At least 24 people have been killed in Israel as Iran launched retaliatory airstrikes targeting civilian areas. A U.S. Embassy branch in Tel Aviv suffered minor damage.

The Israel Defense Forces said alerts were activated in several areas of the country after the detection of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel. The Air Force was working to intercept them, the IDF said.

The barrage of missiles fired between Israel and Iran continued into a fourth day, with Israel saying it hit an Iranian command center, while Iran hit populated areas of Israel, killing at least eight people.