Tel Aviv: Iran launched a barrage of missiles on Israel, targeting its key infrastructure facilities on Thursday. The building of the Israel Stock Exchange in Ramat Gan, east of Tel Aviv was also hit by an Iranian ballistic missile.
So far, there are no reports of any casualties in the missile attack. Several videos surfaced online showing the damage caused to the building.
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For the unversed, the building was also known as Birsa and it is the only public stock exchange in Israel. The attack on the Israeli stock exchange building was carried out hours after an Iranian missile hit Soroka Hospital in Southern Tel Aviv.
Notably, the Soroka Medical Centre is the biggest hospital in Israel's southern region. Several videos of an envelope of smoke engulfing the area after the Iranian strike surfaced online.
Israeli authorities have not released any data regarding the number of people, injured in the attack on the hospital.
A spokesperson for the Soroka Medical Centre in Beer Sheba said the hospital suffered "extensive damage" in different areas and people had been wounded in the attack, reported The Associated Press.
Meanwhile, another missile hit a high-rise building and several other residential buildings near Tel Aviv. At least 40 people were wounded in the attacks, according to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service, reported The Associated Press. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate strongly.
A Washington-based Iranian human rights group said at least 639 people, including 263 civilians, have been killed in Iran and more than 1,300 wounded.
Last week, Israel launched 'Operation Rising Lion' against Iran targeting its nuclear sites. In reataliation, Iran also launched missile atatcks on Israel, hitting its major cities, including Tel Aviv and Haifa.
