Iranian missiles hit a major hospital in southern Israel and struck residential buildings in Tel Aviv on Thursday, wounding 240 people and causing extensive damage. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz blamed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. President Donald Trump said he will decide within the next two weeks whether to strike Iran to see if Tehran would give up its nuclear programme. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.

Yesterday's developments:

• President Donald Trump said Wednesday he doesn't want to carry out a US strike on Iran but suggested he stands ready to act if it's necessary to extinguish Iran's nuclear program.
• Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he"doesn't even want to discuss" the potential assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei by Israel or the US.
• Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Thursday his country has remained committed to"diplomacy" but will continue to act in "self-defence" following Israel's surprise attack nearly a week ago.