Hamas to release second group of Israeli hostages after hours-long delay
Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners on Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
Crisis in the Middle East
24 hostages released amid temporary cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war
The planned four-day cease-fire is part of an extendable deal that calls for Hamas to free 50 hostages and Israel to release 150 Palestinian prisoners.
Israeli military detains director of Gaza's Al-Shifa hospital
The Israeli army, which raided the hospital last week, has alleged that Hamas fighters used a tunnel complex beneath the facility in Gaza City to stage attacks.
Israel-Hamas war rages with cease-fire delayed, families left to hope
Under the agreement reached in Qatar, Hamas is incentivized to release captives that Israel accuses it of seizing during its rampage across southern Israel.
Israel-Hamas hostage deal delayed until Friday, Israeli official says
A short-term cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that will allow for the release of hostages and for aid to enter Gaza had originally been expected to begin Thursday.
Family of 3-year-old American hostage hopes she will be returned in deal
The family of Abigail Mor Edan hopes she will be released before her fourth birthday on Friday.
Israeli government approves deal for hostage release, short cease-fire
The Israeli government said early Wednesday that it had approved a deal that would see 50 hostages held in Gaza released and a 4-day cease-fire observed.
Hope, but no relief yet for desperate Palestinian or Israeli families
Mounting hope for an Israel-Hamas cease-fire, but no respite for displaced families in Gaza, or for Israeli parents who want their children back from Hamas.
Negotiators near deal with Hamas to release hostages
At this stage, there is no firm deal in hand but rather a written draft agreement that is being passed between parties.
Babies from Gaza make it to Egypt as 2nd hospital reportedly encircled
Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry says Israeli forces are closing in on second facility in the Palestinian enclave as thousands evacuate Al-Shifa hospital.
"Closer than we have been" to Israel-Hamas hostage deal, White House official says
"Many areas of difference that previously existed have been narrowed," a top national security adviser to President Biden said Sunday.
Cease-fire is "the only way forward" in Israel-Hamas war, Jordanian ambassador says
"We're just wondering how far is this going to go? We're calling for a cease-fire," Jordanian Ambassador Dina Kawar told "Face the Nation."
Transcript: Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer on "Face the Nation," Nov. 19, 2023
The following is a transcript of an interview with Deputy National Security Adviser Jon Finer that aired on Nov. 19, 2023.
Hundreds leave Al-Shifa hospital as Israeli forces take control of facility
Patients, staff and displaced people left Gaza's largest hospital, health officials said, leaving behind only a skeleton crew to care for those too sick to move.
Israel says second hostage found dead near Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital
"The national task before our eyes is to locate the missing and return the abducted persons home," the IDF said in a statement Friday.
Tanzania confirms intern believed taken by Hamas in Israel is dead
Clemence Felix Mtenga was working in Israel during the Oct. 7 attacks, one of 260 Tanzanians studying agriculture as part of an agreement between the Israeli and Tanzanian governments.
U.N. says it's unable to deliver aid to Gaza due to lack of fuel
Gaza residents are facing the "immediate possibility of starvation," the World Health Organization says.
Israeli troops say proof of Hamas base at Gaza hospital yet to come
Israeli forces show CBS News weapons and a tunnel entrance at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital, but say proof of Hamas command centers "not something you can see right now."
Israel shows cache of weapons at embattled Gaza hospital
Israel said the weapons and other items at Al-Shifa hospital were evidence of Hamas militants using Gaza's largest health facility for military purposes.
Palestinians say Israeli settlers are seizing West Bank homes by force
Israelis in West Bank settlements considered illegal under international law are seizing Palestinian homes by force, residents tell CBS News.
Netanyahu says "strong indications" Hamas hostages were held in Gaza hospital
"If they were [there], they were taken out," Netanyahu told CBS News.
Capitol Police, protesters clash during demonstration over Israel-Hamas war
U.S. Capitol Police said about 150 people were "illegally and violently protesting" outside Democratic National Committee headquarters.
Hostage's body recovered in building near Al-Shifa hospital, IDF says
Yehudit Weiss was abducted by Hamas from kibbutz Be'eri during the Oct. 7 attack on Israel.
Mark Esper: Defeating Hamas means dealing with Iran "once and for all"
Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said Israel should "absolutely" finish its fight against Hamas and root out the Palestinian militant group, but that doing so requires dealing with Iran "once and for all."
Is the right to free speech being curbed in Israel amid the war with Hamas?
"We arrived at October 7th already in a bad place when it comes to freedom of expression," an Israeli human rights lawyer says.
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