Israel and Hamas agree to ceasefire, hostage release deal
After intense negotiations, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would see a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners.
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After intense negotiations, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would see a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners.
A draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and hostage release has been agreed to in principle and, if all goes well, will be finalized by Israel and Hamas this week, Arab, U.S. and Israeli officials told CBS News.
American families of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza have been in contact with negotiators as a draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages has been agreed to in principle, CBS News has learned.
An agreement would reportedly include the release of dozens of hostages. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest developments.
Israel and Hamas have been holding indirect talks for more than a year aimed at ending the war in Gaza and returning the hostages to Israel.
As CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian reports, it's Edan Alexander's second birthday in captivity.
CBS News New York's Jessica Moore spoke with Ruby Chen, who gave insight into how the president-elect plans to handle the Hamas hostage crisis.
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is now juggling his own trial on corruption charges along with the war in Gaza and a new security challenge in neighboring Syria.
A memorial service was held for Omer Neutra, a fallen Israel Defense Forces soldier, Tuesday on Long Island.
Family and friends gathered in Syosset to remember the 21-year-old, who was killed in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. CBS News New York's Carolyn Gusoff reports.
At first thought to be a hostage, the native of Plainview, New York was actually killed on Oct. 7 by Hamas, officials say. CBS News New York's Jenna DeAngelis has the story.
Edan Alexander grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israeli military when Hamas militants attacked on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023.
The father of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who grew up in New Jersey, spoke during a rally in Central Park on Sunday.
CBS News New York's Kristie Keleshian spoke to the father of Israeli-American Edan Alexander, who has been held in captivity for more than 400 days but recently appeared in a Hamas propaganda video.
A ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah appeared to be holding several hours after it began.
Cease-fire talks mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt have repeatedly stalled, as have parallel efforts by the U.S. and others to halt the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "is an important landmark in the decline of the evil rule of Hamas," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Israel's military said a strike targeted "dozens of terrorists" allegedly holed up in a northern Gaza school.
A charity basketball game was held in New York City on Sunday for an Israeli hostage from Long Island who will be spending his birthday this week in captivity.
CBS News New York's Shosh Bedrosian recently sat down for an interview with 21-year-old Tomer Meir.
Exactly one year after Hamas' terrorist rampage in Israel, 101 hostages are still missing and the death toll is still climbing.
Protests were held all over New York City on Monday as demonstrators on both sides spoke their minds over the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore, Lisa Rozner, Mahsa Saeidi and Zinnia Maldonado have the latest.
Oct. 7 is expected to be a somber day, particularly for Jewish people around the world.
CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner spoke to a man who survived the Hamas attack at the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7, 2023.
Israel and Hezbollah have traded fire across the Lebanon border almost daily since the day after Hamas' cross-border attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
