Many of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name all of the victims.

Two additional bodies were recovered from the rubble of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam early Monday morning, ZAKA announced. The number of dead in the city alone from the missile strikes has risen to nine since ZAKA's announcement. Another person is still missing in the city due to the strikes, KAN reported.

Rescue efforts continue Sunday as residents recall near escapes and the city begins reckoning with its wounds; Netanyahu, Herzog, and Ben Gvir visit the scene The post In a race against time, Bat Yam searches for survivors of Iran strike amid grief and dust appeared first on The Times of Israel.

We've taken a very hard hit, but our spirit is strong, and we will prevail,' says Tzvika Brot, on the harrowing moments of the missile impact in his city.

BAT YAM, Israel/DUBAI/WASHINGTON — Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday (June 15), killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side to take precautions against further strikes.

An Iranian ballistic missile struck a 10-story residential building in Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, during a wave of attacks on Israel last night

The ballistic missile fired by Iran contained hundreds of kilograms of explosives and caused a large amount of destruction.

The Bat Yam municipality announced that Efrat Saranga, a 44-year-old resident of the city, was murdered early in the morning when an Iranian missile struck her building.