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.

ISLAMABAD: The ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran has intensified into one of the deadliest exchanges between the two nations in recent years.Since hostilities erupted on Friday, both sides ha

Civilian casualties are climbing as Iran and Israel continue to lob airstrikes at each other. The bombings killed top Iranian leaders and left hundreds dead. The U.S. does not support Israel's attacks but Israel still has a military edge on Iran.

The Israeli military claims its campaign has eliminated high-value targets, including nine senior scientists, and severely damaged Iran’s nuclear infrastructure. Iranian authorities confirmed damage to four critical buildings at the Isfahan uranium conversion facility,

The intensifying conflict has heightened fears of a protracted all-out war and widespread instability in the region.

Although Iran maintains that its nuclear program is for peaceful energy purposes, Israel has long seen it as a threat. Israeli strikes have hit three of Iran’s nuclear facilities — Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow. Little damage appears visible in satellite imagery of Fordow.

Dozens of others were injured overnight across Israel, the authorities said. Israel was striking military sites in Iran and the four-day-old conflict showed no sign of slowing.

CNN's Scott Jennings remains, however, as IDF issues evacuation warnings to Tehran and both sides claim casualties and injuries in the hundreds.

The Israel-Iran conflict has intensified as both nations launched missile strikes at each other, with Iran targeting Tel Aviv and Haifa, resulting in civilian casualties and infrastructure damage, and Israel retaliating by striking military and nuclear facilities in Iran.

Iran’s state news agency IRNA said hundreds of ballistic missiles had been launched in retaliation for Israel’s biggest ever attacks on Iran, blasting Iran’s huge underground nuclear site at Natanz an