The prime minister of Israel has said Iran will suffer for its attack this evening.

"Iran made a big mistake tonight - and it will pay for it," Benjamin Netanyahu said.

"There is also a deliberate and murderous hand behind this attack - it comes from Tehran.

"We will stand by the rule we established: whoever attacks us - we will attack him."

He added that the attack had "failed", amid claims from Tehran that said some 90% of the missiles found their targets.

Reports on the ground and noises coming out of the US suggest that the vast majority of the missiles were successfully intercepted - and no damage, injuries or deaths have been reported by Israel yet.

Israeli officials have already vowed a "painful response" against its enemy, with the IDF's chief spokesman saying the response will come in a manner and at a time of their choosing.