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

Two additional bodies were recovered from the rubble of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam early Monday morning, ZAKA announced. The number of dead in the city alone from the missile strikes has risen to nine since ZAKA's announcement. Another person is still missing in the city due to the strikes, KAN reported.

Rescue efforts continue Sunday as residents recall near escapes and the city begins reckoning with its wounds; Netanyahu, Herzog, and Ben Gvir visit the scene The post In a race against time, Bat Yam searches for survivors of Iran strike amid grief and dust appeared first on The Times of Israel.

There are reports of injuries after Iranian attacks on Haifa and Tel Aviv overnight, with earlier strikes by Israel on the Iranian capital.

We've taken a very hard hit, but our spirit is strong, and we will prevail,' says Tzvika Brot, on the harrowing moments of the missile impact in his city.

Israel has launched a series of strikes against Iran, targeting the country’s nuclear program and other military infrastructure. Iran has launched its own strikes in retaliation.

An Iranian ballistic missile struck a 10-story residential building in Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, during a wave of attacks on Israel last night

The ballistic missile fired by Iran contained hundreds of kilograms of explosives and caused a large amount of destruction.