A direct Iranian ballistic missile strike slammed into a residential building in Haifa, causing massive destruction and triggering urgent rescue operations for additional victims may be trapped beneath the rubble.

Emergency responders say the impact caused a partial collapse of the building, with heavy damage reported throughout the structure. Dramatic scenes from the area show sections of the building destroyed as rescue teams comb through debris in a race against time.

Magen David Adom reported that at least four people were injured in the strike. Among them is an 82-year-old man listed in serious condition after being struck by a heavy object. Three others sustained light injuries from shrapnel and blast effects, and a lightly injured infant was also treated at the scene.

Fire and Rescue Services confirmed that “firefighters, together with the Home Front Command, are focusing on the search for three unaccounted-for people,” believed to be trapped beneath the collapsed sections of the building.

A fire and rescue official at the scene said the missing include two elderly individuals and a child.

In addition, MDA teams provided care to four individuals suffering from shock.

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