Jerusalem residents take shelter as sirens sound repeatedly

Air raid sirens sounded across Israel on Tuesday as Iran launched a fresh round of strikes, forcing residents to seek cover in underground shelters.

Sirens were heard in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, the northern cities of Metula and Haifa, the southern city of Ashkelon, and in several settlements in the occupied West Bank.

Debris was reported falling in Umm Al Faham area in central Israel, causing some damage.

There were no immediate reports of injuries, the country's Magen David Adom rescue service said.

A China Media Group (CMG) reporter stationed in Jerusalem recorded footage as he sought shelter alongside others.

"I just came to the supermarket to buy some food, and then suddenly the missile attack warning went off. So now everyone is heading to the underground shelter," said reporter Liang Hui.

"I'm currently in an underground shelter. Many people are waiting inside. This is daily life now. It seems that life has returned to normal, but from time to time, people are disturbed by air-raid sirens," said Liang.

The Israeli military said in a statement that air defense systems are working to intercept the missiles.

The attacks came as the deadly regional conflict entered its 11th day on Tuesday. On Feb. 28, Israel and the United States launched joint attacks on Tehran and several other Iranian cities, killing Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, along with senior military commanders and civilians. Iran responded by launching waves of missile and drone strikes targeting Israeli and U.S. assets in the Middle East.

Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli military said it had begun a new series of airstrikes against Iranian government targets in Tehran.

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said Iran is well-prepared to continue missile attacks against Israel and U.S. bases in the region for as long as needed.

Jerusalem residents take shelter as sirens sound repeatedly

Jerusalem residents take shelter as sirens sound repeatedly

Jerusalem residents take shelter as sirens sound repeatedly

Jerusalem residents take shelter as sirens sound repeatedly

Smart, terrain-adaptive harvesters are helping farmers in Bijie City, southwest China's Guizhou Province, make the most of the fine weather to bring in crops in its summer wheat harvest.

At a wheat farming base in Pingzhai Town of Zhijin County, several combine harvesters are busy working in the golden fields.

"We used to get in crops manually. It often rains in the wheat harvesting season, which would leave wheat rotten in the field, mildewed and sprouting. With mechanized harvesting, we've become more efficient. After it is harvested, the wheat can be quickly dried, guaranteeing the wheat quality," said Wang Jun, head of the wheat farming base.

This year, Bijie has widely introduced agricultural machinery services across all stages of summer grain production, from plowing, planting, managing to harvesting. To tackle the mountainous terrains, local operators have fine-tuned their equipment mix and promote small to medium-sized harvesters, which effectively improved the harvest efficiency.

"We're using tracked combine harvesters, which are advantageous in flexibility, as they turn easily in our hilly areas in Guizhou. With three machines, we can harvest about 10 hectares of wheat a day," said Peng Jian, head of an agricultural machinery service cooperative in Bijie's county-level city of Qianxi.

Bijie is set to harvest over 16,600 hectares of wheat this summer. Local authorities have implemented various subsidy policies for agricultural machinery while streamlining service links of equipment dispatch, maintenance, and technical support. The goal is to wrap up the summer wheat harvest by the end of May.

High-tech farming boosts summer harvest in Guizhou