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Air defenses in Saudi Arabia intercepted seven ballistic missiles and 24 drones overnight and into Wednesday morning, the country's Ministry of Defense said in a series of posts on social media.

Drone and missile interceptions happened across several regions, the ministry said.

Six ballistic missiles launched toward the Prince Sultan Air Base were intercepted, the ministry said. Seven drones heading towards an oil field in the southeast of the country near the border with the United Arab Emirates were intercepted.

"Two drones heading towards the Shaybah oil field were intercepted and destroyed," the ministry said.

Another five drones were intercepted and destroyed, the ministry said in separate posts.

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The Israel Defense forces on Wednesday said it had begun a "wide-scale wave" of attacks against Iranian targets, as well as Hezbollah-related targets in Beirut, Lebanon.

"The IDF has begun a wide-scale wave of strikes targeting Iranian terror regime infrastructure across Iran," the Israeli military said. "Simultaneously, the IDF has begun striking Hezbollah infrastructure in Beirut."

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched overnight its "most intense and heaviest operation," according to Iranian state media.

The wave of attacks, which Iran said was aimed at U.S. and Israeli targets, included some three hours of missile launches, including the firing of a "Khorramshahr," a type of medium-range ballistic missile, state media reported.

"We continue to carry out our continuous attacks with purpose and power, and in the continuation of the war, we only think about the complete surrender of the enemy," the IRGC told Iranian state media. "We will end the war when the shadow of war is lifted from the country."

The Israel Defense Forces said on social media overnight that it had detected missiles launches from Iran toward Israel, saying that its defense systems were working to destroy the missiles.

The ministries of defense in both the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain warned residents early on Wednesday of potential threats. Sirens were sounding in Bahrain, the country's ministry said on social media.

"MOD asserts that the sounds heard are the result of the Air Defence Systems intercepting missiles and drones," the UAE ministry said on social media.

The near-total internet blackout in Iran has entered its 12th day, surpassing 264 hours with connectivity below 1% of usual levels, NetBlocks, a web monitoring organization, said on Wednesday morning.

"Meanwhile, the regime's spokesperson has confirmed observations pointing to a whitelisting system, stating that only the approved are given a voice," NetBlocks said on social media.