Israel’s main ally the United States said it was concerned by the high casualty toll,with medics saying at least 20 children were among the dead.
The strike comes as Israel’s Knesset passed a bill to sharply curb the main United Nations agency supporting Palestinians.
Red lines have been crossed in the Middle East shadow war. Tehran is militarily weaker so it may have to seek other strategic advantages.
The proposal by Egypt’s president would see a two-day ceasefire in return for hostages. It also includes the release of some Palestinian prisoners and the delivery of aid.
Photographer Kate Geraghty returns to the Middle East to show the human toll of a conflict causing grief,loss and anger.
If Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have any hope that the warring parties will silence their guns before the US election,there was no sign that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip could pave the way for that.
Here’s a look at everything we know about the Israeli military action against Iran and the events that brought the countries to this point.
The Islamic Republic has always threatened a “decisive,definitive,and regretful” response if the Israelis hit Iranian assets. And now the ball is in Iran’s court.
The attack risks pushing the arch enemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiralling violence across the Middle East.
Iran has not faced such a significant external threat since a war with Iraq ended more than three decades ago.
The Australian Human Rights Commission has been under siege from within and without as it struggles to take a neutral stance on the conflict in Gaza.