Israel says it has launched ‘broad wave’ of strikes on Iran, as Tehran widens its response across the region

JERUSALEM/DUBAI/TEHRAN: The Israeli military said Wednesday it detected missiles launched from Iran, on the fifth day of the US-Israeli military campaign against the Islamic republic. “A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel,” the military said in a statement, adding aerial defense was working to intercept them. A cellphone message was sent to members of the public urging them to seek shelter. Earlier on Wednesday the Israeli military said its air force shot down an Iranian fighter jet over Tehran..