Undeterred by recent attacks, the Israeli Ministry of Transportation and the Israeli Engineering Corps swung into action on Monday to clear debris and reopen affected roads. Reports say a section of Highway 1 in Jerusalem, hit by a direct ballistic missile on Monday night, had been repaved and reopened to traffic by 3 p.m. local time.

At least nine people have been killed in an Iranian missile strike on the central Israeli city of Beit Shemesh, as Tehran continues retaliatory attacks a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was reportedly killed in US-Israeli strikes. The Magen David Adom (MDA) emergency service confirmed that 28 others were injured, including two in serious condition.

The Israeli military said search-and-rescue teams and a helicopter are currently operating in Beit Shemesh to evacuate the injured, while the army reviews the circumstances of the Iranian ballistic missile impact.

Reporting from Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh said Sunday’s casualties represent Israel’s highest since the attacks began on Saturday.

“What worries residents is that rescue teams are still working to free people trapped under the rubble, raising fears the death toll could rise. Questions have also been raised as to why sirens did not sound in Beit Shemesh,” Odeh said.

“This highlights one of the major risks Israel faces by initiating a war with Iran: missiles continue to strike Israeli towns, requiring counterstrikes, which carry the risk of errors, as seen in Beit Shemesh and Tel Aviv,” she added.

On Saturday, Israel and the US launched attacks on Iran, reportedly killing Khamenei and other senior Iranian officials.