Welcome to the NewsHour. Israel warned hundreds of thousands of Tehran residents to evacuate a central district of the Iranian capital today. As the air campaign, it began early Friday morning, continued for a fourth day. Iranian strikes also targeted Tel Aviv and other major cities. To date, 24 Israelis have died from Iranian strikes, and more than

220 Iranians have been killed in the Israeli attacks, which Israel began in a bid to set back

Iran's nuclear program.

On Iranian State TV, a broadcaster mid-report on what she calls the sound of aggression against the homeland

when her Tehran news studio becomes the latest target of Israeli strikes.

The headquarters of the Islamic Republic of Iran broadcasting set a blaze in the attack.

The news anchor Sahar Ami survived and was quickly back on the air.

The IDF said it conducted a precise strike, targeting a communication center that was being used

for military purposes by the Iranian armed forces.

Earlier in the day, the Farabi Hospital in the western city of Kermansha was hit, damaging

the intensive care unit.

Iran called it a war crime.

Meanwhile, in western Tehran, thick plumes of smoke engulfed residential neighborhood.

Today, the IDF issued an unprecedented evacuation order for a large, densely populated area

of Iran's capital city, District 3, known to be a bustling business hub of over a million

people.

Across Tehran, streets are deserted, shops, locked, and residents are stockpiling essentials

bracing for what comes next.

For now, we just want to leave Tehran for more safety.

That's all.

Because they said to evacuate Tehran, and that in itself has created a kind of fear in everyone. People feel like something

really bad might happen in the city. Israel says it's targeting Iranian military infrastructure,

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