Israeli strikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern Beirut suburbs and southern Lebanon killed 31 people, Lebanon's health ministry reported. People fled the southern suburbs ‌on foot and by car, clogging the roads. ‌More than a dozen powerful explosions shook the capital starting around 2:40 a.m. (0040 GMT).

A Christian women's group from Snowflake, Arizona, was stranded in Jerusalem while a Surprise church group planned to evacuate from northeast Israel.

Gold prices rose on Monday after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, deepening global uncertainty.

U.S. allies and adversaries responded to the joint attacks by the U.S. and Israel on Iran with concern over the risks of a new war in the Middle East.

Explosions and rising smoke can be seen in Beirut after Israel began striking what it says are Hezbollah targets in the country.

The U.S. and Israel are pounding targets across Iran, dropping massive bombs on its ballistic missile sites and wiping out warships

Markets in turmoil as Iran strikes Gulf hubs Dubai and Doha. Crude oil jumps 9% and gold nears record peaks, sparking a 1,000-point crash in the Sensex. With no negotiations in sight and regional explosions continuing,

Israel launches strikes on what it says are Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, after the militant group fired rockets at Israel.