Live updates as Israel launches wave of strikes against Iran: IDF targets military sites in Tehran as Benjamin Netanyahu issues orders from bunker

Explosions have been heard across Tehran as the Israeli military announced it had launched retaliatory strikes in the region.

IDF forces say they are carrying out “precise strikes” against military targets in Iran in response to what they called “the Iranian regime’s continued attacks against Israel.”

The Middle East has been on edge in anticipation of Israeli retaliation for Iran’s attack on October 1, in which around 200 ballistic missiles were fired at Israel, Iran’s second direct attack on Israel in six months.

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