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LIVE: Israel-Iran attacks continue; Trump demands unconditional surrender
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- Explosions rock Tel Aviv and Tehran as the conflict between Israel and Iran rages on for a sixth straight day.
- US President Donald Trump demands Iran’s “unconditional surrender”, saying, “We now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran.” The US also deploys more fighter jets to the Middle East, reports say.
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Ship collision in Sea of Oman caused by a navigational error, UAE says
An accidental collision between two oil tankers in the Sea of Oman indicates that the incident was caused by a navigational misjudgement by one of the vessels, UAE’s Energy Ministry says, citing preliminary information.
The Adalynn and Front Eagle collided and caught fire on Tuesday near the Strait of Hormuz, where electronic interference has surged amid conflict between Iran and Israel, but there were no injuries to the crew or spillage reported.
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What happened in Israel overnight?
Al Jazeera is reporting from Jordan because it has been banned in Israel and the occupied West Bank.
Volleys of Iranian missiles were fired towards Israel, concentrating on the central area as well as the north.
We know from the Israeli Ministry of Health that 94 Israelis have been treated for injuries from those overnight strikes, and that there were several fires where these missiles hit, or where fragments from the interceptors hit.
We’re not very clear on the locations of direct impact, because there is almost a blackout of information as the Israeli military censors reporting on what is targeted and what kind of damage is sustained.
But several municipalities are now releasing information about damage to residential buildings, and the number of buildings condemned for demolition has risen.
In Bat Yam, a city that was hit on Monday, there are 30 buildings that cannot be repaired.
Missiles launched from Iran are intercepted as seen from Tel Aviv, Israel, June 18, 2025 [Itay Cohen/Reuters] Advertisement - 26m ago(06:50 GMT)
What air defences does Israel have, and how do they work?
As we’ve been reporting, Israel has intercepted many of the Iranian missiles fired towards its territory, but not all of them, with some causing major damage and casualties in recent days.
The Israeli air defence relies largely on what is known as the Iron Dome system, which is equipped with a radar that detects an incoming projectile, as well as its speed and direction.
The control centre then calculates whether the projectile poses a threat to Israeli cities and towns, and if so, the missile-firing unit launches missiles to shoot them down. The launcher contains 20 interceptor missiles.
There are 10 Iron Dome batteries scattered around Israel.
Other systems intercept medium- and long-range missiles. The David’s Sling intercepts missiles ranging between 40km (25 miles) and 300km (186 miles). The Arrow System intercepts missiles with a range of up to 2,400km (1,491 miles).
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Iranian police say 14 Israeli drones intercepted: Report
Quoting Iran’s police spokesperson Saeed Montazerolmahdi, the Iranian Labour News Agency says police forces also identified hostile drone-producing workshops and drone-carrying vehicles across various provinces.
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Some business activities continue in Tehran despite exodus: Report
Despite reports of tens of thousands of people leaving the Iranian capital for safer areas amid threats of more Israeli attacks, some forms of commerce continue in parts of Tehran, according to Iran’s Press TV.
Images posted on X by the English-language news publication showed people lining up for bread, buying their groceries and doing their daily activities in Tehran.
Some residents of Tehran have told Al Jazeera that their families are unable to leave the city due to medical conditions or lack of transport. Others said they are refusing to leave despite the threat by Israel.
An estimated 10 million people live across Tehran’s 22 districts.
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Israel running low on defensive interceptors: Report
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Israel is running low on defensive Arrow interceptors and says this could affect the country’s ability to shoot down the long-range ballistic missiles from Iran.
An anonymous US official told the newspaper that Washington has been aware of the capacity problem for months and has been augmenting Israel’s defences with systems on the ground, at sea, and in the air.
The report said the Israeli military declined to comment “on matters related to munitions”.
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Israeli army shoots Palestinian in West Bank
The Israeli army says it “neutralized” an armed man with a knife who attempted to stab Israeli soldiers and seize their weapons as they were operating in the village of al-Walaja in the occupied West Bank.
“The fighters responded with fire and neutralized the terrorist,” the army said on Telegram.
While it is not clear whether it refers to the same incident, Palestine’s Wafa news agency reported that in al-Walaja, a young man, identified as Ali Hamza Hajajleh, 22, was shot “from close range” by Israeli soldiers after they had raided his house and arrested him.
He was seriously wounded, the agency added.
In separate reports, the Palestinian news agency said Israeli troops conducted multiple overnight raids in the Palestinian territory, including in the town of Birzeit, west of Ramallah, and the town of Burqin, west of Jenin.
The Israeli-occupied territory has been under lockdown since last week as the Israeli army, while bombing Iran, sealed the entrances of cities and villages there with iron gates and concrete barriers.
Palestinians in the West Bank say the Israeli actions are aimed at annexing their lands and expanding illegal settlements. An estimated three million Palestinians live under Israeli military occupation in the West Bank.
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Iranian official says all border crossings remain open: Report
All land border crossings in Iran have remained open, according to an Iranian official, as foreign nationals living there seek the nearest departure point amid escalating hostilities with Israel.
Javad Hedayati, director general of Iran’s transit bureau, told Tasnim news agency that all borders of the country are open to passengers and freight, and that the border crossings are “being operated normally”.
In recent days, foreigners, including Pakistani, Chinese and South Korean nationals, have started evacuating from the country using land routes, as all aviation activities have been halted.
Meanwhile, Hedayati said, due to the ongoing attacks by Israel and the need for “security precautions”, the entry of people and goods into Iran has slowed down.
Pakistani students, studying at Tehran University of Medical Sciences, return to Pakistan through the Taftan border, in Quetta, Pakistan on Tuesday [Fayyaz Ahmed/EPA]
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