Barny Smith

Jun 26, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Imtiaz Tyab |Barny Smith

U.S.-built Gaza aid pier faces setbacks Off the coast of Gaza — CBS News was among the first media outlets invited by the U.S. Army to travel across the eastern Mediterranean Sea on a military vessel to see the pier constructed by American forces off the coast of the war-torn Gaza Strip. The Tuesday visit came just as operations resumed on the $230 million floating pier, after it was knocked out of commission by rough seas.

Jun 21, 2024 | yahoo.com | Chris Livesay |Barny Smith

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears increasingly at odds with both the U.S. government and his own military over his handling of the war in Gaza, and the divisions come amid mounting concern that another front in the war, with serious implications for U.S. forces in the region, could open up. A fracture appeared in public view this week between Netanyahu and Israel's military as the war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip approaches the 10-month mark.

Jun 17, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Chris Livesay |Barny Smith

Political tension in Israel over the conduct of the country's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip spilled out into public view again Monday. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu disbanded an influential group that had, since Hamas launched its Oct. 7 terrorist attack and sparked the war, helped to set Israel's war policy.

Oct 12, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Imtiaz Tyab |Barny Smith

Children killed, injured in Israeli bombing Metula, northern Israel — Israel is warning of a "prolonged" war in Gaza as it prepares to launch a ground invasion of the densely populated Palestinian territory. If ordered by the country's leaders, it would be Israel's first ground offensive in Gaza in almost a decade, but its aerial attacks have already been relentless for six days, and the grim reality for the roughly 2.3 million people trapped in the region is becoming clear.

Oct 11, 2023 | cbsnews.com | Imtiaz Tyab |Barny Smith

Parents mourn slain Israeli-U.S. soldier Tel Aviv — As Israel's military raced to respond to Saturday's vicious terror attack by Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip, troops and reservists were quickly called into action. Among those to answer the call was Aryeh Ziering, a 27-year-old Israeli-American who was at his parent's house when the phone rang. It would be the last time his family would see him alive. Not far from his childhood home, Ziering was laid to rest on Monday.