CNN’s Chief International Correspondent, Clarissa Ward, reports from Erbil as drone strikes escalate, targeting air bases and Iranian Kurdish militia sites amid rising tensions. Erbil is the capital of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the fourth largest city in Iraq. | CNC3 Television, Trinidad and Tobago

CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Hostages Square where a helicopter flew overhead and was greeted with cheers as it carried hostages to a hospital in Tel Aviv. | CNN International

CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Ashkelon, southern Israel, as its Iron Dome defense system intercepts a missile attack from Gaza. | CNN International

CNN's Clarissa Ward reports from Iraq's Kurdish region, where flames and smoke can be seen near the Erbil Air Base, which hosts a contingent of US troops. Follow live updates: https://cnn.it/46vVVvM | CNN