Israel-Hamas War: Ceasefire gaining momentum ahead of Ramadan
Mediators say both sides appear to want a pause and are willing to give concessions.
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Mediators say both sides appear to want a pause and are willing to give concessions.
Five patients in intensive care have died as Israeli forces raid the largest hospital still functioning in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a U.S.-supported plan for the creation of a Palestinian state after the war.
CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports several families in Chicago with relatives in the region have been killed or have gone missing since the start of the war.
New video released by the Israeli military shows soldiers meeting two hostages they rescued during a deadly raid in the southern Gaza city of Rafa.
Israeli Defense Forces shared footage of the rescue that happened during a raid in Gaza. They were flown to safety and then reunited with their families at a hospital.
Netanyahu rejected a counteroffer from Hamas - one the U.S. says has merit at least as a starting point for negotiation.
The latest cease-fire proposal includes an offer to release the remaining hostages taken all those months ago.
The latest cease-fire proposal includes an offer to release the remaining hostages taken all those months ago. This comes as one former Chicago family says despite Israel confirming that more than a fifth of the hostages taken are dead, they believe their son is still alive. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
The airstrikes come one day after the U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes on Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its affiliated militias in Syria and Iraq.
Chicago becomes the largest city in the nation to vote to call for a ceasefire in the months-long war between Israel and Hamas.
A sit-in at City Hall came one day before an expected City Council vote on a resolution supporting an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron says the U.K. could unilaterally recognize a Palestinian state to show "irreversible progress to a two-state solution."
The images pouring out of Gaza are in many ways traumatizing. Dr. John Kahler of MedGlobal said those images do not even scratch the surface of reality.
"This is what we do, and this of all things has been probably the most significant humanitarian crisis since World War II," said Dr. John Kahler, co-founder of MedGlobal.
While the resolution would be symbolic and have no binding authority, it would make Chicago the largest city in the country to pass such a measure.
The deal was stalled because there is no agreement on how to bring a permanent conclusion to the war in Gaza, sources say.
New air strikes were launched by the U.S. military on facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in Iraq. It comes days after those groups targeted an American military base in Iraq and injured several service members while the fighting in Gaza continues.
Israel has its deadliest day since launching its ground war against Hamas as 24 soldiers are killed in Gaza.
More than 25,000 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry in Gaza.
The Gaza Health Ministry adds about two-thirds of those killed were women and children, and says more than 62,000 Gazans have been wounded outside of Gaza.
The medications and aid will leave Doha today and head to Egypt before being transported to Gaza.
Thousands gathered for a 24-hour rally with families blocking one of the highways in Tel Aviv, and others held signs of the hostages still in Hamas' custody.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations said a ceasefire is the only way to ensure more innocent lives are not lost.
Saleh al-Arouri was one of the founders of Hamas' military wing and headed the group's presence in the West Bank.
Skies over Gaza lit up after midnight with flares and explosions while Hamas fired rockets at Israel.
