Iran retaliatory strikes damage Tel Aviv

A factory in an industrial zone in Israel's Negev region caught fire after being hit by an Iranian missile, Israel's Channel 12 reported. The strike was part of Iran's first wave of retaliatory attacks targeting southern Israel, prompting the Israeli military to activate air defense systems to intercept incoming projectiles identified as having been launched from Tehran.

Warning sirens sounded across multiple locations during the first attack, including the cities of Beersheba and Arad, as well as throughout the Negev region. Social media images showed flames engulfing the factory with thick smoke billowing from the industrial area. The Israeli army confirmed that air defense crews were deployed to counter the missile threat.

Second wave strikes central Israel

Iran's second retaliatory strike targeted central Israel, triggering sirens across a wide area including Gush Dan, the densely populated region known as greater Tel Aviv. According to the Yedioth Ahronot newspaper, a fire broke out in an apartment building in the Rosh HaAyin area, located east of Tel Aviv, as a direct result of the missile attack.

In Petah Tikva, a building sustained damage, while several streets in Tel Aviv itself were also hit. Israel's emergency service, Magen David Adom, announced that its teams had been dispatched to affected areas in Tel Aviv and the neighboring city of Bnei Brak.

Debris spreads across seven cities

Israel's state broadcaster KAN reported that missile debris and shrapnel landed at 17 different sites across seven cities in central Israel following the second Iranian strike. The attacks come amid escalating hostilities that began with a joint US-Israeli offensive against Iran on Feb. 28, which has since triggered multiple waves of Iranian retaliation targeting Israeli territory as well as US military assets in the region.