LIVE: Iran missile hits south Israel; Iranian FM to meet European officials

The White House says, due to “chance of negotiation”, President Trump will decide in the next two weeks whether the US will join the Israel-Iran conflict.Iran’s foreign minister is scheduled to meet today in Geneva with counterparts from France, Germany and the United Kingdom for talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme and ending Israel’s attacks.More than 200 injured in Israel, including four in critical condition, following an Iranian missile attack on Thursday.Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Naim Qassem said the threatened assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is an “aggression” against all the people of the region.

We got readouts from both sides saying that they both agree – Britain and the United States – that Iran should not have a nuclear weapon. Western countries are aligned in that goal.But more forceful from the British side in their description of those talks, emphasising that the need for a diplomatic solution is dire in order to avoid further escalation.Lammy said there is a window of time – he’s taking those two weeks seriously, that this is the time to get that diplomatic solution in place.

Six people ‘slightly injured’ in southern Israel: Paramedics

Shafir Botner, the director of Magen David Adom’s paramedic school, has given a brief update outside a damaged building in southern Israel.In a video shared on social media, Botner said teams were searching the building for any more injured people.

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Let’s bring you up to speed on the latest developments:An Iranian missile attack has caused damage in southern Israel’s Beersheba after what the municipality said was a “direct hit”; fires and massive plumes of smoke could be seen at the site of the strike.Israeli emergency services say at least five people were “lightly injured” in the attack, Israel’s Channel 12 is reporting.Separately, the Israeli military also says it intercepted three Iranian drones in the Dead Sea area overnight.British Foreign Secretary David Lammy says the next two weeks offer “a window” for a diplomatic solution to the conflict after the Trump administration says it will decide on whether to join the conflict within that timeframe.In the Gaza Strip, at least 34 Palestinians have been killed since midnight in Israeli attacks, including at least 23 who were killed when Israeli forces opened fire on people seeking aid near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza.

Death toll rises for Israeli attack on aid seekers in Netzarim

As we reported earlier, Israeli forces opened fire on aid seekers near the Netzarim Corridor in central Gaza, killing at least 22 people and injuring more. Al Jazeera Arabic colleagues, citing a source at al-Awda Hospital in Deir el-Balah, now report that 23 people have been killed in that attack. Al Jazeera sources in Gaza now report that a total of 34 people have been killed in Israeli attacks across the besieged enclave in the hours since midnight local time (21:00 GMT).

Israeli army says it attacked dozens of targets across Tehran overnight

The Israeli military has claimed that more than 60 fighter jets took part in the attacks on the Iranian capital, which it said used approximately 120 munitions. The army also said it struck “several industrial sites for missile production” in the Tehran area.As we’ve been reporting, Israel’s attacks across Iran over the past several days have killed hundreds of people.

Train station closes after Iranian strike on southern Israel’s Beersheba: Report

Israeli railway officials have told local media that due to the Iranian missile strike on Beersheba, the city’s north station is now temporarily closed.The station is part of the intercity line from Tel Aviv to the terminus of Beersheba-Dimona.