The targets included the Unit 8200 headquarters and the Glilot security complex.

On Tuesday, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had launched missiles at a military intelligence center and an operations planning facility belonging to Israel’s Mossad spy agency.

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According to a statement from the Tasnim news agency, the targets included the headquarters of Unit 8200 — responsible for signals intelligence — and the Glilot complex, located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv.

The announcement followed Israeli reports of a missile strike in Herzliya, a coastal city north of Tel Aviv, where a “sensitive site” was allegedly hit.

Local media showed images of a 13-foot-deep crater in a bus parking lot, with at least one vehicle set ablaze and 14 others damaged. The IRGC said the operation was carried out by Iran’s Aerospace Force, which it claimed bypassed Israeli air defense systems.

“IRGC fighter jets struck the military intelligence center of the Zionist regime and the Mossad’s planning headquarters in Tel Aviv,” the IRGC said, adding that the targeted building was left “in flames.”

Earlier Tuesday, Israeli forces launched 30 missiles into Iranian territory, most of which were intercepted. The strike is part of an escalating conflict between the two countries that began on June 13 with an Israeli airstrike on military and nuclear facilities in Iran. Tehran responded with “Operation True Promise 3,” launching nine waves of drones and missiles so far.

The international community has expressed concern over the risk of regional escalation. Russia, China and several Middle Eastern and Latin American countries have condemned Israel’s initial attacks.

In a phone call with President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned of the unpredictable consequences of an open conflict between Iran and Israel.

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Source: EFE

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