Iran Fires Missiles at Israel After Strike on Nuclear Sites

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After Israel launched airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure, Iran responded with a barrage of missiles—one of which hit a high-rise in central Tel Aviv, as regional tensions between the two countries escalate to direct confrontation.

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00:00A quiet night shattered in seconds. An Iranian missile slams into a high-rise building in central

00:11Tel Aviv just meters from Israel's defense ministry. The night skies across central Israel

00:17were littered by Israel's Iron Dome air defenses targeting incoming Iranian ballistic missiles.

00:22All part of Tehran's response to Israeli strikes on nuclear and military sites across Iran. Residents

00:28across Tel Aviv forced to take shelter.

00:31After a few minutes we just heard a very big explosion, everything was shaking, smoke, dust,

00:37everything was all over the place. I thought it was smoke and I'm getting suffocated so I tried to go up.

00:44Tensions between the two Middle Eastern countries have been rising for months, as Israel highlighted

00:49the threat posed by Iran's nuclear weapons program. But Israel's escalation was unprecedented,

00:55killing senior commanders and reportedly damaged enrichment sites at Natanz, Fordow and Isfahan,

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01:27The U.N. nuclear watchdog has confirmed that Israel's attack destroyed the above-ground

01:37pilot plant at Natanz, raising alarms over the safety of nuclear facilities in the conflict.

01:44At Natanz, the above-ground part of the pilot fuel enrichment plant, where Iran was producing

01:54uranium and reached up to 60% uranium-235, has been destroyed.

02:02Meanwhile, in a raid address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke directly

02:06to the people of Iran, calling on them to stand up to their government.

02:10The objective of Israel's military operation is to remove this threat, both the nuclear

02:16threat and the ballistic missile threat to Israel.

02:20And as we achieve our objectives, we're also clearing the path for you to achieve your

02:26objective, which is freedom.

02:28Air raid sirens continue to ring out across Tel Aviv as residents brace for another wave

02:36of Iranian missiles.

02:39One person is confirmed to have been killed in Tel Aviv and dozens injured.

02:43As world leaders call for immediate de-escalation, both sides are refusing to back down as fears

02:49of a full-blown regional war grow.

02:52Alex Chen and Adilbar for Taiwan Plus.

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