Latest 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 05:27, UK
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."
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.
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.
