Israel Strikes Iran, Over 220 Civilians Reported Dead

Israel escalated its conflict with Iran by striking the headquarters of Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB during a live broadcast, with Israeli officials claiming the facility had military uses. The attack resulted in significant civilian casualties, with Iran reporting over 220 deaths, mostly among civilians, and sparked retaliatory missile strikes against Israeli cities. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that Israeli operations will not pause for negotiations and openly called for the toppling of Iran's leadership to end the conflict. Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the strike as a war crime and urged international intervention, while press freedom groups warned of increasing dangers for journalists. Netanyahu justified the offensive as serving global security interests and dismissed diplomatic overtures from Iran as insincere. Analysts now warn that Israel may be using the crisis to pursue broader regime change ambitions, raising fears of further regional escalation.