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

Tensions escalate as Israel and Iran exchange missile strikes, defying global calls for de-escalation. Israeli airstrikes inside Iran targeted nuclear and energy sites, resulting in over 230 deaths. Iran retaliated with missile barrages,

Iran’s state TV just announced that the country has started the second wave of its True Promise Operation Three on Israel tonight. The state TV said that this time the attack is a combination of drones and "more than 100" missiles, with Haifa and Tel Aviv being the main target tonight.

New targets appear to indicate an expansion of Israel’s war aims beyond the Iranian nuclear facilities that consumed the first days of the conflict.