Hamas says 8,300 killed in Gaza as Israel sends in more ground forces
Despite growing outcry over the huge civilian death toll in Gaza, Israel is pressing ahead with the "next stage" of its war on Hamas.
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Despite growing outcry over the huge civilian death toll in Gaza, Israel is pressing ahead with the "next stage" of its war on Hamas.
Photographs of hostages held by Hamas were ripped down outside of a Jewish student center at the University of Minnesota.
The U.S. State Department says the last planned charter flight for Americans trying to get out of Israel will leave Tuesday.
The Biden administration is urging that Israel draw a distinction between Hamas and Palestinian civilians as the humanitarian crisis becomes desperate.
In the Israel-Hamas war, both sides have been left struggling with the loss of innocent lives.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation that Israel has opened a "new phase" in the war by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
"We have to show the world what happened here," an Israel Defense Forces spokesman said, explaining the decision to show reporters disturbing video of the Hamas attacks.
Israeli officials say they are still preparing for a ground invasion of Gaza as airstrikes intensify. And the humanitarian crisis is growing in the Palestinian territories despite the ongoing delivery of desperately needed aid.
Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, says she "went through hell" being taken hostage by Hamas, but after 2 weeks in captivity, she shook one of the militants' hands.
Two more hostages taken by Hamas during the deadly Oct. 7 attack, identified by Israeli officials as Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, have been released.
Deadly, ongoing Israeli airstrikes are fueling anger across the region and fear for 222 Hamas hostages in Gaza as the U.S. tries to delay an invasion.
Tensions continue to rise in the Middle East as the war between Israel and Hamas rages on.
The Hamas militant group's coordinated terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was the deadliest assault in the region in decades, and prompted Israel to declare war.
More than 1,400 people have died in Israel, and over 4,600 in Gaza since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and retaliatory strikes.
President Biden spoke with Prime Minister Netanyahu on Sunday, a day after the first convoy of humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza to address the unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
Israel's military says troops have been conducting raids meant to clear the area and gather intelligence about the hostages Hamas is holding. Tina Kraus reports from Tel Aviv.
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters Saturday that "We are going to increase the attacks, from today."
However, no U.S. citizens or other foreign nationals who have been stranded in Gaza since the war began were allowed to cross into Egypt.
Three of Fatma Abumousa's nephews — ages 6, 7 and 18 — were killed and have been buried, along with her sister-in-law and cousin.
Minnesota chapter of Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) said 30 members of the same extended family were killed.
The freed U.S. hostages are Judith and Natalie Shoshana Raanan from suburban Chicago, officials announced.
As Israel bombs Hamas in Gaza and aid remains locked out, Iran's other allies in the region appear to test the water, fueling fear of a wider regional war.
An Israeli family with 6 members believed to be among Hamas' hostages tells CBS News there's "something very wrong" with their government's response.
President Joe Biden is expected to host European Union leaders at the White House Friday, with the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine likely to be on the agenda.
President Joe Biden will address the nation from the Oval Office Thursday, just one day after traveling to Israel in a show of support for the Jewish state following the deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
