TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel struck Iran’s state-run television station Monday during a live broadcast, forcing a reporter to run off camera following an explosion.

Iran’s state-run news agency reported that state-run television abruptly stopped a live broadcast after the Israeli strike.

During the broadcast, an Iranian state television reporter said the studio was filling with dust after “the sound of aggression against the homeland.” Suddenly, an explosion occurred, cutting the screen behind her as she hurried off camera. The broadcast quickly switched to prerecorded programs.

Israel had issued a warning the evacuate the area of Iran’s capital where the TV studios are located an hour earlier.

Iranian News Anchor: There Were ‘Bodies of Reporters’ After Israeli Strike

Anchor Sahar Emami came back on-air from another studio soon after rushing off-camera when Israel struck the state-run Iranian TV station.

Speaking with another anchor, Emami said that “bodies of reporters” were at the site of the initial broadcast, and images showed smoke and flames in the sky.

Israel Defense Minister Takes Credit for Strike

“The Iranian regime’s propaganda and incitement broadcasting authority was attacked by the IDF after a widespread evacuation of the area’s residents,” Israel Katz said in a statement. “We will strike the Iranian dictator everywhere.”

Human rights groups say deliberately targeting journalists is a war crime.

The website for Iranian state TV, iribnews.ir,  also was inaccessible. The site displayed this message: “The website server is temporarily unavailable.”