TEHRAN, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), Military confrontations continued to intensify on the 36th day of the US-Israeli war on Iran on Saturday, with escalating airstrikes and missile exchanges across multiple fronts, while the fate of a missing US pilot remains unclear.
Explosions were reported across Tehran alongside ongoing air defense interceptions, as US forces continued searching for a pilot after a fighter jet was downed.
Iranian authorities said they had shot down two US warplanes and damaged a helicopter. US officials confirmed the loss of an F-15 fighter jet to Iranian fire, stating that one pilot had been rescued while search efforts continue for the second, amid reports he may have been captured.
US media also reported the crash of an A-10 aircraft near the Strait of Hormuz, with its pilot rescued. Iranian responsibility for the incident has not been confirmed.
In Israel, areas around Tel Aviv were hit by fragments from an Iranian cluster missile, causing injuries and material damage, according to Israeli media.
In Beersheba, a fire broke out in an industrial zone after missile debris fell, while Iranian outlets claimed the strike targeted a military-industrial complex linked to the Israeli army.
On the Lebanese front, Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes on several areas in southern Lebanon, including areas near al-Burj al-Shamali and Jezzine, alongside artillery shelling.
In response, Hezbollah said it launched rocket attacks targeting Israeli military sites. Israeli media reported that about 15 rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Haifa and parts of the Upper and Lower Galilee.
Lebanon’s health ministry reported that 21 people were injured in Israeli strikes in the south.
In Iraq, security sources said an airstrike targeted a Popular Mobilization Forces site in al-Qaim, while a drone crashed into an oil company complex in Basra, sparking a fire.
In the Gulf, authorities in Dubai reported handling falling debris from aerial interceptions without casualties, while Saudi Arabia issued an early warning in its Eastern Province over potential threats.
