Israel attacks Iran – Diepresse.com
Iranian state television announces the beginning of a new wave of attack with rockets on Israel. Millions of Iranians have been trying to leave the city since Friday. Pakistan closes its border to Iran. The EU Foreign Minister advises on the escalated conflict in a crisis meeting.
So far, « around 200 people willing to leave the Austrian Embassy Tel Aviv » have reported, as the APA Foreign Ministry in Vienna announced on Monday. Based on the instructions of Israeli authorities, there is a de-facto restriction of freedom of movement in the country for « security reasons in addition to the airspace lock ».
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs further explained: « The situation in this regard is continuously examined, also in cooperation with our partners, and the travelers accordingly informed. » Austrians who are in the region are called on to https://auslands registration.bmeia.gv.at It was said.
Heavy attacks on both sides
After both Israel and Iran attacked heavy attacks on Sunday night, Iran started a new wave of attack on Israel on Sunday evening. The night earlier, Israel Air Force in the Iranian capital Tehran had bombed the Ministry of Defense and « Infrastructure facilities of the Iranian nuclear weapons project » and oil camp, later followed by attacks far into the east of Iran.
In its part, Iran has been answering again with rocket fire in the direction of Israel since the early morning hours. At least seven people were killed and 200 more injured. In Iran, the number of deaths has increased since the beginning of the Israeli attacks on Friday to over 220, at least 1227 people were injured. Since the beginning of the war between Israel and Iran, Tehran’s residents have left the capital in droves. Eyewitnesses reported clogged motorways in the metropolis with their more than 15 million inhabitants. At the petrol stations, kilometers of snakes were formed. In other parts of the megacity, ghostly silence looked on the streets.
