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TEHRAN, June 16 (Xinhua) — Israeli airstrikes in Iran have killed 244 people in the past 65 hours, Iranian Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said Sunday.
On the social network X, he noted that women and children were among the dead. 1,277 people were hospitalized.
More than 90 percent of the victims were civilians, he added.
Israel launched airstrikes on Tehran and several other Iranian cities early Friday morning, killing several of the country’s top military commanders and nuclear scientists. Strikes continued in parts of Iran on Saturday and Sunday.
In response, Iran has launched missile strikes on a series of targets in Israel since Friday, causing casualties and significant damage. –0–