‘Nothing was left': Israeli residents react to Iranian missile strike
At least three people were killed after an Iranian missile hit a residential building in the central Israeli town of Petah Tikva, according to Israeli police. One resident said that after they heard the air raid sirens, they only had about two minutes to shelter before the missile landed.
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