikes on Israel.
“The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and creating a reality in which they, especially the residents of Tehran, will pay a heavy price for the criminal attack on Israeli civilians,” Defence Minister Israel Katz said during a situation assessment. He added, “If (Ali) Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front, Tehran will burn.” Notably, so far, Israel has kept its attacks limited to Iranian nuclear and military installations and targeted key officials.
