Israel's military has issued a warning of missile launches from Iran, with anti-missile defences active and sirens sounding in Jerusalem. A blast was also heard in the West Bank city of Jericho.

Israel’s military warned late on Tuesday that Iran had fired a new salvo of missiles towards the country and that anti-missile defences were active after a day of more than a dozen missile alerts. Following the warning, sirens sounded in Jerusalem and a blast was heard in the city, while a loud explosion was also heard in the skies over the West Bank city of Jericho, Agence France-Presse correspondents said. “A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory....