All night people in Israel have been braced for more rockets. Just before 01:00 the Israeli military announced that it was striking missile sites in Iran, and instructed residents to move closer to shelters. Four hours later the response came – with what felt like the largest barrage so far of this conflict.

Israel expanded its surprise campaign against its main rival with a strike on the world's biggest gas field.

Planned talks on Iran's nuclear program, which could provide an off-ramp, were called off.