Israel has vowed to retaliate to a missile strike from Iran on its territory last week, despite the US urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to exercise caution in a call between the two leaders on Wednesday.
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00:00Turkey evacuated its citizens from Lebanon amid the growing escalation between Israel
00:07and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. Thousands lined up to board the Turkish Navy
00:13ship for the 10-hour journey to Mersin in southern Turkey.
00:16I hope this war will end soon, because we left our family there, I left my husband there,
00:38so hope to come back soon."
00:41Last week, Iran fired almost 200 missiles into Israel after Israel intensified its airstrikes
00:47across Lebanon, killing multiple Hezbollah commanders.
00:53Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Galant vouched that Israel's retaliation for the missile
00:57strike would be lethal, despite the U.S. urging Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to exercise
01:03caution.
01:05Israel simultaneously continues to bombard Gaza while it expands its operation in Lebanon.
01:11IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari claims its offensive in Jabalia is an attempt to stop
01:17Hamas from regrouping, saying they had killed about 100 militants without providing evidence.
01:24The Palestinian Health Ministry announced that the death toll surpassed 42,000, which
01:29does not distinguish between militants and civilians.