Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week’s G7 meeting that

Iran launched a heavy barrage of missiles at Israeli targets early Monday, hitting Tel Aviv and Haifa and igniting large-scale fires and destruction, in what regional sources described as the most intense assault to date.

Videos of the damage suffered by the US Embassy branch in Tel Aviv are going viral on social media, showing glass window panes shattered inside the building.

At least seven people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Iranian ballistic missile hit Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, overnight on Sunday, domestic media reported. Other reports put the death toll at six people. Israel's police said residential buildings took a "direct hit that caused extensive damage."

Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa in an early morning raid on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns amongst world leaders at this week's G7 meeting that the battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict.