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Israel is accusing 12 staff members of a United Nations agency in Gaza of being involved in Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. That's prompting several countries, including the U.S., to halt funding for the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, known as UNRWA. BBC News correspondent Mark Lowen has more from Jerusalem.
The United States carried out new strikes against both Iranian-backed militias in Iraq and Houthi targets in Yemen after a massive missile strike on a U.S. airbase in Iraq over the weekend injured four servicemembers. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from Tel Aviv.
Several U.S. military personnel were injured Saturday, when multiple ballistic missiles hit a base in Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Most of the missiles were intercepted, officials say, but some made it through the air defense systems. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that he does not see a two-state solution in the foreseeable future, insisting his primary concern is the safety of the Jewish state. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay breaks down Netanyahu's latest comments, and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes reports on the Biden administration's reaction.
Pakistan says it attacked "terrorist hideouts" in neighboring Iran, as tension between the two countries, and across the Mideast, soars.
The Houthis have said they will respond after the U.S. and U.K. hit the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen. The U.S. says the strikes were retaliation for continued Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on how the White House decided to act. And Phil Stewart, military affairs and intelligence correspondent for Reuters, joined CBS News to discuss the threat of war spreading throughout the Middle East.
Several nations, including Russia and Iran, are condemning the U.S.-led joint airstrikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The U.S. and NATO are defending the move, saying the strikes were aimed at protecting commercial shipping vessels traveling through the Red Sea. State Department spokesman Vedant Patel joined CBS News to discuss the strikes.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed international media Tuesday while on his latest trip to the Middle East where he is advocating for a "way forward" as the Israel-Hamas war rages on in Gaza. Threats of conflict spilling out in the region continue to grow as militant groups increase attacks against Israel and its allies. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini discusses Blinken's remarks.
As Israel continues its war against Hamas in Gaza, it is also targeting Hezbollah leaders in Lebanon. Mark Schwartz, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant general, joins CBS News with a look at the risk of escalating conflict in the region and the impact of Israel's strikes.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is touring the Middle East in a renewed push to prevent the war in Gaza from expanding and minimize civilian casualties. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata is following Bliken's latest visit, and Olivia Gazis, CBS News' intelligence and national security reporter, is tracking the latest developments.
As Antony Blinken arrived to seek a "way forward," Israel continued its bombardment of Gaza and there was fresh violence along the country's northern border with Lebanon.
The Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah said Monday Wissam al-Taweel, one of its senior commanders, was killed. He died in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, according to reports. CBS News' Tina Kraus is following the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.
Wissam al-Taweel is the most senior Hezbollah militant killed since Oct. 7, and his death comes amid growing fear that the Israel-Hamas war could escalate beyond Gaza.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Saudi Arabia after meeting with officials in the UAE for more talks aimed at preventing the spread of war in the region. Blinken will travel to Israel later Monday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee is following the latest from Tel Aviv.
The rocket attack came a day after Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his group must retaliate for the killing of Saleh Arouri, the deputy political leader of the militia's ally Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity is dwindling as he vows the war with Hamas could go on indefinitely. Graeme Wood, staff writer at "The Atlantic," joins CBS News to discuss whether Netanyahu can navigate the path to political survival.
Israel says it is attacking Hezbollah targets in Lebanon following the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Beirut. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more on the escalating conflict in the region.
Iran's supreme leader says there will be a harsh response to the two explosions that killed at least 84 people Wednesday at a memorial event for Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
More than 100 people died Wednesday in two explosions near the grave of Qassem Soleimani in Iran. Thousands had gathered to remember the Iranian general killed in a U.S. drone strike four years ago. Retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster joins CBS News to discuss Iran's role in Middle East security.
Iranian officials say more than 100 people were killed and nearly 200 wounded in two explosions Wednesday as crowds gathered near the grave site of Gen. Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2020. No group immediately claimed responsibility for what Iranian state media called a "terroristic" attack. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin looks at the impact of the attack as threats of an expanded conflict in the Middle East linger.
A senior Hamas leader has been killed in a Beirut explosion, triggering new concerns the war between Israel and Hamas may expand wider. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more.
Israel offered no official comment on the attack, but Hezbollah's leader vowed revenge.
Saleh al-Arouri was one of the founders of Hamas' military wing and headed the group's presence in the West Bank.
A top Hamas official was killed in an explosion Tuesday in Beirut, according to officials with Hamas and Hezbollah. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee reports from Tel Aviv.
Israel's military confirmed plans for a drawdown of troops in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip Monday just hours before Israel's Supreme Court struck down part of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's controversial judicial overhaul. CBS News contributor Robert Berger is following the latest news from Israel.
The ruling came after legal wrangling that began hours earlier when the president mobilized California troops for Portland.
Trump wants Israeli and Hamas negotiators to "move fast" in new talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in the Gaza war, spurred by his 20-point plan.
Congressional leaders traded blame for the government shutdown on Sunday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretched into another week without progress on negotiations.
In a post on X, Gov. JB Pritzker said that 400 members of the Texas National Guard will be deployed to Illinois, Oregon, and other locations within the U.S.
The resignation of another French prime minister deepens the country's political crisis and draws a call from far-right leader Marine Le Pen for national elections.
In an interview with CBS News, Justice Amy Coney Barrett said of the Supreme Court's emergency orders in the Trump cases, "This isn't the final decision."
Rescue workers were helping hundreds of hikers trapped by heavy snow at tourist campsites on a slope of Mount Everest in Tibet, Chinese state media said.
Prosecutors say a woman convicted of murdering family members with toxic mushrooms was given a "manifestly inadequate" sentence, and they want it extended.
Priscilla strengthened into a hurricane Sunday and was getting stronger early Monday, forecasters said.