In pictures: Iranian retaliatory strikes cause extensive damage in Israel
Immediately after the first salvo, a thick plume of smoke billowed over the coastal Israeli city of Tel Aviv, an AFP journalist reported.
A residential building next to the defence ministry in Tel Aviv was also struck. (Faiz Abu Rmelah/Middle East Eye)
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