Trump considers joining Israel on Iran strikes as IDF targets nuclear sites

BBC update

DONALD Trump is considering joining Israel's strikes targeting Iran's underground nuclear sites, the BBC's US partner CBS News reports, as the two nations exchange fire for a sixth day.

The US president earlier called for Iran's "unconditional surrender" and says he knows where the country's leader is but won't kill him, "for now".

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he will never compromise with Israel and will show "no mercy".

Israel says it struck a centrifuge site in Tehran and weapons facilities as part of its overnight barrage.

Iran launched its own attacks on Israel, with sirens sounding twice overnight - but the scale of Tehran's attacks has diminished, writes Hugo Bachega.

No deaths overnight in Israel from Iranian missile attacks

DESPITE some damage, no people have been reported killed or injured in Israel from the latest overnight volleys of missiles from Iran.

The Israeli government says that approximately 400 ballistic missiles have been fired by Iran since Israel began its attack last Friday, with hundreds of drones also launched.

The Israeli authorities say that since last Friday, there have been around 40 impact sites across the country, 3,800 people evacuated, 24 people killed, and more than 800 injured.

There have been nearly 16,000 claims related to structural damage and more than 1,000 for damage to vehicles.

It does seem that Israel's Iron Dome air defence shield has mostly been working, but at a reported cost of $250m (£186m) a night to operate.

A report in the Washington Post, external quotes a source briefed on US and Israeli intelligence, who says that without resupplies or greater involvement by US forces, Israel may only be able to maintain it for another 10 or 12 days if Iran maintains steady attacks.