Israel’s strikes on Iran and the latest on war in the Middle East

Israel launched direct strikes against Iran early Saturday. Meanwhile, talks are set to resume on a possible Gaza ceasefire and hostages deal. Follow for live news updates.

• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday’s attack on Iran severely damaged Tehran’s defenses, without providing further details. Israel launched direct strikes against Iran early Saturday, in a high-stakes retaliation to Tehran’s ballistic missile barrage earlier this month. • At least 30 medical staff members were detained during Israeli raids at Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, according to the enclave’s health ministry. The head of the World Health Organization called attacks on health care “deplorable,” and said Israel’s military has created “catastrophic” conditions in the north of the strip. • In Israel, first responders say at least one person is dead and more than 30 injured after a truck rammed a bus near a military base north of Tel Aviv, in what Israeli authorities say was a deliberate attack. • Meanwhile, talks aimed at restarting hostage and ceasefire negotiations for Gaza were expected to resume Sunday, the first high-level talks in two months. US officials have argued for renewed momentum following the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. The Israel Defense Forces said a total of five Israeli soldiers were killed in southern Lebanon on Saturday. Earlier Sunday, the IDF had announced four soldiers from the same brigade — a platoon commander, a deputy commander, a military rabbi and a soldier — had been killed during combat. In a later statement, it added that a fifth soldier from the same brigade, a sergeant major, had also been killed.