Israeli leader dissolves war cabinet after political rival walks out
Cracks in Israel's political unity are widening over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war against Hamas in Gaza.
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Cracks in Israel's political unity are widening over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the war against Hamas in Gaza.
The daily pause announced by the military applies to about 7.4 miles (12 kilometers) of road in the Rafah area.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas is seeking untenable changes to the Gaza cease-fire deal backed by Israel and the U.S.
Leaders are speaking out to condemn a protest outside an exhibit commemorating the victims of the Hamas terror attack on the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7 that sparked the current Israel-Hamas war.
Four Israeli hostages taken by Hamas were rescued during an operation in Gaza, but Hamas officials say hundreds of Palestinians were killed in the raid.
Benny Gantz, a popular centrist former military chief, joined Netanyahu's government shortly after the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in a show of unity.
President Biden urged Hamas to agree on the deal that would release some 100 remaining hostages, along with the bodies of around 30 more.
The Israeli strike came hours after Hamas claimed it fired a barrage of rockets from Gaza toward central Israel for the first time in months.
The Israel Defense Forces recovered the bodies of Shani Louk, Amit Bouskila and Itshak Gelernter in Gaza, Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said.
Jerry Seinfeld, who has supported Israel since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants, delivered the commencement address at Duke University on Sunday.
The highly anticipated State Department report doesn't formally conclude Israel is in violation of U.S. or international law.
A plastic surgeon from Long Island recently returned from a medical mission in Gaza and says the experience changed him forever.
President Biden said in an interview with CNN he's "made it clear" to Israelis that "they're not going to get our support" if they attack Rafah's population centers.
The Israeli military says it's reopened the Kerem Shalom crossing into Gaza, a key terminal for the entry of humanitarian aid, but the nearby Rafah crossing seized by Israel was still closed.
Israeli forces took "operational control" of the Gaza side of the vital Rafah border crossing as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed the latest cease-fire proposal.
CBS New York's Dick Brennan has latest on the negotiations between Israel and Hamas to end the fight and safely return the hostages.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office says the proposal is "far from meeting Israel's core demands."
Israel has told Palestinians in part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-promised ground offensive.
The attack on Israel's Kerem Shalom prompted officials to close the terminal, disrupting critical shipments of food and other humanitarian aid into Gaza.
An adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News that "the end of the war will come with the end of Hamas in Gaza."
College campus protests in solidarity with Palestinians amid Israel's war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip are spreading far beyond the U.S.
President Joe Biden addressed the nationwide protests in unscheduled remarks from the White House.
In Israel for his 7th visit during the war in Gaza, Antony Blinken conveys "cautious optimism" to hostage families that a deal could be reached.
With deaths mounting in Gaza and another Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal on the table, Netanyahu is under pressure from all sides.
The NYPD took dozens of protesters at Columbia University into custody Tuesday night. This comes after demonstrators forced their way into a university building and locked themselves inside.
