Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on future of Gaza
In a wide-ranging interview with CBS News, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said it'll be up to the Israeli government to decide whether to fully take over the Gaza Strip.
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U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff meets with Gaza hostage families in Tel Aviv
Steve Witkoff gave the families a personal commitment that he and President Trump would work to return the remaining hostages.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and Mike Huckabee visit Gaza aid site
President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited southern Gaza on Friday amid international outrage over starvation, aid shortages and deadly chaos near aid distribution sites.
Witkoff and Huckabee will visit Gaza to survey aid distribution sites
The top Trump administration officials will also meet with people struggling in Gaza on the ground.
Toll rises in Gaza as Trump envoy plans for visit
President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff arrived in Israel and is expected to visit Gaza, where the death toll among Palestinians waiting for aid continues to climb.
Canada plans to recognize Palestine as state, joining U.K. and France
France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
"Worst-case" famine scenario unfolding in Gaza, food security experts say
The leading international authority on food crises predicted "widespread death" in Gaza without immediate action.
U.K. will recognize Palestine as a state if ceasefire not agreed on, PM says
Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the U.K. will recognize Palestine as a state at the U.N. General Assembly in September unless Israel takes several steps to work towards peace in Gaza.
Israel allows more aid into Gaza, but U.N. says much more needed
Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza, under intense pressure over Palestinians starving to death, but the U.N. says much more is still needed.
Israel says it's begun daily pauses in fighting in parts of Gaza to let aid in
The local pause in fighting came days after ceasefire efforts between Israel and Hamas appeared to be in doubt.
Senate Democrats have "grave concerns" about U.S. support for GHF Gaza aid efforts
Senate Democrats told the secretary of state they have "grave concerns" about the U.S. role in financing GHF, the main group distributing aid in Gaza.
Israeli military says it has begun airdrops of aid into Gaza
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.
As children starve to death, Trump envoy blames Gaza's misery on Hamas
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff blames Hamas as Gaza ceasefire talks stall yet again, bringing no hope for starving Palestinian children.
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
The announcement came soon after the U.S. cut short Gaza ceasefire talks in Qatar, saying Hamas wasn't showing good faith.
Witkoff expected to travel to Europe to press for a ceasefire, Gaza peace deal
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Europe and possibly Middle East for meetings on issues including the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Hospital chief says 21 Gazan children died of malnutrition in 3 days
As Israel faces mounting pressure to end the Gaza war, a hospital director says the Palestinian enclave is facing "alarming numbers of deaths" from starvation.
25 nations slam Israel over "inhumane killing of civilians" in Gaza
25 nations condemn Israel over "drip feeding" of aid to Palestinians and say "the war in Gaza must end," just as it looks set to expand.
At least 85 Palestinians killed while trying to reach aid in Gaza, officials say
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.
Pope Leo XIV "once again" calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza
Israel last week attacked the only Catholic church in the Gaza Strip, killing three people and wounding 10 others, according to the parish priest.
Palestinians killed trying to reach food distribution sites, Gaza authorities say
Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians near food distribution hubs in southern Gaza, witnesses and Gaza hospital officials say.
Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage thanks Trump, calls for deal to bring others home
650 days after Israeli-American Keith Siegel was seized in the Hamas attack, he says a deal to bring home the remaining hostages must be made "as soon as possible."
U.S. envoy asks Israel to probe American man's murder in West Bank
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee says Israel should "aggressively investigate the murder" of Saif Musallet in the occupied West Bank.
Catholic Church says 3 killed as Israeli strike hits church in Gaza
Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack" on the Catholic Church in Gaza.
Trump admin. voices alarm as Israel strikes Syrian capital Damascus
Secretary of State Rubio says the U.S. is "very concerned" by expanding Israeli strikes targeting Syria's new government, and he wants "the fighting to stop."
Funeral held for Palestinian-American killed in West Bank as Gaza talks drag on
Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in talks meant to pause the 21-month war and free some Israeli hostages.
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