Israel Iran News LIVE: 5 Hospitals Damaged By Israeli Strikes; Iran Foreign Minister Rejects Negotiation With US

Hundreds of thousands of people taking to the streets and marching in solidarity to express their anger over the Israeli attacks, despite the ongoing strikes.

There were striking scenes at Friday prayers at the University of Tehran. People were chanting, waving flags of Iran, Palestine and Hezbollah.

- Al Jazeera

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday reportedly claimed that Iran fired at least one ballistic missile containing cluster munitions, which scattered small bombs across places in an attempt to increase civilian casualties.

What are cluster bombs?

Cluster bombs are considered a part of cluster munitions, which scatter smaller bombs across large areas to cause greater casualties during conflicts.

Germany Foreign Minister Wadephul urged Iran to approach the Geneva talks with 'seriousness and reliability'

He said if Iran shows genuine intent to halt nuclear ambitions, there's a real chance for de-escalation.

-Anadolu English

Qatar바카라�s prime minister and foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, has spoken to Norway바카라�s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, according to Qatari state media.

During the phone call, Sheikh Mohammed expressed Qatar바카라�s condemnation of the 바카라�repeated Israeli violations and attacks in the region바카라�, which 바카라�undermine peace efforts and threaten to drag the region into a regional war바카라�, Qatar News Agency reported.

He also expressed the 바카라�seriousness바카라� of Israel바카라�s targeting of economic facilities in Iran, warning of its 바카라�disastrous바카라� regional and international repercussions.

-Al Jazeera

Marking a sharp escalation in the week-long trading of missile attacks, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday reportedly claimed that Iran fired at least one ballistic missile containing cluster munitions, which scattered small bombs across places in an attempt to increase civilian casualties.

Cluster bombs are considered a part of cluster munitions, which scatter smaller bombs across large areas to cause greater casualties during conflicts.

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Further intensifying the ongoing conflict, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz says in a statement that he has instructed the military to intensify attacks on 바카라�symbols of the regime바카라� in Tehran, aiming to destabilise it.

바카라�We must strike at all the symbols of the regime and the mechanisms of oppression of the population, such as the Basij [militia], and the regime바카라�s power base, such as the Revolutionary Guard,바카라� Katz said in a statement, as per Al Jazeera.

Another hospital in Tehran was targeted by Israeli bombs today, according to the head of the Public Relations Center of Iran바카라�s Ministry of Health and Medical Education.

바카라�This is the third hospital in Iran to be attacked. Six ambulances and a comprehensive health service center have also been brutally attacked by the Zionist enemy바카라�, said the ministry바카라�s PR head

Source: Al Jazeera

Israel Katz, Israeli Defense Minister orders army to intensify strikes against symbols of Iranian regime in Tehran.

-Anadolu English

Israel targets nuclear scientist in Tehran drone attack.

- Anadolu English

Badr Abdelatty,an Egyptian diplomat and politician serving as minister of foreign affairs has discussed the Iran-Israel conflict with Iranian and US officials, according to Egypt바카라�s Foreign Ministry.

In a statement, the ministry said that Abdelatty discussed ways to de-escalate tensions in the region during separate calls with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, and the US special envoy for the Middle East, Steve Witkoff.

Abdelatty emphasised the importance of a ceasefire and diplomacy to contain the escalating situation and limit the risk of a full-scale confrontation in the region.

-Al Jazeera

Health officials in Israel have given an update, and claimed seven people injured in the Iranian Missile Strike in BeerSheeba overnight.

A spokesperson for the Soroka medical centre said that all seven have been evacuated for treatment.

"Injuries [were] sustained while running to protected areas and as a result of the impact. All are being treated by the team at the emergency medical services, which continues to respond to urgent cases in a protected area" said the spokesperson

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Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejects any negotiation with US while Israeli attacks continue.

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Five hospitals in Iran have been damaged as a result of Israeli strikes, the head of the country바카라�s Red Crescent Society said in an interview with state-affiliated media.

Glass windows were shattered and patients were left with breathing difficulties due to smoke from the blasts, said Pirhossein Kolivand, according to the state-affiliate IRNA news agency on Friday.

