Israeli police and search and rescue teams deploy to the area begin investigation and search operations.  Credit: 'ISRAELI POLICE / HANDOUT
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Israeli authorities reported that more than 80 people suffered mostly minor injuries, and that there were reports of damage in the cities of Haifa and Tel Aviv, and along the coast.

Israeli police and search and rescue teams deploy to the area begin investigation and search operations.  Credit: 'ISRAELI POLICE / HANDOUT
Israeli police and search and rescue teams deploy to the Tel Aviv area begin investigation and search operations. Credit: ‘ISRAELI POLICE / HANDOUT (Anadolu via Getty Images)

Following the Iranian barrage, Israel’s military said it had “swiftly neutralised” the Iranian missile launchers that had fired, and that it had begun a series of strikes toward military targets in western Iran.

The scene after one of the missiles launched by Iran in retaliation for Israeli attacks struck the centre of Tel Aviv. Credit: 'ISRAELI POLICE / HANDOUT
The scene after one of the missiles launched by Iran in retaliation for Israeli attacks struck the centre of Tel Aviv. Credit: ‘ISRAELI POLICE / HANDOUT (Anadolu via Getty Images)

Iran says it fired one of its biggest ballistic missiles targeting Israel after US strikes

Iranian state TV showed what appeared to be previous test-firing footage of the Khorramshahr-4 missile, with an on-screen caption saying it was used in a barrage on Israel.

It says it launched 40 missiles, including  the Khorramshahr-4 missile.

Rescue workers and firefighters survey the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv.
Rescue workers and firefighters survey the site of a direct missile strike launched from Iran in Tel Aviv. (AP)

The Khorramshahr-4 has the heaviest payload of Iran’s ballistic missile fleet, which analysts say may be designed to keep the weapon under a 2000-kilometre range limit imposed by the country’s supreme leader.

Iranian says the missile has a 2000-kilometre range with a 1500-kilogram warhead.

The missile is named after an Iranian city that was the scene of heavy fighting during the Iran-Iraq War in the 1980s.

The missile also is called Kheibar, after a Jewish fortress conquered by the Muslims in the 7th century — in what is now Saudi Arabia.

Emergency workers respond to a site after a reported Iranian missile strike.
Emergency workers respond to a site after a reported Iranian missile strike. (Getty)

Israel says it took out two of Iran’s F-5 fighter jets

Israel says it hit the aircraft at Iran’s Dezful airport. The F-5s are part of Iran’s aging fleet of fighter jets from the era of the shah. Israel released black-and-white footage showing one of the aircrafts being destroyed.

Israel previously hit F-14 Tomcats flown by the Iranian military in the war. However, it isn’t clear if these aircraft were airworthy as many have been grounded over the years due to a lack of parts.

Israel also said it struck other sites, including around Isfahan’s airport. Iran has not acknowledged losses of aircraft or other materiel in the war so far.

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