At least seven people were killed and more than 100 injured when an Iranian ballistic missile hit Bat Yam, just south of Tel Aviv, overnight on Sunday, domestic media reported. Other reports put the death toll at six people. Israel's police said residential buildings took a "direct hit that caused extensive damage."

NBC News' Matt Bradley reports from Israel where sirens rang out across Tel Aviv after missiles were reportedly launched from Iran. The order for residents to take cover was lifted about 15 minutes later.

The military confrontation between Israel and Iran escalated further on Wednesday, marking the sixth straight day of conflict as both nations continued to exchange fresh missile strikes. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had fired a Fattah-1 hypersonic missile at Israel - the first reported use of this weapon in the current hostilities,

Iranian missiles launched towards Israel are forcing Israelis to dash for the shelters every few hours. In one public shelter in Jaffa, a mixed Arab-Jewish neighborhood of Tel Aviv, two Cuban salsa teachers put some music on and offered an impromptu show in front of more than 100 people and 15 dogs.

Revella Ravindhar, a 57-year-old Indian construction worker from Telangana, tragically passed away in a Tel Aviv hospital bunker while receiving treatment for a heart condition amidst the ongoing conflict in Israel.