The conflict between Israel and Iran has wreaked considerable damage in both countries and caused casualties on both sides

The Israel-Iran conflict has claimed hundreds of lives and injured thousands. This article explores the reasons behind the higher number of casualties in Iran compared to Israel.

A massive plume of smoke rose over central Israel`s Herzliya city on June 17 after an Iranian missile strike amid the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict. Air raid sirens sounded across Tel Aviv as explosions rocked the area.

As Israeli attacks on Iran, and Tehran’s retaliatory strikes, enter their sixth day, the deepening conflict is sparking fears in Islamabad, say analysts, rooted in its complex ties with Tehran and the even greater unease at the prospect of the Israeli military’s aerial influence extending close to the Pakistani border.

Many of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name all of the victims.

As tensions escalate, Iran and Israel bring distinct military strengths to the conflict. Iran fields a larger force and relies on regional proxies, ballistic missiles, and drone warfare. Meanwhile, Israel has a smaller but advanced military,

Ali Shamkhani, a member of the Expediency Discernment Council of Iran was seriously injured but is still alive, Iran said, and the status of Dr. Abdolhamid Minouchehr, the head of nuclear engineering at Iran's Shahid Beheshti University, is yet to be confirmed.

Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.

Israel's military said on Tuesday it had killed Ali Shadmani, who it identified as Iran's armed forces' chief of staff and said was the most senior military commander. (Reporting by Jana Choukeir; Editing by Alex Richardson) Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.