Iran has launched a fresh barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel, sending air‑raid sirens howling across Tel Aviv and plunging the country’s commercial capital into another night of fear and flashing skies, defence officials say.

Residents in the Gush Dan metropolitan area reported multiple explosions as Iron Dome, David’s Sling and Patriot batteries streaked into the air, colliding with incoming warheads in a series of mid‑air fireballs. Phone videos show bright arcs over the city, followed by shockwaves that rattled windows and set off car alarms across several neighbourhoods.

The Israel Defense Forces confirm “dozens” of launches from western Iran, with most missiles intercepted before reaching densely populated zones. At least one missile – or large fragment – appears to have struck an industrial area on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, sparking fires in a warehouse complex and damaging nearby office buildings and parked vehicles. Emergency services report several people lightly wounded by shrapnel and flying glass, but no fatalities so far.

Tehran’s state media hails the salvo as “direct punishment” for Israeli and US strikes on Iranian missile bases and command sites, warning that “larger waves” are prepared if the campaign continues. Israeli officials respond by vowing a “powerful and sustained response” against military infrastructure deep inside Iran.

As images of blazing intercepts and smoke columns over Tel Aviv race across global networks, one question dominates tonight’s headlines: are these missile exchanges still calculated signals—or the start of an open, escalating duel that could drag the entire region over the brink?