Israel launches "preemptive strike" on Iran, Israeli military says
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Israel launched what it described as a "preemptive strike" on Iran Saturday morning, Israeli officials said. In:
Israel launched what it described as a "preemptive strike" on Iran Saturday morning, Israeli officials said.
The Israel Defense Ministry said in a statement that it launched the strike because it was expecting "a missile and drone attack" from Iran "in the immediate future."
The scope and location of the strike was not immediately clear. Multiple explosions were heard in Tehran, including in the Seyed Khandan area of northern Tehran. Iranian state television reported on an explosion, without offering a cause.
Israeli Defense Minister Yisrael Katz announced that he had also issued a state of emergency across all of Israel.
"You must obey the instructions of the Home Front Command and the authorities and remain in the protected areas," the statement read.

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