Iran launches at Israel, sirens in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
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Israel and Iran exchanged missile fire for a fifth consecutive day Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump abruptly left the G7 summit and warned Tehran residents to "immediately evacuate" amid rising fears of a wider conflict.
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."
Eliezer Reinhold lives in a suburb of Tel Aviv, Petah Tikva. Reinhold is the father-in-law of Florida State University’s Chabad of Tallahassee Rabbi, Schneur Oirechman. Reinhold visits Tallahassee several times a year, but is currently in Israel. He said the last few days have been long, and every night brings the chance for missile attacks.
Smoke and missiles have lit up the skies in Israel and Iran in a fierce standoff triggered by fears over Tehran’s expanding nuclear program. Since June 13, hundreds of military strikes have been exchanged as the two nations remain locked in a conflict that shows no signs of abating.
Iran launched missiles at Israel. Israeli defense systems are active, and leaders warn of an escalating conflict.
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.