He said that the hospitals were not targeted directly, but that the aid group would be raising the incidents with international prosecutors as attacking hospitals during conflict is a violation of international humanitarian law.

Israel also said one of its major hospitals, the Soroka Medical Center, suffered damage from an Iranian strike on Thursday. Iran denied Israeli accusations of intentionally striking the facility.

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Lebanon바카라�s Nabih Berri, the influential Parliament speaker, highest-ranking Shia politician in the country and close ally of Hezbollah, spoke to local MTV News last night, expressing his assuredness that Lebanon would not join Iran in any war against Israel.

바카라�I am 200% sure Lebanon will not enter a war, because it has no interest in doing so and would pay a heavy price.바카라�Berri told the network

바카라�Iran does not need us,바카라� he added. 바카라�It is Israel that needs support.바카라�

His comments come amid talk from both Iran, Israel and the US about whether or not Hezbollah will be activated to support Iran with attacks against Israel.

-Al Jazeera

Israel Iran Conflict LIVE: More Countries Announce Temporary Closure Of Embassies In Tehran

Australia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic are suspending operations at their embassies in Tehran due to the deteriorating security environment, their foreign ministries say.

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said her government had directed the departure of all Australian officials from its Tehran embassy, while the ambassador would remain in the region to support Australia바카라�s response to the crisis.

She advised all Australian nationals in Iran to leave if they could do so safely.

Slovakia and the Czech Republic have also announced the temporary closure of their embassies in Tehran, joining countries including Bulgaria, New Zealand and Portugal in suspending their operations.

-Al Jazeera

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy in Washington to discuss the escalating Israel-Iran conflict, affirming that Iran must never obtain a nuclear weapon.

-Anadolu English

Slovakia's foreign ministry said on Friday it would temporarily close its embassy in Tehran and will evacuate staff from Iran due to the ongoing military escalation.

-Reuters

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz warns Hezbollah against 바카라�following Iran바카라�s orders바카라� to attack Israel.

- Anadolu English

US President Donald Trump said he would  before deciding whether to launch a strike in Iran.

The hope among Trump and his advisers is that Iran will relent on its hardline position and agree to terms it had previously rejected, including abandoning its enrichment of uranium, according to US officials.

Iran바카라�s consistent message to the US has been that they will not engage in further talks with the US until the Israeli attacks end, said CNN sources

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Israel바카라�s military On Friday said to have struck dozens of military targets in Iran overnight, including missile production sites and a nuclear research facility in the capital Tehran.

바카라�Several missile manufacturing industrial sites in the Tehran area of Iran were attacked,바카라� the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said, adding that they hit production sites for missile components and rocket engines. More than 60 Air Force fighter jets were involved in the attack

The IDF claimed to have struck the headquarters of Iran바카라�s SPND program, a defense research and development agency that the US says is the direct successor to Iran바카라�s pre-2004 nuclear program.

- CNN

Israeli army said that it attacked 3 missile platforms in Iran, claiming they were ready to launch missile towards Israel.

- Anadolu English

To mark the World Refugee Day, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency said, in 1948, more than 700,000 Palestinians were displaced from their towns and villages.

"77 years later, Palestinians continue to be forcibly displaced. Since the war in Gaza began, around 1.9 million people have been forced to flee their homes," said in a post on X.

Israeli media reports smoke was seen near Microsoft building in Israeli city of Beersheba after Iranian ballistic missile strike.

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The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) on Friday said it carried out dozens of strikes overnight, targeting several sites in Tehran with more than 60 Israeli fighter jets. They said Iran also carried out strikes on Israel, with reports of hits in the south of the country.

Around 120 munitions were used to carry out the strikes, which targeted military missile production sites and a nuclear research centre, which Israel's military says was involved in Iran's nuclear weapons development.

The Israeli military has claimed that more than 60 fighter jets took part in the attacks on the Iranian capital, which it said used approximately 120 munitions, as per a report by Al Jazeera.

The army also said it struck 바카라�several industrial sites for missile production바카라� in the Tehran area.

As we바카라�ve been reporting, Israel바카라�s attacks across Iran over the past several days have killed hundreds of people.

