IRAN has launched fresh waves of missiles into Israel injuring at least 23 people just hours after the US blitzed its key nuclear sites.
Tehran, reeling from the unprecedented airstrikes, has warned of “everlasting consequences” in retaliation to US involvement.
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Two waves of around 20 and 10 missiles were fired at targets across Israel, according to the IDF.
The weapons penetrated air defences and caused damage in four civilian locations, including Tel Aviv.
Thirteen people were wounded in the Tel Aviv area, six in Nes Tziona, three in Haifa, and one on a highway near Beer Yaakov.
The person injured on the road was in “moderate” condition, whilst the other victims were all “lightly” wounded.
Sirens failed to sound in Haifa, and the IDF said it was investigating a possible malfunction with the “interceptor”.
Iranian state media claimed that a Khyber missile was deployed for the first time in the conflict.
Announcing the fresh attack, the Mehr news agency said: The twentieth wave of large-scale missile-drone operations by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s armed forces was carried out against the military targets of the Zionist regime.”
In the Ramat Aviv area of Tel Aviv, holes were ripped into the fronts of apartment buildings and houses burned out.
Tel Aviv mayor Ron Huldai said: “Houses here were hit very, very badly.
“Fortunately, one of them was slated for demolition and reconstruction, so there were no residents inside.
“Those who were in the shelter are all safe and well. The damage is very, very extensive, but in terms of human life, we are okay.”
Israeli police reported “the fall of weapon fragments” in the area of northern port of Haifa, where local authorities said emergency services were heading to an “accident site”.
The missile salvos mark Iran’s first move since the Trump ordered heavy precision strikes on three of its nuclear sites.
The regime’s foreign minister, Abbas, said: “The events this morning are outrageous and will have everlasting consequences.”
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He also claimed the airstrikes amounted to a “grave violation” of international law, and said “Iran reserves all options to defend its sovereignty, interest, and people”.
At least 50 Iranian missiles are thought to have struck down in Israel during the ten days of conflict.
But more than 450 have been intercepted by Israel’s sophisticated air defences, along with around 1,000 drones, according to the latest figures from the Israeli military.
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