The Iranian and Israeli strikes mark the most sustained, direct attacks ever between the two rivals. Three people were killed in Israel and at least 78 in Iran, officials said.

The Iranian and Israeli strikes mark the most sustained, direct attacks ever between the two rivals. Three people were killed in Israel and at least 78 in Iran, officials said.

The Iranian and Israeli strikes mark the most sustained, direct attacks ever between the two rivals. Three people were killed in Israel and at least 78 in Iran, officials said.

Explosions could be heard in Tel Aviv on Friday night local time, as sirens rang out across Israel amid what the Israeli military said was an Iranian missile attack.

Iran confirmed the deaths of senior officials, including the army chief and the head of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, along with key figures in its nuclear program.