Hundreds reported dead as Israel-Iran conflict continues into day four

Euronews

17-06-2025

Welcome to day 3 of the OTP Bank World Judo Championships here in Budapest!
In the -57 kg, World bronze and silver medallist Momo TAMAOKI was here to finally claim the elusive World title. She fought her way through the preliminaries and earned her place in the final for the second time.
There she met Georgia's Eteri LIPARTELIANI, a rising star who made it to her first World final after an outstanding day of judo. She impressed the crowd with her big techniques and fearless approach to every contest. With momentum on her side and the world title within reach, she stepped onto the tatami ready to challenge for gold.
In the final, it was LIPARTELIANI who dominated the contest, controlling the pace from the very beginning. With two big waza-ari scores she left no doubt as to who deserved the victory, earning herself the coveted red backpatch. In front of a roaring Budapest crowd, she delivered the performance of her career and etched her name into the history books as she became the first ever female World Champion for Georgia. A truly landmark moment for her and her country.
Former President of Croatia & IOC Member Mrs Kolinda GRABAR-KITAROVIC awarded the medals.
In the -73 kg, Joan-Benjamin GABA was having the best run of his career, scoring ippon in every contest on his way to the final. It was no holds barred from the Frenchman, who fought with fearless commitment, determined to make this his moment. With nothing to lose and everything to gain, GABA's eyes were fixed on one goal - walking away with the world title.
In the final he would face Daniel CARGNIN who was looking to upgrade his previous bronze to gold. Could the Brazilian take the top spot?
The pressure was on in golden score and the first point would win the title. A waza-ari from GABA was enough to claim the top spot on the podium. A golden moment that crowned the performance of a lifetime. A fearless run to the top of the world.
ANOCA President & IOC Member Mr Mustapha BERRAF awarded the medals.
From beautiful Budapest, that's all for Day 3.
Iran launched a new wave of missile attacks on Israel early on Monday, triggering air raid sirens across the country as emergency services reported projectiles striking and shrapnel falling in Israel's north and centre, wounding at least 67 people.
Authorities in the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva near Tel Aviv said that Iranian missiles had hit a residential building there, charring concrete walls, blowing out windows and heavily damaging multiple apartments.
Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service said five were killed and 92 wounded on Monday over the course of Iranian missile strikes on the country — an increase of one on the previous four deaths.
The casualties were from strikes on four sites in central Israel, the MDA said in a statement, adding those killed included 'two women and two men around the age of 70, as well as one additional fatality'.
Iran on Sunday raised its death toll to 224 people, according to its health ministry. Health authorities also reported that 1,277 were wounded, without distinguishing between military officials and civilians.
More than 230 people are reported dead across Israel and Iran since Israel launched its first strikes on Friday, leading to an ongoing exchange of attacks with no end in sight.
On Sunday night, emergency responders were still struggling to contain fires started by strikes on the northern port city of Haifa.
In Haifa, an oil refinery was damaged, the firm operating it said. Israel's main international airport and airspace was closed for a third day.
Claiming to operate almost freely in the skies over Iran, Israel said its attacks Sunday hit Iran's Defence Ministry, missile launch sites and factories producing air defence components. Iran also acknowledged Israel had killed more of its top generals, including the Revolutionary Guard intelligence chief, Mohammad Kazemi.
But Israeli strikes have also extended beyond Iranian military installations to hit government buildings including the Foreign Ministry and several energy facilities, Iranian authorities said, most recently sparking fires Sunday at the Shahran oil depot north of Tehran and a fuel tank south of the city.
The strikes raised the prospect of a broader assault on Iran's heavily sanctioned energy industry that is vital to the global economy and markets.
Israel, which has aimed its missiles at Iran's rapidly advancing nuclear programme and military leadership, said Iran has fired over 270 missiles since Friday, 22 of which slipped through the country's sophisticated multi-tiered air defences and caused havoc in residential suburbs, killing 14 people and wounding 390 others.
Israel, the sole though undeclared nuclear-armed state in the Middle East, has said this attack — its most powerful ever against Iran — was to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon.
The latest round of talks between the US and Iran on the future of Tehran's nuclear program had been scheduled Sunday in Oman but were cancelled after Israel's attack.
EU Foreign Policy Chief Kaja Kallas will convene an emergency meeting of the 27-nation bloc's foreign ministers Tuesday to discuss the conflict between Israel and Iran.
The meeting, to be held via video link, 'will provide an opportunity for an exchange of views, coordination on diplomatic outreach to Tel Aviv and Tehran, and possible next steps,' Kallas' office said Sunday.
'We will continue to contribute to all diplomatic efforts to reduce tensions and to find a lasting solution to the Iranian nuclear issue which can only be through a negotiated deal,' it said.
US President Donald Trump in a social media post Sunday said that Iran and Israel 'should make a deal, and will make a deal,' comparing his efforts to agreements that had stopped hostilities between India and Pakistan and in other global hotspots.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said if Israeli strikes on Iran stop, then 'our responses will also stop.'
Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency has confirmed the death of the Islamic Revolutionary Corps intelligence chief Mohammad Kazemi and his deputy Hassan Mohaqiq.
It added that a third IRGC intelligence officer, Mohsen Bagheri, was also killed in the strike in Tehran. They were reportedly killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had already stated earlier that Kazemi and Mohaqiq had been killed.
Israel and Iran launched attacks on each other for the third day in a row on Sunday, killing scores of civilians, and raising fears of a wider conflict.
As the death toll continues to rise, both sides have threatened to unleash even greater force.
At least 14 people have been confirmed dead in Israel. Iranian state media announced on Sunday that the death toll of Israel's attacks on Iran had climbed to 224 since Friday, adding that the majority were civilians.
For the first time, Iran also launched a daytime barrage against Israel. At least one of the missiles launched on Sunday evening hit a building in the coastal city of Haifa, injuring four people, bringing the number of wounded across the country to 15.
Israelis have now been told they can leave shelters, after the missile attack caused several light injuries and damage in both the north and south of the country.
In Iran, images from the capital showed the night sky lit up by a huge blaze at a fuel depot after Israel began strikes against its oil and gas sector.
Meanwhile, US-Iran nuclear talks were called off on Sunday, and a US official says that President Donald Trump has rejected​ a plan by the Israelis to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.