Iran attacks Israel live updates: At least 2 killed in Israeli strike on central Beirut

Iran attacks Israel live updates: UN General Secretary Antonio Guterres has condemned the “broadening conflict in the Middle East” and asked for a ceasefire amid the endless cycle of strikes and counterstrikes between countries in the Middle East.

After the escalation of conflict on Tuesday when Iran launched 200 missiles into Israeli territory, the UN General Secretary slammed the "escalation after escalation" in the region and called for a ceasefire immediately.

Iran attacks Israel live updates: As the militant group Hezbollah and its benefactor country Iran suffer losses from an ongoing conflict with Israel, analysts told news agency AFP that Turkey could gain from this regional strife.

Turkey, which has condemned Israel's actions, has also been a long-time rival of Iran. With the losses incurred by Iran and Hezbollah, Turkey may emerge as a stronger regional power which is why they adopted silence over the death of key Hezbollah operatives such as Hassan Nasrallah.

Iran attacks Israel live updates: During a debate between the US vice-president candidates, both Republican and Democratic nominees, Tim Walz and JD Vance avoided answering a question on the Iran-Israel administration.

When asked about the ongoing conflict between the countries the two defended their party's stance on leadership and foreign policy but did not answer head-on regarding support for Israel striking back at Iran.

Iran attacks Israel live updates: Iran fired 200 missiles at Israel, state TV reported Wednesday, a barrage that Israel vowed to make Tehran "pay" for.

Earlier, Israeli military had stated that 180 missiles had been launched and most of them had been intercepted.

Iran attacks Israel live updates: The new prime minister of Japan, Shigeru Ishiba released a statement on Wednesday calling the attack on Israel “unacceptable”.

He also offered to collaborate with the United States as a mediator and stop an actual war from occurring.

Iran attacks Israel live updates: Israel's former PM Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that in light of the conflict with Iran and instability in the Middle East, his country has ‘its greatest opportunity in 50 years, to change the face of the Middle East’.

He also commented that Israel must leverage the conflict to destroy Iran’s nuclear program, its central energy facilities, and" fatally cripple this terrorist regime".

Iran attacks Israel live updates: Hamas has blessed the"heroic rockets" launched by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in Iran.

They said the strikes were “ revenge for the blood of our heroic martyrs”, after more than 1,000 people were killed in a week during Israeli bombardment in Lebanon.

Iran attacks Israel live updates: French president Emmanuel Macron condemned Iran's attack on Israel and has mobilised military resources of its ally Israel.

Macron also wished for Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity to be reinstated in strict compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions,

Iran attacks Israel live updates: On Wednesday, Israel conducted five raids in the southern suburbs of Beirut in Lebanon.

According to the Lebanese health ministry, strikes on Tuesday had already killed fifty-five individuals and left 156 others injured.

The Israeli military gave evacuation warnings early in the morning across Beirut .

Iran attacks Israel live updates: Israel and its key ally, the United States, have vowed to retaliate against an Iranian attack on the former on Tuesday.

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that Iran would “ pay for it” after launching missiles against them.

Meanwhile, The United States have also discussed a joint response and warned Tehran of "severe consequences".

Most of the 180 missiles fired at Israel were intercepted.