Israel tells some to evacuate in Lebanon
Israel is apparently targeting Hezbollah missiles hidden in residential buildings in Lebanon, warning some residents to evacuate before potential strikes. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv.
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Israel is apparently targeting Hezbollah missiles hidden in residential buildings in Lebanon, warning some residents to evacuate before potential strikes. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv.
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.
Israel and Hezbollah continued trading strikes over the weekend while the White House is urging both parties to find a diplomatic solution and avoid and all-out war. Chris Livesay reports.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday that "the world has to be with" Israel.
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A barrage of Hezbollah rockets and drones pierced the stillness of northern Israel this morning. Israel said most were intercepted by the Iron Dome defenses, but some hit their targets. Chris Livesay reports from Tel Aviv.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that his country is a "very aggressive, active and vociferous democracy." "The world has to be with us, and the world has to understand that we are fighting for the free world and we must bring our hostages back as soon as possible," he said.
This past week's attacks in Lebanon involving electronic devices used by Hezbollah (a group designated by the U.S. as a terrorist organization) has led to thousands injured, dozens fatally. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks at how the detonations of pagers and walkie-talkies, reportedly triggered by Israel in response to daily rocket attacks by Hezbollah, may rewrite the rules of war; and talks with former defense secretary and former CIA director Leon Panetta about what he fears will become "the battlefield of the future."
The U.S. Department of State issued a travel advisory on Saturday urging Americans to depart Lebanon.
A day after an Israeli strike on Beirut killed several dozen people, including a top Hezbollah leader, Israel and Hezbollah on Saturday continued to trade strikes. Chris Livesay has the latest.
Palestinians said the school was sheltering displaced people but the Israeli army said it was being used as a command center by Hamas.
The Israeli military said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander, Ibrahim Aqil, Friday in a "targeted strike" in Lebanon's capital city. The Iran-backed militant group confirmed Aqil's death. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd discusses the situation in the Middle East and what's on the agenda at the United Nations General Assembly.
Tensions are escalating in the Middle East after the Israeli military carried out a strike in Lebanon's capital Friday. The IDF claims the attack targeted a senior Hezbollah commander. BBC correspondent Daniel De Simone reports from Beirut.
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.
Cristiana Bársony-Arcidiacono has not appeared publicly since the deadly attack that targeted Iran-backed Hezbollah and that has been widely blamed on Israel.
Former President Donald Trump slammed Jewish Americans who may not support him and warned of Israel's potential eradication if he loses the 2024 election. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on reactions to Trump's remarks.
President Biden commented on the prospects of a cease-fire deal in the Middle East as Israel trades attacks with the Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. This comes as more details emerge of a strike in Beirut targeting Hezbollah leader Ibrahim Aqil. CBS News contributor Robert Berger has more.
Israel carried out one of its most intense bombardments against the Hezbollah militant group Thursday night, launching dozens of airstrikes over Lebanon. The aerial barrage comes just after Hezbollah's leader vowed revenge for a series of deadly device explosions that targeted the group's members this week. Both Lebanon and Hezbollah blame Israel for the attacks. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
Donald Trump claimed Thursday night that if he doesn't win in November, Jewish voters would be partly to blame and that Israel would be "eradicated." Trump made the remarks at an event aimed at addressing antisemitism. CBS News campaign reporter Libby Cathey has more.
Israel's military says soldiers pushing apparently lifeless bodies from rooftops "does not coincide with IDF values" and the incident is under review.
Former President Donald Trump participated in an antisemitism event in Washington, D.C., Thursday as Vice President Kamala Harris joined Oprah Winfrey for a livestream event in Michigan. The candidates are campaigning amid rising tensions in the Middle East as Hezbollah and Israel trade threats and fire. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa explains.
Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes Thursday after an apparent Israeli operation detonated pagers and other communication devices in Lebanon and Syria, killing several and injuring thousands earlier in the week. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports and Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior fellow David Daoud joins CBS News to explain.
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."
Israel's military hit several Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Thursday in the latest escalation between the IDF and the militant group. Hezbollah's leader is blaming Israel for the coordinated device explosions that injured thousands, calling them a "declaration of war." CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Haifa, Israel.
Former President Donald Trump is courting Jewish voters and will attend an event on fighting antisemitism taking place in Washington D.C. This comes as tensions between Israel and Hezbollah rise in the Middle East. CBS News political director Fin Gómez.