U.S. engaged in “intense diplomacy” to ease Middle East tensions

Secretary of State Antony Blinken mentioned Monday that the U.S. is engaged in "intense diplomacy" across the clock as fears mount over a wider warfare breaking out within the Middle East. Ten months into the battle in Gaza, tensions have reached an all-time excessive after each a senior Hezbollah commander and Hamas’ high political chief had been killed final week. CBS News intelligence and nationwide safety reporter Olivia Gazis is on the State Department with extra.

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