Israel’s emergency service Magen David Adom has reported that an Iranian missile strike injured 21 people in the area of Tel Aviv, including one person in critical condition.

MDA said in a statement it evacuated 20 casualties to the hospital, including one man in serious condition, and gave treatment on site to “a woman in her 40s who is unconscious and in critical condition with serious injuries”.

AFP journalists and Israeli television channels reported that first responders and firefighters were deployed in several parts of Tel Aviv, and there was physical damage to the city.

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