Israeli media reported a significant fire outbreak in central Israel after debris from an Iranian rocket struck a building, igniting flames in a warehouse and a bus parking area in the Sharon region of Greater Tel Aviv. The rocket directly hit an eight-story building in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, causing severe damage and triggering fires that firefighting teams rushed to contain.
This fire comes amid a large-scale Iranian attack on Israel, during which Iran launched multiple rockets and drones targeting several Israeli cities. The assault led to fires in various locations and injuries among civilians. According to Channel 13 Israel, emergency medical teams were dispatched to multiple sites in central Israel to provide assistance, while Israel’s air defense system failed to intercept several rockets that penetrated the airspace and hit critical targets.
Explosions were also heard in areas east of Tel Aviv, Haifa, and around Ben Gurion Airport, amid a state of high alert with sirens sounding in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and other cities. The Israeli Home Front Command announced that initial alerts covered Haifa and Be’er Sheva, with sirens continuing in central and northern Israel.
These developments are part of an escalating military confrontation between Iran and Israel, with Iran firing over one hundred rockets and drones in a wide-ranging attack that resulted in dozens of casualties and the destruction of several residential buildings and facilities in central Israel, further heightening regional tensions and threatening stability.
Israeli firefighting teams continue efforts to extinguish the fires and control the damage caused by the Iranian rocket strikes, amid warnings of ongoing military escalation between the two sides.