Israel bombs Iran’s state TV in latest wave of attacks on Tehran

Iran State Television attacked. Al Jazeera.

By Farah Najjar and Caolán Magee

• Israel bombs Iran’s state television in latest wave of missile attacks on the capital, Tehran.

• Multiple explosions have been heard around Tehran as Israel issues new evacuation threats, warning of imminent attacks. Iranian forces also warn residents of Israel’s Tel Aviv to evacuate.

• Netanyahu says killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader will “end the conflict”.

• The death toll from Israel’s attacks on Iran has risen to more than 220, including 70 women and children. More than 20 people have been killed in Iranian attacks on Israel.

• Meanwhile, Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 55,432 people and wounded 128,923, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. An estimated 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7 attacks, and more than 200 were taken captive.

Netanyahu has refused to rule out the possibility of targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader, saying “it’s not going to escalate the conflict, it’s going to end the conflict”.

In an interview with ABC News, Netanyahu was asked directly whether such an action was on the table, to which he responded Israel was “doing what we need to do”.

“We’ve had half a century of conflict spread by this regime that terrorises everyone in the Middle East,” Netanyahu said.

“The ‘forever war’ is what Iran wants, and they’re bringing us to the brink of nuclear war. In fact, what Israel is doing is preventing this, bringing an end to this aggression, and we can only do so by standing up to the forces of evil.”

Iranian media says F-35 shot down

Iran’s state-run Nour News is reporting that an F-35 has been shot down in Tabriz by Iran’s air defences.

We will bring you more on this as soon as we can. – Al Jazeera