Little more than a day after Israel launched its sudden campaign of airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear facilities, senior military and civilian leaders, the country's military spokesperson Effie Defrin said 70 warplanes attacked more than 40 targets in Tehran overnight,

Iranian media reported that Israel struck the South Pars Gas Field in what would be the first attack on an Iranian energy site.

The country’s exports mostly come from Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf. But Israel’s energy facilities are also at risk.

Iran has partially suspended gas production at the world's biggest gas field after an Israeli strike caused a fire there on Saturday, the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported, in what would be the first Israeli strike on Iran's oil and gas sector.

Israel struck Iran's Isfahan nuclear facility, dismantling uranium conversion infrastructure as part of a wider campaign that targeted over 200 sites and eliminated nine scientists.

The two sides were scheduled to meet for a sixth round of negotiations on Sunday. Oman, which was set to host the talks, said on Saturday that this round had been canceled.

Two people were killed and several homes destroyed when a missile hit the city of Rishon LeZion early on Saturday.

This is the second time President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have spoken on the phone this month.

At least three people were killed and scores were wounded during an aerial battle over Tel Aviv, as Iranian missiles rained down and Israeli rockets attempted to intercept them.