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.
On October 7, 2023, hundreds of Israelis were killed or taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in the deadliest attack on Jewish people since the Holocaust. Israel retaliated by launching strikes on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 40,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run health authority. Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports on how, twelve months later, a cease-fire, or a pathway to peace, looks vanishingly remote. Editor's Note: This story has been updated to correct the number of Israeli hostages released in November, 2023.
Israel has sharply expanded its strikes on Lebanon in recent weeks after nearly a year of exchanging fire with the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
For all the turmoil, suffering and heartbreaking loss of human life that has unfolded since, the Oct. 7 massacre nearly one year ago is when it began, when heavily armed Hamas gunmen slaughtered about 1,200 people in Israel. Charlie D'Agata, who has reported extensively on the attack and the war in Gaza that followed, recalls the massacre and the escalating regional conflict.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the United Nations General Assembly Friday as his country fights Hezbollah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza. Netanyahu blamed Iran and its support for Hezbollah and Hamas for the problems in the region.
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Israel launched another round of strikes into Lebanon Wednesday, hitting around 200 Hezbollah targets. CBS News reporter Haley Ott has the latest from Tel Aviv.
Israeli forces continued their offensives against Hezbollah in Lebanon overnight, striking over 200 targets. The region is still waiting to see how Israel will respond to Tuesday's massive missile attack from Iran. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
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Israel says troops carrying out cross-border raids in Lebanon are engaged in "intense fighting" with Hezbollah militants.
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President Trump said Friday that three outlets would be banned from the White House, "effective immediately."
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