More explosions in Tel Aviv and Tehran as Israel-Iran conflict escalates

More to come: Iran vowed a “crushing response” to the Israeli attack, while Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said “more is on the way.” A senior Iranian official told CNN that Tehran will target the regional bases of any country that tries to defend Israel.

A large number of paramedics were sent to the scene, where they found extensive damage and a number of people trapped under rubble.

“This is a difficult and complex scene and we are still continuing to scan and ensure that there are no additional victims inside the buildings,” said Rami Musher, deputy director of the Ayalon region’s emergency services.

A video from the Reuters news agency showed the damaged roof of a home and dozens of rescue workers and military personnel at the site.

A smoldering rocket came down on a highway in southern Israel near a CNN team that was watching live intercepts of Iranian aerial strikes in the early hours of Saturday.

“There were a lot of loud explosions and impacts, and you can see here, this missile right behind me lying in the road – it’s still smoking,” CNN’s Nic Robertson said from the scene. “This was from the latest salvo of the Iranian missiles intercepted.”