Israel Strikes Iran’s Nuclear Sites And Kills Top Generals. Iran Retaliates With Missile Barrages

RAMAT GAN, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – 2025/06/14: Israeli home front command soldiers next to a building that was hit in an Iranian ballistic missile strike in Ramat Gan. Israel launched a sweeping assault on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military infrastructure on Friday, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to strike key facilities and kill top generals and scientistsa barrage it said was necessary to prevent Iran from advancing closer to building an atomic weapon. Iran retaliated late Friday by unleashing scores of ballistic missiles on Israel, where explosions lit up the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook the buildings below. (Photo by Eyal Warshavsky/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel has launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to assault key facilities and kill top generals and scientists — a barrage it said was necessary before its adversary got any closer to building an atomic weapon. Iran retaliated late Friday by firing waves of ballistic missiles toward Israel, where explosions flared in the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv and shook the buildings below. Hours later, an Iranian missile struck near homes in the central Israeli city of Rishon Lezion, killing two people and injuring 19, according to Israel’s paramedic service Magen David Adom.