New round of attacks as conflict enters its fourth day

Trump said he hoped for a deal between Israel and Iran as he headed to Canada for a meeting of world leaders where the conflict is high on the agenda.

“I hope there’s going to be a deal. I think it’s time for a deal, and we’ll see what happens. But sometimes they have to fight it out,” Trump told reporters before he left the White House for a summit of the Group of 7 major economies in Canada.

At least 224 people have been killed in Iran since the Israeli strikes started Friday, Iranian state media reported.

More than 90% of the casualties are civilians, according to Iran’s semiofficial Mehr News Agency, which cited a spokesperson for the health ministry.

The Israeli military said it had begun a series of strikes on dozens of surface-to-surface missile targets in western Iran.

It later said missiles had been launched from Iran, instructing the public to seek shelter. Sirens sounded in several places across Israel.

The Israeli military said it was “operating to intercept and strike where necessary to eliminate the threat.”

A day of strikes across both countries included a rare daytime attack on the Iranian capital, Tehran, where streets were jammed with traffic as residents tried to flee.