Israel said the war against Iran was entering its “decisive phase” on Saturday, as explosions rocked cities across the Middle East, leading to attacks on the US embassy in Baghdad and a major Emirati energy facility. Security sources said Washington’s embassy in Iraq was attacked by drones, the second time it has been targeted since February 28, when the United States and Israel attacked Iran and plunged the Gulf into conflict that has jolted the global economy. Clouds of black smoke hung over Fujairah on Saturday, shortly after Iran’s military warned UAE citizens to stay away from port areas, which is home to a major Emirati oil storage and export terminal. The Israeli military warned on Saturday that it could attack ambulances and medical facilities that were being illegally used by Hezbollah in Lebanon, although it did not provide evidence for the claim. “As part of its terrorist activities, Hezbollah is using ambulances on a large scale for military purposes,” Avichai Adrai, an Arabic spokesman for the Israeli military, said on Twitter. Israeli attacks 826 people have died since March 2: Lebanon Lebanon’s health ministry said on Saturday that Israeli attacks had killed 826 people, including 65 women and 106 children, and wounded 2,009 others since the start of the war with Hezbollah. A ministry statement said 31 paramedics were among the dead, with the death toll rising after the bodies of additional health workers were found following an overnight strike that officials say hit a health care center in the south of the country.