Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst reported from Tel Aviv after Israel and the United States launched coordinated military strikes against Iran.

On February 28, President Donald Trump confirmed in a video posted on his Truth Social platform that the U.S. and Israel have launched “major combat operations” against Iran. During the eight-minute clip, Trump claimed that Iran’s “menacing activities directly endanger the United States, our troops, our bases overseas, and our allies throughout the world.”

“For 47 years, the Iranian regime has chanted ‘Death to America’ and waged an unending campaign of bloodshed,” he added, before warning the Islamic Revolutionary Guard to “lay down their arms” or “face certain death.”

The president encouraged the Iranian people to “take over your government — it will be yours to take.”

Iran was expected to retaliate after the strike. Following the strike, Fox News interrupted its daily programming and shared footage of sirens and car alarms blaring in Israel.

As Iran retaliated, according to the Fox News chyron, Yingst said, “Massive explosions right now! Rocking Israel’s second-largest city of Tel Aviv! You can hear the car alarms going off!”

The correspondent turned toward the cityscape, his eyes widening. He continued, “And you’re going to see behind us…” before abruptly stopping.

He interrupted and yelled at the cameraman, “We gotta move!”

After moving away, Yingst added, “There’s a lot of incoming fire right now toward Tel Aviv. And just stay with us. We’re going to stay live with you, but we have to move to cover. The city’s getting hit pretty hard.”

The camera followed Yingst as he hurried down the hallway to the exit. Iran’s retaliation included targeting US and Israeli bases across the Middle East.

On February 27, the Trump administration moved to reduce its footprint in Israel, authorizing non-essential U.S. government staff and their families to leave the country.

The U.S. Department of State urged Americans to “consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available.”

They were warned not to travel to the region. Although described as precautionary, the timing came after inconclusive nuclear talks with Tehran, pointing to growing concerns in Washington, D.C., that diplomacy may be faltering.

Two carrier strike groups were reportedly positioned in the region, a deployment widely seen as both leverage and preparation.

The public advisory was reinforced by a late-night email from U.S. Ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, who urged staff wanting to leave to “do so TODAY.”

The instruction to leave was issued out of “an abundance of caution,” followed by overnight discussions with Washington, D.C.

Huckabee cautioned that the move “will likely result in high demand for airline seats today,” advising personnel to prioritize “getting expeditiously out of the country.”