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Iran missiles cause multiple casualties in Israel as Israeli strikes hit Tehran oil depot
Israel shot down seven drones in past hour - IDF
Israel Defense Forces say seven unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been launched toward Israeli territory in the past hour.
They add that the drones were intercepted by Israel's Air Force and the Israeli Navy.
Footage shared by the IDF shows an explosion in the sky, which they say is the interception of a UAV.
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Israeli air force launched further strikes - IDF
We have got updates on the Israeli air force's activities in Iran.
Over the past hour, it has completed new strikes on "storage and missile launch infrastructure sites" in western Iran, the Israel Defense Forces says in a post on Telegram.
The post also includes what the IDF says is footage of the strikes. The footage has not been verified by the BBC.
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Israel and Iran launch attacks on each other throughout the night - here's the latest
Tensions between Iran and Israel have been escalating as the two countries have continued to launch attacks at each other throughout the night.
If you're just joining us, here's what happened in the last few hours:
- Iran launched a fresh wave of attacks on Israel, hitting the centre and the north of the country
- Israel's emergency service said four people have been confirmed dead at the site of the strike in central Israel
- At least four people were killed when missiles hit a residential neighbourhood near Haifa in the north of the country, according to multiple Israeli news outlets
- The Israeli military carried out more attacks on Tehran, saying it targeted buildings linked to the country's nuclear programme, including the defence ministry
- President Donald Trump said the US "had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight" in a social media post
- Tehran's Oil Ministry said the Shahran oil depot in the capital was hit in the latest strikes, but added the situation was under control
- A video verified by the BBC also shows a fire burning near the Haifa oil refinery following tonight's salvo of missiles fired from Iran
Stay with us as we'll bring you the latest.
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'We can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel' - Trump
President Donald Trump says the US is not involved in the latest conflict between Israel and Iran.
"The U.S. had nothing to do with the attack on Iran, tonight," Trump has said in a post on Truth Social.
Iran has warned the US and its allies not to help Israel stop Tehran's retaliatory strikes.
"If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before," Trump adds. "However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!"
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What are the Iranian targets in Israel's latest strikes?
As Israel and Iran launched new waves of attacks on each other late Saturday, here are the places that have been hit in Iran:
Iran's oil ministry said that Israeli strikes had targeted Shahran oil depot and a fuel tank in Tehran. The situation was under control at both of these sites, the ministry said.
The oil ministry also said that two major gas fields in the southern Bushehr province were attacked by Israel.
Israeli strikes also targeted the country's defence ministry in Tehran, slightly damaging one of the office buildings, as well as the ministry's Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research, according to Iranian media and the IDF.
These sites were targeted because of their association with Iran's nuclear weapons project, the IDF said.
On Saturday night, the IDF said Israel had also targeted an underground site in western Iran "used for storing and launching surface-to-surface missiles and cruise missiles", and that "the senior figures who visited it in the past were also eliminated".
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Iran-Israel relationship, from bad to worse
The recent military escalation between Iran and Israel did not come as a total surprise.
The two regional powers have been engaged in a years-long shadow war - attacking each other's assets without admitting responsibility.
Since the war in Gaza broke out, however, those attacks have stepped up. In September last year, Israel killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, followed in October with the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, considered to be the architect of the 7 October attacks. These two groups are Iran's closest proxies in the region.
Tehran, for its part, launched more than 180 missiles at Israel last October, most of which intercepted.
Israel reacted with their own airstrikes - but over recent months, the military operations had subsided.
Israel has repeatedly said Iran poses an existential threat for its survival - while Iran's supreme leader has used phrases such as "cancerous tumour" to describe Israel.
Israel is worried Iran is attempting to develop nuclear weapons - and it says the target of the current operation is its military infrastructure, including nuclear infrastructure sites.
Iran denies building nuclear weapons - but many Western countries are not convinced. On Thursday, the UN's nuclear watchdog found Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations.
Washington and Tehran were due to resume talks on Iran's nuclear programme on Sunday - but now, the talks have been cancelled, according to mediator Oman.
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Death toll in central Israel rises to 4
Earlier, we reported three deaths in the area.
The four killed were a woman in her 60s, a woman in her 80s, a boy around 10 years old and a young girl. Meanwhile, the MDA says it is treating 99 injured people - four of whom in serious condition.
Meanwhile, Israel has also launched strikes on Iran - though we have yet to get the casualty figures there. Iran has reportedly imposed widespread internet restrictions in the wake of the Israeli attacks.
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