• US President Donald Trump has said he will make a decision on whether to launch a military strike on Iran "within the next two weeks"

  as there is still a "substantial chance of negotiations" with Iran.

• At least 71 people were injured in an Iranian strike on an Israeli hospital, an attack which Israel's Defence Minister said meant Iran's supreme leader "can no longer be allowed to exist".

• Iran has imposed a nationwide shutdown on internet communications, which has been described as the worst in the country's history

Israel바카라�s Defense Minister Katz says 바카라�eliminating바카라� Iran바카라�s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is one of the country바카라�s war goals.

바카라�A dictator like Khamenei, who heads a country like Iran and has made the destruction of the State of Israel his declared goal, this horrific goal of destroying Israel, cannot be allowed to continue or materialise,바카라� he told the media.

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The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for people in the industrial area of the Kalash Taleshan village in northern Iran.

It warned it would launch attacks against what it described as military infrastructure. 바카라�Your presence in this area puts your life at risk,바카라� the military said.

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"UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER" 바카라� is what U.S. President Donald Trump has demanded from Iran as the conflict between Israel and Iran reaches a tipping point. The move is anything but subtle, considering that the U.S. is not a part of the conflict and sits an ocean away. Trump now seems oddly eager to referee a conflict that is not his, on a continent that is not his either.

The world stands at a precarious juncture, with irony bleeding through global diplomacy and all involved leaders advocating reckless display of bravado. In another claim of self-defense, Israel launched a strike on Iran. At the same time, Russian President Vladimir Putin has offered to mediate peace talks 바카라� even as his war in Ukraine grinds into its third year.

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The Israeli military says it detected the missile launch from Iran, and defence systems are working to track and intercept the incoming projectiles.

The Israeli public has been warned to take shelter.

At least 12 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces while waiting for aid in central Gaza, according to rescuers and medics.

Reports say the group was killed by gunfire near an aid distribution site run by the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) on Thursday.

The GHF has denied there were any incidents near its site. The Israeli military told Reuters that "suspects" had attempted to approach forces in the area of Netzarim, and that soldiers had fired warning shots. It said it was unaware of any injuries.

Source: BBC

In view of the conflict between Israel and Iran, several countries have suspended embassy operations in Tehran since conflict between Iran and Israel began, including the Czech Republic, New Zealand, Switzerland and Australia,

But with Iranian airspace shut - and Israel's main international airport closed to passenger traffic - many countries are also conducting complex operations to evacuate citizens from the two countries.

As the tension between Iran and Israel continues to escalate, Hezbollah chief asserted that the outfit will 'act as we see fit' in the Iran-Israel war, as per a report by The Times of India.

Naim Qassem, who leads Hezbollah, declared on Thursday that his organisation would respond independently to the current conflict between Israel and Iran, their primary supporter.

Qassem issued a statement emphasising Hezbollah's partisan stance in the dispute between these regional powers, stating that they would "act as we see fit in the face of this brutal Israeli-American aggression".

This statement follows a caution from the United States' special representative for Syria, advising Hezbollah to remain uninvolved in the hostilities.

Amid the intensifying conflict in West Asia, the White House on Thursday stated definitively that Iran could produce a nuclear weapon in "a couple of weeks" once given the go-ahead from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as per ABC News.

"Let's be very clear, Iran has all that it needs to achieve a nuclear weapon," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said at her briefing.

"All they need is a decision from the supreme leader to do that. And it would take a couple of weeks to complete the production of that weapon, which would, of course, pose an existential threat not just to Israel but to the United States and to the entire world," she continued.

An Iranian missile hit the Soroka Medical Hospital in southern Israel on Thursday. Footage of the attack has surfaced online with the Hospital spokesperson reporting significant damage to the premises and surrounding areas. 

According to rescue officials, 47 people were injured in the attack, reported AFP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned the attack asserting that 바카라�This morning, Iran바카라�s terrorist dictators fired missiles at Soroka Hospital in Beer Sheva and at civilians in the centre of the country. We will make the tyrants in Tehran pay a heavy price.

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The White House says, due to 바카라�chance of negotiation바카라�, President Trump will decide in the next two weeks whether the US will join the Israel-Iran conflict.