Middle East

Israel says Iran's missile and drone attack largely thwarted, with "very little damage" caused

Air raid sirens and loud booms sounded across Israel Saturday evening after Iran launched a barrage ...

world | 6 months ago

U.S. issues travel warning for Israel with Iran attack believed to be imminent and fear Gaza war could spread

Update: Iran launched drone attacks against Israel on Saturday. Read CBS News' latest coverage here....

world | 6 months ago

What Iran launched at Israel in its unprecedented attack, and what made it through the air defenses

Iran launched an unprecedented retaliatory attack on Israel over the weekend that included hundreds ...

world | 6 months ago

What's the mood in Iran as Israel mulls its response?

Tehran — Not long after Iranian state TV informed the nation that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Co...

world | 5 months ago

Israel blames Gaza starvation on U.N. as UNICEF says a third of Gazan infants and toddlers acutely malnourished

Tel Aviv — Under pressure from the U.S. and other allies to flood the Gaza Strip with humanitarian a...

world | 5 months ago

CIA Director William Burns says that without aid, Ukraine "could lose on the battlefield by the end of 2024"

CIA Director William Burns acknowledged Thursday that without military assistance from the U.S., Ukr...

world | 5 months ago

Israeli missile hits Iran, U.S. officials confirm

Two U.S. officials confirm to CBS News that an Israeli missile has hit Iran. The strike follows last...

world | 5 months ago

Hamas says it's reviewing an Israel cease-fire proposal as pressure for peace mounts

A new proposal from Israel for a cease-fire in Gaza is reportedly being reviewed by senior Hamas off...

us | 5 months ago

Iraqi social media influencer Um Fahad shot dead by motorbike gunman in Baghdad

Iraqi authorities on Saturday were investigating the killing of a well-known social media influencer...

world | 5 months ago

In Israel, Blinken says Hamas must accept cease-fire deal, offers "cautious optimism" to hostage families

Tel Aviv — Secretary of State Antony Blinken was back in Israel Wednesday morning for his seventh vi...

world | 5 months ago

Progress cited in truce talks as Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas, Egypt media says

A delegation of the militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday as Egyptian state media reported "...

us | 5 months ago

Still no deal in truce talks as Israel downplays chances of ending war with Hamas

A delegation of the militant group Hamas was in Cairo on Saturday in ongoing cease-fire talks with I...

us | 5 months ago

Israel-Hamas cease-fire hope fades, Palestinians told to evacuate east Rafah ahead of expected offensive

Israel's military ordered Palestinians in the eastern part of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah to evacua...

world | 5 months ago

How Jewish and Arab students at one of Israel's few mixed schools prepare for peace, by simply listening

Jerusalem — Every morning before she goes to school, 12-year-old Dariel Bardach-Goldstein tapes a nu...

world | 5 months ago

Eurovision 2024 hit by protests over Israel taking part amid Gaza war

Malmo, Sweden — Not everyone was welcoming the Eurovision Song Contest to the Swedish city of Malmo....

world | 5 months ago

Gazans flee Rafah as Israel pushes its war with Hamas - and the U.S. and others push for an endgame

Tel Aviv — Nearly 360,000 people had fled the Gaza Strip's southernmost city of Rafah by Monday, acc...

world | 5 months ago