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Calls for investigation into Gaza City deaths

Multiple countries are condemning Israeli forces for firing at Palestinians awaiting delivery of aid in Gaza Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces say many people were killed because they were trampled in a chaotic crush for the aid, and that its troops only fired when they felt endangered by the crowd. But Palestinian health officials say the majority of the deaths were from gunshot wounds. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab is following the calls for an independent investigation.

Mar 1, 2024
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U.S. Army Reserve Sgt. Breonna Moffett and Sgt. Kennedy Sanders, who were killed in a drone attack on an outpost in northeast Jordan, are seen in a combination of undated photographs released by the U.S. Army Reserve Command.

Funerals held for 2 U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan drone attack

Army Reserve Sgt. Breonna Moffett and Sgt. Kennedy Sanders were killed in a drone attack on a U.S. base in Jordan last month.

Feb 17, 2024

Biden's warning to Israel about Rafah

President Biden says Israel needs to do more to safeguard civilians before launching a ground invasion in Rafah, the sector of the Gaza Strip where more than 1 million displaced Palestinians have fled. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.

Feb 13, 2024
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Retired general on Middle East strategy

Retired Army Gen. Raymond "Tony" Thomas joined CBS News' Catherine Herridge to discuss how the U.S. has responded to attacks by Iran-backed militias in the Middle East, including the drone strike that killed three American service members in Jordan.

Feb 9, 2024
5:51

Biden warns Netanyahu against Rafah operation

President Biden has been urging Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians caught in the crossfire in its war with Hamas. Retired U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein joins CBS News to assess the state of the U.S.-Israel relationship.

Feb 12, 2024
4:41

President Biden Hosts King Abdullah II At White House

Biden touts negotiations that could yield 6-week Israel-Hamas cease-fire

President Biden said the U.S. is negotiating a hostage deal that "would bring an immediate and sustained period of calm to Gaza for at least six weeks."

Feb 12, 2024

Biden, King Abdullah discuss Israel-Hamas war

President Biden met with Jordan's King Abdullah Monday about how to bring an end to the war between Israel and Hamas. They also discussed Israel's military operation in Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinian civilians are taking shelter. Ed O'Keefe reports.

Feb 12, 2024
1:24

Biden, Jordan king on Gaza cease-fire efforts

President Biden spoke alongside Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House after their meeting Monday afternoon. The president and the king both discussed how they are invested in pushing for a new cease-fire in Gaza and getting more humanitarian assistance into the region.

Feb 12, 2024
13:56

U.S. military executes drone strike in Iraq

Following a deadly attack on U.S. troops in Jordan, the U.S. military has successfully conducted a drone strike in Iraq that killed a man responsible for the attack.

Feb 8, 2024
1:29

U.S. strike kills senior Kataib Hezbollah leader

The U.S. killed a top commander of the Iran-backed group Kataib Hezbollah militia in a drone strike in Iraq, a senior official said. U.S. Central Command says he was responsible for directly planning and participating in terrorists attacks against U.S. forces throughout the region. David Martin has more from the Pentagon.

Feb 7, 2024
2:22

Attack on Syrian base used by U.S.

Six American-allied Kurdish fighters were killed after a drone strike over the weekend at an eastern Syria base that is also used by U.S. troops. The Islamic Resistance in Iraq released a video claiming responsibility for the attack. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on the growing number of attacks against the U.S. in the region.

Feb 5, 2024
5:11

U.S. strikes Iraq and Syria

The Pentagon confirmed that the United States launched retaliatory strikes that hit more than 85 targets in Iraq and Syria yesterday, less than a week after a drone attack in Jordan killed three U.S. troops. Those bodies were returned to the U.S. on Friday. CBS News' Christina Ruffini has more from the White House.

Feb 3, 2024
3:06

Fears of widening conflict in the Middle East

Pentagon officials say that since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October, Iran-backed militias have launched dozens of attacks at U.S. military sites in Iraq and Syria. There are also fears that the war could extend to a new front along Israel's northern border with Lebanon. CBS News' Debora Patta reports from Israel.

Feb 3, 2024
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Dignified transfer of U.S. soldiers killed

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden on Friday attended the dignified transfer of the remains of three U.S. soldiers who were killed during an attack at a military base in Jordan on Sunday. CBS News' David Martin and Nancy Cordes join to discuss.

Feb 2, 2024
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U.S. launches strikes after attack in Jordan

The U.S. began conducting strikes in Iraq and Syria against Iran-backed militias Friday to retaliate for the aerial drone attack that killed three American soldiers in Jordan on Sunday, U.S. officials tell CBS News. CBS News' Norah O'Donnell is joined by national security correspondent David Martin, chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan and chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes for a special report.

Feb 2, 2024
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Retired general on strikes in Iraq and Syria

The U.S. launched retaliatory strikes in the Middle East on Friday in response to a deadly drone attack on a military base in Jordan. Retired Gen. Joseph Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, joins CBS News to assess the situation.

Feb 2, 2024
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U.S. strikes in Iraq and Syria: What we know

The U.S. launched a series of retaliatory strikes in Iraq and Syria on Friday after a drone attack on a base in Jordan that killed three American soldiers last weekend. Nancy Cordes, David Martin, Sam Vinograd, Debora Patta and Mohammed Albasha join to discuss the latest.

Feb 2, 2024
14:27

Lawmakers react to U.S. striking Iraq, Syria

The U.S. launched retaliatory strikes against targets in Iraq and Syria on Friday following a deadly drone attack on troops in Jordan. CBS News' Scott MacFarlane and David Martin report on reactions from Capitol Hill and the Pentagon.

Feb 2, 2024
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U.S. soldiers killed in Jordan return home

President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Friday for the dignified transfer of the three U.S. service members who were killed in Jordan. Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Kennedy Sanders, and Spc. Breonna Moffett, all from Georgia, died over the weekend during a drone attack by Iran-backed militants. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on the transfer and U.S. plans for retaliation.

Feb 2, 2024
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U.S. intercepts Houthi strikes in Red Sea

The U.S. has reported several attempted Houthi strikes in the Red Sea over the past day. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the details.

Feb 1, 2024
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U.S. plans strikes in response to attack

The White House has approved plans to respond to the Sunday base attack in Jordan that killed three American service members, U.S. officials tell CBS News. An expected series of strikes will target Iranian personnel and facilities inside Iraq and Syria, according to CBS News' David Martin, who reports from the Pentagon.

Feb 1, 2024
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Ukraine Defense Contact Group Meets At Ramstein

Austin apologizes for keeping hospitalization secret

This is the first time Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is taking questions from the press since his secret hospitalization and since the drone attack that killed U.S. soldiers in Jordan.

Feb 1, 2024

Biden approves sanctions on Israeli settlers

President Biden unveiled an executive order Thursday targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank who engage in violence against Palestinians. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports.

Feb 1, 2024
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Funeral ceremony for IRGC members killed in an Israeli attack

Some Iranians are anxious, but their leaders say the U.S. is "bluffing"

The U.S. is planning to strike Iran-backed groups, and Iranian personnel, in Iraq and Syria, and while some Iranians are nervous, their leaders remain defiant.

Feb 1, 2024

U.S. downs Houthi missile, drones near Yemen

The USS Carney shot down a ballistic missile and several drones near Yemen on Wednesday, according to a U.S. official who blamed Iranian-backed Houthis for the strikes. CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell reports from Bahrain. Then, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin joins to examine the U.S. retaliation strategy.

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Whole Foods recalls some jalapeño products over salmonella risk

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