Iranian missiles strike Tel Aviv and Haifa amid Israeli defense failures.

In an unprecedented escalation, Iran launched a wide-ranging missile attack targeting several areas in Israel this Monday morning, including the Nevatim Airbase near Tel Aviv, Haifa Port, Ammonia Factory, and the city's power station, causing massive fires and explosions. The British security company "Ambrey" confirmed that Iranian ballistic missiles caused significant damage to Haifa Port infrastructure. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported 3 fatalities and over 100 injuries, with the Israeli army acknowledging the failure to intercept at least 10 missiles in Tel Aviv and Haifa. They warned residents against sharing footage or information about strike locations, fearing Iran could exploit it to enhance future attacks. The wave of bombardment extended from the Galilee in the north to Eilat in the south, with loud explosions heard in Jerusalem. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the strikes were carried out using new and advanced methods that disrupted Israel's multi-layered defense systems. This Iranian response follows a series of Israeli strikes targeting sites inside Iran in recent days, including explosions in Tehran, assassinations of military leaders and nuclear scientists, and strikes on oil facilities and government buildings. The Iranian Health Ministry announced that Israeli strikes resulted in the deaths of 224 people, including a large number of civilians, and injured over a thousand others, according to a ministry spokesperson. Concerns are growing over a potential widespread escalation that could ignite the region, amidst ongoing confrontations and exchanges of strikes marking a qualitative development in the Israeli-Iranian conflict, amid cautious international monitoring and escalating tensions regionally and internationally.