Most of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name the victims.

Israel and Iran exchange missile attacks for a third day; nuclear sites hit, death tolls rise, airspace shut, U.S. warns Tehran against retaliation.

Onlookers gathered on Saturday at a central Tel Aviv residential building next door to Israel’s defense headquarters that was damaged after it took a hit from what appeared to be shrapnel from an overnight missile barrage from Iran.

Israeli citizens were ordered to head to bomb shelters on Friday night amid retaliatory missile strikes from Iran.