Multiple Casualties As Iran Hits Israel

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UK advises against all travel to Israel as Iran-Israel conflict rages

Multiple Casualties As Iran Hits Israel

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Summary

• Iran launches missiles at parts of central and northern Israel after Israel's military confirms it has carried out attacks on Iranian nuclear infrastructure

• Israeli emergency services say at least 10 people have been killed in Iranian strikes, but Iran makes no mention of casualties from Israeli attacks

• BBC journalists can't be sent to Iran due to restrictions by the Iranian government, making reporting on the damage caused by Israel's offensive difficult

• Tehran's Shahran oil depot is still in operation after being struck by an Israeli missile, as oil exports resume between Afghanistan and Iran

• A third night of strikes has drowned out possibility of a nuclear deal, writes BBC's Middle East regional editor Sebastian Usher

• The British government has issued an advisory against travel to Israel as the conflict continues

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Media caption,

Aftermath of strike on Israel's Bat Yam

Live Reporting

Edited by Jenna Moon and Neha Gohil in London, with Hugo Bachega, Ione Wells and Tom Bennett in Bat Yam, and Sebastian Usher in Jerusalem

1. Far-right minister visits site of Iranian strikepublished at 21:36

   21:36

   Ione Wells and Tom Bennett
   Reporting from Bat Yam

   Far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has just come walking through this neighbourhood in Bat Yam - where Israel’s right-wing governing coalition has long-enjoyed strong support.

   Surrounded by a dense group of armed security personnel, he greeted shop owners along a street where many had their windows blown through by the shock of the blast.

   One shop owner, Shimi, is sat on a plastic chair outside the front of his bakery - guarding it, he says, from people stealing.

   Does he support the conflict with Iran? "Of course," he tells us, waving his hands. "What kind of question is that?"

   Not long ago Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu also visited, to chants of his nickname "Bibi".

   Some videos filmed during the visit show crowds singing. It is based on a traditional song titled “Dovid, Melech Yisrael” which translates as “David, King of Israel.” Many Jewish children learn it in school.

   But supporters of the prime minister have adapted the lyrics to “Bibi, Melech Yisrael” (Bibi, King of Israel).

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   Media caption,

   Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visits Bat Yam