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Residents of Tel Aviv woke up on Saturday to scenes of destruction in parts of the city as Israel and Iran exchanged strikes throughout the night.
Blasts were heard in the city and Jerusalem in the early morning, with at least three people killed and more than 64 injured by Iranian strikes, Israeli authorities said.
Videos circulating on social media showed the moment a missile struck a building in the Kirya area of Tel Aviv that is home to a military headquarters and the ministry of defence. Footage shows a large plume of smoke following an explosion on impact.
A heavily destroyed apartment building is shown in the aftermath.
Explosions have been reported throughout the night across Tel Aviv, where people were seen running out into the streets, carrying their children to safety.
The US ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said on Saturday morning that he had gone to shelters five times during the night following Iran’s missile strikes.
“Been rough nite in Israel. Had to head to shelter 5 times during the nite,” Mr Huckabee wrote on X. “It’s now Shabbat here. Should be quiet. Probably won’t be. Entire nation under orders to stay near shelter.”
The Iranian missile attacks hit homes in Rishon Lezion, south of Tel Aviv, and in the city of Ramat Gan, east of the capital, according to authorities.
Search teams were looking for any residents trapped under the rubble in Rishon Lezion on Saturday morning, the police said.
Another video, filmed by Reuters news agency, shows a missile streaking towards the ground before striking the Kirya area at approximately 1.35am local time.
The Israeli military said it identified more Iranian drones heading toward Israel early on Saturday.
“A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of UAVs launched from Iran toward the State of Israel,” the military said in a statement.
Iran’s strikes come in response to Israel’s attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets that started early on Friday.
In Iran, more than 64 people were killed and 320 injured, mostly civilians, said authorities as the attacks targeted the country's senior military leaders and nuclear scientists.
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said late on Friday that Iran had “crossed red lines” by firing at civilian population centres.
