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This weeks pager explosions in Lebanon represent a tactical victory for Israel. They also appear likely to lock the region into an escalatory spiral.

Israeli leaders have said they did not want to escalate the conflict with the Lebanese group. They also said they were ready for any scenario.

Israeli air strikes come after Hezbollah vowed to retaliate over deadly exploding device attacks blamed on Israel.

The repeated attempts by Iran and Hezbollah to target Israels leadership mark a dangerous escalation in an already tense region.

Former President Trump warned of an apocalyptic future for Israel should he lose the November election, addressing a pro-Israel conference with the theme of combatting antisemitism. The Republican presidential nominee disparaged the estimated 60 percent of American Jews as "fools" who should have their "head examined" if they vote for the Democratic presidential nominee, Vice...

Amid threats of a Hezbollah retaliation after the targeted attacks on the terrorist group’s communication devices, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said at a Thursday press briefing that the Biden administration still believes a diplomatic resolution between Israel and Hezbollah “is achievable.”

Hezbollahs leader has said bomb attacks using thousands of the Lebanese armed group's pagers and radios "crossed all red lines", and accused Israel of what he said represented a declaration of war.In a much-anticipated speech, Hassan Nasrallah acknowledged Hezbollah had suffered an unprecedented blow, but he vowed it would continue fighting and inflict a just punishment.Israel h...

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Donald Trump told a largely Jewish audience in New York on Thursday that Israel will be “wiped off the face of the ” if he doesn’t win in November, ABC […]

Former President Donald Trump participated in an antisemitism event in Washington, D.C., Thursday as Vice President Kamala Harris joined Oprah Winfrey for a livestream event in Michigan. The candidates are campaigning amid rising tensions in the Middle East as Hezbollah and Israel trade threats and fire. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa explains.

Israel and Hezbollah traded strikes Thursday after an apparent Israeli operation detonated pagers and other communication devices in Lebanon and Syria, killing several and injuring thousands earlier in the week. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports and Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior fellow David Daoud joins CBS News to explain.

The Israeli military carried out dozens of airstrikes against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Thursday, one of the most intense waves of bombardment this year. The strikes came hours after Hezbollahs leader vowed that retribution will come to Israel after audacious attacks on Hezbollahs pagers and walkie-talkies.The device explosions killed at least 37 people and left many I...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sees an opportunity to make inroads with Jewish voters by assuaging their concerns about Israel's safety amid simmering tensions in the Middle East and keeping the focus on pocketbook issues at home.