Israel sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an "open war" with Israel in the wake of the U.

Newsweek has created a list recording every country where a strike has been reported in the U.S.-Iran conflict.

By Maya Gebeily, Maayan Lubell and Jana Choukeir BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 3 (Reuters) - Lebanon was pulled deeper into the war in the Middle East on Tuesday as the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah launched missiles at Israel for a second consecutive day and Israel sent troops into the south and carried out waves of airstrikes.

A Christian women's group from Snowflake, Arizona, was stranded in Jerusalem while a Surprise church group planned to evacuate from northeast Israel.

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was among those calling out the U.S. Embassy in Israel over its latest message to Americans.

Trump added that he had ordered oil tanker insurance support, a move that marks an aggressive step to try to contain soaring energy prices.

Iran is responding to the strikes by launching missile and drone attacks on Israel and Gulf states hosting US bases.