Israelis head to shelters after Iran fires missiles

Israeli military statements said air defences were responding to at least two waves of "missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel".

Alerts were activated across much of northern Israel including the port city of Haifa, according to the army's Home Front Command, which ordered residents to go into shelters or safe rooms.

The alerts were later lifted, with the military saying, "it is now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas of the country".

Air raid sirens were later activated across southern Israel, including the city of Beersheba as well as parts of the occupied West Bank, according to the Home Front Command.

Israeli media reported that several missiles were launched and most had been intercepted.

Missile attacks in the war -- which began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28 -- have killed 10 people in Israel.