The Israeli military briefly called on residents Saturday to take shelter after detecting fresh missiles launched from Iran towards Israel, reports BSS.
"A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles from Iran toward the State of Israel," the military said on Telegram at 4:40 am (0140 GMT), adding that the air force was "operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat".
About 10 minutes later, the military said, "it is now permitted to leave protected spaces and to remain near them" following a "situational assessment".
Earlier, an Israeli military official said Iran launched on Friday dozens of ballistic missiles at Israel, as sirens sounded and AFP journalists reported loud blasts heard in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
"Dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles are en route to Israel. The people of Israel have been instructed to remain in bomb shelters until further notice," the official said in a statement delivered to journalists on condition of anonymity.
Israel's military said Iran fired fewer than 100 missiles and most were intercepted or fell short. The U.S. military helped shoot down Iranian missiles headed for Israel, two U.S. officials said.
Israel's Channel 12 said two people were critically injured, eight moderately and 34 slightly from shrapnel.
Several buildings were struck in the attack including an apartment block in a residential neighbourhood in Ramat Gan near Tel Aviv. Another building in central Tel Aviv was also struck, causing significant damage to multiple floors.
The Israeli strikes on Iran throughout the day and the Iranian retaliation raised fears of a broader regional conflagration, although Iran's allies Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon have been decimated by Israel.
Iran's state news agency IRNA said Tehran launched hundreds of ballistic missiles at Israel after Israel blasted Iran's huge Natanz underground nuclear site and killed its top military commanders. Iran says its nuclear programme is only for peaceful purposes.
Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir Raihan
