Impact of US-Israel Attacks on Iran in the Region

Cairo (ANTARA) - The joint military operation being conducted between the United States (US) and Israel against Iran, which began on Saturday morning (28 February), has triggered a sharp escalation across the Middle East, fuelling waves of rocket exchanges, rising casualties, as well as broad political and security impacts. Here are various snapshots of the situation in the Middle East compiled by Xinhua reporters.

Israeli security personnel operate in a damaged house during an attack in Moshav Kfar Yuval in northern Israel, near the border with southern Lebanon, on 3 March 2026. ANTARA/Xinhua/HO-Ayal Margolin/JINI

Jordanian police block off areas and roads around the US embassy in Amman, Jordan on 3 March 2026. ANTARA/Xinhua/Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua

Rescue workers search through debris after Israel’s overnight bombing on the southern outskirts of Beirut, 3 March 2026. ANTARA/Xinhua/Bilal Jawich