Dhaka, June 21 -- Iran on Saturday launched multiple waves of drone attacks targeting Israel, according to state-run Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), which reported that the seventh and eighth stages of drone launches have been carried out.

"Information received indicates that most of the drones hit the intended targets," IRNA said, without specifying the nature of the targets or the extent of the damage.

At the same time, Al Jazeera reported that the Israeli army as saying it had intercepted approximately 40 drones launched from Iran on Saturday. Despite the interceptions, one drone is believed to have breached Israeli air defences.

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