Donald Trump would not object to Israel carrying out further military strikes on Iran if it resumes building a nuclear weapon, according to reports. The US president met Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Monday, where Mr Trump said he hoped there would be no more US bombing of Iran. “I can’t imagine wanting to do that,” Mr Trump said.

Verified video footage from the strike in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip showed the bodies of women and children lying in pools of blood amid dust and screaming.