Video footage captured the fiery aftermath of a ballistic missile attack that hit Ramat Gan, a neighborhood east of Tel Aviv, on Tuesday night, killing at least two people, according to Israeli officials.
The footage shows a car bursting into flames, wreckage strewn across the street as emergency workers assess the crash scene and ambulance sirens sound in the background.
The missile was launched by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which said it targeted central Israel to avenge the killing of Ali Larijani, secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and one of the country’s most powerful figures.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said it has launched Khorramshahr-4 and Qadr missiles with multiple warheads, which it said have a higher chance of evading missile defense systems and could overwhelm radar tracking.
ISRAEL BREAKS BACK AFTER COORDINATED IRAN-HEZBOLLAH MISSILE, DRONE ATTACKS, URGES BEIRUT TO CONTROL TERRORISTS
Emergency workers respond to a ballistic missile attack that killed a couple in their 70s in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan, Israel, according to published reports. (Alexi J. Rosenfeld/Getty Images)
Israel said the two victims killed in the overnight strike were a couple in their 70s.
The attack is part of a rapidly escalating tit-for-tat conflict that began on February 28 following US and Israeli attacks on Iran, which have since killed several senior Iranian officials. They include Larijani and General Gholam Reza Soleimani, head of the Revolutionary Guards’ Basij militia, who were killed on Tuesday.
A first responder on the scene after a deadly Iranian ballistic missile attack lands near Tel Aviv. (Magen David Adom)
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz also said that Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmaeil Khatib was killed in a nighttime attack, although Iran has not confirmed his death.
Iran launched a retaliatory missile against Israel on Tuesday night. (Magen David Adom)
Iran has responded with a widening campaign of missile and drone strikes targeting Israel, US-allied positions and energy infrastructure in the Persian Gulf, including attacks reported in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain.
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP
The wider conflict has raised fears of a regional war and possible disruptions to global energy supplies, as Iran has also threatened shipping through the Strait of Hormuz – a crucial transit route for the world’s oil.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
