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An Israeli airstrike hit a building belonging to Iranian state television on Monday, abruptly cutting off a live broadcast, Iranian media reported.
The strike occurred while a presenter was criticizing Israel on-air. Footage shared by Iranian outlets showed the presenter leaving the set mid-sentence as the transmission was suddenly halted..
Earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran’s state television and radio were "about to disappear."
Iranian authorities have not yet provided further details on casualties or damage.
Meanwhile, Iran state TV resumed live coverage after Israel's attack on the IRIB building. "The Zionist regime the enemy of the Iranian nation minutes ago conducted a military operation against the Islamic Republic of Iran news network", part of IRIB, said a senior official at the broadcasting service Hassan Abedini..
"The regime (Israel) was unaware of the fact that the voice of the Islamic revolution and the great Iran will not be silenced with a military operation," he added.
Regional tensions have escalated since Friday (June 13) in Middle East, when Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on multiple sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.
Israeli authorities said at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile attacks since Friday. Meanwhile Iran, for its part, said at least 224 people have been killed and over 1,000 others wounded in the Israeli assault.
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