Israel-Iran conflict live updates: Trump to make decision ‘within the next two weeks'

Welcome to our live coverage of the escalating situation in the Middle East.
Israel's Defence Minister warned that Iran's supreme leader 'can no longer be allowed to exist' after a hospital was hit in an Iranian missile strike on Thursday, spiking tensions in the week-old war.
Israel, fearing Iran is on the verge of developing a nuclear weapon, launched air strikes against its arch enemy last week, triggering a conflict that has left more than 200 people dead on both sides.
As President Donald Trump dangled the prospect of US involvement, Soroka Hospital in the southern city of Beersheba was left in flames by a bombardment that Iran said targeted a military and intelligence base.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran would 'pay a heavy price' for the hospital strike, while Defence Minister Israel Katz issued a stark warning for supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
'Khamenei openly declares that he wants Israel destroyed – he personally gives the order to fire on hospitals,' Mr Katz told reporters.
'He considers the destruction of the state of Israel to be a goal. Such a man can no longer be allowed to exist.'
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Mr Trump will make a decision about the country's potential involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict within the next two weeks.
But Russia has warned the US not to get involved, stressing it 'would radically destabilise the entire situation'.
Follow on for more updates.
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