Tri-State Area families mark 3 years since deadly Oct. 7 Hamas attacks
Families across the Tri-State Area and around the world are remembering those killed three years after Hamas launched attacks on southern Israel.
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Families across the Tri-State Area and around the world are remembering those killed three years after Hamas launched attacks on southern Israel.
It’s been three years since the Oct. 7th attacks where more than 12,000 people were killed, triggering a crushing war in Gaza. CBS News New York's Doug Williams leads team coverage.
This is the first year since those attacks that all the hostages have been brought home. CBS News New York's Christina Fan reports.
Ed Sheeran opened his solo concert in Philadelphia on Saturday with comments about Gaza, saying what is happening there is "catastrophic and unjustifiable."
Performer Macklemore is being dropped from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after making on-stage statements that some found controversial.
Some are calling for Macklemore to be removed from Ed Sheeran's Loop tour after he used part of his opening performance on Friday and Saturday nights at MetLife Stadium to share his pro-Palestinian views about the war in Gaza.
The Israeli American Council started a petition addressed to Ed Sheeran, his management company, and leadership of all concert venues to remove Macklemore from the remainder of the tour. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
President Trump held a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Friday hours after he announced what he called a historic agreement towards peace in Gaza. News of the deal comes as the fighting with Iran continues. Natalie Brand reports.
Izz al-Din al-Haddad was killed in a "precise strike in the area on the City of Gaza," the Israel Defense Forces said Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
Hamas called Saturday's strikes "a renewed flagrant violation" and urged the United States and other mediating countries to push Israel to stop the strikes.
The "Board of Peace" was first announced as part of the Trump administration's peace plan for Gaza. Mr. Trump led a signing for its founding charter in Davos.
As CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports, the talks covered Gaza and the next phase for a peace plan.
In his first Christmas homily, Pope Leo lamented conditions for Palestinians in Gaza and urged Ukraine and Russia to engage in direct talks to end their wr.
Thousands of people traveled from nearby towns and villages to attend Bethlehem's annual Christmas Eve tree lighting ceremony, which was canceled the last two years.
The funeral for Omer Neutra, the American-Israeli soldier killed on Oct. 7, will be held Friday in Israel.
Omer Neutra, a Plainview, N.Y. native, was a captain with the IDF when he was kidnapped and killed by Hamas in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks.
Among the 8 deceased Israeli hostages whose remains are yet to be returned from Gaza is soldier and U.S. citizen Itay Chen.
An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.
So far the Gaza ceasefire is holding, but calls are getting louder for Hamas to hand over more hostages' remains, and for Israel to allow in more aid.
Less than 24 hours after the release of the remaining living Israeli hostages, the bodies of four more hostages are now being handed over to Israel, and tensions are rising as President Trump makes it clear Hamas needs to do more in the peace deal. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
While leaders must still address the big issues of disarming Hamas and governance of Gaza, President Trump has outlined his vision of immediate next steps.
Alan Eyre, Distinguished Diplomatic Fellow at the Middle East Institute joins CBS New York to discuss the deal.
The president says it's a new chance for the Middle East as the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza have been released, along with more than 1,900 Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. CBS News New York's Christina Fan has the latest.
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
