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 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'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.

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.

By Alexander Cornwell, Parisa Hafezi and Jeff Mason TEL AVIV/DUBAI/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Iranian missiles struck Israel's Tel Aviv and the port city of Haifa before dawn on Monday, destroying homes and fuelling concerns among world leaders at this week's G7 meeting that the battle between the two old enemies could lead to a broader regional conflict.

Iran's nuclear program will be hard to dismantle, but Israel has increased its superiority in missile and air defence capabilities

Missiles fired from Iran could be seen in Jerusalem's night sky on Saturday, a day after Israel unleashed an unprecedented aerial bombing campaign on Iran where officials said nuclear facilities were damaged and some of top military commanders were killed.