The Israel Defense Forces said alerts were activated in several areas of the country after the detection of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel. The Air Force was working to intercept them, the IDF said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israeli strikes against Iran have set Iran’s nuclear program back a “very, very long time.”

Iranian missile strike damaged the US embassy in Tel Aviv and residential areas, escalating the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, with both sides exchanging missile attacksExplosions rocked Haifa,

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."

The Israeli military has issued similar evacuation warnings for civilians in parts of Gaza and Lebanon ahead of strikes.