Ione Wells
Reporting from Bat Yam

Shopkeepers in Bat Yam, Israel, are guarding their shops.

Some of them have had windows or doors smashed and damaged by last night’s strike and now fear their goods might be stolen.

Roman Gorbach runs a convenience store here. He said he had “never” heard a boom like last night’s before.

He has hired people privately to help guard his back door and fix the shutter as he says: “I can’t really depend on the government.”

He’s especially worried after authorities told him this afternoon to evacuate the shop because of fears more buildings in the vicinity are unstable now and could collapse.

“What am I supposed to do with that? Where will I go? Who’s going to pay for that?”

“I have a lot of expenses and a lot of debt and I’m not really sure where I’m supposed to go and nobody is explaining anything to us.”

Gabriela Pomeroy
Live reporter

Image source, Noah Efron

I've been speaking to Noah Efron, who lives in Tel Aviv, about the long hours he spent in a shelter overnight.

Noah, a city council member and podcast host, says his family took refuge in a public shelter with 80 other people – plus eight dogs and two cats.

They always bring books, pillows, treats for the dog, and “a whole load of pretzels,” he says.

During the missile attack, the children managed to fall asleep, but the adults stayed awake, listening to the explosions above.

“We talked about how close the missile would be and whether it is big or the last,” he says.

In the corners of the basement, to lighten the mood, “people made jokes and there was a lot of political commentary”.

“We support Israel targeting nuclear sites,” he says, “because it would be a disaster if Iran was able to attack us with a nuclear bomb.”

It’s become “our new normal,” he says, “and all of that happens when you are bleary eyed in the middle of the night in a bomb shelter with 80 people you don’t know, eating Cheetos.”

Gabriela Pomeroy
Live reporter

The conflict between Israel and Iran has been escalating over the past three days. Here’s a quick update from today:

Attack from Israel

• Israel is continuing to hit targets in Iran - the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says on Sunday it has struck 250 sites
• Iranian media reports that 128 people have been killed as of midday on Saturday, with around 900 injured

Attack from Iran

• Iran carried out missile strikes on Israel overnight, killing 10 people – six in Bat Yam to the south of Tel Aviv and four in the northern town of Tamra. Officials say more than 100 Israelis are injured
• On Sunday afternoon, Iran launched another wave of missile strikes – the IDF says most projectiles were intercepted and there are no reports of any impacts

Elsewhere, the UK Foreign Office advises against all travel to Israel, and US President Trump says: "Israel and Iran should make a deal, and will make a deal."

Image source, Getty Images

Watch: Smoke billows over Tajrish Square in north Tehranpublished at 15:39 British Summer Time 15 June

15:39 BST 15 June

The BBC has verified footage showing the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Sunday in the north Tehran neighbourhood of Tajrish Square.

After the strike, more verified video shows water flooding the area, with water pipes and sewage systems burst.

Columns of smoke can also be seen in the Iranian capital.

Ghoncheh Habibiazad
BBC Persian

Image source, Reuters

Before the latest Iranian strikes, the country’s president Massoud Pezeshkian warned that if Israeli attacks continue, Israel should expect a “harsher and more severe” response.

In a call with the Iraqi prime minister, he said other countries in the region could also be at risk if the attacks go on, and called for a “firm stance” from Islamic nations.

He said Iran did not start the conflict but responded with “firmness”.

We're getting more from the Israeli military after a new wave of Iranian missile strikes.

In an update, Israel says several missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel in the past hour.

"Most of them were intercepted," they say, adding there are no reports of fallen projectiles.

"We request that the public continue to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command," the statement ends.

This latest wave of Iranian missile strikes on Israel comes after three days of both countries attacking each other, following Israel's attack on Iran on Friday.

Image source, EPA

"Iran and Israel should make a deal, and will make a deal," says US President Donald Trump, adding that he will be the one to make it happen.

In a social media post, Trump points to recent tensions between countries around the world which he says he helped to stop.

The US has been helping with ceasefire talks between Ukraine and Russia, as well as Israel and Hamas. Both wars are still going on.

"Likewise, we will have PEACE, soon, between Israel and Iran!" Trump says.

