Iranian missile strike damaged the US embassy in Tel Aviv and residential areas, escalating the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, with both sides exchanging missile attacksExplosions rocked Haifa,

The recent Iranian missile barrage on Israel has caused severe destruction in the coastal city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.

Many of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name all of the victims.

Onlookers gathered on Saturday at a central Tel Aviv residential building next door to Israel’s defense headquarters that was damaged after it took a hit from what appeared to be shrapnel from an overnight missile barrage from Iran.

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The death toll is growing as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day on Sunday, and Israel is warning that worse is to come. Israel targeted Iran's Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites it alleged were associated with Iran's nuclear program,