Iran launches retaliatory strikes after attacks on oil sites, 10 dead in Israel

Israel and Iran engaged in another exchange of attacks from late Saturday into Sunday, resulting in the death of at least ten people in Israel.

Iranian missiles managed to breach Israeli air defenses, striking areas in the northern and central parts of the country, including a scientific facility near Tel Aviv.

The latest round of Iranian missile launches began shortly after 11 p.m. on Saturday, triggering air raid sirens in cities such as Jerusalem and Haifa.

According to Israeli news outlets, a second wave of strikes occurred after 2 a.m., with a significant impact reported in Bat Yam, a city just south of Tel Aviv, where around 35 people were unaccounted for following a missile strike.

Emergency services stated that an eight-storey residential building was hit, and while numerous individuals were rescued, four fatalities were confirmed.

Another Iranian missile hit the town of Tamra in northern Israel, home to a predominantly Palestinian population. Four members of the same family, including a mother and her two daughters aged 13 and 20, were killed in the blast.

On the Iranian side, officials reported that an Israeli strike set fire to the Shahran oil depot in Tehran, though they claimed the situation was brought under control. Israeli missiles also hit a building belonging to Iran’s defense ministry, causing limited damage, according to the semi-official Tasnim news agency.

Iran reported 78 fatalities from Israeli airstrikes on Friday, marking the beginning of Israel’s unexpected assault. An additional 60 people, including 29 children, were killed the following day when a missile strike caused a 14-storey apartment building in Tehran to collapse.