Israel bombed the Arq heavy water reactor in Iran
Israel's attacks have reduced Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure and also killed 224 people, according to official data from the Persian Government.
The Israeli Army has confirmed that during the night it attacked a nuclear reactor standing at Arak(250 kilometres south-west of Tehran) to prevent the reactor from restarting again.
According to a military statement, "In order to prevent the Iranian regime from obtaining nuclear weapons, the nuclear reactor in the Arq area (Iran) has been attacked, including the structure of the nuclear seal of the reactor, an essential component in the production of plutonium."
Israel warned early in the morning that it would attack the facility and Ara asked the population to flee the area.
"The target of the attack was the plutonium production component to prevent the restoration of the reactor and the development of nuclear weapons," the Iranian Army added.
The attacks, which began a week ago, have reduced Iran's military and nuclear infrastructure and caused 224 deaths, according to official figures from the Persian Government.
Iran, for its part, has killed24 people inIsrael and just this morning launched missiles that hit several points, including a hospital in the south, causing several injuries.
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