"Many calls and meetings now taking place. I do a lot, and never get credit for anything, but that’s OK, the PEOPLE understand.

"MAKE THE MIDDLE EAST GREAT AGAIN!"

Ghoncheh Habibiazad and Sarah Jalali
BBC Persian and BBC Monitoring

Iranian media, quoting the health ministry, say 128 Iranians have been killed in Israeli attacks as of midday yesterday, with around 900 injured.

Some Iranian organisations and outlets have released their own figures. The BBC can't confirm these numbers, as we can't send journalists to the country, and it’s not clear if some of these figures overlap.

• Iranian state TV reported yesterday that 60 people, including 20 children, were killed in an Israeli strike on a building in Tehran
• The governor of East Azerbaijan province said 31 people have died there, including 30 military personnel and one member of the Iranian Red Crescent
• The Iranian Red Crescent said two people were killed in an attack on an ambulance in West Azerbaijan province
• Iran’s envoy to the UN said two days ago that Israeli strikes had killed 78 people and injured more than 320 at that point
• Iran’s government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani said at least 30 women and children have been killed over the past three days - she didn’t give a total number of deaths
• Senior military personnel say at least 18 members of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have died in various attacks, including the commander of the IRGC Aerospace Force on Friday
• At least seven Iranian nuclear scientists have also been killed in separate attacks

Image source, Reuters

In an update, the Israel Defense Forces now say that Israelis are "permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas across the country".

This comes after a series of sirens sounded across Israel, as Iran fired a fresh wave of missiles.

It now seems the sirens have stopped.

In a statement, the IDF says Israelis are "requested to continue to follow the instructions of the Home Front Command and the instructions sent to you".

Image source, Reuters

Iran's state-owned TV says Iran has launched a new wave of "retaliatory missiles" towards Israel.

Earlier, we reported that the Israel Defense Forces had warned that Iran had fired missiles towards the country.

We'll have more updates on this latest strike coming up soon.

The Israel Defense Forces says sirens have sounded in several areas across Israel after it identified missiles launched towards the country from Iran.

The country's Air Force is "operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat," it says.

It adds that people should continue to follow instructions from the Home Front Command.

Here's more on the latest alert.

Israel's Home Front Command has told people across the country to "remain close to protected spaces," according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The Home Front Command is a part of the IDF responsible for civil protection.

"Movement in public areas should be minimised, and public gatherings must be avoided. Upon receiving an alert, enter a protected space and remain there until an official update is issued," the IDF statement says.

Ione Wells
Reporting from Bat Yam

An alert has just been issued in Bat Yam saying it is required to stay near a protected space.

It’s not yet the alert telling people they should get into a shelter, but some people are choosing to move now.

There is a notable sense of panic in the streets here now, people are running and shouting at friends about the alert.

As a reminder, the BBC can't routinely send journalists to Iran because of restrictions from the Iranian government, which makes it hard to report on damage caused by Israel's offensive.

This means that we're getting regular updates about the situation after Iranian strikes on Israel, but there's much less information about what's happening after Israeli strikes on Iran.

There's been some limited coverage on Iranian state TV, but as BBC Monitoring's Sarah Jalali writes, there's little media freedom in Iran and the state is eager to downplay the extent of the damage caused by Israel's strikes.

Pahlavi urges Iranians to rise up - but little evidence of this so farpublished at 14:01 British Summer Time 15 June

14:01 BST 15 June

Amir Azimi
Editor, BBC Persian

In his BBC interview, Iran's former crown prince Reza Pahlavi tried to give the watching audience the sense of a plan - beginning with the current war and followed by Iranians rising up against the Islamic Republic, with the West assisting with measures beyond sanctions, although he did not specify how.

He said toppling the Islamic Republic would remove the cause of many problems in the Middle East and internationally, suggesting to viewers that such an outcome would be in their interests too.

To give the impression that this was not just talk, he claimed that elements within the Iranian establishment were in touch with him.

This message resonates with many Western politicians and those around the world who see Iran as an international threat, but it may not resonate with those who argue that Israel is violating international law by launching an unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation, no matter how unpopular its government might be.

