HAIFA, Israel: Israeli firefighters were searching for three missing people in the rubble of a residential building in the northern city of Haifa after it was struck by an Iranian missile Sunday.

The direct hit on a seven-story building tore through parts of the structure, injuring four people, the military and rescue services said.

The strike took place minutes after the military warned it had detected a new round of missiles fired from Iran at around 1500 GMT.

The building was hit by a “direct impact of a missile,” a military spokesperson told AFP, confirming the missile was fired from Iran.

Israel’s emergency service, Magen David Adom, said four people were wounded when the building sustained a direct hit.