BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. The US Embassy in
Tel Aviv suffered minor damage from Iranian ballistic missile
strikes on Israel, Mike Huckabee, US Ambassador to Israel, said in
a post on his official X page, Trend reports.
“There was negligible structural impairment resulting from the
concussive effects of Iranian missile impacts in proximity to the
Embassy in Tel Aviv; however, there were no reported injuries among
US personnel,” the post reads.
Huckabee mentioned that the US embassy and consulates are still
under lock and key, and the shelter-in-place order is holding
strong.
Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in the early hours of June
13, killing a significant number of military personnel. Among the
dead were Iran’s Chief of the General Staff Mohammad Bagheri, IRGC
Commander-in-Chief Hossein Salami, Khatam al-Anbiya Central
Headquarters Commander Gholamali Rashid, and IRGC Aerospace Force
Commander Amir Ali Hajizadeh. Nine nuclear scientists and several
high-ranking officials were also reported killed.
That same evening, Iran responded with a large-scale attack,
firing more than 150 ballistic missiles and over 100 drones at Tel
Aviv and other locations. The strikes caused civilian casualties
and extensive damage.
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