Israeli And Iran Trade Aerial Strikes As Conflict Enters 4th Day
The blast concussion from an Iranian missile caused some damage to the US Embassy branch building in Tel Aviv—amid a volley of strikes launched by Iran early on Monday—while Israel claimed it had struck the headquarters of Iran's elite Quds Force unit, as the escalating conflict between the two countries entered its fourth day.
A young boy walks through the debris at the site of an Iranian missile strike in Bnei Brak, east of ... More Tel Aviv.
In a statement on X, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said there was 'some minor damage from concussions of Iranian missile hits' near the U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv, but noted there were no injuries to U.S. personnel.
The ambassador noted that the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem will remain closed on Monday, as 'shelter in place' orders are still in effect.
In a follow-up post, Huckabee clarified again that there were 'NO INJURIES' to U.S. personnel at the embassy branch and 'the minor damage to property were from the shock waves.'
Iran fired a new salvo of missiles at Israel early on Monday, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly a hundred, Haaretz reported.
The Israeli military said it struck the headquarters of Iran's elite Quds force, the special paramilitary organization that coordinates with Iran-allied militias across the Middle East, including Hezbollah, the Houthis and Hamas.
The IDF claimed its overnight strikes managed to destroy '1/3 of the Iranian regime's missile launches.'
At least 224 people have been killed in Iran since Israel began its attacks on the country on Friday, according to the Iranian Health Ministry. A spokesperson for the ministry, Hossein Kermanpour, said 1,277 people injured by the attacks have been hospitalized so far and claimed 90% of them were civilians.
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