Oman and Qatar were leading efforts to begin ceasefire talks, while mediators said Iran was open to resuming nuclear negotiations if Israel’s attacks stop.

Several people have been injured in the Israeli port city of Haifa, 90km from Tel Aviv, following the latest Iranian strikes, according to Israel's public broadcaster Kan. It added that there is a fire at the scene. Emergency services say there are responding to "several hit sites" following Iran's latest barrage.

UNITED NATIONS - Iran's strikes on Israel are self-defense and are \"proportionate defensive operations directed exclusively at military objectives and associated infrastructure,\" Iran's U.N. Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the U.