US President Donald Trump said Friday that Europe was “not going to be able to help” broker an end to the conflict between Israel and Iran, hours after European leaders urged Iran to revive talks with the US to find a solution in the standoff over its nuclear programme. However, Tehran said it could only consider diplomacy once Israel halted its strikes on the Islamic republic. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.

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Yesterday's developments:

• 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.
• Israel, meanwhile, carried out strikes on Iran’s Arak heavy water reactor, its latest attack on Iran’s nuclear programme.
• The White House said President Donald Trump will decide within the next two weeks whether to strike Iran. It said Trump still sees a “substantial” chance that negotiations can achieve US and Israeli demands on Iran’s nuclear programme.