People flee Iran’s capital as Israeli strikes intensify
Thousands of residents of the Iranian capital Tehran escape from their homes for fear that Israel’s air strike campaign against Iran will increase in the coming days and stockes the basic materials.
The Israeli army warned Iranian civilians in a series of messages to leave their own security in a series of messages, and expanding air strikes increased the likelihood of the threshold.
Iranian authorities rejected messages as “psychological war” and state television has published images of traffic congestion on the roads out of the capital, although the population called on the population.
“We don’t have a place to go. Where should we go? How far should we stay away from our homes?” 38 -year -old Shahriyar, more than 10 million people, Tehran’dan said by phone.
Arshia, a 29 -year -old art teacher, told Reuters that his family left Damavand town about 50 km east of Tehran until the conflict ended.
“My family is afraid. Every night there are no attacks, air strike sirens and shelter. Why do we pay for the hostile policies of the Islamic Republic?” Arshia said, hid her surname for fear of retaliation from the authorities.
The attacks spread a sense of fear throughout the expanding Islamic Republic, revealing the critical gaps of security measures, especially the lack of enough bomb shelter houses.
Although several underground missiles build “City”, Iran lacks public bomb shelters.
However, the government said on Sunday, mosques, schools and subway to serve as a shelter during the Israeli attacks, the day will be open, he said.
An Iranian official said the death fee in Iran has reached at least 224 and made up 90 percent of civilians.
In Israel, 24 people were killed by Iranian missile strikes, all civilian.
Netblocks, an independent agency following internet streams, reported a 50 percent decrease in international internet access for Iranians and confirmed user reports of online interruptions since Israel launched air strikes on Friday.
According to the state media, security forces were arrested for alleged “spying for Israel or provoking the public by spreading lies for Israel, while the security forces publishing warnings against any contacts with Israel.
Three tradesmen in Tehran said that the people of Reuters have stocked food and gas cylinders for food and water.
With AP
