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

The conflict between Israel and Iran has wreaked considerable damage in both countries and caused casualties on both sides.

Why are Israel and Iran at war? Experts weigh in as the conflict escalates, with both sides exchanging missile strikes. Photo from the Israel Defense Forces, X The war between Israel and Iran continues to rage on, with both sides ramping up deadly attacks on one another, threatening to engulf the region in a broader conflict.

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

If Iran rebuilds its capabilities and launches another large-scale retaliation, or if Israeli strikes continue in depth and frequency, the chances of a wider war involving regional proxies and potenti

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,

Shapiro served as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Middle East until January—charged with, among other things, considering scenarios in which tensions between Israel and Iran escalated into all-out war and preparing U.

The retaliatory strikes came on Saturday, a day after Israel killed top Iranian military leaders and scientists and destroyed an aboveground nuclear enrichment plant near Natanz.

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