U.S. voices concern as "deeply disturbing" images show fiery Gaza strike
The White House says Israel must do more to protect innocent Gazans as images show "what appear to be displaced civilians burning alive."
Watch CBS News
The White House says Israel must do more to protect innocent Gazans as images show "what appear to be displaced civilians burning alive."
As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, the parents of 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Goldberg-Polin was wounded and abducted by Hamas at the Nova Music Festival during the October 7 attacks and was killed by his captors in late August, along with five other hostages, as Israeli troops moved in to save them. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.
The U.S. is sending troops to Israel for the first time since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, along with a powerful air missile defense system. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio is in Tel Aviv with the latest. Then, David Daoud, senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, joins with analysis.
The U.S. is getting ready to send a missile defense system to Israel along with a limited number of troops, temporarily, to bolster Israel's defenses against Iran. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
At least four Israeli troops have been killed and dozens more were injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base in central Israel. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio and Debora Patta have the latest on the war in the Middle East.
Israel says its war in Lebanon is against Iran-backed Hezbollah, but many victims seen by CBS News at one Bekaa Valley hospital were children.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has authorized the deployment of a missile defense system to Israel to support the country's air defense following Iran's recent strikes. A U.S. official tells CBS News that 100 troops will also head to Israel to operate the system.
Hezbollah said the drone attack was in retaliation for two Israeli strikes in Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people.
Israel continued strikes in both Gaza and Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday warned the U.N. to remove its peacekeeping force from southern Lebanon. Debora Patta reports.
The Israeli military said its air forces struck Hezbollah fighters inside a mosque in southern Lebanon overnight, claiming the terrorists were operating a command center from the mosque. Meanwhile, Hezbollah said it launched rockets at an Israeli air base. This week, the U.S. arranged flights to get Americans out of Lebanon as the situation escalates, but just a few hundred people have been evacuated so far.
Israeli Defense Forces have had boots on the ground in Lebanon for the past two weeks, trying to secure its northern border against Iran-backed Hezbollah attacks. Soldiers took Elizabeth Palmer into one of the villages along the Lebanon-Israeli border.
Iran's foreign minister vows harsher retaliation if Israel strikes Iran; Port strike ends for now after tentative deal reached until Jan. 15th
Job growth signals steady hiring in U.S. labor market; reconnecting at The Unplug Club.
Lebanon's prime minister said the Israeli airstrikes on downtown Beirut killed 22 people Thursday night. Meanwhile, Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah fired more than 100 rockets into Israel. Debora Patta reports on the ground in Lebanon's capital.
At least 22 people were killed and dozens more injured after Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese capital city of Beirut Thursday. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
Lebanese health officials say at least 22 people were killed and more than 100 were injured after an apparent Israeli strike leveled a building in Beirut. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.
Lebanese officials say at least 22 people were killed during an Israeli strike in Beirut that apparently targeted a Hezbollah leader. This comes as Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented on the militant group's involvement in Israel's war against Hamas. CBS News' Haley Ott has the latest from the Middle East.
Israel says its fight in Lebanon is against Iran-backed Hezbollah, but residents in one tiny village say they're under attack, and they don't know why.
As Israel's battle against Hezbollah continues, an Israeli airstrike in Beirut has killed 22 people and wounded dozens more, according to Lebanon's Health Ministry. It was the deadliest strike since Israel ramped up attacks in Lebanon last month.
The Israeli military struck targets in Gaza and Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday. Lebanese health officials say at least 22 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
The United Nations says two peacekeepers were injured by an Israeli tank in Lebanon. This comes as reports come in of strikes at a school-turned-shelter in Gaza. CBS News' Haley Ott has the latest on the Middle East conflict.
President Biden spoke with Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel's leader warned support for Iran ally Hezbollah would bring Lebanon "suffering like we see in Gaza."
As Israeli airstrikes continue to pound Beirut for a third week, one doctor describes how exhausted medical staff are struggling to cope with the overwhelming influx of new patients and the psychological toll of treating war injuries. He told CBS News the airstrikes can be heard and felt, even in the hospital. "It's like an earthquake every time," he said. Despite intense fear for his own life and his family, he remains committed to remaining in Lebanon and fulfilling the oath he took as a doctor to continue to save lives.
Footage from an animal shelter in a Beirut suburb near the focal point of Israel's strikes shows cats and dogs running frantically as bombs drop. The shelter, which has rescued several animals during the war including four cats trapped under rubble, says the strikes have been causing extreme distress for the animals. As the bombing intensifies, shelter founder Razane Khatib expressed worry for the safety of the animals and said she feels hopeless about finding a place to evacuate them.
On Tuesday, Hezbollah forces fired a barrage of rockets at Israel while more Israeli troops crossed the border into southern Lebanon. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his military killed the potential next leader of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah on Tuesday after killing its leader Hassan Nasrallah last month. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports on the recent fighting.