Watch: Israel and Iran trade unprecedented blows overnight
Waves of deadly missile strikes were traded overnight between Iran and Israel as the long-running conflict between the two foes escalated. This follows Friday's unprecedented attack by Israel on Iranian nuclear and military targets, which killed some of the country's most senior leaders. The tensions have raised fears of a wider regional war.
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Israel and Iran have launched strikes against each other for a third day, with both countries vowing to continue responding to attacks. On Sunday evening, there were explosions in the sky above Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as Israel's Iron Dome shot down missiles fired from Iran. In overnight strikes on Saturday, ten people, including two children, were killed and more than 100 injured in Israel, authorities said. Israel said its strikes had hit dozens of targets in Tehran. Iranian media, quoting the health ministry, said 128 Iranians had been killed and around 900 injured as of midday on Saturday. Israel initially launched an attack on Iranian nuclear infrastructure and other targets on Friday. BBC journalists are unable to report from inside Iran due to restrictions by Iran's government, making it difficult to assess the damage caused by Israel's offensive. In Israel, sirens blared on Sunday evening, causing people to take shelter as the Iron Dome intercepted incoming missiles. Iran's state TV said the country attacked Tel Aviv, Haifa and other cities with "tens of Iranian missiles and drones". Israeli police confirmed a weapon hit "one of the settlements" in the northern coastal port city of Haifa, where footage showed thick columns of smoke rising into the night sky. "At this stage, no reports of casualties have been received, but property damage has occurred," officials said. Follow live coverage The evening attack came after overnight strikes into Sunday morning hit homes in northern and central Israel. A 10-storey block of flats in Bat Yam was struck in the early hours, killing six people, including a 10-year-old-boy and a eight-year-old girl. Others were trapped underneath rubble. Four people were also killed in Iranian attacks on the northern Arab town of Tamra, according to emergency services and the local hospital. 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