The Embassy of the United States in Tel Aviv was temporarily closed after the building sustained minor damage following an Iranian missile strike overnight, US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee confirmed on Monday.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran on Sunday, with direct strikes targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of missiles blamed for the deaths of four people and injuries of many others.

The Israeli attack, which comes amid an unprecedented exchange of strikes between Israel and Ansar Allah's Axis of Resistance coalition ally, Iran, was reported by a number of Israeli outlets as well as Saudi Arabia's Al-Hadath network.

Israeli search crews attempted to rescue people at several sites hit by overnight Iranian strikes around the country. In the central Israeli city of Bat Yam, three people remain trapped under rubble,

Economists still expect the European Central Bank to lower interest rates one more time this year, even after policymakers signaled they’re in no rush to ease further.

An Iranian missile landed close to the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv on Monday morning, but no personnel were injured in the incident.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel's opening strike on Iran was “very successful,” in a video message released by his office. “We struck senior command, senior scientists who are advancing the development of a nuclear weapon and nuclear facilities,

Britain's biggest doctors' union is offering a membership deal ahead of a vote on strikes which could see clinicians walk out in July.