"Footage shows Israeli Home Front Command teams sweeping through damaged buildings and working at the strike site in Arad on Saturday night, as helicopters arrive to evacuate casualties. An Iranian missile struck three residential buildings, leaving at least 75 people injured and two missing. Seven are severely injured, including a five-year-old girl, with 16 moderate, 48 light and four treated for psychological distress. Prime Minister Netanyahu spoke with Arad Mayor Yair Ma'ayan and instructed authorities to provide full government assistance. "This has been a very difficult evening in the battle for our future," he said. Tensions in the Middle East escalated after a joint US-Israeli operation against Iranian targets started on February 28 amid diplomatic talks aimed at limiting Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. Tehran responded with strikes on Israel and US military positions in the region, with explosions reported across Gulf countries. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead on the first day, and his son Mojtaba Khamenei was later named as successor. The conflict also disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a route for about 20 percent of global oil, as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned it could be restricted to allies, driving a global surge in oil prices."