Fears heightened that the Middle East is on the brink of war after Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel Tuesday evening, forcing the entire civilian population to be ordered into bomb shelters as sirens sounded across the country.

Iran says it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday as the months-long fighting between Israel and Iran's proxies in the region — Hezbollah and Hamas — escalated

Residents have been advised to take shelter in Jerusalem as air raid sirens have sounded across the country.

Iran said it fired dozens of missiles into Israel, an escalation of the conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah and Hamas.

Iran launched over 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday.

UPDATE: 10:44 a.m. Iran said it fired dozens of missiles into Israel on Tuesday, a sharp escalation of the monthslong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed militias Hezbollah and Hamas. There were no immediate reports of casualties as Israel ordered residents to head to bomb shelters and as air raid sirens sounded across the country.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged British nationals to leave Lebanon immediately, warning that the conflict could “escalate in a major way.”

(Bloomberg) — Iran fired about 200 ballistic missiles at Israel on Tuesday, a sharp but brief escalation between Middle Eastern adversaries that threatened to trigger a fresh round of attacks as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate.

In a targeted airstrike on Saturday, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) struck Beirut, resulting in the death of Eid Hassan Nashar, a high-ranking commander of Hezbollah's Medium-Range Rocket Unit.

According to the IDF, Eid Hassan Nashar held key leadership roles within Hezbollah. He served as the commander of the surface-to-surface rocket unit, overseeing the organisation's day-to-day operations.