Iran Strikes Back: A new Batch of Missiles Rattle Tel Aviv with Deadly Attack
Iran launched a new batch of missiles targeting Tel Aviv and large areas in northern 'Israel', amid a state of high alert, Israeli media reported Saturday morning. Iranian state television reported a new round of 'True Promise 3' attacks.
The Israeli Home Front Command said the sixth batch of Iranian missiles targeted large areas of 'Israel'.
Tel Aviv after Iran attack pic.twitter.com/cG63FYJcYn
— Mehr News Agency (@MehrnewsCom) June 14, 2025
Iranian missiles were able to bypass the Arrow and Patriot missile defense systems. Israeli media reported that 2 people were killed in a missile attack on Rishon LeZion in central Israel. An Israeli news outlet noted that there was great concern for many of the injured under the rubble, adding that 10 firefighting and rescue teams were working in the area.
Meanwhile, Israel's Ichilov Hospital announced that it had received dozens wounded as a result of the Iranian missile attack.
WATCH | Video documents massive destruction in Tel Aviv, Rishon LeZion, from the Iranian missile attacks. pic.twitter.com/AEThJPhLYj
— The Cradle (@TheCradleMedia) June 14, 2025
Israeli reports indicated extensive destruction in the central region as a result of the recent missile barrage from Iran.
The death toll from the Iranian attacks has risen to four, according to Israeli media, in addition to dozens of injuries, some of them critical.
Some reports suggest that the Israeli military affairs ministry was also successfully targeted.
Israeli occupation authorities have imposed censorship, restricting the release of images and videos from the sites of destruction amid fears of further Iranian retaliation, as tensions soar and fears of future waves of missile attacks intensify.
Iranian missiles caused unprecedented destruction and damage in numerous areas, most notably Tel Aviv. Israeli media reported that approximately 300 rockets were launched from Iranian territory in three waves.
In this context, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported that Iranian missiles completely destroyed nine buildings, while hundreds of other buildings were damaged in Ramat Gan in central 'Israel'.
In his turn, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi, speaking to state television, said the Operation True Promise III 'will continue as long as necessary,' while vowing to avenge the blood of martyrs.
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