TEHRAN — Israeli media outlets reported late Friday that Iran launched approximately 10 ballistic missiles targeting the occupied Palestinian territories, with several reportedly striking areas in and around Tel Aviv.

The barrage triggered widespread alarm, as residents reported hearing multiple loud explosions across the city. According to Hebrew-language sources, some of the missiles penetrated Israeli air defenses, raising renewed questions about the effectiveness of the much-touted Iron Dome system.

In a development that has drawn further scrutiny, live broadcasts from Tel Aviv showed television cameras abruptly shifting angles or cutting away as missiles appeared in the sky—fueling accusations that local media are attempting to downplay the extent of the damage and the Iranian strike’s impact.

This latest round of missile fire marks a significant escalation in tensions between Iran and Israel, following earlier phases of Iran’s “Operation True Promise III,” which has included a series of coordinated drone and missile attacks on strategic Israeli military and intelligence sites.

Israel is preparing to bring back its citizens stranded abroad since its attack on Iran last week triggered the closure of its airspace, the transport minister said Tuesday.

Transport Minister Miri Regev said between 100,000 and 150,000 Israelis were stuck abroad for the time being, as Israel and Iran were locked in their most intense confrontation in history.

The ministry said all of Israel’s commercial aircraft had been sent outside of the country to prevent the planes from being damaged during the air war.

“That step is now complete,” Regev added.

“The next step is to gradually bring Israelis back,” she said during a visit to the site of an Iranian strike in the centre of the country.

After suspending flights last week, the national carrier El Al said in a statement that it was “preparing rescue flights” starting Wednesday.

Its planes will depart from Cyprus’s Larnaca, Athens, Rome, Milan and Paris, the statement added.

The low-cost Israeli airline Arkia also announced special flights this week to repatriate Israeli

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Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran, the Israeli army said on Friday that sirens had sounded across the country after the missiles were fired from Iran. According to news agency AFP quoting the army, “A short while ago, sirens sounded in several areas across Israel following the identification of missiles launched from Iran toward the State of Israel”.

According to the state TV, Iran fired a fresh salvo of missiles at Israel on the eighth day of the war between the two foes. News agency AFP reported that a news anchor described the “images in the sky over the occupied territories (Israel) of Iranian missiles arriving”, as the channel broadcast the footage with military music playing in the background.

However, the broadcast did not immediately clarify the number or types of missiles fired, nor did it specify the intended targets.

According to Times Of Israel, numerous loud explosions were heard in the Beersheba area in the south and Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The report also mentioned that two people were wounded including a teenager in serious condition after they were hit by shrapnel in Haifa. The Israel Police, according to news agency Reuters, confirmed that there were impact sites. However, no further details was further provided.

Meanwhile, the European foreign ministers are meeting with the Iranian officials in Geneva to press them to de-escalate and to offer a rollback of the nuclear activities. According to The Wall Street Journal, Iran’s foreign minister decided what he called Israel’s “merciless act of aggression” against his country.

The meeting in Geneva comes amid US President Donald Trump saying that he will decide on whether to strike Iran “within two weeks”. According to the State Department, Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Thursday with his U.K. counterpart to discuss the conflict, agreeing that “Iran can never develop or acquire a nuclear weapon”.

The UK House of Commons approved the assisted dying bill in a third reading vote Friday, marking a significant step toward legalizing assisted dying for terminally ill adults in England and Wales.

Lawmakers voted 314 to 291 in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The margin was notably slimmer than the 55-vote majority recorded during the bill’s second reading in November.

The bill, introduced by Labour lawmaker Kim Leadbeater, proposes allowing mentally competent adults diagnosed with a terminal illness and expected to die within six months to legally choose to end their lives.

Safeguards are included to ensure that the decision is informed, voluntary, and free from coercion, Xinhua news agency reported. Since its introduction, the bill has undergone significant scrutiny and revisions. Although it has the backing of a substantial number of lawmakers, it is being advanced as a private member’s bill rather than through government sponsorship.

The legislation now proceeds to the House of Lords, the unelected upper chamber of Parliament, for further debate and scrutiny.

If passed, the law would mark one of the most profound shifts in UK social policy since the partial legalization of abortion in 1967.

Advocates for the bill hailed the vote as a step toward dignity and autonomy for terminally ill individuals, while critics warned of potential risks to vulnerable populations.

Having cleared its first stage in the Commons in November 2024, the bill entered a prolonged phase of scrutiny and further voting in both Houses of Parliament before becoming a law.

Back then, Andrew Copson, Chief Executive of Humanists UK, had remarked that assisted dying “is already happening” in the country, with some individuals travelling to Switzerland for the procedure, while others face harrowing circumstances by resorting to suicide.

Opponents, including the United Kingdom-based advocacy group Care Not Killing, argued that the focus should instead be on improving palliative and social care systems. Some critics expressed concerns that the bill could disproportionately affect vulnerable groups, including ethnic minorities, those from poorer backgrounds, or individuals with disabilities.

“Our current laws protect vulnerable people and do not need changing. Instead, we need to prioritize providing the very best palliative care to those who need it,” said Gordon Macdonald, Chief Executive of Care Not Killing.

(This report has been published as part of the auto-generated syndicate wire feed. Apart from the headline, no editing has been done in the copy by ABP Live.)