The Israeli operation in Lebanon is exposing the failures of U.S. efforts to de-escalate the Middle East conflict, raising the likelihood of a full-scale war against Hezbollah and testing President Biden's support for Israel's expanding military campaigns. Israel has increasingly stressed the Biden administration throughout the nearly yearlong conflict in the Middle East, as Biden...

Israel hit hard in its response to Iran's large missile attack. But exactly what kind of options does Israel have at a time when its already waging war on multiple fronts?

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For the past year, Israel has demonstrated the resolve one would expect of a nation facing an existential threat. They have, for decades, reached back to the founding of Israel in 1948.

"We'll be discussing with the Israelis what they're going to do ... [We] agree that they have a right to respond."

The need to establish deterrence has always risked cycles of escalation. As Israel and Iran trade blows, their competing views of the same events are sending tremors through the Middle East.

Eight Israeli soldiers were killed Wednesday in Lebanon, deaths that could shape the depth and scope of an Israeli ground offensive against Hezbollah.

Eight soldiers were killed in the first casualties of Israels ground campaign in Lebanon, the Israeli military said.

Before sending troops into Lebanon Tuesday, Israel carried out more than 70 operations north of the border, an Israeli official said.

Israel's Netanyahu says Iran will pay for missile attack, as Tehran threatens a crushing response if Israel hits back.

Once bustling with busy streets, Beirut's southern suburbs have become a 'ghost town'.

U.S. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller weighed in on President Biden's comments addressing the possibility of targeting Iran's nuclear sites after the attack against Israel. Miller said the U.S. will continue to consult with Israeli officials about a potential response against Iran after escalating tensions in the region.

President Biden weighed in on the possibility of striking Iran's nuclear sites after its attack against Israel Tuesday. Mr. Biden commented on the Middle East and the U.S. port strikes as he travels to survey Helene damage in the South. CBS News campaign reporters Nidia Cavazos and Taurean Small have more.

Hassan Jafar Qassir's assassination is another severe blow to Hezbollah as its leadership has been slowly picked off in Israeli operations.

At least seven killed in attack that took place moments before Iran launched a barrage of rockets at Israel.