In Israel, rescue teams combed through rubble of residential buildings destroyed by Iranian missiles, using sniffer dogs and heavy excavators to look for survivors after at least 10 people, including children, were killed, raising the two-day toll to 13.

Trump said the conflict — which has raised fears of a wider conflagration — could be ended easily, while also warning Iran that the US could get involved if Iran hits any American targets.

Regime change in Iran could be a result of Israel’s military attacks on the country, Netanyahu said, adding that Israel would do whatever is necessary to remove what he called the “existential threat” posed by Tehran.

Israel’s military spokesperson has said the current goal of the campaign is not a change in regime, but the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes and removing its capabilities “to annihilate us”.

Rescue teams inspect a damaged building following a strike by an Iranian ballistic missile in Bat Yam, Israel, south of Tel Aviv, on 15 June 2025. Source: Getty / Gili Yaari

Operation Rising Lion

The Israeli military warned Iranians living near weapons facilities to evacuate.

President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran’s responses will grow “more decisive and severe” if Israel’s hostile actions continue.

Flames and smoke rise from Tehran’s oil warehouse on 15 June 2024 as Israel continues strikes on Iran’s nuclear program and energy facilities. Source: AAP / Abedin Taherkenareh

Trump warns Iran not to attack