Dozens of others were injured overnight across Israel, the authorities said. Israel was striking military sites in Iran and the four-day-old conflict showed no sign of slowing.

The US embassy in Tel Aviv has suffered damage after an Iranian missile struck a residential area of the city, the ambassador to Israel said.

Israel and Iran kept up their attacks, killing and wounding civilians and raising concern among world leaders meeting in Canada this week that the biggest battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict.

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

Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes since the early hours of June 13th. Iran has responded with salvoes of ballistic missiles and drones, although only a handful have penetrated Israel’s defence systems.

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Onlookers gathered on Saturday at a central Tel Aviv residential building next door to Israel’s defense headquarters that was damaged after it took a hit from what appeared to be shrapnel from an overnight missile barrage from Iran.

Israeli citizens were ordered to head to bomb shelters on Friday night amid retaliatory missile strikes from Iran.