Almost a year after Israel launched its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Iran-backed group’s Oct. 7 terrorist rampage, it announced the beginning of what the Israel Defense Forces said would be “limited, localized, and targeted ground raids” against Iran’s much larger, better-armed proxy group …
Israel’s military said Saturday that it killed Hassan Nasrallah, the overall leader of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah, in an airstrike the previous day on the group’s “central headquarters” in Beirut, Lebanon. The militant group confirmed Nasrallah’s death, saying its longtime leader “has joined his fellow martyrs.” The Friday afternoon strike was …
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Marjayoun, near the Lebanon-Israel border, on September 23, 2024. Rabih Daher | Afp | Getty Images Israeli strikes Monday on Lebanon killed more than 490 people, including more than 90 women and children, Lebanese authorities said, in the deadliest barrage …
How an Iranian attack on Israel could impact the Middle East – CBS News Watch CBS News A White House official says the U.S. is adjusting its posture in the Middle East as it monitors escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with …
Environmental scientist examines Northeast earthquake – CBS News Watch CBS News A 4.8 magnitude earthquake and subsequent aftershocks rocked the Northeastern U.S. on Friday. John Mutter, professor of earth and environmental sciences at Columbia University, joins CBS News to explain what makes these events so intense. Be the first to …