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The Human Cost: Civilians In Iran, Israel Caught Up In Escalating Conflict

Amid massive exchanges of strikes between Israel and Iran, photos from the ground show civilians on both sides caught up in the violence.

A man carries a wounded girl after an explosion in downtown Tehran on June 15 amid Israeli strikes on targets throughout Iran.
1 A man carries a wounded girl after an explosion in downtown Tehran on June 15 amid Israeli strikes on targets throughout Iran.
A woman in Holon, Israel, grieves at the funeral of Bella Ashkenazi on June 16. Ashkenazi, 94, was killed when an Iranian missile struck her home on the evening of June 15.
2 A woman in Holon, Israel, grieves at the funeral of Bella Ashkenazi on June 16. Ashkenazi, 94, was killed when an Iranian missile struck her home on the evening of June 15.
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A man carries a baby after a blast in Tehran on June 15.
3 A man carries a baby after a blast in Tehran on June 15.
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A man carries a baby after a blast in Tehran on June 15.
An injured man is treated at the site of an Iranian missile strike that impacted just south of Tel Aviv on June 14.
4 An injured man is treated at the site of an Iranian missile strike that impacted just south of Tel Aviv on June 14.
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People help a wounded man following an Israeli strike on central Tehran on June 15.
5 People help a wounded man following an Israeli strike on central Tehran on June 15.
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People help a wounded man following an Israeli strike on central Tehran on June 15.
Israeli rescue workers evacuate a woman wounded in an Iranian missile strike on Ramat Gan, just east of Tel Aviv, on June 13.
6 Israeli rescue workers evacuate a woman wounded in an Iranian missile strike on Ramat Gan, just east of Tel Aviv, on June 13.
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An injured man is led away from the scene of an explosion in central Tehran on June 15.
7 An injured man is led away from the scene of an explosion in central Tehran on June 15.
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An injured man is led away from the scene of an explosion in central Tehran on June 15.
An apartment building burns following an Israeli strike on central Tehran on June 15.
8 An apartment building burns following an Israeli strike on central Tehran on June 15.
Israeli rescue workers stand amid buildings damaged in a residential area following an Iranian strike on Tel Aviv on June 16.
9 Israeli rescue workers stand amid buildings damaged in a residential area following an Iranian strike on Tel Aviv on June 16.
A wounded man awaits medical assistance after an Israeli strike on Tehran on June 15.
10 A wounded man awaits medical assistance after an Israeli strike on Tehran on June 15.
An injured man seen in Ramat Gan after a wave of Iranian strikes on Israel on June 13.
11 An injured man seen in Ramat Gan after a wave of Iranian strikes on Israel on June 13.
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