A South Florida journalist and a Miami mother are among hundreds of Americans stranded in Israel after Iranian missile attacks grounded flights and closed airspace.

In Lebanon, which is still reeling from last year’s war between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group, videos making the rounds on social media have shown revelers dancing and drinking on rooftops while projectiles flash across the sky in the background.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has transfered key powers to the Supreme Council of the Revolutionary Guards (IRGC), reported Iran International.The comes after Ali Khamenei has reportedly been relocated to an underground bunker in Lavizan in northeast Tehran.

Iran on Wednesday escalated its conflict with Israel by launching hypersonic Fattah-1 missiles, as Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei declared, "the battle begins"., Middle East News - Times Now

Iran launched dozens of ballistic missiles toward Israel on Friday night in retaliation for Israel's surprise attack early Friday. Israel struck at the heart of the Iran's nuclear program, killing several nuclear scientists as well as high-ranking military leaders, according to Israeli officials.

Missiles and projectiles were seen in the skies over Jerusalem and Tel Aviv early on Sunday as Tehran unleashed a fresh attack on Israel which in turn launched an expanded assault on Iran.

Israeli authorities have signaled that the barrage appears to have subsided, giving the all clear for people to leave their shelters. They said that emergency services were responding to reports of damage from the missiles and are providing treatment to several people with minor injuries.

Iran and Israel have launched a fresh wave of attacks on each other in a development that continues to raise fears of the wider region being plunged into a destabilising conflict. Iranian missiles struck Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa shortly before dawn on Monday,