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In the wake of escalating tensions and missile strikes launched by Iran targeting Israel on Tuesday, the Indian Embassy in Israel has issued an urgent advisory for all Indian nationals currently in the country.

In a dramatic escalation of tensions, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that Iran has launched a direct missile attack on Israel, firing over 100 missiles across the country.

In a growing tension in the Middle East, US officials have warned Israel that Iran is preparing for an imminent ballistic missile attack, which could rival the large-scale assault the Islamic Republic launched in April.

"The United States has indications that Iran is preparing to imminently launch a ballistic missile attack against Israel," a senior White House official told AFP on Tuesday, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has claimed that the head of an Iranian intelligence unit established to target Mossad agents was himself an Israeli double agent.

Dramatic footage showed Spanish coastguards who went to the rescue trying to put out the fire with high-pressure water jets as a huge plume of black smoke rose into the air near the island's capital Mahon.

Unidentified gunmen carried out two separate attacks in southern Iran on Tuesday, resulting in the deaths of six people, including a local chief of the paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, according to state TV reports.

Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah on Tuesday said it had targeted the Israeli military intelligence base of Glilot near Tel Aviv. The Iran-backed group “launched salvoes of Fadi 4 rockets at the Glilot base of the military intelligence's unit 8200 and the Mossad headquarters located on the outskirts of Tel Aviv,” it said in a statement.

Researchers from University College London have uncovered that Mount Everest has experienced significant growth over the past 89,000 years, increasing in height by approximately 15 to 50 metres (49-164 ft).

It is reportedly said that the bus was on an educational trip organised from Uthai Thani province, located approximately 250 kilometers (155 miles) north of Bangkok. Along with the students, six teachers were also on board the bus, although their intended destination has not yet been disclosed.