Mideast escalation, contaminated water, secret mission by MPs, and more

Israel has vowed to strike back at Iran in retaliation for yesterday's massive ballistic missile attack. When and how remains to be seen, but G7 countries maintain Israel has a right to defend itself. While deliberations continue, Israel is not letting up on its airstrikes in Beirut.

And: The three Indigenous First Nations of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta are demanding answers from the federal government. They say the government has known since 2017 that the area around a Transport Canada dock in the heart of their community is contaminated with arsenic and cancer-causing chemicals. Questions are being asked, why the government never informed them.

Also: In a rare act of political unity, MPs from all federal parties in the House have been working on a secret mission to bring female Afghan politicians to safety in Canada - an operation CBC News has been following for a year and can finally reveal.

Plus: Heightened security for Jewish New Year and arrests in a brutal assault of a 13 year old.