Death toll from Israeli attacks in Iran exceeds 600: Officials

Death toll from Israeli attacks in Iran

Tehran: The death toll from Israeli strikes across Iran over the past 12 days has reached 606, with 5,332 others injured, Iran's Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi said Tuesday. Zafarghandi described the past 24 hours as witnessing the "most horrific attacks and aggressions" by Israel since the start of the aerial conflict June 13, resulting in 104 deaths and 1,342 injuries. Meanwhile, Israel's Health Ministry has reported 28 fatalities and 3,238 injuries...

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Cross-border terrorism must be punished, Doval says at SCO meeting

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Beijing: NSA Ajit Doval Tuesday called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to hold perpetrators, organisers, and financiers of cross-border terror to account, widely seen as a demand to act against Pakistan-backed terrorism. In his address at a conclave of top security officials of the SCO, Doval said India is "deeply concerned" about the continued threat from UN-proscribed terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al Qaeda, ISIS and its...

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ECI invites Rahul Gandhi to clear his doubts on Maharashtra Assembly polls

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Kishanganga, Ratle disputes: India seeks halt in tribunal process

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Death toll from Israeli attacks in Iran

Death toll from Israeli attacks in Iran exceeds 600: Officials

Tehran: The death toll from Israeli strikes across Iran over the past 12 days has reached 606, with 5,332 others injured, Iran's Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghandi said Tuesday. Zafarghandi described the past 24 hours as witnessing the "most horrific attacks and aggressions" by Israel since the start of the aerial conflict June 13, resulting in 104 deaths...

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