The attack was in response to the killings of Iran-backed militant leaders, sending Israelis to shelters and prompting alarm across the region.

António Guterres said it was time to stop what he called the 'deadly cycle of tit-for-tat violence' in the Middle East.

Israel's foreign minister has announced thatUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been banned from entering the country because he had not 'unequivocally' condemned Iran's recent missile attack on Israel.