At least eight people were killed early on Monday in a massive Iranian missile strike on Israel, with direct hits reported in Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva, Bnei Brak and Haifa.
In Petah Tikva, four people were killed after an Iranian ballistic missile struck a residential tower. Despite some taking shelter in a fortified room, three elderly residents—two women and one man in their 70s—were fatally injured when the missile made a direct hit. Two of the victims were inside one of the directly hit safe rooms. The other two civilians were likely outside the shelter—one on the floor above and the other in a nearby building—both killed by the blast wave.
Newborn baby hurt in missile strike in Petah Tikvah
(Video: Gal Ganot)
Hours later, rescue crews recovered the body of a man in his 80s from the wreckage of another building in nearby Bnei Brak, where a school was also damaged.
In Haifa, a missile struck another residential area, where three individuals previously reported missing were later found dead under the rubble.
By Monday morning, hospitals across Israel had received 287 people injured in the overnight strikes, including a newborn baby. According to health officials, a 10-year-old boy was in serious condition, 13 were moderately wounded, 240 suffered light injuries and 11 were treated for shock. Another 25 were undergoing further evaluation. The Health Ministry directed clinics and mental health centers to boost psychological support services to reduce non-essential hospital visits.
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Iran fired some 40 missiles in the latest attack, some landing inside the Tel Aviv metropolitan area and in Haifa in the north.
In Tel Aviv, the missiles landed in several locations, including one near the U.S. Embassy compound. Ambassador Mike Huckabee confirmed that the embassy and its consulate would remain closed due to ongoing shelter-in-place orders. “Some minor damage from concussions of Iranian missile hits near the Embassy Branch in Tel Aviv,” Huckabee noted on X, “but no injuries to U.S. personnel.”
Fire broke out as a result of the missile impact in Tel Aviv. Rescue teams were continuing to search for survivors or people trapped in the rubble.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said "new methods" were used in the latest strike to disrupt Israel's multilayered air defense system.