US-Israeli strike on residential building in Iranian city of Qom kills 5: Official

At least five people were killed when US and Israeli forces struck a residential building in the Iranian city of Qom early Monday, said a local official.

Qom Deputy Governor Morteza Heydari said a missile struck the building in the city center.

He said search and rescue operations were still underway.

The governor of Qom province, Akbar Behnamjou, previously said that nearly 1,000 civilian buildings had been damaged in the city since the start of the US-Israeli attacks on Iran on Feb. 28, with 106 people killed, including 30 security personnel.