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The Israel-Iran conflict escalated aggressively on Thursday after relentless strikes rocked both nations on day seven of the military showdown.
Israel struck Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, a key nuclear site, hours after issuing evacuation warnings.
Iran also unleashed a barrage of missiles, one of which hit southern Israel’s largest hospital Soroka Medical Center, causing “extensive damage”, said officials.
At least 47 people have been injured in Iranian strikes on Israel, according to rescuers.
Senior officials of the United States are preparing for the possibility of striking Iran in the coming days, Bloomberg reported citing people familiar with the matter.
This comes after US President Donald Trump weighed on Wednesday whether to enter the conflict to aid Israel or not, with no certainty yet on the US’ participation.
Some high-ranking European diplomats will hold nuclear talks with Iran on Friday, reported Associated Press citing an European official familiar with the matter, however, there were no plans yet of the United States joining these talks.
An offer of mediation between Iran and Israel has also come from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
He has suggested that Russia could help broker a settlement between the two countries which allows for Iran to pursue a peaceful atomic program but also take the edge off Israel’s security concerns.
Putin has shared Russia’s proposal with Israel, Iran and the United States.
Iran reiterated its stance that it does not and would never seek nuclear weapons, the reason given by Israel to justify its offensive that struck several military and nuclear sites in Iran. Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that his country is “committed to diplomacy”.