ISTANBUL, March 16 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- At least 503 people have been killed and about 5,700 others injured in US-Israeli attacks in the Iranian capital Tehran since late last month, the director of Tehran Province Emergency Services said on Monday, Anadolu Ajansi reported.
Mohammad Esmail Tavakoli told the Iranian Students News Agency (ISNA) that most of those killed were civilians, including 12 children aged between two months and 12 years.
The United States and Israel have continued joint attacks on Iran since Feb 28, killing around people so far, including then-Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Tehran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, as well as Jordan, Iraq and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.
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