Mideast in Pictures: Tel Aviv under fire

Source: Xinhua Editor: huaxia

A member of the Israeli security and rescue forces works at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on March 1, 2026. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

JERUSALEM, March (Xinhua) -- Tel Aviv is currently experiencing sustained and severe airstrikes from Iran as part of a significant regional escalation.

As of Monday, multiple waves of ballistic missiles and drones have targeted the city and its surrounding metropolitan area, causing confirmed impacts on residential, commercial, and critical infrastructure.

On Monday, a missile attack from Iran killed a construction worker in Yehud, east of Tel Aviv, bringing the total death toll in Israel since the beginning of the conflict on Feb. 28 to 11.

This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows an explosion in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

Members of the Israeli security and rescue forces work at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on March 1, 2026. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

Missile debris falls after Israeli air defense systems launched interceptor missiles over Tel Aviv, Israel, March 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

People walk towards the exit of an underground shelter after the air-raid siren was lifted in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel, March 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)

Israeli security forces and first responders work at the site of an Iranian strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 6, 2026. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)

First responders work at the site of an Iranian strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 8, 2026. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

A first responder works at the site of an Iranian strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 8, 2026. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)

People take part in a rally at a square to protest against U.S. and Israeli military attacks on Iran and demand an immediate end to all acts of war in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 7, 2026. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)

People attend a wedding in an underground shelter in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel, March 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)■