The war spread further on Monday, with Israel exchanging fire with Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, US jets being downed in Kuwait and Qatar taking out Iranian fighter planes.
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Lebanon is being dragged back into conflict as Hezbollah resumed attacks on Israel following the Iran strikes. Simona Foltyn reports from the outskirts of the capital city of Beirut.
President Trump also declined to rule out sending ground troops into Iran as the conflict spread into the Gulf countries and Lebanon and Israel exchanged strikes.
Iran is expanding the conflict to put pressure on the U.S. and its allies.
Tens of thousands of Lebanese flee homes in eerily familiar scenes as Israeli strikes leave 52 people dead ...
The militant group's attacks, apparently at the behest of Iran, led to retaliation from Israel and were "practically a suicide mission" for Hezbollah, an analyst said.
Israel blames the militant group for "reopening" the conflict on their northern border. But airstrikes have been undermining the fragile ceasefire for more than a year.
IDF chief of staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir: 'We will end this campaign with not just Iran being struck but with Hezbollah suffering a devastating blow.'
Lebanon's health ministry says 31 people were killed by Israeli strikes, while there are no reports of casualties in Israel.
Highways gridlocked as thousands evacuate during Israel's deadliest Lebanon assault in over a year, killing 31 people.