More missile strikes have hit the Tel Aviv area and the port city of Haifa as Israel faces another barrage from Iran. It comes after explosions were reported in central Tehran, as the two countries trade strikes for a fourth day.
Monday 16 June 2025 06:33, UK
Iran has executed a man who was found guilty of spying for Israel's intelligence agency Mossad, Iran's Fars news agency reports.
The man, identified as Esmail Fekri, is the third person to be executed in recent weeks on charges of spying for Israel.
Donald Trump's ambassador to Israel says the US embassy in Tel Aviv will remain closed after there was "minor damage" nearby during overnight Iranian attacks.
Mike Huckabee said there were no injuries to any US personnel during the strikes.
A fourth person has been killed in central Israel in the latest round of Iranian attacks.
The Israeli police say 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.
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).
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".
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:
We'll have the latest reaction and analysis as fighting between Iran and Israel enters a fourth day, with our teams in the region keeping you up to date, so stay with us.
In the meantime you can watch Yalda Hakim's exclusive interview with the Iranian ambassador to the UK, Seyed Ali Mousavi, here...
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.
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.
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.
The Israeli military has said people can leave shelters and safe spaces, signalling the threat from the latest rocket barrage is over.
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."
