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"Police and emergency personnel rushed to Tel Aviv on Tuesday after Iranian missiles struck central Israel, leaving at least eight people injured. Footage shows crews inspecting debris, where cars have been toppled and notable damage to homes, while residents evacuate the area. "We heard a serious boom, and we immediately understood that something had happened in our building. We also have cameras pointing at the missiles, and we saw the beginning of a gathering of people here. We realised something had happened to the car," a resident said. "Luckily for us, luckily for all the tenants of the building, the shrapnel came down through the roof. We live on the roof, and it didn't hit anything, just directly into the car. It didn't seriously hit any of the houses, and that's it; the car is gone. What can we do?" she added. Israeli media claims the missile had cluster warheads and impacted the cities of Bnei Brak, Givat Shmuel, Petah Tikva, and Tel Aviv. Authorities continue to urge residents to follow air‑raid warnings. Tensions escalated after a joint US-Israeli strike on Iranian targets on February 28 amid diplomatic talks to curb Iran's nuclear and missile programmes. Tehran retaliated with attacks on Israel and US bases across the region, with explosions reported in Gulf countries. Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was confirmed dead on the first day, and his son Mojtaba Khamenei was later named as successor. Trump said via social media that he was postponing attacks on power plants until April 6, which Tehran denied. However, the pause was broken as US and Israeli forces struck near Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant on March 27, the third such hit in ten days, drawing urgent warnings from the IAEA. He also told reporters he could seize Kharg Island's oil facilities by temporarily occupying the island, while Netanyahu confirmed plans to expand security zones in neighbouring countries. The conflict has forced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which carries one-fifth of the world's oil; caused QatarEnergy to pause LNG production; and pulled in Lebanon's Hezbollah. Tensions also rose in the Red Sea, where Yemen's Houthi fighters, backed by Iran, have threatened to block traffic through the Bab el‑Mandeb Strait."
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