Iran has fired a “monster” Kheybar Shekan ballistic missile at central Israel, sending shockwaves through Tel Aviv and delivering one of the most dramatic blows yet in the spiralling Israel–Iran war, defence officials say.

Sirens howled across the Gush Dan area as early‑warning radars picked up the launch from western Iran. Seconds later, residents filmed a blazing arc streaking over the Mediterranean before a colossal flash lit the skyline, followed by a rolling boom that rattled high‑rise towers from the seafront to the suburbs.

The Kheybar Shekan — a new‑generation, solid‑fuel missile with a massive warhead and manoeuvring re‑entry vehicle — appears to have aimed at an industrial and logistics hub on Tel Aviv’s outskirts. Israel’s Arrow and David’s Sling systems intercepted part of the trajectory, but debris and at least one large fragment slammed into warehouses and fuel tanks, igniting fierce fires and sending plumes of black smoke into the night.

Dramatic footage flooding social media shows fireballs tearing through a loading yard, cars flipped on their sides and office blocks with facades blown off. Emergency services report multiple dead and dozens wounded, many from shrapnel and collapsing structures, as firefighters battle parallel blazes under constant fear of follow‑on strikes.

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard is hailing the shot as proof it can “bring the Kheybar Shekan terror” to Israel’s economic heart. Israeli officials insist their defences prevented a catastrophe—but privately concede that if one missile can punch this close to Tel Aviv’s core, the next salvo could redraw every assumption about how safe Israel’s biggest city really is.