02:34⇢Iran Fires Missile Barrage at Israeli Cities
⌨The newspapers report that Iran has escalated its retaliation against Israel with "Operation True Promise 3," launching hundreds of missiles at Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and other Israeli cities (Aaj Tak, ABP Live, India Today, Jagran, Mathrubhumi, NDTV, The Hindu, Times of India, Zee News). The barrage left at least 34 people injured in Tel Aviv as air raid sirens wailed and residents took shelter in bunkers. Israel's Netanyahu declared from his bunker that "more is on the way" while the US issued fresh warnings to Iran and the UN called for peace (Firstpost, India Today, Mathrubhumi). Iran's Supreme Leader Khamenei activated air defense systems around his residence as Israeli missiles reportedly targeted Iranian nuclear and military sites (ABP Live, Zee News). Meanwhile, investigators formed a high-level committee to probe the Air India crash that killed 265 people, with families mourning crew members who had modest backgrounds and big dreams (Dinamalar, The Print, Jansatta).