US strikes Iran-backed groups as Israel-Hamas war rages https://dynaimage.cdn.cnn.com/cnn/digital-images/org/548229cc-aaf6-40a3-a200-908bccdc1d42.jpg
The war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas has spilled into the wider region, with Iran backing an array of heavily armed groups. Hamas and its Palestinian ally Islamic Jihad are part of an Iran-backed alliance called the "Axis of Resistance" . In response to the ongoing conflict, the United States has conducted strikes on Iran-linked sites in Syria and Iraq