Israel and Iran exchange missile attacks for a third day; nuclear sites hit, death tolls rise, airspace shut, U.S. warns Tehran against retaliation.

Hundreds of civilians, mostly in Iran, have been killed by dueling airstrikes despite international pleas for de-escalation.

Ambassador Amir Maimon says a deal for Israel to stop targeting Iran’s nuclear program hinges on Tehran agreeing to give up its weapons ambitions.

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Israel claimed to operate almost freely in the skies over Iran during a third day of airstrikes on Sunday and killed more high-ranking security figures, while some Iranian missiles slipped through Israel's air defences.

All night people in Israel have been braced for more rockets. Just before 01:00 the Israeli military announced that it was striking missile sites in Iran, and instructed residents to move closer to shelters. Four hours later the response came – with what felt like the largest barrage so far of this conflict.

PAKISTAN has offered to nuke Israel, a senior Iranian general has claimed, as deadly missile salvos across the Middle East continue. Iran and Israel are continuing to rain down missiles on each