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Israel’s military said it struck a major underground bunker in Iran using more than 50 fighter jets and over 100 munitions.

The bunker was reportedly built for Iranian leaders to use during emergencies. Iran has spent decades constructing such underground facilities, AP reported.

Israel said the strikes also targeted the Supreme National Security Council building and a Revolutionary Guard military academy.

At least 217 people have been killed and 798 others wounded in Israeli strikes in Lebanon since Monday, the country’s health ministry said.

The casualties come as fighting escalates after attacks on Iran triggered a wider conflict in the Middle East.

Hezbollah launched missiles and drones into Israel, while Israel responded with heavy strikes on southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs.

An airstrike was reported near an Iranian compound in Lebanon, according to the state-run National News Agency. It was not immediately clear how close the strike was to the Iranian facility. 

Earlier, Iran warned it would consider Israeli embassies in neighboring countries as targets if its embassy in Lebanon is attacked, according to AP.

AP reported that Iran’s General Staff of the Armed Forces said Thursday it had not launched a drone toward Azerbaijan, rejecting accusations that Iranian drones crossed the border during the expanding regional conflict.

The denial came after Azerbaijani officials reported that drones struck the country’s Nakhchivan region, damaging infrastructure and injuring civilians, including at Nakhchivan International Airport. Azerbaijan condemned the incident and demanded an explanation from Tehran.

Iranian authorities insisted they do not target neighboring countries, even as tensions escalate during the wider Middle East war.