CBS EVENING NEWS
8/5/24
6:41 PM
MAJOR GARRETT: Several U.S. personnel were injured today in a suspected rocket attack on the al-Asad airbase in Iraq. We don't yet know the severity of the injuries and no group has claimed responsibility. The White House says the president and vice president have been briefed. Today's attack comes amid growing fears of an all-out war in the Middle East with Iran and its proxies threatening to strike back against Israel for the recent assassinations of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. The U.S. is beefing up its military presence in the region, sending additional warships and fighter jets. CBS's Debora Patta is in East Jerusalem.
DEBORA PATTA: The war drums are getting louder. Following Ismail Haniyeh’s assassination, Teheran says Israel must be punished for what it calls its cowardly attack on Iranian soil. Both Israel and Iran say they don't want this to escalate, but nobody wants to be the first to take a step back.
. steve malzberg
