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(RFE/RL) — Israel has warned residents of some parts of Tehran to evacuate in a sign of imminent air attacks after earlier threatening the capital will “pay the price” for Iranian missile strikes hit Tel Aviv and Haifa, killing eight people.
Israel’s military posted the warning on June 16 specifically naming Tehran’s District 3 saying it “will take action to attack the Iranian regime’s military infrastructure.” The district, which has some 300,000 residents, is home to Iran’s state broadcaster, an intelligence division headquarters, and some high-ranking leaders.
Tehran’s streets have been packed with traffic heading out of the capital as residents flee after several days of air attacks that have targeted nuclear and military facilities, as well as residential buildings that Israel said house senior officials and nuclear scientists.
Some residents reported long lines at gas stations and limits on the amount of fuel customers could receive, while in the north, where many are headed, food shortages were starting to appear.
The warning were issued as the prospects of an escalation in the conflict between the two countries hang over a Group of Seven (G7) summit in Canada.
Earlier in the day, Israel’s national emergency services said that 23 people have now died in Iranian attacks on Israel since June 13, when Israel launched air strikes at nuclear and military targets across Iran over the country’s nuclear program. Iranian authorities say Israeli attacks have killed at least 224 people over the same time period.
Rescue workers continued to sift through rubble and debris in the northern coastal city of Haifa after Iran launched attacks in the early hours of June 16 that injured more than 100 Israelis, while in Tel Aviv, missiles hit several residential buildings, some of which were close to a US consulate.
“The residents of Tehran will pay the price, and soon,” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said, accusing Iran of purposely targeting residential buildings.
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