ISTANBUL
The Israeli army on Monday targeted the official Iranian TV building during a live broadcast, Iranian media reported.
The official news agency IRNA said that the Israeli army attacked Iran’s national TV while it was broadcasting live.
The strikes caused the broadcast to be cut off, it added.
Iranian state television resumed broadcasting after a brief interruption, airing from different studios following Israeli airstrikes, according to Iranian media.
Several outlets published videos of the aftermaths of the strikes.
📹 The Israeli army released footage of its strike on Iran’s state TV headquarters in Tehran
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💢 Despite the attack, Iranian state television resumed broadcasting shortly after, using alternate studios https://t.co/VZ704z1cu4 pic.twitter.com/4APOJvRqkl
Earlier, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Iran’s state television and radio were "about to disappear."
Several staff members have been injured, according to the semi-official news agency Tasnim.
Regional tensions have escalated since Friday, when Israel launched coordinated airstrikes on multiple sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.
Israeli authorities said that at least 24 people have been killed and hundreds injured in Iranian missile attacks since Friday.
