Updates: Iran says it launched drone, missile attack targeting Israel

Israeli attacks have penetrated the bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms of Iranian citizens, killing people from teachers to athletes. For more on how the strikes disrupted daily life in Iran, read this feature.

How do ballistic missiles work and how far is their reach? Read this explainer to find out.

And to view the escalating Israel-Iran conflict in pictures, check out this photo gallery.

We will be closing this live page shortly. Here’s a recap of the day’s major developments:

• Israel has bombed the Tehran offices of Iran’s state broadcaster, alleging they were being used by the Iranian armed forces.
• Iranian officials have rejected the claim, denouncing the attack as a “war crime”.
• Iran launched a wave of retaliatory drone and missile attacks, aimed at Haifa in northern Israel as well as Tel Aviv.
• Iran said 45 women and children have been killed in Israel’s latest attacks and another 75 women and children injured. Israeli attacks on other parts of the capital have also killed three Iranian Red Crescent Society workers who were carrying out rescue operations.
• US President Donald Trump, speaking on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Canada, said Iran should talk about de-escalating hostilities with Israel “before it’s too late”.
• Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu refused to rule out the possibility of targeting Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, saying: “It’s not going to escalate the conflict. It’s going to end the conflict.”
• The Israeli army claimed it has destroyed at least 120, or one-third, of Iran’s surface-to-surface missile launchers.
• Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has urged Iranians to unite after Israeli missiles caused extensive damage across the country, including the city of Kermanshah, where a hospital was hit.

Israel’s attacks on Tehran have not only targeted military bases and nuclear sites, but have also penetrated the bedrooms, kitchens and living rooms of civilians. Children have been killed, teachers have fallen silent, athletes have been buried in the rubble.

All of them were as far removed from politics as possible.

According to the Iranian Ministry of Health and Medical Education, at least 224 people have been killed and 1,481 wounded.

Read our full story here.

US President Donald Trump has published a social media post calling for the immediate evacuation of Tehran.

“IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it over and over again! Everyone should immediately evacuate Tehran!” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

As Iran launches new drone and missile strikes against Israel, Al Jazeera’s Dorsa Jabbari said this “is the ninth wave of attacks that Iran has launched on Israel since Friday”.

A statement aired on Iran’s state TV warned that tonight’s attack would be the “biggest and most devastating” yet. The escalation marks a dramatic intensification in the ongoing confrontation between the two regional powers.

Iran said it is using a mix of drones and missiles, employing a tactic designed to overwhelm Israel’s air defence systems.

“We know it’s a mix of drones and missiles – launch drones first – engage air defence systems Israel has and then the missiles… they get to Israel much faster,” Jabbari explained. “Some hypersonic missiles that Iran has can get to Israel in a few minutes.”

MPs in the United Kingdom have urged the government to stay out of the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran, warning against any form of military support without parliamentary consent.

Speaking in Parliament, Labour MP Abtisam Mohamed said: “Given that Israel’s claims have been challenged, even by US intelligence assessments, can the foreign secretary assure this House that no UK military support, whether direct or indirect, will be given without the clear and explicit consent of this House, and that this government has learned the hard lessons of Iraq and Libya and will not repeat them?”

In response, Foreign Secretary David Lammy insisted, “Categorically, the UK is not involved in Israel strikes.”

He added that the UK does maintain a “regional role”, with UK military assets based in Cyprus, Bahrain and Qatar.

Labour MP Barry Gardiner also pressed Lammy on whether the UK had sought independent verification of Iran’s nuclear programme from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

“The failure to get transparent information from UNSCOM and UNMOVIC caused untold damage 22 years ago,” Gardiner warned, referencing the Iraq war.

Reporting from Banff, Canada, where leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) bloc of nations are meeting, Al Jazeera’s Diplomatic Editor James Bays says divisions are surfacing over how the group should respond to the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.

“It’s now emerging that there are real differences between these leaders, and it has been reported that [US] President [Donald] Trump does not want to sign a statement on de-escalation,” Bays said.

The G7 is being joined in discussions by the secretaries-general of NATO and the United Nations.

“You have the European countries… they say there should be de-escalation and diplomacy – but they always say Israel has a right to defend itself,” Bays added. “On the other end, you have Japan, the only non-Western country in the G7, and it strongly condemned Israel’s attack when it first took place on Friday.

“I think for now it seems Iran is not prepared to talk under fire. And it looks like there’s going to be a real problem getting a joint statement from G7 countries.”

We’ve published several pieces related to all aspects of the escalating Israel-Iran conflict in the past day.

Here are a few highlights:

• Latest: Little sign of restraint as Israel and Iran continue to swap deadly strikes
• Analysis: What options does Iran have in its conflict against Israel?
• In-depth: Who are Iran’s new top military leaders after Israel’s assassinations?
• Explainer: Which Iranian oil and gas facilities has Israel hit? Why do they matter?
• Watch: Will Russia, Turkiye and China provide support to Iran in its conflict?

And there’s plenty more here.

As we’ve just reported, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said three of its rescuers were killed by an Israeli air strike in northwest Tehran.

“This incident is not only a crime against international humanitarian law but also a blatant attack on humanity and morality,” the organisation said in a statement, adding that the three workers were aiding the wounded in the capital’s Shahid Bagheri district.

Iran’s Mehr news agency is reporting that three Iranian Red Crescent Society workers were killed by an Israeli strike during rescue operations in Tehran.

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has warned that escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran pose grave dangers to diplomacy and nuclear safety and has urged all parties to exercise maximum restraint.

Speaking at an emergency session of the United Nations nuclear watchdog’s Board of Governors on Monday in Vienna, Director-General Grossi stressed that the region is at a critical juncture.

“Military escalation threatens lives, increases the chance of a radiological release with serious consequences for people and the environment, and delays indispensable work towards a diplomatic solution for the long-term assurance that Iran does not acquire a nuclear weapon,” Grossi said.

Read the full story here.

Sanders blamed Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu for triggering the latest escalation with Iran and warned against any US involvement in the conflict.

“Netanyahu started this war by attacking Iran,” Sanders said on X, adding that “he assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran’s lead nuclear negotiator, deliberately sabotaging US-Iran nuclear negotiations.”

Sanders, who has been a vocal critic of Israel’s ongoing deadly assault on Gaza, said “the US must not be dragged into another illegal Netanyahu war – either militarily or financially”.

The Haifa-based Bazan Group says the power station used to produce steam and electricity was significantly damaged by an Iranian attack.

It added that all refinery facilities have been shut down following the attack, which also resulted in the death of three people.