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Middle East Eye
5 minutes ago
- Politics
- Middle East Eye
Iran strikes technology park in Israel, Microsoft building damaged
Iran on Friday directly struck targets in southern Israel, including a technology centre, a Microsoft office and military infrastructure, wounding at least seven Israelis. One of the main targets was the Gav-Yam Negev Advanced Technologies Park, which reportedly houses active military and cyber facilities. The latest attack from Iran consisted of just one to three missiles, according to Israeli media, with the military failing to intercept one that struck Beersheba. Circulating footage shows a small crater left amongst cars set ablaze in the car park of a residential building. The Iranian attack damaged several houses and sparked a large fire in the area. New MEE newsletter: Jerusalem Dispatch Sign up to get the latest insights and analysis on Israel-Palestine, alongside Turkey Unpacked and other MEE newsletters According to reports, the blaze reached a Microsoft office, while Israel Railways announced the temporary closure of the Beersheba North-University station due to damage sustained in the attack. The station, which is part of the intercity line from Tel Aviv to Beersheba-Dimona, has since been re-opened for operation. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the Microsoft office was "attacked due to its close cooperation with the Israeli army and its being part of the system supporting aggression, and not just a civilian entity." "The cyber area that was attacked also includes the residences of people from the espionage and artificial intelligence fields, who operate in direct cooperation with the enemy army and its security apparatus," the statement added. Footage circulating online shows cars in front of a building in flames after what was reportedly an Iranian missile attack in Be'er Sheva, located in southern Israel, on Friday. — Middle East Eye (@MiddleEastEye) June 20, 2025 Iran's state media confirmed that the latest missile launch targeted the technology park. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared the attacks in a post on X, writing: "The Zionist enemy is being punished. It is being punished right now." Since last Friday, when Israel launched a military operation against Iran, hundreds of missiles have been fired from Iran. Despite Israel's advanced air defence system, it has not been able to intercept them all. As a matter of policy, Israel's military censor has prohibited local and international media from publishing details about the exact locations targeted. Earlier this week, the Israeli army acknowledged in a statement that the country's air defences are not fully capable of repelling all missile attacks. Israel strikes Tehran Iran's Revolutionary Guard announced early on Friday that three of its members were killed in an overnight Israeli assault on East Azerbaijan Province, northwest Iran. The air strikes targeted several military sites across Iran, with the Israeli military saying it struck a "research and development centre for Iran's nuclear weapons programme," including a production facility used to create missiles. "More than 50 fighter jets attacked selected targets of the nuclear weapons programme and industrial sites for the production of missile components in Tehran overnight," the army said in a post on X. Meanwhile, an Israeli drone attack on Friday afternoon reportedly targeted a nuclear scientist residing in an apartment in the Gisha area of central Tehran. According to Israeli media, the scientist was assassinated. Israeli attacks on Iran have so far killed 639 people, the Human Rights Activists News Agency said, wounding over 1,300 0thers.
Mint
36 minutes ago
- Mint
Shark Tank's Aman Gupta recalls time when ‘Indians weren't respected in Goa': ‘Only Israelis were…'
BoAt co-founder, and Shark Tank India judge Aman Gupta opened up about the changing party culture in Goa, recalling how the scene was very different in the early 2000s. Speaking on The Prakhar Gupta Xperience podcast, the 43-year-old entrepreneur shared his memories of partying in the forests of Goa with friends and foreign tourists. Gupta said that back then, Indian tourists were not as welcome in certain parts of the state. 'At Anjuna beach, only Israelis were given a place. I remember, this was a Goa where Indians did not get a place to stay as Israelis used to lead that place. All these Goan people actually did not respect Indians that much,' he recalled. The boAt co-founder also spoke about the exclusive nature of the forest parties at the time. 'These parties, they were such parties that we didn't know the venue. We would take our scooter and ask our foreigner friends, 'Aaj party kahan hai?'' he said, adding, 'In 2000, Bamboo Forest was very popular in Goa.' Gupta noted that during those times, he and his group were often the only Indians at such gatherings. 'This time, when we used to go to Goa, there were no Indians. We were the only Indians there at Bamboo forest parties],' he said.
Sky News AU
an hour ago
- Politics
- Sky News AU
‘Just destruction': Israelis are ‘resilient' amid constant Iranian bombardment
News Corp Europe Correspondent Sophie Elsworth says Israelis have managed to stay resilient despite constant bombardment from Iranian missile strikes. 'I've been to quite a few scenes of these attacks around Tel Aviv, and it's just destruction,' Ms Elsworth told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus. 'It's chaos … people are just, sort of, in shock, I think, but also they're very resilient here.'
Sky News AU
an hour ago
- Sky News AU
‘Traumatised': Repeated sirens cause Israelis immense anxiety
News Corp Europe Correspondent Sophie Elsworth says a lot of Israelis are traumatised by the recent Iranian strikes in Israel. 'There's a lot of people here who are very traumatised,' Ms Elsworth told Sky News Senior Reporter Caroline Marcus. 'Every time they hear, sort of, a loud bang or some sort of siren going off, they're, sort of, looking around and thinking 'what is that?' There's just this state of anxiety.'
France 24
2 hours ago
- Politics
- France 24
Two dead in Mexico as hurricane Erick moves on from its coast
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