Trump calls for Iran's 'unconditional surrender', tells Tehran to evacuate as air war rages on. Israel plans to destroy Fordow nuclear site.

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 is reluctant to accept Russia's mediation in its war with Iran, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on June 17, according to the Russian state news agency TASS. "At the moment, we see reluctance — at least on Israel’s part — to resort to mediation or pursue a peaceful resolution,

The intensifying conflict has heightened fears of a protracted all-out war and widespread instability in the region.

Palestinians say Israeli forces killed scores of people trying to reach food aid in Khan Younis on Tuesday in the deadliest attack of recent weeks on hungry crowds attempting to get food in Gaza.

Israel and Iran launched a new round of attacks as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fifth day.

Emergency services say 10 have been killed in Israel, while Iranian state media has given little information about casualties in Iran.

The already volatile Middle East has plunged into a new and dangerous phase of conflict as Israel and Iran openly traded blows over the past two days