Tehran, 26 October 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Two Iranian soldiers were killed in the Israeli attack on military sites across Iran, according to the army on Saturday.

They were killed in action, reported the Iranian Tasnim news agency, which is considered the mouthpiece of the country's elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. It said more details would follow.

The soldiers died in Israel's widely-anticipated retaliatory attack on Iran, during which it said it conducted "precise strikes" on military targets.

Targets included missile production facilities, ground-to-air missile systems and air defence systems, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said.

Iranian state media had reported explosions near the capital, Tehran, home to 15 to 20 million people. Early in the morning, explosions could also be heard in the city centre and anti-aircraft fire was visible.

Israel's strikes on Iranian targets are seen as retaliation for Iran's October 1 attack on Israel, in which it launched nearly 200 ballistic missiles at the Jewish state.

According to the Iranian news agency Fars, military bases in the south and south-west of Tehran were the targets of the attacks, though this has not been officially confirmed.

Hagari warned Iran not to escalate further, else Israel would be "obliged to respond."

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