Hezbollah, Hamas down but not out, US says

FILE - An Israeli police officer investigates at the scene where a rocket fired from Lebanon landed in Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, near Israel's border with Lebanon in northern Israel, Oct. 7, 2024.

Israel's war against Hezbollah and Hamas, while inflicting considerable damage, has yet to strike a crippling blow to either of the Iran-backed terror groups, according to a top U.S. counterterrorism official.