Israel attacks Iran live: Israel intercepts Iranian drone launched from Lebanon

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Emirati airline flydubai cancelled flights to Jordan, Iran, Iraq and Israel and diverted others on Saturday, a company spokesperson said.

The decision was made in light of the Israeli airstrikes that hit Iran on Saturday morning.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: British PM Keir Starmer said on Saturday that Iran should not respond to Israeli airstrikes against them, urging restraint on all sides.

"I am clear that Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian aggression. I'm equally clear that we need to avoid further regional escalation and urge all sides to show restraint. Iran should not respond," he said, speaking at a press conference in Samoa

Israel attacks Iran live updates: The Israeli military said it intercepted a drone crossing into Israel from Lebanon on Saturday, hours after Israel struck several military targets inside Iran.

"Following the sirens that sounded between 08:39 (05:39 GMT) and 08:41 in the Upper Galilee area, the IAF (air force) intercepted a UAV that crossed into Israel from Lebanon," the military said in a statement.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Israel's prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other top officials carried out security assessments after Israeli military carried out air strikes on Iran on Saturday.

"Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is conducting an assessment of the security situation at the air force Base in the Kirya (defence ministry) with the defence minister, the army chief, the head of the Mossad and the head of the Shin Bet," a statement from his office said.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Iraq has resumed flight operations in all airports after suspending them temporarily after Israeli military launched air strikes at Iran early on Saturday.

Iran had also suspended flights temporarily and they are set to resume at 9 am (5:30 GMT).

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Iran will resume flights as normal from 9 a.m. (0530 GMT), the semi-official news agency Tasnim reported on Saturday.

The country had suspended flight operations after the IDF struck military targets in the country.

Due to tensions, Iraq has still suspended flight operations, despite the strikes being over.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Saudi Arabia condemned the military targeting of Iran as a "violation of its sovereignty" and international laws, urging all parties to exercise maximum restraint and calling on the international community to take action towards de-escalation and ending conflicts in the region.

On Saturday, Israel launched strikes into Iran targeting military bases, causing “limited damage.”

Israel attacks Iran live updates: The United States spokesperson Sean Savett said “it is our aim to accelerate diplomacy and de-escalate tensions in the Middle East region”, when asked about the country's role in the strikes launched by Israel at Iran.

A senior administration official said President Joe Biden and his national security team have worked with the "Israelis over recent weeks to encourage Israel to conduct a response that was targeted and proportional with low risk of civilian harm".

Israel attacks Iran live updates: The Israeli military on Saturday said its strikes targeting Iran's air defences had given it more freedom to operate in skies over Iran.

"Now, the state of Israel has wider freedom of action in the air over Iran as well," military spokesman Hagari said in a televised briefing.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: A Biden administration official, who shall remain anonymous told Reuters that channels of communication were open with Iran and the US had directly and indirectly made their stance clear to them.

After Israel concluded its offensive against Iran, the Biden administration warned Tehran of “consequences” should it respond.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: The White House on Saturday said that Israel's strikes on Iran should end direct exchange of fire between the two enemy countries and warned Tehran of “consequences” should it respond.

A senior White House official said the administration believed the Israeli operation should “close out” the direct military exchange between Israel and Iran, and said other allies were in agreement.

The official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, said the Israeli operation “was extensive, it was targeted, it was precise.” The official underscored that the U.S. had no involvement in the strike.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: U.S. and Israeli official have said that three waves of strikes on Iran took place on Saturday, an Axios reporter posted on X.

The second and third waves focused on missile and drone bases and production sites. Military bases in Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran provinces, were targeted and suffered 'limited damage', reported AP.

WE HAVE FULFILLED OUR MISSION, AND CONCLUDED OUR RESPONSE AGAINST IRAN

Israel attacks Iran live updates: IDF spokesperson, Daniel Hagari, stated in a video on X that “I can now confirm that we have concluded the Israeli response to Iran's attack against Israel.”

