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

Fox News reporter Trey Yingst was standing on a balcony as short-range missiles behind him appeared to come closer before being intercepted by Israel's Iron Dome defense system. The footage of the incident preceded a night in which Israel and Iran traded fire, with explosions heard in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Tehran.

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.

Video verified by CNN captures the dramatic moment a missile struck in vicinity of the Kirya, an area of Tel Aviv that’s home to an urban military base housing Israel’s Defense Forces.

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

Larry Luxner, a former longtime Marylander who moved to Tel Aviv eight years ago, was awakened by the shrieking of sirens at 3 a.m. Friday. It was his first indication that the Israeli military

"I've reported here for nearly seven years and have never seen such an attack against an Israeli city," the journalist said while reporting on the ongoing battle between Israel and Iran.