Iran has sent up to 350 missiles and drones into Israel, setting off the sound of explosions and sirens.

White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan says the US Navy destroyers stationed in the Mediterranean Sea intercepted Iranian missiles.

He says it was a significant escalation from Iran and it was equally important they could step up to defend Israel.

Habib Baar, Journalist and founder of Beirutreport.com speaks to Heather du Plessis-Allan saying he believes Israel has no incentive to stop as they have the full backing of the Western allies of the United States.

Israel says nobody was killed because the iron dome worked.

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Tensions in the Middle East are on a knife's edge in the aftermath of Iran's barrage of missiles on Israel.

The Israeli defence force says there's been no reports of casualties and most of the around 180 projectiles were intercepted.

Iran has confirmed the attack and says it's targeting Israel in response to deaths of Hezbollah leader, Hassan Nasrallah.

Reuters Bureau Chief for Israel and Palestine James Mackenzie told Ryan Bridge it’s a big deal despite there having been an attack from Iran back in April.

He said that the first time there was limited damage and a sort of tacit agreement to let it slide, but with it happening again, the stakes are definitely raised.

They’ve already seen a really sharp uptick in essentially the beginning of a war in Israel.

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A new Bio-Refinery at the Marsden Point Energy Precinct is being proposed.

Channel Infrastructure NZ Limited announces it has entered into a conditional project development agreement with Seadra Energy Inc, who is partnering with the likes of Qantas, Renova Inc, Kent Plc, and ANZ.

It would utilize some of the decommissioned oil refinery assets which would be refurbished and reconfigured- taking up approximately 18-20 hectares of land on the site.

Brian Cox, Bioenergy Association Chief executive shares his thoughts with Ryan Bridge. “The aspect is we could use the natural resources that New Zealand is rich for. The biggest part is biomass from trees,” says Cox.

He states that it could be processed to be used as either fuel or plastic.

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