The death toll is growing as Israel and Iran exchanged missile attacks for a third consecutive day on Sunday, and Israel is warning that worse is to come.

Israel targeted Iran’s Defense Ministry headquarters in Tehran and sites it alleged were associated with Iran’s nuclear program, while Iranian missiles evaded Israeli air defenses and slammed into buildings deep inside Israel.

The region braced for a drawn-out conflict after Israel’s strikes hit nuclear and military facilities, killing several senior generals and top nuclear scientists.

Meanwhile, President Donald Trump also had a warning for Tehran, saying it can expect “the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces” if it retaliates against the United States. Trump insisted that Washington had nothing to do with Israel’s attack on Iran.

Israel launched its attacks after weeks of escalating tensions between Israel and Iran over Iran’s nuclear program. Iran announced Thursday that it planned to activate a third nuclear enrichment facility shortly after the U.N. nuclear watchdog censured Iran for failing to comply with nonproliferation obligations.

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Death toll grows in Israel

At least 10 people in Israel were killed in Iranian strikes overnight and into Sunday, according to Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service, bringing the country’s total death toll to 13.

At least six people, including two children, were killed when a missile hit an apartment building in Bat Yam, near Tel Aviv. Daniel Hadad, a local police commander, said 180 people were wounded and seven are still missing.

An Associated Press reporter saw streets lined with damaged and destroyed buildings, bombed out cars and shards of glass. Responders used a drone at points to look for survivors. Some people could be seen leaving the area with suitcases.

Four people were killed when a missile struck a building in the northern Israeli town of Tamra, and another 24 were wounded. A strike on the central city of Rehovot wounded 42 people.

Explosions in Tehran

New explosions echoed across Tehran and were reported elsewhere in the country early Sunday, but there was no update to a death toll put out the day before by Iran’s U.N. ambassador, who said 78 people had been killed and more than 320 wounded.

Semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported that an Israeli drone strike had caused a “strong explosion” at an Iranian natural-gas processing plant, in what could be the first Israeli attack on Iran’s oil and natural gas industry. Israel’s military did not immediately comment.

World leaders are issuing urgent calls to deescalate.

But Israeli’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel’s strikes so far are “nothing compared to what they will feel under the sway of our forces in the coming days.”

Trump warns Tehran not to target U.S.

President Donald Trump said the U.S. had “nothing to do with the attack on Iran” and warned Tehran against targeting U.S. interests in retaliation.

“If we are attacked in any way, shape or form by Iran, the full strength and might of the U.S. Armed Forces will come down on you at levels never seen before. However, we can easily get a deal done between Iran and Israel, and end this bloody conflict!!!” Trump wrote on Truth Social late Saturday.

Nuclear talks called off

Planned talks on Iran’s nuclear program, which could provide an off-ramp, have been called off.

The Arab Gulf country of Oman, which has been mediating indirect talks between the U.S. and Iran over Tehran’s nuclear program, said a sixth round planned for Sunday would not take place.

Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, said Saturday that the nuclear talks were “unjustifiable” after Israel’s strikes, which he said were the “result of the direct support by Washington.”

Iran has always said its nuclear program was peaceful, and the U.S. and others have assessed it has not pursued a weapon since 2003. But it has enriched ever larger stockpiles of uranium to near weapons-grade levels in recent years and was believed to have been able to develop multiple weapons within months if it chose to do so.

North Korea has repaired and relaunched their 5,000-ton warship after a botched launch in May, according to North Korean state media.

The second warship was once again upright in the water, according to the North Korean news agency KCNA.

The communist country’s leader, Kim Jong Un, was in attendance to give a speech and spoke about the failed launch.

“Of course, we felt panic-stricken in front of the unexpected and ridiculous accident caused while launching this destroyer in Chongjin last month,” Kim said.

NORTH KOREA DETAINS SHIPYARD OFFICIALS OVER FAILED LAUNCH THAT LEFT NAVAL DESTROYER DAMAGED: STATE MEDIA

Kim did not take the accident lightly, going as far as to call it a criminal act, according to KCNA.

