Tel Aviv: The US Embassy in Israel sustained minor structural damage from the shockwaves of Iranian missile strikes, though no injuries were reported among American personnel, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed on Monday.

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.

In a powerful response to the Zionist aggression, the Islamic Republic of Iran launched two major waves of missile strikes overnight, targeting multiple areas in the occupied territories.

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

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.