JERUSALEM

Three Israelis were lightly injured Sunday from debris of an intercepted Iranian missile in Tel Aviv, local media reported.

The daily Yedioth Ahronoth said sirens sounded in central Israel when fragments fell in several areas in Tel Aviv, causing damage to buildings and vehicles.

Israeli Channel 12 said three people sustained minor injuries after a missile carrying a cluster bomb warhead spread submunitions across the area.

Videos broadcast by Israeli media showed extensive damage to a building in Tel Aviv after it partially collapsed, with several cars catching fire, amid widespread panic among Israelis.

The channel said another missile was launched toward the city of Eilat on the Red Sea coast in southern Israel, but was intercepted by air defenses.

Hostilities have escalated since Feb. 28 when Israel and the US launched joint attacks on Iran, killing around 1,200 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Iran has retaliated with drone and missile strikes targeting Israel, Jordan, Iraq, and Gulf countries hosting US military assets.

*Writing by Rania Abushamala in Istanbul.