An Iranian missile strike on a residential area in Israel killed at least eight people and left 20 others missing Sunday, authorities said as Tehran expanded retaliatory attacks across the region following surprise attacks from the U.S. and Israel that killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
Israeli emergency responders continued searching through rubble hours after the strike hit a home during an overnight barrage of missiles and drones. Authorities said multiple people were pulled from debris while rescue operations remained ongoing amid fears the death toll could rise.
Iran’s retaliation also reached the Gulf, as the United Arab Emirates confirmed that Iranian drone and missile attacks killed three people after impacts were reported in populated areas, expanding the conflict beyond Israel and Iran and raising alarm among regional governments hosting U.S. military forces.
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The three killed were from Pakistan, Nepal, and Bangladesh, and another 58 have been wounded.
The UAE said Iran had launched 165 ballistic missiles targeting the country, of which 152 were destroyed, and 13 fell into the sea. Iran also launched 541 bomb-carrying drones at the UAE, of which 506 were destroyed.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Health reported one dead and 20 injured after a total of 97, but the health ministry said none of the casualties are Kuwaiti citizens.
The Kuwaiti army has reportedly intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones as Iran continued hurling attacks on Gulf countries.
An Iranian drone attempted to strike a building in Dubai but failed to detonate.
The widening retaliation came as Israel continued strikes inside Iran, with explosions reported across Tehran for a second consecutive day. Israeli officials said the strikes are aimed at Iran’s military command structure and missile capabilities following the joint U.S.-Israel operation that killed Khamenei and several senior commanders.
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Iran’s interim leadership has vowed continued retaliation, calling the killing of the supreme leader an act of war and warning that attacks against Israeli and U.S. interests would persist.
In the joint attacks on Iran, Israel had targeted Iranian leaders while the U.S. went after Iran’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
