Nigeria, June 14 -- Hours after dozens of Israeli airstrikes struck various parts of Iran, the Iranian government retaliated by launching missiles into Israel, most targeting the capital, Tel Aviv.

The Israeli military confirmed on Friday that it had detected dozens of missiles and intercepted many of them.

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel, with the BBC reporting plumes of smoke across Tel Aviv.

Iran first launched about 100 drones, possibly to test Israeli defences, before firing about 100 ballistic missiles.

Although many of the missiles were intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defence, and with US support, others struck various parts of Tel Aviv, with officials saying at least 40 people were injured, including some in critical c...