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Tensions escalate after Israel launches largest bombardment on Iran in decades early on Friday
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Iran and Israel are a week into their worst-ever conflict, with hundreds dead and fears growing of a wider regional war in the Middle East.
In the latest round of missile attacks, dozens of Israelis were wounded as Iranian missiles struck the main hospital in the south of Israel, causing “extensive damage”. A high-rise apartment building in Tel Aviv and other sites in central Israel were also hit.
