Peter Mwai
BBC Verify senior journalist

Image source, X

Earlier, we reported on our efforts to verify footage showing the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack which severely damaged an apartment block in Beersheba, southern Israel.

We have now managed to verify a video which shows the moment the missile hit.

In the clip, filmed from one of the tall buildings nearby, we see a flash of light in the sky moments before the missile impacts causing a large explosion.

After earlier confirming the location, we worked backwards and matched two buildings with angular roofs seen in the footage to imagery from Google Street View.

We were also able to match the tall building very close to where the person was filming - it is recognizable due to the windows and their placement and the pattern of painting on the wall.

We also did reverse image search on key frames from the video, to check whether this footage has been posted online before today.

Anthony Reuben
BBC Verify senior journalist

Nato leaders are gathering for the defence alliance’s summit where it’s expected members will pledge to make a significant increase in defence spending - from the current target of 2% of GDP to 5%.

But nine countries have yet to reach the previous aspiration of 2%, according to the latest Nato estimates, which are for 2024, external.

Spain was the lowest, with estimated spending of 1.24%. Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said the country will achieve 2% in 2025, but claims to have been granted an exemption, external from increasing spending to the new 5% target, which he described as “incompatible with our worldview".

US President Donald Trump - who has frequently accused Nato members of not putting enough money into defence - said Spain “has to pay what everybody else has to pay”.

Paul Brown
BBC Verify senior journalist

Just before and shortly after US President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued three evacuation notices for Tehran.

They covered particularly busy areas of the city and were put on the IDF’s Farsi language social media during the early hours of Tuesday morning. A combined area of 1 sq km was covered by the orders.

Iranian state TV has said the strikes that followed last night's warnings were among the most intense seen in the city since the conflict began.

Footage of the aftermath is scarce, but we have verified a clip showing some damage to a building within one of those zones and a gathering of emergency workers.

We've also verified footage of people taking shelter in their cars overnight having evacuated nearby buildings.

Our team will continue to monitor social media feeds for any indication of the scale of damage.

Image source, X/IDFFarsi

Lucy Gilder
BBC Verify journalist

After the Trump administration bombed three Iranian nuclear sites at the weekend, Democrats as well as some lawmakers from his own Republican Party have questioned his legal authority to do so.

Late last night, President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between Iran and Israel - the details of which are still unclear.

Before that development, we spoke to legal experts about whether the US strikes on Iran were in line with the US Constitution or whether Trump should have consulted Congress first.

Image source, Reuters

There are two parts of the US Constitution that are relevant here: Article I and Article II.

Article I lists the ability "to declare war" as one of Congress' powers. However, Article II - which lays out the president's powers - says that "the president shall be Commander in Chief of the Army", and sources at the White House have told the BBC they see this as the rationale for the strikes on Iran.

Four constitutional experts told us that Trump had some authority under Article II to order the military strikes.

Although one legal scholar said he didn't believe Trump had the authority to launch the strikes as there wasn't "a sudden attack to repel".

Previous administrations have also carried out strikes without congressional approval. President Barack Obama authorised airstrikes in Libya without requesting permission from Congress, which his administration justified under Article II.

You can read more on the legality of Trump’s actions here.

Peter Mwai
BBC Verify senior journalist

Image source, X/Magen David Adom

We have been using images and videos posted on social media to verify the aftermath of an Iranian missile attack on Israel early on Tuesday moments before the Israeli government announced it had agreed to a ceasefire.

The Israeli ambulance service Magen David Adom says four people were killed and 22 were wounded in the attack on the southern town of Beersheba.

One of the videos we’ve verified shows smoke rising into the sky from a location with several high-rise buildings. We have located the footage shared on social media with satellite imagery to an area of Beersheba.

We’ve also been able to match a pet shop seen in another picture shared on X by Magen David Adom, external of rescuers at the scene which we found was very close to the apartment building that was hit.

Rob Corp
BBC Verify Live editor

Good morning.

We're keeping a close eye on developments in the Middle East after Iran and Israel agreed to a US and Qatar-brokered ceasefire. The truce appears to be under strain after Israel accused Iran of launching missiles after they had agreed to stand down. Iran has denied the allegation.

But in the hours before they agreed to stand down both sides continued carrying out attacks with Israeli air raids reported in northern Iran and an Iranian missile hitting southern Israel. The BBC News live page has the latest news and reaction.

We're looking to verify footage from both countries to get an understanding of what was hit in those attacks.

Elsewhere, journalists on the fact-check team are across today's Nato summit where 32 member states will pledge to spend 5% of GDP on national security - the UK among them. They'll be looking at how that spending breaks down in terms of where the money will come from and what it will be spent on.

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