Explosions heard over Doha
Published on March 2, 2026.
At least three US service members have been killed and five more seriously wounded in the US and Israel's joint attack on Iran, according to US Central Command. The strike on an Iranian girls' school, which Iranian state media reports has killed over 100 students and injured scores more. At least nine people were killed in a direct Iranian missile strike on a residential area near Jerusalem, marking the deadliest incident in Israel since Iran began retaliating to a wave of joint US-Israel strikes. Several people have died and dozens injured following protests at the US consulate compound in Karachi. CNN's Erin Burnett reports on the long journey to reach Israel, describing the challenges of entering Israel along the Gulf of Aqaba.
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