Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. Top of the Agenda Israel launched heavy attacks on Beirut’s suburbs today, forcing thousands to flee as Lebanon’s prime minister appealed for international help to stop the military offensive.

The price of oil surged to more than $90 a barrel and U.S. gasoline prices rose again. Israeli airstrikes pummeled Tehran and Lebanon, and President Trump’s demand for Iran’s “unconditional surrender” raised the prospect of an extended war.

By Abdelaziz Boumzar, Steven Scheer and Alexander Cornwell BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, March 6 (Reuters) - Israel pounded Beirut's southern suburbs with airstrikes on Friday, stepping up a war with Hezbollah that has forced hundreds of thousands of Lebanese from their homes and killed more than 200,

The Israeli war on Lebanon has entered its fifth day, amid a dangerous escalation marked by a wave of violent airstrikes that targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut overnight, following a wide Israeli evacuation warning issued for the first time.

Lebanon's government calls for Hezbollah disarmament amid renewed Israel conflict, as international leaders including Macron warn against broader war.

Maps show where U.S. and Israel have struck Iran, and where Iran has retaliated. Iran attacks pro-American Kurdish forces Two Iranian drones fall into Azerbaijan U.S. and Israel strike across Iran Israel continues strikes against Hezbollah The New York Times Elena Shao By Elena Shao The Israeli military on Thursday warned residents to evacuate from four neighborhoods in Beirut’s southern suburbs,

The war over Iran engulfed more of the Middle East and beyond on Monday as strikes intensified, Iran-backed groups stepped up attacks and a sixth U.S. service member was killed in action.

A Springfield resident and U.S.-Lebanese dual citizen is currently trapped in Lebanon due to the ongoing war in the Middle East.