ISTANBUL

The Israeli military said Friday that it downed three drones launched from Iran in the Dead Sea area.

The first drone was intercepted after alerts were triggered followed by a second and third one after similar alerts in the same area.

Hostilities broke out last Friday when Israel launched airstrikes on several sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.

Israeli authorities said at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.

Meanwhile, in Iran, 639 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to Iranian media reports.