The Israeli military said on Monday that its air force fired 200 munitions into Iran after a day of heavy attacks across the country, as the death toll in the Israeli bombing campaign is nearing 1,000, according to numbers from a US-based rights group.
The Human Rights Activists in Iran (HRAI), which is very critical of Iran’s government, said that as of Sunday night, Israeli strikes on Iran since June 13 have killed at least 950 people, including 380 civilians, 253 military personnel, and 317 that have yet to be classified.
Another 3,450 people have been injured, including 1,564 civilians, 248 military personnel, and 1,638 who haven’t been classified. The HRAI’s news agency, HRANA, said that over the past 10 days, Israeli strikes “in Iran have targeted infrastructure, military and civilian facilities, residential and industrial areas in 25 provinces.”
Israeli strikes on Monday included the bombing of the Evin prison in Tehran, which is known to hold political prisoners and dissidents. According to The Times of Israel, the strike was apparently intended to allow the detainees to escape the facility.
The HRANA reported that the Israeli attack struck the prison’s main entrance gate and a judiciary building located within the compound. Several Iranian soldiers were reported killed in the strikes, and several prison staff and inmates were reported to be wounded.
The Israeli military also claimed that it targeted facilities in Tehran belonging to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iran has also continued to fire missiles at Israel and strike targets inside the country. It also launched a retaliatory attack on a US base in Qatar on Monday in response to the US bombing of its nuclear facilities.
