Loud explosions rocked key Iranian cities as well as Israel’s Tel Aviv and Jerusalem on Tuesday, amid fresh missile attacks from both sides. Meanwhile, Iran has claimed to hit Israeli spy agency Mossad's centre.

The five-day conflict has taken a grim toll, with Iran suffering the brunt of the casualties—at least 224 people dead, including 70 women and children, and 1,277 injured, according to official figures.

Ahram Online provides live coverage of the unfolding military confrontation between Israel and Iran as the two sides wage deadly strikes against one another for a fifth day.

Israel Iran War News LIVE updates: IAEA Chief said, "At Isfahan, 4 buildings were damaged in Friday's attack - the central chemical laboratory, a Uranium conversion plant, Tehran reactor fuel manufacturing plant and UF4 to EU mental processing facility."

The already volatile Middle East has plunged into a new and dangerous phase of conflict as Israel and Iran openly traded blows over the past two days

President Donald Trump told ABC News that "it's possible we could get involved" in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran. The president made the comments to ABC News' Rachel Scott. He also reiterated that the U.S. is "not at this moment involved" in the conflict.