(Reuters) -Russian President Vladimir Putin, in separate telephone conversations on Friday, told Iran's president that Moscow condemned Israel's actions against Tehran and told Israel's prime minister that questions around Iran's nuclear programme could only be solved through diplomacy.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the “Jewish people refuse to be the victims of a nuclear Holocaust” as he targeted sites that could produce nuclear weapons in a “very short time.” Netanyahu reported that Iran had produced enough highly enriched uranium for nine atom bombs and began making “steps to weaponize” the uranium in recent months.

Israeli Prime Minister announced "Operation Rising Lion," a set of strikes on Iranian nuclear and military targets overnight: ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Moments ago, Israel launched Operation Rising Lion,

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Friday amid escalating conflict between Iran and Israel, a White House official said.

Israel says it has more attacks planned against Iran after a series of overnight strikes targeted Tehran’s nuclear program and shook global tensions. As Washington watches the fallout, President Donald Trump is continuing to push Tehran toward the negotiating table to come to a nuclear deal.

"There has already been great death and destruction, but there is still time to make this slaughter... come to an end," Trump wrote on social media.

The new Israeli military operation against Iran is giving President Donald Trump a fresh test of his campaign promise to disentangle the U.S. from foreign conflicts. It lands as he's dealing with domestic turmoil: Opponents of his administration are set to rally in hundreds of cities on Saturday during the military parade in Washington to mark the