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Aussie Olympian caught up in terrifying attack on Israel
Olympian Nova Peris has been caught up in the missile attacks in Israel, along with 11 other First Nations Australians.
She said the past 24 hours has been 'deeply confronting' after spending hours in a bomb shelter.
Ms Peris was in the country with for a reception by the Israel-Australia, New Zealand & Oceania Chamber of Commerce due to take place on Sunday in Tel Aviv.
'The last four to five hours have been extremely frightening and distressing,' she wrote in a post on X.
'We've witnessed the unrelenting balistic missile attacks in Tel Aviv, Jerusalem, and across Israel. There have now been three waves of missiles fired directly from Iran, targeting civilians, destroying homes, and causing widespread devastation.
'We can't wait to come home. But for now, we're safe, in bomb shelters, we're together, and our hearts are with all those living through this terror. Please keep Israel and its citizens in your prayers.'
Canda's Prime Minister Mark Carney has backed Israel but called for 'maximum restraint' as missiles rain down in Israel and Iran.
He said Iran's nuclear program had long been a cause for concern and he ahd convened the country's National Security Council.
'Canada reaffirms Israel's right to defend itself and to ensure its security. We call on all parties to exercise maximum restraint and move towards a diplomatic resolution,' he wrot ein a post on X.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called for an end to the military action.
In a post on X, he wrote: 'Israeli bombardment of Iranian nuclear sites. Iranian missile strikes in Tel Aviv. Enough escalation. Time to stop. Peace and diplomacy must prevail'.
An Israeli police spokeswoman has confirmed that one woman was pronounced dead after an Iranian missile barrage struck Ramat Gan, a suburb east of Tel Aviv, the New York Times reports.
The Israeli military said Iran had launched 'dozens of missiles' in the past couple of hours. while some were intercepted. Others were not.
It is understood at least one of Iran's missiles struck close to IDF headquarters.
Search and rescue teams are searching for injured.
Tehran's Mehrabad airport has reportedly been hit by Israeli missile strikes.
Iranian Revolutionary Guard-run Fars News Agency has confirmed at least two projectiles have hit the area around the airport.
Israel's strikes on Iran have destroyed a major enrichment plant, the UN Security Council has been told, but the damage at two other sites isn't fully known.
The above-ground pilot enrichment plant at Iran's Natanz nuclear site has been destroyed.
'At present, the Iranian authorities are informing us of attacks on two other facilities, namely the Fordow fuel enrichment plant and at Isfahan,' International Atomic Energy Agency's head Rafael Grossi told the UN Security Council on Friday.
'At this moment we do not have enough information beyond indicating that military activity has been taking place around these facilities as well,' he said.
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Israel has launched fresh strikes against Iran after an overnight bombardment of retaliatory missile strikes across Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Tehran's air defence system is active after another wave of missiles from Israel, Iranian news agencies report, while Israel's military says Iran has launched a new wave of missiles with locals urged to return to shelters.
The Israel Defense Forces said sirens were sounding in the area of Negev 'due to the infiltration of hostile aircraft'.
Overnight in Israel air raid sirens sounded as authorities urged the public to take shelter after Iran launched air strikes at Israel, following Israel's biggest-ever military strike against the pariah state. At least 22 people are believed to have been injured.
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Tehran has been hit in a mjor strike, with smoke seen billowing into the air.
Israeli media outlets are reporting Iranian missiles have hit several residential areas in the latest barrage.
One hit directly in Tel Aviv, according to Channel 12, and interceptions can be seen in the sky.
