CONFLICT ENTERS FOURTH DAY: Israel and Iran have begun a new round of attacks, as the conflict between the two heavily armed rivals enters its fourth day.

Iran and Israel have launched a fresh wave of attacks on each other in a development that continues to raise fears of the wider region being plunged into a destabilising conflict. Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa shortly before dawn on Monday,

Rising tensions with Iran and fears of an Israeli strike prompted the U.S. to move some of its nonmilitary personnel out of the region.

The missile launches come as the Israel-Iran conflict entered its fourth day on Monday. Israeli strikes on Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Petah Tikva killed at least eight people and injured dozens. Key infrastructure, including a power plant, was also damaged.

Israeli, Iranian, and most of Iraqi airspace remains closed amid a rapid escalation in tensions between Tehran and Tel Aviv, which began with an Israeli missile attack on multiple targets in Iran on June 13. Iran's retaliatory attacks on Israel prompted the latter's carriers to reposition their aircraft abroad for safety.

A Connecticut senator traveling in the Middle East this week was stuck in Iraq after Israel launched an attack on Israel Thursday, heightening tensions in the area.

The Middle East conflict intensified as Israel conducted airstrikes on Iranian nuclear sites, marking a significant escalation. Iran retaliated with missile attacks on Israel, leading to exchanges of missiles and drones,

For much of the 20th century, the US and Iran maintained friendly relations. During the Cold War, Washington depended on the Shah of Iran to counter Soviet influence in the oil-rich Middle East.

In response to escalating tensions between Israel and Iran, Pakistan has successfully evacuated 450 pilgrims from Iran, with additional evacuations planned from both Iran and Iraq in the coming days.The move follows Israel's airstrikes on Iranian targets on Friday,

A mourner attends the funeral of a commander from Iraq's Kataib Hezbollah armed group who was killed in what they called a "Zionist attack" in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday, during a funeral in Baghdad,