Israel escalates Beirut strikes, launches incursion in northern Gaza
Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since the day after Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
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Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since the day after Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel has sharply expanded its strikes on Lebanon in recent weeks after nearly a year of exchanging fire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
Israel's bombing campaign in Lebanon is expanding even farther north as we approach a grim milestone in the war in Gaza. CBS News New York's Derick Waller has the latest.
Lebanon's state-run news agency accuses Israel of using phosphorous bombs in Beirut as airstrikes kill dozens in Lebanon and Gaza.
Explosions were heard over Tel Aviv and Jerusalem but there were no reports of Israeli deaths. A U.S. official said the attack was "effectively defeated."
Video shows rockets flying through the skies as Iran launches air strikes on Israel. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to retaliate. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner and political reporter Marcia Kramer report.
Israel has killed many of Hezbollah's senior leaders with devastating strikes in Lebanon, but neither side appears ready to step back from the brink.
Hamas' leader in Lebanon is the latest Palestinian militant group commander killed there by Israeli airstrikes in recent days, including Hezbollah's longtime chief, Hassan Nasrallah.
Israel said it killed Nabil Kaouk, the deputy head of Hezbollah's Central County, in an airstrike Saturday. President Biden said a regional conflict "has to be avoided."
President Joe Biden praised Israel for taking out the leader of Hezbollah, despite fears the killing could escalate tensions in the region. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.
Hassan Nasrallah, the longtime leader of Iran-backed Hezbollah, was killed in an airstrike in Lebanon's capital Beirut.
Hezbollah confirms an Israeli airstrike on Friday killed their leader, Hassan Nasrallah, in a severe blow to the terrorist group, marking a potentially major escalation in the region. CBS News New York's Derick Waller reports.
Israel's leader softens his stance on a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal with Hezbollah, but deadly strikes in Lebanon continue as he addresses the U.N.
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Lebanese officials say more than 490 people have been killed as Israel warns residents it's targeting Hezbollah weapons hidden in homes.
In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli troops also raided the offices of the satellite news network Al Jazeera, ordering the bureau to shut down.
The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory on Saturday urging Americans to depart Lebanon.
The White House earlier warned both Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah group against "escalation of any kind" following pager and walkie-talkie explosions targeting Hezbollah members.
Israel and Hezbollah exchanged air strikes and rocket fire Thursday, as it appears U.S. hopes for a cease-fire in Israel's war with Hamas are fading. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the latest from the newsroom.
Fighting is intensifying between Israel and Hezbollah after two days of coordinated attacks using pagers and walkie-talkies, and now there are fears of a wider war. CBS News New York's Lori Bordonaro has reaction from families of hostages.
Concern over a possible full-scale Israel-Hezbollah war grows as the two sides trade new fire, Hezbollah's leader accuses Israel of crossing "red lines."
The leader of Hezbollah vows to retaliate following coordinated explosions in Lebanon that killed dozens and wounded thousands, and Israel says a plot to assassinate Benjamin Netanyahu was prevented. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram has more on the escalation.
Israeli authorities say the suspect was being paid by Iranian sources. CBS News New York's Jennifer Bisram has the latest developments from the newsroom.
Hezbollah is accusing Israel of somehow turning thousands of its communication devices into deadly weapons, killing 20 and wounding over 450. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
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