Associated Press journalists in central Gaza witnessed people celebrating as missiles flooded the sky over Israel.
Iran fired a large number of missiles into Israel, a sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas that threatened to become a wider regional war.
Israel and the United States have warned there would be severe consequences in the event of an attack on Israel from Iran, which backs the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon.
