Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held security discussions Tuesday where his staff presented options for continuing Israel's campaign in Gaza, according to the prime minister's office. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.

Last week, 22 lawmakers in Netanyahu’s coalition signed a letter pressing Israel’s defense minister to allow activists into northern Gaza itself to scout potential settlement locations. “The return of the Jewish people to these places is not just a strategic step,

Hezbollah on Wednesday sharply criticized the Lebanese government’s decision to begin a process aiming to disarm the Iran-backed group this year, saying it “fully achieves” neighboring Israel’s interests.

The Lebanese government has asked the national army to prepare a plan to ensure only state institutions have weapons by the end of the year.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and members of the Lebanese cabinet meet to discuss efforts to bring all weapons in the country under the control of the state, at the Presidential Palace in Baabda,