How Israel's pagers fooled Hezbollah
Pagers exploded across Lebanon in September. Retired Mossad agents, key to the operation, tell 60 Minutes Israel's plot started years ago with getting Hezbollah terrorists to buy walkie-talkies.
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Pagers exploded across Lebanon in September. Retired Mossad agents, key to the operation, tell 60 Minutes Israel's plot started years ago with getting Hezbollah terrorists to buy walkie-talkies.
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Dan Shapiro, former U.S. ambassador to Israel, joins CBS News to discuss the ceasefire between Israel and Iran and the prospects of a possible deal between Israel and Hamas.
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Israel has vowed to continue its aerial assault on Iran's nuclear facilities and key military personnel. H.R. McMaster, former national security adviser during President Trump's first term, joins "The Takeout" with analysis.
President Trump is meeting with his National Security Council after Israel's operation scorched parts of Iran. Some reports out of Iran depict mixed reactions to the airstrikes by citizens living under the strict regime. This comes as Israel's operations are expected to continue. CBS News' Weijia Jiang, Courtney Kealy and Ellee Watson report.
Pagers exploded across Lebanon in September. Retired Mossad agents, key to the operation, tell 60 Minutes Israel's plot started years ago with getting Hezbollah terrorists to buy walkie-talkies.
Lebanese journalist Raghida Dergham and former Mossad analyst Sima Shine spoke about Iran's waning power after the decimation of Hezbollah and the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria.
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Israel's strike on Beirut Friday came hours after two rockets were fired from Lebanon toward Israel. Hezbollah denied it had launched them.
France and Lebanon say Israel violated its ceasefire with Hezbollah with a strike in Beirut, as deaths mount in Gaza after Israel abandoned its ceasefire with Hamas.
Rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel sparking concern about whether the fragile ceasefire with the militant group would hold.
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The effort potentially shielded Iranian aircraft from American airstrikes, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.
The Supreme Court set aside lower court decisions that had blocked the state from using a congressional map drawn by Republicans in 2023 that contained one majority-Black district.
President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
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The Supreme Court set aside lower court decisions that had blocked the state from using a congressional map drawn by Republicans in 2023 that contained one majority-Black district.
Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court to restore its congressional map that aimed to give Democrats an edge in the midterms, days after it was blocked by the state's highest court.
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President Trump made the comments in a phone interview with CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes.
A "hawkish" turn at the Fed and stubbornly high inflation could delay interest rate cuts, according to Bank of America economists.
The Supreme Court set aside lower court decisions that had blocked the state from using a congressional map drawn by Republicans in 2023 that contained one majority-Black district.
Virginia Democrats asked the Supreme Court to restore its congressional map that aimed to give Democrats an edge in the midterms, days after it was blocked by the state's highest court.
Justice Samuel Alito extended an administrative stay that maintained access to mifepristone through the mail.
The effort potentially shielded Iranian aircraft from American airstrikes, according to U.S. officials with knowledge of the matter.
Elon Musk, Tim Cook and other high-powered business leaders have been invited to be a part of the U.S. delegation traveling to China this week.
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Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.
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Jay Bhattacharya, the acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told CBS News that the hantavirus outbreak should be treated differently from COVID.
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Pop singer accuses electronics manufacturer Samsung of using a copyrighted image of her face to sell TVs.
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