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.
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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.
One Twin Cities church is using an annual tradition to foster unity between all faiths, with so many impacted by the violence in Gaza.
On Thanksgiving, the war in the Middle East is hitting home in Minnesota, especially among those with family and friends overseas.
"Who knows where [the Israeli hostages have] been? Who knows what they've been eating? Are they cold? Are they hungry? Every single time I sit down to eat a meal I think about them," Sophie Stillman said.
One Twin Cities church is using an annual tradition to foster unity between all faiths, with so many impacted by the violence in Gaza.
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.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called it a difficult, but correct decision, and President Joe Biden said the agreement was a "testament...to tireless diplomacy."
Israel and Hamas may have a deal which would see a wave of hostages released. The approval process is lengthy with several levels of government needing to sign off on the prisoner exchange.
The Hamas-run government media office in Gaza says more than 13,000 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since Oct. 7, when Hamas launched its terror attacks on Israel, killing more than 1,200 people.
A new threat assessment obtained by CBS News points to "an increasing terror threat" to New York state amid escalating violence in the Middle East.
A top Biden administration official says they are closer than ever to reaching a deal between Israel and Hamas to release some of the hostages.
"Many areas of difference that previously existed have been narrowed," a top national security adviser to President Biden said Sunday.
Parents say MFT's statement ignores the Hamas attack, fails to mention the 240 hostages still in Gaza, and engages in rhetoric they believe could lead to bullying, harassment and discrimination in the classroom.
Israeli leaders say they're closer than ever before on a possible deal to free some of the 200-plus hostages taken by Hamas in the deadly Oct. 7 attacks. Meanwhile, clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians continue to ramp up in the West Bank.
Pro-Palestinian protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza blocked all westbound lanes of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for hours during the Thursday morning commute.
"If they were [there], they were taken out," Netanyahu told CBS News.
Protesters gathered Wednesday evening outside Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar's Minneapolis residence to call on her to support a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.
Thomas Hand, who has lived in Israel for the past three decades, said his daughter Emily was at a sleepover when the Hamas militant group attacked.
The Biden administration says Hamas and other terror groups' use of tunnels under hospitals in Gaza is a war crime, but he's also urging that medical facilities be protected from airstrikes and gun battles.
For decades, Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank have had 2 main political options: Hamas or Fatah. Could either realistically lead Gaza after the war?
There was a stronger federal law enforcement presence at the event amid an increase of antisemitic attacks in the U.S. since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Exhausting but exhilarating. That's how some Minnesotans described being a part of one of the largest pro-Israel rallies ever in Washington D.C.
The 'March for Israel' rally was held in Washington D.C. and included hundreds of Minnesotans.
"Aluminum foil is kept around the babies to protect them from the cold weather," says the director general of Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry.
U.S. and Israeli officials say negotiations are ongoing for a deal to release some of the more than 200 hostages believed to be held by Hamas and other terror organizations.
