Israel launched an attack against the Islamic Republic of Iran during the early morning hours on Friday in response to Iran launching an unprecedented attack on Israel.

Multiple U.S. officials told ABC News that Israeli missiles struck sites inside Iran.

BREAKING: Israeli missiles hit site in Iran, a senior U.S. official tells our @MarthaRaddatz

— Matt Seyler (@MattSeyler) April 19, 2024

Initial reports said that explosions happened in the Iranian cities of Isfahan and Natanz. Although the targets of the attack have not been confirmed, both cities have significant facilities in the country’s nuclear program.

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Flight trackers showed multiple commercial passenger planes immediately rerouting and leaving the country, including flights that were about to land.

A plane going in for landing in Tehran has turned around pic.twitter.com/lPNOGubPkX

— Faytuks News Δ (@Faytuks) April 19, 2024

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