The Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv was temporarily closed after the building sustained minor damage following an Iranian missile strike overnight, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed on Monday.

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

The recent Iranian missile barrage on Israel has caused severe destruction in the coastal city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.

Israel and Iran have traded missile strikes for a third straight day. Israel on Sunday hit targets in Tehran including the Defense Ministry and sites it claims are tied to Iran’s nuclear program.

The retaliatory strikes came on Saturday, a day after Israel killed top Iranian military leaders and scientists and destroyed an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz.

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