Photos and videos of Iran's counterattack on Israel after bombing nuclear facilities: missiles hit Tel Aviv

On the evening of June 13 (evening in Colombia), Iran launched dozens of missiles against Israel in response to that country's unprecedented attack on Iranian nuclear and military facilities, killing senior army and Revolutionary Guard officers.

Acknowledging that Tehran has the capacity to cause "significant" damage, the Israeli military announced that Iran had fired dozens of missiles in its direction and ordered its population to seek shelter.

After the attack, the military admitted that there were "a limited number of impacts on buildings," but that its air defense systems intercepted most of the fewer than 100 missiles fired toward Israeli territory.

The attack, however, triggered emergency alarms across the country. In Jerusalem, for example, sirens sounded and explosions were heard shortly after.

Meanwhile, in Tel Aviv, according to live footage from the Israeli city and Israeli media reports, at least one projectile hit a building in the city, sending a thick column of smoke into the sky.

In northern Israel, firefighters also reported fighting a grass fire caused by a forest fire, and in Jerusalem, they received an initial report of a missile landing in an open area.

"In the southern region, a missile landed in an open area in two locations, and crews were on their way to the scene," firefighters added.

At least seven people were slightly injured in central Israel, Eli Bin, a spokesman for the Magen David Adom rescuers, the Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, told Israeli Channel 12 television.

The army has already lifted the shelter stay order, but has asked the population not to stray from these protected areas.

Iran's attacks are in response to Israeli bombings launched early this morning on its territory, which have continued in several waves throughout the day, hitting military and nuclear facilities in the Islamic Republic.

Israel has claimed that Iran was working on a secret plan to develop an atomic weapon, while the UN itself maintains it has no evidence of this, although it stated that it cannot guarantee that Iran's nuclear program is or has been exclusively peaceful.

So far, Israeli attacks have killed six senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard officers, six nuclear scientists, and at least 70 civilians in Iran.

🚨ATTENTION: Iran has just responded to Israel's attack by bombing Tel Aviv at this hour. We'll see Donald Trump's reaction. pic.twitter.com/vNc4h0bMSh

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the operation, dubbed "Lion Rising," reached "the heart of Iran's nuclear enrichment program."

He also predicted "several waves of Iranian attacks" in response to the offensive, which will continue "for as many days as necessary," and mobilized 200 combat aircraft.

Following the unprecedented wave of bombings, Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, appointed a new Chief of Staff and a leader of the Revolutionary Guards.

"The gates of hell will soon open upon this child-killing regime," threatened Mohamed Pakpur, the new commander of the Revolutionary Guard, referring to Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the Iranian people on Friday that this is their opportunity to "rise up," and that Israeli attacks on Tehran's nuclear capabilities and military leadership "pave the way to freedom."

"The regime doesn't know what has happened to it or what will happen to it. It has never been so weak. This is its chance to stand up and make its voice heard," Netanyahu said in a video message shared by his office.

Netanyahu, as he has done on previous occasions, emphasized that his fight is not against the Iranian people, but against the "murderous regime" in Tehran.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz, for his part, asserted on Friday that Iran has "crossed red lines by daring to attack civilian population centers in Israel," according to a statement released by his department.

"We will continue to protect the citizens of Israel to ensure that the ayatollahs' regime pays a heavy price for its criminal acts," Katz said Friday night.

Meanwhile, Israeli Army spokesperson Effie Defrin stated that they will not allow Iran to grow stronger.

"We will not allow Iran to grow stronger and produce quantities of missiles that pose an existential threat to the State of Israel," said Defrin, who asked not to share the locations of the missile strikes. "The enemy is following the documentation of these days to improve its attacks," he said.

The spokesperson added that further Iranian responses to Israeli attacks on its territory could occur in the future, but that the military is "working to eliminate that threat."

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