Three people were killed when Iran fired a barrage of projectiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel's surprise attack on its foe’s nuclear facilities and military leadership. Follow along for live updates,

Israel has hit Iran with its biggest wave of air strikes in years, targeting the country's nuclear programme, and is promising to continue its attacks. Senior military figures and nuclear scientists were killed in the overnight strikes and there are unconfirmed reports that civilians,

Israel described the new wave of hostilities as the beginning of “Operation Rising Lion.” The ambassador spoke shortly after Iran retaliated with a barrage of long-range missiles targeting Israel’s commercial capital,