Israeli security forces and first responders work at the site of an Iranian strike in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 6, 2026. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
CAIRO, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The United States and Israel escalated their military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28 with a wave of massive airstrikes that killed Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, several senior military commanders, and hundreds of civilians.
Iran has since responded with multiple waves of retaliatory missile and drone attacks targeting Israel and U.S. assets across the region. Lebanon's Hezbollah has also joined the fray, firing its own barrages of missiles and drones toward Israeli territory.
As the exchange of fire continues, air raid sirens and loud explosions from interceptions have repeatedly echoed across Israeli cities, sending millions of residents rushing to bomb shelters.
This photo taken on March 6, 2026 shows the site of an Iranian strike in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
People go down to take shelter in an underground parking lot during an air raid siren in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 4, 2026. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
People spend the night on the platform of a metro station in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)
Israeli security personnel operate at a house affected during attacks in Moshav Kfar Yuval in northern Israel, near the border with southern Lebanon, on March 3, 2026. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua)
People work at the site of a missile strike in Be'er Sheva, Israel, on March 2, 2026. (Photo by Gil Cohen Magen/Xinhua)
This long exposure photo taken on March 1, 2026 shows a flare trail left by interceptor missiles launched from Israeli air defense systems in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Photo by Jamal Awad/Xinhua)
This photo taken on March 1, 2026 shows smoke trails left by interceptor missiles launched from Israeli air defense systems in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)
A member of the Israeli security and rescue forces works at the scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Tel Aviv, Israel, early on March 1, 2026. (Gideon Markowicz/JINI via Xinhua)
This photo taken on Feb. 28, 2026 shows an explosion in downtown Tel Aviv, Israel. (Xinhua/Chen Junqing)■