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by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent
TEL AVIV/JERUSALEM (Worthy News) – Two people have been killed near Tel Aviv during what Israeli authorities describe as an Iranian missile barrage, with emergency responders saying police were dealing with “several” impact sites in and around Israel’s economic hub.
“We saw smoke rising from a building with extensive damage and shattered glass. From among the debris, we saw two unconscious casualties, with no pulse and not breathing, with severe injuries to their bodies,” the Magen David Adom emergency responder said in a statement, adding medics had pronounced the two people dead at the scene.
Footage obtained by Worthy News showed massive explosions lighting up the night sky above the city of 500,000 people, as air raid sirens sounded and residents reacted in shock.
Israeli authorities said air defense systems were activated, but it was not immediately clear how many projectiles were intercepted around Tel Aviv.
There have been reports that Iran-backed Hezbollah also participated in the attack, potentially launching rockets from Lebanon, but this has not yet been independently confirmed and no official claim has been verified.
EVACUATION ORDERS
Earlier Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued a fresh evacuation order for the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre and its surrounding villages and Palestinian refugee camps, sparking an exodus of residents from Lebanon’s fourth largest city.
“Hezbollah’s terrorist activities are forcing the [Israel Defense Forces] to act against it with force. The IDF does not intend to harm you,” the IDF’s Arabic spokesperson Colonel Avichay Adraee said in comments published on social media platform X.
Israel’s assault on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon has killed hundreds of people in recent weeks, according to Lebanese health authorities, though the figures do not clearly distinguish between civilians and fighters and remain difficult to independently verify amid the ongoing conflict.
Images on social media showed long traffic jams of cars trying to leave the city. The IDF issued an evacuation warning for Tyre last week, but many residents reportedly stayed until the latest escalation.
More than one million people in Lebanon — nearly one in five of the population — have been displaced as Israel has placed more than 100 towns and villages under evacuation orders in recent weeks, according to humanitarian estimates.
US BOMBING TARGETS
The latest missile strikes against Tel Aviv also came after the United States military, Israel’s key ally, said Tuesday that it had targeted sites along Iran’s coastline near the Strait of Hormuz, citing concerns that Iranian anti-ship missile systems posed a risk to international shipping.
Shipping disruptions have intensified in the region. Industry and security sources say numerous vessels — particularly oil and liquefied natural gas tankers — have been delayed, rerouted, or are waiting outside the Strait of Hormuz due to the security situation.
The waterway normally carries roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply, making any disruption a major concern for global markets.
While Iran has threatened to close the strait, there has been no full confirmed shutdown.
However, the escalating conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States has already begun to impact energy flows and raise fears of broader economic consequences.
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