Tel Aviv: Iran has launched over 180 ballistic missiles at Israel, marking a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei shared an illustration of an underground weapons cache on his social media platform 'X' and declared the attack as a "Victory from God and a near conquest." He added that "the strikes of the resistance front on the worn-out and decaying body of the Zionist regime will be more striking."

In response, Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, stated, “Israel is under attack from Iran. Israel will prevail. Iran's fanatic genocidal theocrats have made a fatal mistake.”

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari described the attack as a "severe and dangerous escalation." He confirmed that most of the incoming missiles were intercepted by Israel's defense systems in coordination with a coalition led by the United States. However, a few missiles hit central and southern Israel.

“Our defensive and offensive capabilities are at the highest levels of readiness. Our operational plans are ready. We will respond wherever, whenever, and however we choose, in accordance with the directive of the government of Israel,” Hagari stated, emphasising that Iran and its proxies have been attacking Israel from seven fronts since October 7.

He reiterated that the IDF would continue to take all necessary measures to defend the nation and protect its citizens.

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ISLAMABAD: At least two more cases of poliovirus were reported in Pakistan, taking the number of infections to 52 so far this year, a report said on Friday.

“The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health has confirmed the detection of two more wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases in Pakistan," an official statement said.

The fresh infections — a boy and a girl — were reported from the Dera Ismail Khan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.

“Genetic sequencing of the samples collected from the children is underway," the statement read. Dera Ismail Khan, one of the seven polio-endemic districts of southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has reported five polio cases so far this year.

Of the 52 cases in the country this year, 24 are from Balochistan, 13 from Sindh, 13 from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and one each from Punjab and Islamabad.

There is no cure for polio. Only multiple doses of the oral polio vaccine and completion of the routine vaccination schedule for all children under the age of five can keep them protected.