Missiles hit multiple targets in civilian areas and key infrastructure, while the Israeli military carried out strikes in Tehran.
The death toll in Israel rose to 25 on Monday, after the bodies of three people were found in Haifa (north) and the body of an 80-year-old man near Tel Aviv, Israeli police and rescuers reported. In addition, a total of 92 people were evacuated to hospitals early this morning, including only one woman in serious condition with “facial injuries” and six in moderate condition. With the latest 10 deaths, there are now 25 dead since the start of Iranian bombings against Israel in retaliation for the assassination last Friday of senior military officials, civilians and nuclear scientists. Search and rescue teams recovered the bodies of three people missing Monday morning in Haifa following Iranian attacks several hours earlier. Shortly before, police officers found the body of an elderly man in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv, in a building adjacent to one hit by a missile. Meanwhile, emergency services had already confirmed last night the deaths of two men and two women, all in their 70s, following collisions with at least one 20-story building in Petah Tikva, a city about 10 kilometers east of Tel Aviv.
“Search and rescue operations continue at two of the four locations,” confirmed the Israeli emergency service Magen David Adom. In addition to these eight deaths, another eight were killed in an attack in Bat Yam , south of Tel Aviv, early Sunday morning; four women were killed—including a girl and her sister—in the Arab city of Tamra, near Haifa, which has no public bunkers; and three were killed on the first night of the attacks. In addition, two Israelis died on Monday after an Iranian missile hit their bunker. In response to this situation, the Red Star of David posted a message on its Facebook account asking the public to donate blood in response to the number of victims of the Iranian attacks in response to the Israeli bombings.
“Due to the security situation, there is a severe shortage of blood supplies,” the agency explained in its statement, adding that “donations will be made in accordance with the instructions of the National Command at various centers throughout the country.” Iranian attacks have damaged the power grid in this area of central Israel, so “teams are working on the ground to neutralize security risks and repair infrastructure and restore power,” the state-owned electricity company reported.
