At least 8 people were killed as a result of an Iranian ballistic missile falling in the city of Beit Shemesh near Jerusalem, reports Israeli journalist Amit Segal.
Update: Israeli Channel 9 writes, citing an eyewitness, that an Iranian missile hit a public shelter where people were hiding. In his opinion, the death toll is higher than has been allowed to be published so far and most of them are children.
Earlier, The Times of Israel wrote with reference to the Magen David Adom ambulance service that at least 20 were wounded. Among them is a 10-year-old girl who was seriously injured.
Rescue services are on the scene.
As a result of a direct missile hit, a residential building collapsed, Channel 9 clarifies .
On February 28, an Iranian missile hit a residential building in Tel Aviv, killing one woman and injuring dozens of people.
In Iran, according to the latest data from the Iranian Red Crescent Society, 201 people were killed and another 747 were injured as a result of the strikes.
In the Middle East, the war is going on for the second day between the United States and Israel on one side and Iran on the other. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in Israeli strikes.