Hezbollah Attacks Israel, Retaliation Ensues

0:00On March 2, Hezbollah, backed by Iran, launched rockets and drones at Israel in retaliation for the killing of Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali. Comonade during U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, this marks the first major attack from the group since the conflict erupted over the weekend. Israel hit back hard with airstrikes on Hezbollah targets across Lebanon, including the southern suburbs of Beirut and areas near Tyree. The military issued evacuation orders for dozens of villages, urging people to move at least 1,000 meters away from Hezbollah sites. Civilians in Beirut's dahi neighborhood fled clogged roads amid explosions and fires, while southern Lebanon saw traffic jams as families headed. North. In Bahrain, one foreign worker died from shrapnel after the country intercepted dozens of missiles and drones aimed at its U.S. naval base. Elsewhere, an Iraqi Shiite militia claimed a drone strike on U.S. troops in Baghdad and a suspected drone hit a British base in Cyprus with no casualties.

1:03Oil prices spiked 13% to $82 a barrel amid fears over the strait of Hormuz, dragging down stock markets in Asia. U.S. forces reported three service members killed so far, while Iran tallied nearly 150 dead in a school strike. With leaders on both sides signaling possible talks, the region braces for what comes next. Next. Next. Next. Next.