In Israel, many people were injured in another rocket attack from Iran. A 16-year-old boy and two men are in serious condition, according to the Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom. All three were reportedly injured by shrapnel. Another 20 people were lightly injured. Several Israeli media outlets reported that they were injured in a rocket strike in the coastal city of Haifa.
Magen David Adom also reported that a 51-year-old woman suffered cardiac arrest during a rocket alert in the north of the country and died despite resuscitation efforts. A hospital in Haifa reported receiving 19 injured people, including two critically injured, after the rocket hit the city. A Magen David Adom paramedic reported extensive destruction on the streets near the impact site.
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced that a mosque in Haifa was also hit. Clerics who were inside the place of worship were injured. A video released by Saar purportedly shows damage to the building.
Iran also reportedly attacked two air bases in its latest rocket attack on Israel. The targets of the 17th wave of attacks included military installations, defense industry facilities, control centers, and the Nevatim and Hatzerim air bases, according to a statement by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Whether these targets were actually hit cannot currently be independently confirmed. According to Israeli reports, many people were injured.
Iran has fired more ballistic missiles, the Israeli military said. Air defense systems were deployed to intercept the missiles. Several areas of the country were reportedly under rocket alert. Residents in the affected areas were instructed to take shelter. They have since been allowed to leave.
Reports of hits in school
According to unconfirmed reports, there were further impacts; according to the news site"ynet" and the broadcaster Kan, a school building in the center of the country was hit. There were no initial reports of injuries there. According to an eyewitness, several explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Several Israeli media outlets reported that around 25 rockets had recently been fired from Iran. Iran's state broadcaster quoted a military spokesman as saying that"military targets" had been attacked by rockets and drones.
The news portal"Ruydad24" reported that Israel had also attacked the port city of Bushehr. Air defenses had been activated in the major Persian Gulf city. Information on the new target of the attack there was not immediately available. Social media users reported an attack on an air force base at the airport in Bushehr. The city is home to Iran's only nuclear power plant.
