Iran has warned the United States, United Kingdom and France that their bases and ships in the region will be targeted if they help stop Tehran's strikes on Israel, Iran state media reported on Saturday.
Iran's strikes against Israel will continue, Iran's Fars news agency reported on Saturday, citing senior Iranian military officials, who added that the conflict will reportedly spread in the coming days to US bases in the region. "This confrontation will not end with last night's limited actions, and Iran's strikes will continue, and this action will be very painful and regrettable for the aggressors," Fars cited an unnamed official as saying, citing senior military officials.
"Our next missile launch on Israel will be around 2,000 missiles. Our missile attacks on Israel will be 20 times more intense than previous attacks," an Iranian military spokesman said, according to Al Jazeera.
Waves of Iranian missiles streaked across Israel's skies
Iran and Israel targeted each other with missiles and airstrikes early on Saturday after Israel launched its biggest-ever air offensive against its longtime foe in a bid to prevent it from developing a nuclear weapon. Air raid sirens sounded across Israel, including in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, sending residents rushing into shelters as successive waves of Iranian missiles streaked across the skies and Israeli interceptors rose up to meet them.
Dozens were wounded by a missile that landed near their homes, Israel's ambulance service said.
Rescue teams were searching the rubble of apartment buildings that were destroyed in Rishon Lezion, a city outside of Tel Aviv.