An Iranian missile hit a building at the Soroka Medical Center, a major hospital complex in southern Israel. The hospital said it was treating several patients with minor injuries.
President Trump did not rule out U.S. military intervention on behalf of Israel, saying, “Nobody knows what I’m going to do.”
Wealthy Gulf countries are alarmed and anxious about Israel and Iran’s new war.
They rose more than 4 percent as traders wondered if the United States would take a more active role in the conflict between Israel and Iran.
Maj. Gen. Ali Shadmani had been in the job for mere days. News of his death came as President Trump called for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and threatened its supreme leader.
Between 100,000 and 150,000 Israelis have been stuck abroad as the country’s airspace remains closed and the fighting with Iran drags on.
The International Atomic Energy Agency had initially said that the Friday attack had destroyed the aboveground part of the Natanz fuel enrichment plant, but its latest statement indicates more significant damage.
President Trump’s early departure comes after a White House official said he had decided not to sign onto a G7 statement about Israel and Iran. In the end, he did sign it.
A news anchor was speaking when an explosion shook the building, followed by the sound of breaking glass and screams, all carried on television.
Syria was once among the closest allies of the Islamic republic, but the new government resents Tehran’s support for the Assad regime and has pledged not to allow attacks on Israel from its territory.