Iran says there was damage to its Fordow and Isfahan nuclear sites from an earlier attack as the Israeli PM vows that "more is on the way".

In a shocking escalation, Iran launched a fresh wave of missile and drone attacks on Israel, lighting up the skies over Jerusalem. The assault, one of the heaviest in recent days, stunned residents as explosions echoed across the capital.

Missiles fired from Iran could be seen in Jerusalem's night sky on Saturday, a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign on Iran where officials said nuclear facilities were damaged and some of top military commanders were killed.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel presented Iran’s sophisticated ballistic missiles as a critical threat to Israel’s survival.

According to a report from the Jerusalem Post, Muhammad Abd al Karim al Ghamari, the chief of staff for the Houthis, was the main target of the strike.

As missiles fell on Tel Aviv, Israeli and Iranian envoys traded accusations at an emergency UN meeting over the legality and consequences of Israel’s preemptive strike

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.

Pastor Steve Brooks, his wife, and their 9-year-old twins, Simon and Sadie, arrived in Tel Aviv on June 3. The group of travelers, led by retired Tulsa pastor Tom Harrison, includes 10 pastors and their spouses as part of a yearlong learning cohort.