Kerry Kahn
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Well, in the Gulf, it's been active morning, too.
Dubai reporting heavy explosions there as its air defense systems engaged incoming missiles and drones.
An oil refinery in Kuwait was also hit today.
And Qatari officials tallied damage estimates from an Iranian strike to a major natural gas complex there.
They say it will top $20 billion in lost revenue.
And yesterday, Saudi Arabia's foreign minister had words of caution to Iran.
He said the kingdom's patience is, quote, not unlimited and said it, quote, reserves the right to take military action.
It's not celebratory mood here for sure.
It's tense here in Israel.
Israeli police used tear gas to disperse a group of Muslim worshippers this morning walking toward the old city in Jerusalem.
Since the war, Israeli authorities have closed the Al-Aqsa Mosque, one of Islam's holiest sites.
They cite safety concerns because of incoming missile fire.
And they say the compound doesn't have adequate shelter.
But Mustafa Abu Suay, a member of the Islamic Authority that manages the mosque, says those security concerns ring hollow.
He told me they are an excuse for Israel to exert more control over the sacred site.
He says people are sad and need to come together to pray, he says.
What else can they do to find hope and community, he says, in these tough times?
And of course, in Lebanon, the humanitarian crisis there is dire.
More than 1.2 million people now displaced and the death toll topping 1,000.
And that's all from the pounding Israeli airstrikes there against Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants that continue firing missiles into northern Israel.