UPDATES WITH INJURIES TOLL, REVISES HEADLINE, LEDE, CHANGES DECK
By Ikram Kouachi and Rania Abu Shamala
ANKARA /ISTANBUL(AA) – At least 17 people were injured in an Iranian missile attack on the northern Israeli city of Haifa on Friday.
“In the direct hit on Haifa, 17 people were wounded, including three in serious condition and 14 lightly injured from blast and shrapnel,” the Israeli Emergency Service, Magen David Adom, reported on X.
The Israeli army said its defense systems have been activated following missile launches from Iran.
Israel's Channel 12 reported that 25 rockets were fired from Iran toward Israel.
It added that Iranian rockets fell in six locations in the greater Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Beersheba areas in central, northern, and southern Israel.
An Anadolu correspondent reported that explosions were heard in central Israel as Iranian missiles were intercepted.
Hostilities broke out last Friday when Israel launched airstrikes on several sites across Iran, including military and nuclear facilities, prompting Tehran to launch retaliatory strikes.
Israeli authorities said at least 25 people have been killed and hundreds injured since then in Iranian missile attacks.
Meanwhile, in Iran, 639 people have been killed and more than 1,300 wounded in the Israeli assault, according to Iranian media reports.