The Israel Defense Forces began conducting what it called "precise strikes on military targets" in Iran in response to the barrage of Iranian missiles fired toward Israel earlier this month. Some "strong" explosions were heard around Tehran, though the cause of the sounds were not immediately clear.

Three journalists were killed in Lebanon by an Israeli strike on Friday morning, their colleagues said, drawing condemnation from rights advocates about the number of reporters who have lost their lives in the region over the past year.