Middle East War: Iran Arms Kids, Elders; Lebanon Displaced

0:00It's April 2nd, from your city to your ears. This is Sydney News Today, powered by AI, we're heading into the 5th week of this brutal war, rocking the Middle East, with Iran claiming 7 million citizens ready to grab weapons and… Fight back. Behold up! Sources say there are arming kids and elders because able-bodied folks aren't showing up. US and Israeli strikes keep pounding Iranian steel plants, while Iran fires back with missile barrages at Israel and hits an Amazon cloud site in. Bahrain. Meanwhile, things are heating up in Lebanon, where Israeli attacks on Hezbollah spots have ramped up big time over the last day. Hezbollah is lobbing more rockets and drones, north into Israel. The death toll there tops 1,300, mostly civilians like women and kids, and the UN reports 20% of Lebanon's people are now displaced. As Prime Minister dropped a heavy warning that Israel's push into the south could stretch all the way to the Littani River, 30 kilometers.

1:01North of the border, Israel's Defense Minister promised Hezbollah a steep price for striking during Passover, sending northern communities scrambling to shelters. President Trump amped up the talk, threatening to bomb Iran back to the Stone Age soon. I ran fire right back with vows of fiercer attacks, and the UAE had to knock down 19 missiles and 26 drones just yesterday. The UN warns the region has already lost nearly $200 billion in the first month alone. Australia is feeling the pinch, too, with the straight-of-war moves blockade jacking of fuel and food prices on farms nationwide. Strikes and threats show no signs of slowing, so keep your eyes peeled as his conflict drags on.