Response to Israeli strike on Qatar
President Donald Trump says Israel's bombing attack targeting Hamas leadership in Doha yesterday is "not a good situation." CBS News has this report.
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President Donald Trump says Israel's bombing attack targeting Hamas leadership in Doha yesterday is "not a good situation." CBS News has this report.
The Global Sumud Flotilla will try to break the Israeli blockade of the Palestinian territory and bring humanitarian aid, food, water and medicine to Gaza as Israel steps up its offensive in Gaza City.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted that Israel's goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to "free Gaza."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his cabinet has approved plans to take over Gaza. The Israeli leader says the takeover would be temporary and they would eventually hand the territory over to friendly Arab forces that oppose Hamas. CBS News has this report.
The leading international authority on food crises predicted "widespread death" in Gaza without immediate action.
The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.
For months, the U.N. and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
At least 85 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid in one of the deadliest days for aid-seekers since the war began, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
The leaders of Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire days after major Israeli strikes, a U.S. envoy said Friday, as he urged all sides in war-torn Syria to lay down arms.
The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said it would send its negotiating team to Qatar, this after Hamas said it had issued a "positive response" to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire proposal.
President Trump raised expectations last week when he told reporters in the Oval Office that there could be a ceasefire agreement within the next week.
The strikes come as President Trump on Friday said there could be a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas within the next week.
When the conflict between Israel and Iran erupted, thousands of Americans were stranded in Israel, including 3,000 students attending organized programs.
Israel drops all war-time restrictions, freeing people to return to their lives under a ceasefire with Iran, but uncertainty over the impact of 12 days of war leaves room for anxiety.
President Trump accused Israel and Iran of violating a ceasefire, but then said it was "in effect" after a phone call with Israel's leader.
President Trump, Israel and Iran say a ceasefire he announced earlier between the two nations has begun.
"Out of an abundance of caution we recommend American citizens shelter in place until further notice," the U.S. Embassy in Doha, Qatar, said Monday amid concerns about retaliation from Iran.
Trump says U.S. strikes "totally obliterated" 3 Iranian nuclear facilities, but the extent of the damage to Iran's nuclear program remains unclear.
As U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities drive fears of retaliation, it remains to be seen whether Iran will try to block oil trade via the Strait of Hormuz.
Iman Mohammad Ali Elahi is an Iranian-American who has been working as an interfaith leader in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, for more than 30 years.
Operation Midnight Hammer included seven B-2 Spirit bombers, 125 total aircraft and more than 75 precision-guided weapons, the Joint Chiefs chairman said.
President Trump told the nation that "Iran's key nuclear enrichment facilities have been completely and totally obliterated."
President Trump announced earlier Saturday night that the U.S. had launched strikes against three Iranian nuclear sites.
Federal officials say seven B-2 bombers were involved in airstrikes on three Iranian nuclear facilities on Saturday. CBS News Detroit's Veronica Ortega spoke with Iman Mohammed Elahi of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, who calls the actions immoral and illegal.
Hamas and the Houthis vow retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran, as reaction from most world leaders focuses on dialogue and deescalation.
