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Syria's defense minsitry said it reinforced its border with Lebanon, and eight Syrian and Lebanese ‌sources said this included rocket units and thousands of troops as conflict spread in the region including between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Reuters reported. 

The sources included five Syrian military officers, a Syrian security official and two Lebanese security officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The Syrian defense ministry said ​in a statement on Wednesday that the army has reinforced its deployment along the Syrian borders with Lebanon ​and Iraq as part of efforts to “protect and control the borders amid the escalating regional conflict”.

Israeli and U.S. forces pounded targets across Iran on Tuesday, prompting Iranian retaliatory strikes around the Gulf as the conflict spread to Lebanon, rattled global markets and sent oil prices sharply higher, Reuters reported. 

Four days into the war, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that the U.S. military had struck ​numerous Iranian naval and air targets, saying that "just about everything has been knocked out."

Trump also sought to justify the assault on Iran, saying he had ordered the campaign because he had "a feeling" Iran would attack after negotiations over its ‌nuclear program stalled, according to Reuters. 

The death toll from US-Israeli strikes against Iran, which began on February 28 and resulted in the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, rose to 787, state media reported on Tuesday, citing the Iranian Red Crescent. On Monday, the death toll was at 555, India Today reported. 

The US-Israeli military campaign against Iran, now in its fourth consecutive day, has intensified into one of the most serious Middle East conflicts in recent decades, triggering widespread attacks, diplomatic fallout and deepening regional instability.

The confrontation began after US-Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory, which targeted what Washington described as strategic military and government leadership infrastructure inside Iran. The strikes have claimed the lives of top military and political leaders, including Khamenei and other members of his family, according to India Today. 

The United States ambassador to Israel advised Americans to leave through Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula as tensions escalate. Ambassador Mike Huckabee said the embassy was receiving numerous evacuation requests while staff remained sheltered in place, according to AP.

In a social media post early Tuesday, Huckabee warned there were “very limited options” for departure. He said it was unclear when Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv would reopen.

He recommended that Americans travel by bus to Egypt’s southern Sinai resorts, including Sharm el-Sheikh and Taba, describing that route as the best available option, AP wrote