City
Epaper

Iran's army says 2 more soldiers killed in Israeli strike

By IANS | Updated: October 27, 2024 07:30 IST

Tehran, Oct 27 Iran's army has said the number of soldiers killed in the Israeli strike has risen ...

Open in App

Tehran, Oct 27 Iran's army has said the number of soldiers killed in the Israeli strike has risen to four after two more soldiers succumbed to their wounds.

In a statement published on Saturday on its public relations website, the army identified the two personnel as Sajjad Mansouri and Mehdi Naqavi, Xinhua news agency reported.

Earlier on Saturday, Iran's army said two of its soldiers, named Hamzeh Jahandideh and Mohammad Mehdi Shahrokhifar, "attained martyrdom" in the Israeli strike.

The army said the two fighters "sacrificed their lives" while countering Israel's projectiles to defend Iran's security and prevent harm to the country's people and interests.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early Saturday that it launched "precise and targeted" airstrikes on targets in several areas in Iran in response to the attacks from Iran in recent months.

Iran's air defence headquarters said it had successfully countered the Israeli attack, which inflicted "limited damage".

On October 1, Iran fired nearly 180 missiles at Israeli targets.

Tehran described the strikes as retaliation for the assassinations of several leaders of regional resistance groups, among other things.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

InternationalShops, businesses closed amid protests in PoJK

EntertainmentSara, Ibrahim bring fun and grace to their first ramp walk together for Abhinav Mishra

CricketHope Gill carries forward legacy of Virat, Rohit in ODIs: Harbhajan Singh

CricketFormer England forward Owen surprised by Arsenal fan base in India; India cricketer Samson confesses love for Liverpool

CricketUnfortunate that I never got the opportunity to play under Mahi bhai: Suryakumar Yadav

International Realted Stories

InternationalEarthquake of magnitude 6.0 rocks Japan

InternationalUS-Pakistan proximity unlikely to dent Pakistan-China ties: Expert

InternationalNahyan bin Mubarak attends major celebration of Iraqi community heritage in Expo Dubai

International"It would be pretty hard for China to actually take that seat": JNU professor on Beijing replacing US as "global hegemon"

InternationalNepal interim PM urge caution as rain batters nation, claims govt fully prepared for rescue, relief operations