Dozens of Israeli aircraft strike targets deep in Iran's interior as Israel continues to maintain aerial superiority in much of the country.

Hundreds of civilians, mostly in Iran, have been killed by dueling airstrikes despite international pleas for de-escalation.

The exchange of fire comes as talks on Iran's nuclear program in Oman between the U.S. and Iran were called off.

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After mulling such action for 16 years, Israel has launched air strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities – a mission fraught with peril not just for the Jewish state, but for the broader Middle East.

All night people in Israel have been braced for more rockets. Just before 01:00 the Israeli military announced that it was striking missile sites in Iran, and instructed residents to move closer to shelters. Four hours later the response came – with what felt like the largest barrage so far of this conflict.