"Emergency crews were seen clearing through the rubble on the site of the Iranian strikes in Beit Shemesh on Sunday that killed at least nine people and injured dozens, according to Israeli ambulance services.  Crews were seen working behind a cordon, clearing debris from heavily damaged homes as smoke rose over the neighbourhood. Beit Shemesh Mayor says a few people still cannot be reached, although not all are necessarily at the impact site. Iranian state media reported the death of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei during the attacks, prompting Tehran to declare 40 days of national mourning and a seven-day public holiday, with all government offices and schools closed as the country prepares for funeral rites. The United States and Israel launched a joint strike on Saturday, with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to 'destroy Iran's missiles.'  In response, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said that 'widespread missile and drone attacks' against Israel were underway. US bases were also reportedly targeted in the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar, Iraq and Kuwait. The developments follow three recent rounds of talks between Iranian and American officials, one held in Muscat and two in Geneva. Russia, China, France, Bahrain and Colombia have called for an urgent meeting of the UN Security Council, where members were divided between urging an immediate halt to hostilities and pressing Iran to abandon its nuclear programme."