LIVE UPDATE AS ISRAEL TARGETS IRAN'S NUCLEAR SITE AND ASSASSINATED TOP MILITARY COMMANDERS
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin says Iran launched "approximately 100 UAVs towards Israeli territory", which he says they are working to intercept
Defrin adds that the chief of staff of the Iranian army, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC), and the commander of Iran's emergency command were killed in last night's strikes.
Iranian state media also reported earlier that Hossein Salami, the Revolutionary Guard chief, has been killed.
As a reminder, a state of emergency has been declared in Israel.
A spokesperson for Iran's armed forces says that Israel carried out the attacks in Iran with support from the US, Iranian state media is reporting.
As we reported earlier, top US diplomat Marco Rubio said that Washington was not involved in the strikes, and that Israel had told them "this action was necessary for its self-defense".
Tom Bennett
Reporting from Jerusalem
An Israeli security source says "there is a growing likelihood" that senior Iranian nuclear scientists and military officials were killed in tonight's strikes.
Explosions have been heard north-east of Tehran, the Reuters news agency is reporting, citing the Iranian state-run Nour News.
It added the cause of the explosions were not immediately clear.
BBC reporters have also heard from people in Tehran confirming explosions.
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