Haifa and Tel Aviv struck by Iranian missiles as U.S. embassy in Israel directs government employees and families to shelter in place at home.

Iran and Israel continued to exchange attacks into Monday amid the latest round of conflict between the two nations.

When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons and that the strikes were necessary to preempt that outcome.

Iran's missile attack has shut down Israel's largest oil refinery in Haifa, killing three employees and sparking massive fires. The escalation marks the deadliest phase yet in the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict.

After Iran responded to strikes on its military and nuclear facilities by firing hundreds of ballistic missiles into Israeli cities, a video was shared in posts falsely claiming it showed the damage inflicted on Tel Aviv.

Israeli officials have been pushing the United States to join the fray and use its huge bunker-busting bomb to crush Iran’s nuclear capabilities.

There is no sign the conflict is ending soon and many in the region fear a wider war as they watch waves of attacks.