Explosions have been seen over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem as Israel faces another barrage of missiles from Iran. It comes after explosions were reported in central Tehran, as Israel and Iran trade strikes for a fourth day.
Monday 16 June 2025 03:12, UK
Israeli police say a missile has fallen in a coastal area, causing damage, but that there are no reports of injuries so far. They haven't given a precise location.
We'll bring you more details as we get them...
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."
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 are that 14 people have died and 390 wounded.
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鈥檚 going to be a deal," he said.
"I think it's time for a deal and we鈥檒l see what happens. Sometimes they have to fight it out, but we鈥檙e 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.
Israel is currently striking Iran's surface-to-surface missile sites in the centre of the country, the IDF has said.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said that she spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu regarding developments in the Middle East.
Von der leyen, in a post on X, reiterated the EU's commitment to peace, stability and diplomatic efforts leading to de-escalation.
This is what the EU chief had to say...
Iran is telling mediator countries Qatar and Oman that it isn't open to negotiating a ceasefire with Israel while under attack.
This comes from an Iranian official briefed on the matter, who told Reuters that Tehran "will only pursue serious negotiations once Iran has completed its response to the Israeli pre-emptive strikes".
The official also said reports that Iran appealed to Oman and Qatar to engage the US to broker a ceasefire and renew nuclear talks were inaccurate.
Iran's deputy foreign minister Saeed Khatibzadeh has shared footage of the the damage caused to Iran's foreign ministry in Tehran.
The clip was taken in the building's library.
In a post on X, Khatibzadeh said several civilians were injured in the attack and a number of his colleagues were taken to hospital for treatment.
This is what the minister has shared...
Israel "will continue operating until we feel we have removed this existential threat" from the country, IDF international spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Nadav Shoshani has told our lead world news presenter Yalda Hakim.
Shoshani said Israel could not comment on future plans but the country had "eliminated all the senior commanders in the Iranian regime".
"We will continue operating until we feel we have removed this existential threat from Israel," he said.
After reports emerged from Reuters that Donald Trump vetoed an Israeli plan in recent days to kill Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Shoshani was questioned on this.
"We don't comment on future operations" he added.
You can watch Shoshani's interview here...
