Woman killed and dozens injured as Tel Aviv hit by Iranian missiles
The victim, a foreign caregiver, had failed to reach a bomb shelter before impact
The first Israeli civilian fatality of the war has been reported as Iranian retaliation intensifies following joint US-Israel strikes.
Iran has hit back with ballistic fire on numerous urban centres including Tel Aviv, leaving widespread damage and at least 20 injured
A ballistic missile fired from Iran struck a residential building in central Tel Aviv late on Saturday night killing a woman in her 40s and injuring at least two dozen others, including children and an infant rushed to hospital by emergency services.
According to Israeli authorities the victim, a foreign caregiver, had failed to reach a bomb shelter before impact and was critically wounded by the explosion. Fire and debris rippled through two apartment blocks, forcing rescue teams to pull survivors from the wreckage amid heavy structural damage.
It marks the first confirmed Israeli civilian death in the latest round of hostilities that erupted after a major joint US-Israeli offensive on Iranian targets and subsequent Iranian missile barrages on Israeli population centres. Sirens echoed across the city as residents raced for cover while services cancelled public gatherings and heightened alerts remained in place.
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