Iran launches fresh wave of attacks on Israel, two killed: Reports

Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks on Israel early Saturday, state media said, after Israel’s military reported it detected inbound missiles from Iran, and later confirmed two deaths.

“New round of Honest Promise 3 attacks,” Iran state television reported, referring to the name of the Iranian military operation against Israel, following deadly Israeli strikes on the Islamic Republic.

Israeli emergency services later said rocket fire on a residential area killed two people in the coastal plain.

“Among the casualties: a woman around 60 was rescued without signs of life, a man around 45 was evacuated in critical condition... and was later pronounced dead,” the Magen David Adom said in a statement, adding that 19 others were wounded.

It came after the Israeli military briefly called on residents Saturday to take shelter after detecting fresh missiles launched from Iran toward Israel.

“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the military said on Telegram at 4:40 a.m. (0140 GMT), adding that the air force was “operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.”

About 10 minutes later, the military said: “It is now permitted to leave protected spaces and to remain near them” following a “situational assessment.”

Seperately, Iranian forces shot down Israeli drones on a reconnaissance mission over the northwest on Saturday, state media reported, as exchanges of fire between the two sides continued.

“Iranian forces in the Salmas border region successfully shot down Israeli drones that had violated the country’s airspace,” state television said, adding that the “drones had entered Iranian airspace on espionage and reconnaissance missions.”