The Iranian army says two of its soldiers have been killed in Israeli air strikes overnight, Iranian state media reports.
Iran’s state media agency IRNA cites a statement from the army, saying: “The army of the Islamic Republic of Iran, in defending Iran’s security and protecting the people and Iran’s interests, sacrificed two of its fighters while countering projectiles from the criminal Zionist regime.”
Meanwhile, Hamas, the Iranian-backed armed group and political movement in Gaza, says it condemns “in the strongest terms” the Israeli strikes on military sites in Iran overnight.
In a statement, the group says the attacks are a “blatant violation of Iranian sovereignty” and an “escalation targeting the security of the region”.
The statement also says Iran “succeeded in nullifying” the impact of the Israeli strikes, and that Hamas “appreciate” Iran’s support of the Palestinian people and their cause.