When pressed on this, Pahlavi argued that the Islamic Republic’s own actions had brought it to this point and he did not believe Israel’s aim was to kill civilians.

Are conditions inside Iran ripe for Pahlavi’s vision to become reality?

We have not yet seen indications that Iranians are ready to act against the regime but it’s too early to say anything definitively.

We have seen some people developing a stronger sense of patriotism, yet many have also blamed the Islamic Republic for getting involved in conflicts abroad, interfering in other countries' affairs and supporting groups which do not act in their interest.

Pahlavi is right that ordinary Iranians don’t want to go to war with Israel.

If an uprising did take place, Pahlavi is positioning himself as someone who could then lead Iran through a period of transition.

He has gained popularity among Iranians, his name has international recognition. However, he is not seen as a de facto leader of Iran’s diverse opposition movements, both inside and outside the country.

To strengthen his public support, he says the people should determine the shape of any future government.

But everything in what he says hinges on a popular uprising and that hasn’t happened yet. Because of the lack of access to Iran it is hard to gauge the mood there.

Social media has to be put in context, with enough posts on all sides of the argument for everyone to read something that chimes with their worldview.

Will Iranians see things as both Netanyahu and Pahlavi have urged? That is the million-dollar question.

Image source, Getty Images

The US embassy in Israel has told all staff and their families to shelter in place because of the current situation.

The State Department says it is letting family members of staff in Israel, and some non-emergency staff, leave if they want to.

Right now, the international airport near Tel Aviv is closed. That means the only way out is by land, into neighbouring countries like Jordan.

The US keeps its embassy to Israel in Jerusalem, not Tel Aviv – one of only a few countries to do this.

Both the embassy in Jerusalem and its office in Tel Aviv are still open for emergency consular services.

Image source, Avi Ohayon/LPO

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Iran will pay a "very heavy price" for the deaths of Israeli civilians.

Speaking at the site of a missile strike on a residential building in Bat Yam, Netanyahu calls it "the premeditated murder of civilians, women and children", and says Iran poses an "existential threat" to Israel.

He adds that he "expresses sorrow" for those killed, and that "our hearts are with the families", while urging people to follow safety instructions from officials.

Gabriela Pomeroy
Live reporter

Image source, Ori Lazarovich

I've been speaking to a member of Israel's rescue team, Magen David Adom (MDA), which has been working at the scene where six people died after a missile hit two residential buildings in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv.

Rescue paramedic Ori Lazarovich says he arrived at the destroyed buildings at around 03:00 local time (01:00 BST).

While co-ordinating a team of medics and rescue workers in the street, he says he saw about 100 people coming out of the building.

"We started triaging people, while the building was still on fire on one side," he says.

“Some were crying and some were holding their family members, I saw fear in their eyes," Lazarovich tells me. "People came out all grey, covered in soot and ash and debris and suffering from smoke inhalation."

The critically injured were taken out on stretchers by emergency workers and sent to hospitals, he says.

Hugo Bachega
Middle East correspondent, reporting from Bat Yam

All morning, rescuers searched for those who were still under the rubble of a building destroyed after being hit by a missile.

Residents, some still in shock, came back to inspect their damaged homes and recover whatever they could find.

The victims here include a 10-year-old-boy and a girl aged eight. Visiting Bat Yam, the Israeli defence minister Israel Katz said Israel’s campaign would continue, vowing that Israel will bring those who attack it to their knees.

In Iran, the foreign minister said his country had the right to defend itself from aggression – and that Israel must stop its attacks.

The number of Iranian casualties isn’t clear – but authorities say most of the victims are civilians. Israel’s end goal isn’t clear.

Officials say the country wants to stop Iran from building nuclear weapons – but have also hinted at regime change.

Israel's military says dozens of its fighter jets attacked at least 80 targets in Tehran overnight and into the third day of fighting with Iran.

They included the headquarters of the Iranian Ministry of Defense, the military's research and development unit, and "additional targets where the Iranian regime hid the nuclear archive".

Other targets included two "dual-use" fuel sites that were used for both military and nuclear operations, the Reuters news agency reports, citing a military official.

The IDF says it has struck more than 170 targets and 720 military infrastructure components in less than three days as part of its Operation Rising Lion.