World Sep 30 Israel starts invasion of southern Lebanon, continues air strikes across the country Israel appears to be starting its invasion of southern Lebanon, but on what U.S. officials believe will be a more limited basis. Israel continues to launch punishing air strikes across Lebanon, with some that have targeted leaders of militant groups…
World Sep 28 What to know about Israel’s killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah is reverberating across the region, raising fears of retaliation from Iran and a wider war. Nick Schifrin reports from Tel Aviv and joins John Yang to discuss the latest developments and what to…
World Sep 26 Netanyahu vows to keep attacking Hezbollah as U.S. pushes for cease-fire Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to keep attacking Iran-backed Lebanese Hezbollah with "full force," hours after the U.S., France and Middle Eastern allies called on both sides to accept a three-week cease-fire proposal. Nick Schifrin reports.
World Sep 25 Israel prepares for possible ground invasion of Lebanon as strikes on Hezbollah continue Israel's punishing bombardment of Hezbollah targets and more in Lebanon continued Wednesday, killing dozens more in addition to the hundreds already killed and thousands injured. The Israel Defense Forces also look to be preparing a ground invasion and both the…
World Sep 25 IAEA chief addresses growing nuclear risks in Ukraine and Iran Volodymyr Zelenskyy told the United Nations that Russia is preparing to attack Ukraine's nuclear plants. At the same time, Iranian officials have repeatedly stated they are interested in resuming nuclear diplomacy. Nick Schifrin discussed more with Rafael Grossi, the head…
World Sep 24 At UN, Biden urges leaders to work for peace as Israeli, Hezbollah fighting intensifies The situation in Lebanon and northern Israel is tense after the second day in a row of major Israeli airstrikes. Israel said it killed a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut, while Hezbollah launched missiles at Israeli military and civilian sites.
World Sep 23 Israeli strikes on Lebanon kill hundreds in deadliest day in Middle East since Oct. 7 It is the deadliest day in the Middle East since Oct. 7. Lebanese authorities say Israeli airstrikes killed almost 500 and wounded more than 1,600. Israel said it struck 1,100 targets where Iran-backed Hezbollah hid weapons in Lebanon. That includes…
World Sep 20 Top Hezbollah leader killed in Israel’s 3rd major strike in Lebanon this week Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah commander and other senior figures in the militant group. Lebanon's health ministry said at least 14 people died and dozens more were wounded in the Israeli airstrike. The attack comes days after beepers…
World Sep 20 Son of jailed Hong Kong journalist Jimmy Lai rallies U.S. support in fight for his release A group of U.S. lawmakers came together in a show of bipartisan support to call for the release of Hong Kong businessman Jimmy Lai. Lai, who owned the newspaper Apple Daily, is one of the hundreds of democracy activists, journalists…
World Sep 19 Hezbollah leader says Israel crossed a line and vows revenge for pager, radio attacks The leader of Hezbollah says they will exact revenge on Israel for two days of attacks that killed dozens and wounded thousands. The News Hour is told that Israeli officials notified their U.S. counterparts they planted explosives in the pagers…