Israel and Iran trade strikes
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Emergency services say ten have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media have given little information about casualties in Iran.
Israel decimated the group’s leadership last fall and degraded its military capabilities. Can the same strategy work against a far more powerful foe?
Israel’s military said it shot down 20 drones en route to Israel on Sunday. It comes after it reported striking 80 targets in Iran overnight, including the headquarters of the Ministry of Defense and the headquarters of the Organization of Defensive Innovation and Research,
Following Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, oil prices spiked to nearly $130 a barrel, contributing to higher prices for UK shoppers on everything from transport to food. However the cost of a barrel of oil, currently around $75, is still lower than it was in January.
The two powers have been exchanging barrages since Israel attacked Iran and killed many of the country’s top military leaders and scientists.
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Israel has issued an "urgent warning to Iranian citizens" to evacuate areas close to military sites after fresh exchanges of strikes between the two countries overnight raised fears of further escalation.
Iran has asked Cyprus to convey "some messages" to Israel, President Nikos Christodoulides said on Sunday, adding he expected to speak to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later in the day.He did not say who specifically the messages were from or what they said,