Iran launches new aerial attack on Israel, injuring 2

JERUSALEM -- Iran launched a fresh aerial attack on Israel on Sunday night, injuring at least two people and igniting fires, Israeli authorities said.

The attack came shortly after Israel announced its warplanes had begun a new wave of airstrikes in western Iran, targeting missile launchers.

Air warning sirens were activated in multiple areas across northern, southern, and central Israel, as well as in the occupied Golan Heights, sending residents to shelters, according to the Israeli military. Loud explosions were heard in Tel Aviv and other cities, eyewitnesses said.

Zaki Heler, a spokesman for Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service, said missiles or missile fragments hit three locations, lightly injuring two people. Several others were treated for panic, he said.

Israel's Channel 12 reported that Iran launched about 30 missiles, most of which were intercepted by Israel's aerial defense systems. Missile fragments landed in the Haifa area in northern Israel, damaging two buildings and setting cars on fire. Another strike sparked a fire in the south.

Israel carried out its heaviest aerial assault on Iran early Friday, striking nuclear and military facilities in Tehran and other sites. The attack killed dozens of senior military officials, nuclear scientists and civilians in Iran, and triggered retaliatory missile and drone attacks that have killed at least 14 people in Israel.