Israel-Iran live: Four killed and more than 70 injured as new rocket barrage hits Israel
Number killed overnight in Israel rises to four
A fourth person has died in central Israel as a result of the latest round of Iranian attacks.
A spokesperson for the Israeli police says a man in his 80s was found dead in Bnei Brak, east of Tel Aviv.
More than 20 people with "varying degrees of injury" were evacuated at the site of the strike, police added.
Earlier, Israel's emergency services said two women and one man had been killed in rocket strikes across four sites in central Israel (see 4.46am post).
IDF says it hit Quds Force command centres in Tehran
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) says its jets have attacked Quds Force command centres in Tehran.
The Quds Force is the foreign espionage and paramilitary arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
It heavily influences Tehran's allied militia across the Middle East, including groups like Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The IDF says the centres it struck were used by the Quds Force "to plan terror attacks against Israel via the Iranian regime's proxies in the Middle East".
Good morning - here's what you need to know
It's 5.30am here in the UK, 7.30am in Israel and 8am in Iran.
If you're just joining us, here's what's been happening overnight: Iran launched more missiles at targets across Israel, including at major cities including Tel Aviv and Haifa;
Three people have been killed in central Israel, according to the country's emergency service Magen David Adom;
The Iranian attack came shortly after Israel launched attacks on Iran's surface-to-surface missile sites and killed the intelligence chief of Tehran's armed forces;
Iran's health ministry says 224 Iranians have been killed in Israeli strikes since hostilities began on Friday;
US President Donald Trump has said he hopes both countries can "fight it out";
This all comes as G7 leaders, including Trump, gather for a summit in Canada.
We'll keep bringing you all the latest updates here in the blog as we get them, so stay tuned.
In the meantime you can watch the Iranian ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi speaking in an exclusive interview on The World With Yalda Hakim below...
Three killed in Israel in latest attacks
Two women and one man have been killed in rocket strikes across four sites in central Israel, according to emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA).
It posted on X to say there was one serious injury, five moderate, and 68 people with mild injuries.
Rescue operations are ongoing at two sites, MDA added.
Apartment block hit by Iran strike
A residential building in central Israel is shown with significant damage after the latest Iranian missile strikes.
The Times of Israel reports the location of the building as Petah Tikva, about six miles east of Tel Aviv.
Details on casualties from the impact are so far unclear.
Search and rescue ongoing at missile sites in central Israel
Israel's MDA emergency medical service has posted images and video on X showing "a number of sites of rocket strikes in central Israel".
The post appears to show significant damage to an apartment block.
In a follow-up post, the MDA said 29 injured people had so far been evacuated across all rocket strike sites - with "three in moderate condition and 26 in mild condition".
It said search and rescue efforts were ongoing.
Public can leave air raid shelters
The Israeli military has said people can leave shelters and safe spaces, signalling the threat from the latest rocket barrage is over.
More missiles fired at Israel - as air defences deployed over Tel Aviv
More missiles have just been fired at Israel - the first since a barrage on Sunday evening.
Video (below) shows air defences shooting down many of them over Tel Aviv. It appears a few may have hit the ground - but it's still to be confirmed.
Air raid sirens went off in the city, and also in Jerusalem.
The Israeli military said: "A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel.
"Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat. Upon receiving an alert, the public is instructed to enter a protected space and remain there until further notice.
"Leaving the protected space is only permitted following an explicit directive. Continue to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command."
Israeli strikes have killed 224, says Iran
Some 224 people have now died in Israeli strikes since Friday, according to latest figures from Iran's health ministry and the country's Mehr news agency.
Spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on social media that 1,277 others were hospitalised and claimed over 90% of the casualties were civilians.
Latest figures from Israel were that 14 people had died and 390 wounded.
However, emergency services said on Monday morning that three more people had died after the latest overnight missile attacks, with 74 injured.
It takes the total to 17 deaths and 464 injured - but these figures could change as the attack sites are searched.
Trump says he hopes Israel and Iran can agree ceasefire
Donald Trump has said he hopes Israel and Iran can broker a ceasefire but said sometimes countries "have to fight it out" first.
Speaking to reporters as he left for the G7 in Canada, the president said America would continue to support Israel but declined to say if he asked the US ally to pause strikes on Iran.
"I hope there's going to be a deal," he said.
"I think it's time for a deal and we'll see what happens. Sometimes they have to fight it out, but we're gonna see what happens."
Hours earlier, Trump posted on his social media platform, Truth Social, that Iran and Israel "should make a deal, and will make a deal".
"We will have PEACE, soon, between Israel and Iran! Many calls and meetings now taking place," he added.
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