WATCH: Iranian Ballistic Missiles Slam Into Tel Aviv, Killing 3 and Wounding Dozens

Iran unleashed a barrage of over 150 ballistic missiles and more than 100 drones on Israel Friday night, killing at least three people and injuring dozens in a devastating retaliation for Israel’s airstrikes on its nuclear facilities and top military commanders. The assault, codenamed "Operation True Promise III" by Iran, targeted military sites and airbases, with several missiles striking civilian areas in Tel Aviv, Ramat Gan, and Rishon Lezion, causing widespread destruction.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported intercepting most of the incoming projectiles using the Arrow 3 and David’s Sling systems, with support from U.S. forces. Despite this, some missiles penetrated defenses, hitting residential neighborhoods. Magen David Adom, Israel’s emergency service, reported 63 injuries, including one critical case that later proved fatal, one serious, eight mild, and the rest light. Among the dead were Yisrael Aloni, 73, and Etti Cohen Engel, killed in separate strikes in Rishon Lezion and Ramat Gan. A three-month-old baby was rescued from rubble in Rishon Lezion, suffering minor injuries.

“I pulled her into my arms amid complete destruction,” said Fire and Rescue Service Captain Idan Chen, describing the chaotic scene in Rishon Lezion, where 19 were wounded. In Tel Aviv, resident Tali Horesh recounted her family’s two-hour ordeal trapped in a safe room as their high-rise filled with smoke. “The whole building teetered,” she told Israeli media.

The Iranian attack came hours after Israel launched Operation "Rising Lion," a large-scale offensive involving over 200 fighter jets, including F-35I stealth aircraft, targeting Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities in Natanz and Isfahan, as well as military bases in Hamadan and Tabriz. The strikes killed at least eight senior Iranian commanders, including IRGC chief Hossein Salami and armed forces chief Mohammad Bagheri, and three nuclear scientists, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency. The Natanz above-ground enrichment plant was destroyed, and four critical buildings at Isfahan’s nuclear site were damaged, per the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a televised address, called Iran’s nuclear program “a clear and present danger” and vowed to continue strikes “for as long as it takes.” He rejected calls for restraint, stating, “We will hit every site and every target of the ayatollahs’ regime.” Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Israel of starting a war, promising a “painful” response.

Iran’s missile barrage, which included advanced Fattah-1 and Kheibar Shekan missiles, aimed to overwhelm Israel’s layered defenses. While the IDF claimed a high interception rate, the strikes exposed vulnerabilities, with debris and missile fragments causing damage across central Israel. The U.S., while not involved in Israel’s initial attack, assisted in intercepting Iranian missiles, with two Navy destroyers firing a dozen interceptors.