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

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.

Daylight on Sunday revealed the massive destruction caused by Iranian missiles in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv. Destroyed buildings and ruined cars littered the streets.

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 traded more missile attacks Sunday despite calls for a halt to the fighting, with neither country backing down as their conflict raged for a third day. Iran said Israel struck its oil refineries,

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

Blasts have been heard in Tehran and sirens have sounded in Israel as US president convenes National Security Council.

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.