Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in the Iranian capital of Tehran on Saturday voiced anger over Israel's overnight air strikes that killed at least four soldiers and further stoked fears of a full-scale war in the Middle East.

Saturday's Israeli attack came in response to Iran's missile strike on October 1, itself a retaliation for the killing of Iran-backed militant leaders and a Revolutionary Guards commander.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said early on Saturday that Israel had completed what it called retaliatory "precise and targeted" airstrikes on military targets in Iran earlier in the day.

"I don't think they've achieved their ultimate goal with such actions. Although they claimed they had achieved their planned goals, they haven't actually accomplished what they intended. Iran must respond. Israel must be held accountable for the blood it has shed, and it should not go unanswered," said a Tehran resident.

"It was around 02:30 when we noticed some noises, and after following the news, we found out that Israel had attacked our country. However, Israel is a small country, and we have previously attacked each other, but they do not pose a real threat to our country," said another resident.

The latest tit-for-tat move came against a backdrop of the ongoing war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. The conflict has expanded to include Lebanon's Hezbollah military group.

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Residents in Iran's capital city voice anger over Israel's strikes

Twenty-nine survivors were found in the passenger plane crash in Aktau, Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Kazakhstan's Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) reported.

An Embraer 190 aircraft operated by Azerbaijan Airlines with flight number J2-8243 from Baku to Grozny crashed near Aktau Airport on Wednesday with a total of 67 people on board.

According to the MES, 482 people are involved in the rescue on site, as well as 97 pieces of equipment, two aircraft and four teams of search and rescue dogs.

A group of electric power workers near the crash site were among the first batch of rescuers, who said they helped save around 15 people at the scene.

"We saw the plane crash with our own eyes and quickly packed up to head to the scene for rescue. Later, personnel from the Ministry of Emergency Situations and hospital staff members arrived. About 10 of us went there. We brought a crane to help rescue people from the cabin," a rescuer said.

The emergency departments of Kazakhstan, Russia and Azerbaijan exchanged information via video conference.

According to Subkhonkul Rakhimov, a survivor of the crash, the plane suddenly rose rapidly and began to increase its altitude when it was about to land in Grozny. There was heavy fog at the time, and the crew tried to land the plane in Grozny three times, but all failed. An explosion occurred during the third attempt to land.

29 survivors rescued from plane crash in Kazakhstan