By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, killing at least eight people and destroying homes,

Bazan Group, operator of Israel's largest refinery complex in Haifa, said it had shut down operations after a power plant supplying steam and electricity to the complex was damaged in a barrage from Iran.

Iranian missiles struck Israel’s Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week’s G7 meeting that

While the world holds its collective breath as Israel and Iran trade missile strikes for a fourth day, there have been no reported disruptions to maritime traffic at ports in the danger zones. Israel on Monday said it will escalate attacks on Iran’s nuclear and ballistic weapons facilities, charging it was on the verge of building a nuclear weapon.

Israel has launched a series of strikes against Iran, targeting the country’s nuclear program and other military infrastructure. Iran has launched its own strikes in retaliation.

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We've just had an update from Israel's ambulance service, Magen David Adom (MDA), after the latest missile barrage hit parts of the country, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. An MDA spokeswoman says that in Haifa, 10 people were treated for "light injuries" and taken to hospitals in Bnei Zion, Carmel and Rambam.

Workers died in subsequent fire at site, rather than by impact itself; Israeli media only allowed to publish details of the incident more than 12 hours later