Most of those confirmed dead were women and children, according to the authorities, although they have yet to publicly name the victims.

In a video statement, Iran’s armed forces told residents of Israel to leave the vicinity of ‘vital areas’ for their safety.

The missile and air war that Israel and Iran have spent decades planning for has come, and it is spectacular and terrifying. Israeli officials say they need at least two weeks to degrade Iran’s nuclear and missile capabilities.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel unleashed airstrikes across Iran for a third day on Sunday and threatened even greater force as some Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses to strike buildings in the heart of the country. Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which could provide an off-ramp, were canceled.

Onlookers gathered on Saturday at a central Tel Aviv residential building next door to Israel’s defense headquarters that was damaged after it took a hit from what appeared to be shrapnel from an overnight missile barrage from Iran.

In a shocking escalation, Iran launched its most devastating assault yet on Israel, flattening parts of Tel Aviv and overwhelming the country's vaunted Iron Dome defense. This exclusive report reveals the full extent of Iran’s missile and drone arsenal used in Operation True Promise III—from the hypersonic Fattah-1 to the Ghadr-110,

Israeli citizens were ordered to head to bomb shelters on Friday night amid retaliatory missile strikes from Iran.

Residents of Tel Aviv woke up to scenes of destruction after Iran launched a barrage of missiles on Saturday, June 14. Several apartment buildings and residential streets were damaged in the strikes.