The war between Iran and Israel enters its second day

Iran and Israel exchanged missile strikes on Saturday as the conflict sparked by Israel’s attack on its regional rival’s nuclear programme entered a second day.

Israeli military chiefs on Saturday warned that Tehran would be targeted in follow-up strikes after Israeli fighter jets conducted overnight raids against air defence systems around the Iranian capital.

Israeli paramedics said that at least three people had been killed and dozens injured by Iran’s overnight salvos, with missiles slipping through the country’s air defences and destroying buildings in Tel Aviv and Rishon LeZion.

Iranian media, quoting unofficial estimates, said that 78 people had been killed and 329 injured in Iran since Israel started its campaign on Friday.

A senior adviser to the commander of the Revolutionary Guards said that Iran’s barrages had targeted 150 locations in Israel and were carried out in multiple waves.

The head of Israel’s air force said dozens of targets in Iran were hit overnight, including surface-to-air missile infrastructure, air defence systems around Tehran and strategic sites.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said strikes would continue until Israel had eliminated the threat from Iran’s nuclear programme.

A senior adviser to the commander of the Revolutionary Guards told state television that the country’s retaliation against Israel would go on for as long as necessary.

Israeli defence minister Israel Katz has warned Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that Tehran’s residents will pay a heavy price for attacking Israel.

The Iranian dictator is turning the citizens of Iran into hostages and bringing to reality the fact that they, and in particular the residents of Tehran, will pay a heavy price for the criminal harm to the citizens of Israel, Katz said after consultations with the military’s general staff.

If Khamenei continues to fire missiles at the Israeli home front — Tehran will burn.

US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Tehran to make a deal in talks on its nuclear programme before there is nothing left.

The Israeli military has warned that Tehran will be targeted in follow-up strikes after Israeli fighter jets targeted air defence systems around the Iranian capital.

The road to Iran has been paved. In accordance with approved plans air force plans will begin operating to attack targets in Tehran, said Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir and Tomer Bar, chief of the air force on Saturday.

The defence minister, Israel Katz, said again that the ayatollah regime has crossed the red lines in its intentional fire on the Israeli home front — and will pay a heavy price for it.

Iran has launched hundreds of ballistic missiles and drones since Friday night, with three people killed and dozens injured in central Israel.