He also said that Israel had fulfilled their mission after the early morning strikes and warned that no more escalations would “pay a heavy price.”

“We conducted targeted and precise strikes on military targets in Iran, thwarting immediate threats to the State of Israel. If the regime in Iran were to make the mistake of beginning a new round of escalation, we will be obligated to respond," he said.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Iranian authorities reportedly said that there had been limited damage caused after air strikes by Israel on Saturday morning, due to the success of the air defence system.

Military bases in Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran provinces, were targeted and suffered 'limited damage', reported AP.

Iran has vowed to answer Israel's aggression with “proportionate action”.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: The Israeli military claimed on Saturday its airstrikes had hit Iran's missile manufacturing facilities, surface-to-air missile arrays and other aerial capabilities across several areas of the country.

"Based on intelligence, IAF (air force) aircraft struck missile manufacturing facilities used to produce the missiles that Iran fired at the State of Israel over the last year," the military said.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: A spokesperson for Iran's civil aviation organisation said flights on all routes in Iran have been cancelled until further notice, the country's state news agency IRNA reported on Saturday.

Iraq also cancelled all flight operations, after Israeli airstrikes hit Iran's capital Tehran and surrounding areas, early on Saturday.

Iran has promised to take action against Israel's aggression.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a loose network of pro-Iran factions, claimed responsibility early Saturday for a drone attack against a "military target" in Israel, reported AFP

"Islamic Resistance fighters in Iraq carried out a drone attack at dawn on Saturday against a military target in Acre," in northern Israel, the group said in a statement on Telegram.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Semi-official state agency Tasnim said that according to sources Iran was prepared to answer Israeli aggression.

"There is no doubt that Israel will face a proportional reaction for any action it takes," Tasnim quoted the sources as saying.

The Iranian state had previously stated that any strike on their country would be met with a stronger retaliation.

Early on Saturday, Israeli forces conducted “precise strikes on military targets in Iran.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Four more explosions were heard in eastern Tehran on Saturday, local media told Reuters, adding that "air defence is still active" in the capital.

Israeli has launched a series of strikes against Iran to retaliate for the missile attacks on October 1. No damages have been reported yet.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: According to state news agencies, Iraq has suspended all flight operations until further notice, reported Reuters.

The move comes amidst growing tensions in West Asia between Israel and other countries such as Iran, Lebanon and Syria. Israel began to carry out “precise strikes” in Iran on Saturday to retaliate for a missile attack from Iran.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: A US defence official told the BBC that the US has no involvement in Israel's strikes in Iran early on Saturday.

However, it was confirmed that the White House was informed about the strike beforehand. Reuters stated that Vice president Kamala Harris has been briefed and is following all developments.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Israeli strikes on military targets in Iran are "an exercise of self-defense" stated the United States on late Friday, adding it was informed ahead of the strikes.

White House national security council spokesman Sean Savett said the "targeted strikes on military targets" are "an exercise of self-defense and in response to Iran's ballistic missile attack against Israel on October 1."

The United States was "informed beforehand and there is no US involvement," a US defense official told news agency AFP.

The official did not say how far in advance the United States had been informed or what had been shared by Israel.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: The White House was notified shortly before Israel carried out air strikes on Iran, Fox News reported on Friday.

The US has been a staunch ally of the Israeli state as it continues to strike Lebanon and Syria as well in an attempt to wipe out Hamas.

Us secretary of state Anthony Blinken is visiting the country in hopes of engineering a cease fire deal between the countries as tensions have been escalating for weeks.

Israel attacks Iran live updates: Israeli forces, early on Saturday, conducted “precise strikes on military targets in Iran,” in retaliation for a ballistic missile assault by the latter on October 1.

In a statement released by the Israeli military, they said, “The regime in Iran and its proxies in the region have been relentlessly attacking Israel since Oct. 7 – on seven fronts – including direct attacks from Iranian soil. “Like every other sovereign country in the world, the State of Israel has the right and the duty to respond.”

Iranian authorities have yet to respond or confirm any damage.