Iran retaliates after Israel strikes Beirut and Tehran as war enters Day 7

"Israel's military said Friday it detected missiles launched from Iran toward Israel, and that its air defense systems were operating to intercept them. The launches came after Israel said it began a new "broad-scale wave" of strikes aimed at regime infrastructure in Tehran. U.S. Central Command said overnight the U.S. struck what it described as an Iranian "drone carrier" at sea and that the vessel was on fire."

"Israel also carried out heavy strikes overnight on Beirut's southern suburbs, known as Dahiyeah, a stronghold of the militant group Hezbollah. Israel had issued evacuation orders ahead of the strikes, warning residents to "save your lives and leave." Roads out of Dahiyeah were gridlocked on Thursday as families fled in cars and on foot carrying children and whatever belongings they could manage."

"Since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran, more than 1,300 people there have been killed, according to the humanitarian organization Iranian Red Crescent, including Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and more than 160 people in a strike on a girls' school."

Israel conducted extensive military strikes on Tehran's regime infrastructure and Beirut's southern suburbs, with the U.S. also striking an Iranian drone carrier at sea. Iran responded with retaliatory missile and drone attacks on Israel and U.S. military installations across the Middle East. The escalation has resulted in significant casualties, including Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and over 160 deaths in a strike on a girls' school. More than 1,300 people have been killed in Iran according to the Iranian Red Crescent. In Lebanon, Israeli strikes have displaced over 95,000 people, with 123 killed and numerous wounded. The conflict has expanded regionally, with Iran launching attacks on countries hosting U.S. military bases including Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates.

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