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

Iranian media report new Israeli attacks on the west of the country on Monday, after Iranian strikes broke through Israel's iron Dome defences overnight.

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday (Jun 15), killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilian

Israel has launched a series of strikes against Iran, targeting the country’s nuclear program and other military infrastructure. Iran has launched its own strikes in retaliation.

We've just had an update from Israel's ambulance service, Magen David Adom (MDA), after the latest missile barrage hit parts of the country, including Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and Haifa. An MDA spokeswoman says that in Haifa, 10 people were treated for "light injuries" and taken to hospitals in Bnei Zion, Carmel and Rambam.

The death toll in an earlier strike in Bat Yam, a city adjacent to Tel Aviv, rose as more bodies were extricated from rubble, meanwhile, and a research center at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot was destroyed in a strike. On Sunday, missiles arrived during the day for the first time.

Two additional bodies were recovered from the rubble of an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam early Monday morning, ZAKA announced. The number of dead in the city alone from the missile strikes has risen to nine since ZAKA's announcement. Another person is still missing in the city due to the strikes, KAN reported.

Iranian media report new Israeli attacks on the west of the country on Monday, after Iranian strikes broke through Israel's iron Dome defences overnight.