Iran renews missile attacks on Israel, hitting several buildings and wounding dozens of people

Rescue employees, police and army examine the location the place an Iranian missile struck in Bnei Brak, close to Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, June 16, 2025.
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Iran launched a brand new wave of missile attacks on Israel early Monday (June 16, 2025), triggering air raid sirens throughout the nation as emergency companies reported projectiles hanging and shrapnel falling in Israel’s north and heart, wounding at the least 67 people.

Powerful explosions, possible from Israel’s protection programs intercepting Iranian missiles, rocked Tel Aviv shortly earlier than daybreak, ushering in a fourth day of open warfare between the regional foes. Plumes of black smoke rose into the sky over the key coastal metropolis.

Authorities within the central Israeli metropolis of Petah Tikva close to Tel Aviv mentioned that Iranian missiles had hit a residential constructing there, charring concrete partitions, blowing out home windows and closely damaging a number of residences. There was no fast phrase on the quantity of casualties from that strike as rescuers searched by means of the ruins.

Israel’s Magen David Adom emergency service mentioned it was treating 67 wounded people evacuated from 4 totally different locations hit by missile strikes. It mentioned most of the people had been in average or gentle situation.

Iranian state TV mentioned the nation fired at the least 100 missiles at Israel, signaling that it had no intention of yielding to worldwide requires de-escalation because it pressed on with its retaliation for Israel’s shock assault Friday on Tehran’s quickly advancing nuclear program and army management.

The newest salvo comes after a weekend of escalating tit-for-tat attacks between Israel and Iran that raised fears of a wider, extra harmful regional conflict.

Iran on Sunday mentioned Israel struck oil refineries, killed the intelligence chief of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard and hit inhabitants facilities in intensive aerial attacks that raised the demise toll from Israel’s marketing campaign to 224 people. Health authorities additionally reported that 1,277 had been wounded, with out distinguishing between army officers and civilians.

Israel mentioned Iran had fired over 270 missiles since Friday, 22 of which slipped by means of the nation’s refined multi-tiered air defenses and triggered havoc in residential suburbs, killing 14 people and wounding 390 others as of late Sunday.