“We judged the accident not as a simple mistake but as a never-to-be-forgiven, serious criminal act that lowered the dignity and self-respect of our state in a moment, and investigated the root cause of the accident in a comprehensive way,” Kim said.

In fact, the chief engineer of the Chongjin Shipyard, along with others, were arrested according KCNA.

KIM JONG UN LEFT FUMING AFTER NORTH KOREA’S NEW DESTROYER DAMAGED IN FAILED LAUNCH

In this photo provided by the North Korean government, its leader Kim Jong Un, center, and his daughter attend a launch ceremony of a destroyer named Kang Kon at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) ((Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP))

However, this setback hasn’t seemed to slow down Kim’s ambitions as he promised more warships to come.

“Warships of a new generation are to be launched one after another in the coming years, and they will form the backbone of our maritime defense forces,” Kim said.

The ship, which Kim has reportedly named “Kang Kon,” was moved to the Rajin shipyard after being set up right, according to the Wall Street Journal.

The total extent of the damage to the ship is unknown as it never left the dry dock.

This photo provided by the North Korean government shows a destroyer named Kang Kon during its launch ceremony at the Rajin shipyard in Rason, North Korea, Thursday, June 12, 2025. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: “KCNA” which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency.  ((Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP))

Satellite images previously released by South Korea had shown the ship lying on its side.

Reported previously by KCNA, the “Kang Kon” had slipped off of its ramp and became stuck.

The flatcar failed to move alongside the ship, throwing it off balance and crushing parts of the ship’s bottom.

This caused the massive warship’s stern to slide down the launch slipway, making the ship’s bow section unable to leave the ramp, according to KNCA.

The “Kang Kon” was the second naval destroyer launched within a month after Kim attended the successful launch of another 5,000-ton destroyer from Nampo, a port on the west coast of North Korea. 

Fox News Digital’s Michael Dorgan and Landon Mion contributed to this story.

Nick Butler is a reporter for Fox News Digital. Do you have any tips? Reach out to Nick.Butler@Fox.com.

Amnestly International called on the Nigerian government to do more to stop attacks in Benue State.

At least 100 people have been killed in a northcentral Nigerian town following an overnight attack by gunmen, as Amnesty International called for the government to end the “almost daily bloodshed in Benue state”.

The attack, which occurred from late Friday into Saturday morning, took place in Yelwata, a town in Benue State, according to Amnesty.

“Amnesty International has been documenting the alarming escalation of attacks across Benue state where gunmen have been on a killing spree with utter impunity. These attacks have been causing massive displacement and may affect food security as majority of the victims are farmers,” the rights group wrote on X.

“The Nigerian authorities’ failure to stem the violence is costing people’s lives and livelihoods, and without immediate action many more lives may be lost,” the organisation said, adding that many people were still missing from the attack.

The Nigerian authorities must immediately end the almost daily bloodshed in Benue state and bring the actual perpetrators to justice.

The horrifying killing of over 100 people by gunmen that invaded Yelewata; from late Friday into the early hours of Saturday 14 June 2025, shows…

— Amnesty International Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) June 14, 2025

Tersoo Kula, a spokesperson for the state governor’s office, told the AFP news agency earlier on Saturday that the attack lasted about two hours and a “number of houses [were] burnt down”.

He added that government officials and police officials had visited Yelwata and “confirmed” a lower death toll of 45.

Police spokesperson Udeme Edet confirmed the attack to AFP and said police had engaged the attackers in a gunfight.

But locals told AFP that they feared that more than 100 people had been killed in the attack.

“It is terribly bad, many people have died,” Amineh Liapha Hir, a resident of the town, said. “It could be more than 100, and many houses were also burnt,” Hir added.

Another resident, Christian Msuega, said he escaped the attack, but his sister and brother-in-law had died after being burned alive.

In the region, attacks are common as local herders, mostly Muslim ethnic Fulani, and farmers, many of whom are Christian, clash over the limited access to land and water.

Last month, gunmen who were believed to be herders killed at least 20 people in the Gwer West area of Benue.