Israel-Hamas war will go on for "many more months," Netanyahu says
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel needs more time to achieve the war's objectives.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel needs more time to achieve the war's objectives.
Judy Weinstein Haggai's death during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel was confirmed a week after it was reported that her husband, Gadi Haggai, had died the same day.
Israel says its ground offensive in Gaza has expanded into refugee camps. The announcement of the new battle zone comes as Israeli officials signal the war is far from over.
The country promised to drive Hamas out of Gaza. Air strikes are shifting to the central part of the enclave, while hospitals overflow. CBS News' Michael George has the latest developments.
As fighting intensifies in the war between Israel and Hamas, more than 20,000 Palestinians have now been killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. As the death toll rises, Israel’s prime minister says the war is far from over.
Authorities in Gaza said one attack alone killed scores of people at a refugee camp. Pope Francis called for the release of hostages, freeing up of humanitarian aid and an end to the war in his Christmas remarks.
The heavily negotiated resolution creates a pathway to expedite food, water, and fuel to Palestinian civilians. It also demands the immediate and unconditional release of hostages, but the resolution does not call for a ceasefire.
Gadi Haggai, 73, is the latest confirmed fatality among hostages held by Palestinian militants in Gaza.
Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza rages, with the death toll reportedly nearing 20,000, amid hopes for new cease-fire negotiations.
The full council is expected to take up the resolution next month.
The measure passed by the committee Monday, calls on the president and Congress to facilitate a cease-fire in Gaza. Chicago Jewish Community Relations Council called the resolution reckless and dangerous.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to Israel amid reports that America is pushing the country to scale back the intensity of its war in Gaza.
Thousands gathered in Tel Aviv as the news came that another hostage was killed and more details were released about Israeli forces mistakingly killing three hostages, who were waving a makeshift white flag when they were shot Friday.
Israel's military said troops "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat" and fired at them, killing the three hostages.
During combat operations in Shejaiya, a dense neighborhood in the Gaza City area where fighting has been taking place, the Israeli military said troops "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat."
Israel said it has accidentally killed three hostages in what it calls a "friendly fire" incident in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said three hostages were mistakenly identified as a threat and killed during fighting.
Israel is telling the U.S. that the war in Gaza will likely last for several months but could be entering a new phase.
This wouldn't mean an end to combat operations, but a U.S. official said it would bring about lower levels of bombing in Gaza.
Yasmeen Elagha said she's already lost more than 100 relatives in the war, and fears even more of her loved ones – including two American citizens – will be killed if they aren't evacuated.
The number of journalists killed in the past two months in the war in Gaza has surpassed the amount killed in the Vietnam War, which lasted two decades, according to the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ).
Defense officials say nine soldiers were killed in a Hamas ambush outside Gaza city.
The group also met with Secretary of State Antony Blinken today to get an update on what is being done to secure the release of their loved ones. CBS News Natalie Brand has more details from The White House
Biden's warning over "indiscriminate bombing" in Gaza fails to slow Israel's bombardment, as Palestinians say they're facing a "war of starvation."
The United Nations General Assembly will vote Tuesday on a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the war between Israel and Hamas. With daily fighting in Gaza, more than 17,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry.
U.N. aid agencies tell CBS News the "suffering of the children in Gaza" is unmatched as Israel pounds the Palestinian territory in its raging war with Hamas.
