Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they struck a centre of Mossad, Israel’s foreign intelligence service, in Tel Aviv on Tuesday, amid an escalating air war between the two foes.
In a statement aired on state television, the Guards said they “struck the military intelligence centre of the Zionist regime’s army, Aman, and the Zionist regime’s terrorist operations planning centre, the Mossad, in Tel Aviv”, adding it was “currently on fire”.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they launched on Tuesday an attack targeting Israeli air bases from which they claim fighter jets have taken off to strike the Islamic republic.
“In the new wave of attacks, a large-scale missile operation was carried out against the air bases of the Zionist regime’s army, which are the bases from which the regime’s fighter jets take off towards our beloved country,” the Guards said in a statement carried by state TV.
Israel says intercepted ‘most’ of new Iran missile barrage
Israel’s military said it had intercepted “most” of a fresh barrage of missiles fired from Iran on Tuesday after air raid sirens sounded in Tel Aviv and northern parts of the country.
The military said that “several missiles were launched from Iran toward the State of Israel. Most of them were intercepted.”
In the early evening, residents in the coastal hub of Tel Aviv and the north were urged to seek shelter before being told around 20 minutes later that it was “now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas”, according to a military statement.
Israel’s medical emergency agency Magen David Adom said that four people were injured “while seeking shelter”.
Israel’s sophisticated air defence systems have been largely successful in intercepting Iranian missiles and drones, although some have penetrated them.
Earlier on Tuesday, AFP journalists said loud booms were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem after air raid sirens sounded in several parts of the country.
Onlookers stand in front of a huge crater at the impact site of an Iranian missile at a bus depot in Herzliya near Tel Aviv on June 17, 2025. Israel’s military said air raid sirens sounded in several areas of the country on June 17 after identifying missiles launched from Iran, as AFP journalists reported booms over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Photo:AFP
In a statement on Telegram, the Israeli police reported that “missiles and shrapnel fell in the Tel Aviv area, causing material damage but no injuries.”
Missiles struck Tel Aviv, Bnei Brak, Petah Tikva and Haifa overnight on Sunday-Monday.
At least 24 people have been killed in Israel and hundreds wounded, according to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office.
Iran said on Sunday that Israeli strikes had killed at least 224 people, including military commanders, nuclear scientists and civilians. It has not issued an updated toll since then.
After decades of enmity and a prolonged shadow war, Israel launched a surprise air campaign against iran last Friday aimed at preventing the country from acquiring nuclear weapons — an ambition Tehran denies.
Iran warns Israeli civilians to evacuate
Iran’s armed forces chief of staff Abdolrahim Mousavi urged on Tuesday residents of the major Israeli cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv to evacuate, warning of imminent “punitive” attacks.
“Punitive operations will be carried out soon,” Mousavi said in a video statement carried by state TV on the fifth day of the deadly confrontation triggered by Israeli air raid on Friday.
Referring to Israel, Mousavi said that “residents of the occupied territories, especially Tel Aviv and Haifa, are strongly urged to leave these areas for the sake of their lives”.
Internet disruption reported in Iran
Iranian media reported widespread internet disruption on Tuesday as Israel and Iran traded fire for a fifth straight day.
“Internet users in several provinces are reporting widespread internet disruption,” the Ham Mihan newspaper reported. Other media carried similar reports.
It was not immediately clear what caused the disruption. Iran has imposed internet restrictions since Israel launched its unprecedented aerial campaign against Iranian military and nuclear facilities on Friday.
