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Parents of slain Israeli hostage speak out

As the conflict in the Middle East rages on, the parents of 23-year-old Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin are speaking out for the first time since their son's death. Goldberg-Polin was wounded and abducted by Hamas at the Nova Music Festival during the October 7 attacks and was killed by his captors in late August, along with five other hostages, as Israeli troops moved in to save them. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.

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Doctor in Lebanon on war's devastating impact

As Israeli airstrikes continue to pound Beirut for a third week, one doctor describes how exhausted medical staff are struggling to cope with the overwhelming influx of new patients and the psychological toll of treating war injuries. He told CBS News the airstrikes can be heard and felt, even in the hospital. "It's like an earthquake every time," he said. Despite intense fear for his own life and his family, he remains committed to remaining in Lebanon and fulfilling the oath he took as a doctor to continue to save lives.

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Shelter animals run away as bombs drop on Beirut

Footage from an animal shelter in a Beirut suburb near the focal point of Israel's strikes shows cats and dogs running frantically as bombs drop. The shelter, which has rescued several animals during the war including four cats trapped under rubble, says the strikes have been causing extreme distress for the animals. As the bombing intensifies, shelter founder Razane Khatib expressed worry for the safety of the animals and said she feels hopeless about finding a place to evacuate them.

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