Middle East news update

A day after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at Israel, the world still waits to see what Israel’s response will be to the attack. Meanwhile, more than half a dozen Israeli soldiers and about a dozen Lebanese have been killed as the IDF army and Hezbollah clash in southern Lebanon. Marco Werman and Carolyn Beeler bring us the latest.

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