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Israel strikes schools in Gaza

The IDF says it struck Hamas command centers in the Gaza Strip, while officials there say schools were targeted and several civilians were killed. This follows rising tensions in the region where threats of more conflict persist and cease-fire talks between Hamas and Israel continue, according to the U.S. Geoff Porter, a non-resident fellow at the West Point Combating Terrorism Center, joins CBS News with his analysis of the situation in the Middle East.

U.S. engaging in "intense diplomacy" in Mideast

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the U.S. is engaged in "intense diplomacy" around the clock as fears mount over a wider war breaking out in the Middle East. Ten months into the conflict in Gaza, tensions have reached an all-time high after both a senior Hezbollah commander and Hamas' top political leader were killed last week. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis is at the State Department with more.

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran's capital city, Tehran, where he attended the swearing-in of Iran's new president Tuesday. Hamas announced the news early Wednesday, blaming an Israeli airstrike for the death and vowing to make Israel regret the assassination. Haniyeh's death came hours after Israel confirmed it killed a top Hezbollah commander in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab and Ian Lee have more.

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