Israeli hospital suffers ‘extensive damage’ after Iranian missile strike

A woman is evacuated from the site of a direct hit from an Iranian missile strike in Ramat Gan (Oded Balilty/AP/PA)

An Iranian missile slammed into the main hospital in southern Israel early on Thursday, injuring people and causing “extensive damage”, according to officials.

Separate Iranian strikes hit a high-rise apartment building in Tel Aviv and other sites in central Israel. At least 40 people were injured, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service.