Israelis have been ordered to take cover in bomb shelters as Iran launches hundreds of ballistic missiles that has hit seven sites and injured several people in revenge for attacks on its nuclear sites.

Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei vowed to ‘inflict heavy blows’ as he blames Israel for starting a war.

Dramatic footage shows Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting hundreds of missiles above Tel Aviv, with smoke seen billowing above the city’s skyscrapers.

Not all were successful, with seven sites being hit across Tel Aviv, according to Israeli military.

Footage from a local TV channel has shown a huge hole blasted into a building with fires raging inside. 

Eli Bin, the spokesman for the Magen David Adom rescue service, said that seven people have been lightly injured in the attacks.

Earlier today, Tehran vowed ‘painful revenge’ for Israel’s unprecedented offensive overnight that has left the region teetering on the brink of all-out war.

An Israeli military spokesman has said their ‘defence systems are working to intercept the threat’ that has arrived in their airspace after being launched this afternoon. 

Ctizens are still being urged to go to their nearest bomb shelter as hundred of ballistic missiles rain down on the city.

Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting hundreds of missiles above Tel Aviv as Iran’s Supreme Leader blames Israel for starting a war 

Earlier today, Tehran vowed ‘painful revenge’ for Israel’s unprecedented offensive overnight that has left the region teetering on the brink of all-out war 

Several blasts have also been heard over Jerusalem and air raid sirens are sounding in the city as well as Tel Aviv

Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel

Several blasts have also been heard over Jerusalem and air raid sirens are sounding in the city as well as Tel Aviv. 

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have spoken this evening about ‘the importance of diplomacy and dialogue’ to resolving the conflict, Downing Street confirmed. 

It is yet to be confirmed if all the missiles have been intercepted, with huge plumes of smoke seen across the city. 

Israel’s offensive last night was the culmination of years of research and planning by Israel’s military and Mossad intelligence agency to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. 

Israel used fighter jets and a secret drone base near Tehran to batter nuclear facilities, missile launch sites and decapitate military command – in a move that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dubbed Operation Rising Lion.

The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on X this evening that ‘the Zionist regime [Israel] will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime’.

He added: ‘The Zionist regime has made a big mistake, a grave error, and committed a reckless act. By God’s grace, the consequences of this will bring that regime to ruin.

‘The Iranian nation won’t permit the blood of its valued martyrs to go unavenged, nor will it ignore the violation of its airspace.

‘Our Armed Forces are ready, and the country’s officials and all the people are behind the Armed Forces.

‘Today, we must give a strong response to the evil, despicable, terrorist Zionist identity. God willing, we will respond with strength, and will show no mercy to them.

‘Life will definitely become bitter for the Zionists.

The Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei wrote on X that ‘the Zionist regime [Israel] will not remain unscathed from the consequences of its crime’

Ctizens are still being urged to go to their nearest bomb shelter as hundred of ballistic missiles rain down on the city 

‘The Zionist regime will not escape safely from the heinous crime they’ve committed.

‘This is a certainty that the Islamic Republic’s Armed Forces will deal heavy blows to this evil Zionist enemy.

‘The Iranian people are with us. They support the Armed Forces, and the Islamic Republic will triumph over the Zionist regime, by the will of God.’

Israel’s attack last night saw top Iranian commanders killed, including Hossein Salami, the commander in chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. 

Iran’s State TV claimed a female Israeli Air Force pilot was captured after her fighter jet was downed during the operation, but the IDF has denied this. 

This is a breaking story – more to follow.