Emotional reunions as Israel-Hamas peace plan leads to hostages' release
President Trump is celebrating the peace plan that has put a stop to the fighting in Gaza. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
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President Trump is celebrating the peace plan that has put a stop to the fighting in Gaza. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
The hostages are civilians and soldiers, fathers and sons. Some were at the Nova music festival, where almost 400 people were killed and dozens kidnapped.
The president is celebrating the return of the Israeli hostages and telling Arab leaders that negotiations over the second phase of the ceasefire are underway. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has brought cautious calm to the region as aid begins to flow into the Gaza Strip.
The remaining Israeli hostages are expected to be released by Hamas on Monday. As the ceasefire continues to hold, President Trump heads to Israel, where he's expected to meet with families of the hostages. Taurean Small reports.
On Saturday, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, toured the Gaza Strip. CBS News New York's Allen Devlin reports.
Hamas has until Monday to release the remaining hostages while there is a pause in the fighting. CBS News' Cristian Benavides reports.
As CBS News New York's Andrew Ramos reports, thousands of Palestinians are returning to what's left of their homes.
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The Israeli military said Friday that a ceasefire went into effect at noon local time (5 a.m. Eastern) as part of the first phase of President Trump's peace plan to end the war in Gaza. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
Israel and Hamas signed a deal Thursday in Egypt for what President Trump is calling the first phase of an agreement to end the two-year war in Gaza. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler reports.
Leat Corinne Unger is staying positive after her cousin was released in February after being held by Hamas for more than 500 days. CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner reports.
The Israeli government approved President Trump's plan that includes releasing all remaining hostages held by Hamas. CBS News New York's Adi Guajardo reports.
Trump says Hamas will likely release all Israeli hostages by early next week, as the "first phase" of a deal to end the war in Gaza is expected to take effect soon.
Holding out hope he will see his son again is Ruby Chen, a Brooklyn man whose son Itay was serving in the IDF when Hamas attacked Israel two years ago.
A ceasefire in Gaza may shortly take effect. Israel would then pull some of its troops out of Gaza. That withdrawal would start a 72-hour countdown for Hamas to release all remaining Israeli hostages. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore and Lisa Rozner have team coverage.
The Israeli cabinet is expected to formally approve the first phase of a ceasefire, which would see all remaining hostages returned. CBS News New York's Jessica Moore reports.
The first phase includes the release of all remaining hostages and for Israel to withdraw forces in Gaza to an agreed upon line. CBS News New York's Aziza Shuler has the latest.
CBS News New York's Dick Brennan has a timeline on what to expect next.
It's been two years since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza and continues to reverberate across the Middle East.
At the White House, Israeli-American Edan Alexander from Tenafly, New Jersey, met with President Trump. And in Israel, people visited a memorial set up at the site of the Nova Music Festival. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
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As Israelis come together to mourn those killed two years ago by Hamas, the sounds of the ongoing war in Gaza reverberate over a solemn memorial.
Mamdani called for the return of the hostages and mourned the loss of lives on the day of the attack, while also condemning the Israeli government's response.
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Drumming, dance and hands-on workshops marked the 18th year the Brooklyn Children's Museum is hosting what leaders call New York City's largest family Kwanzaa festival.
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It's a First Alert Weather Day for Friday evening into Saturday morning due to accumulating snow that could be heavy at times.
A First Alert Weather Day has been issued Sunday due to the threat of freezing rain in the northwestern suburbs this evening and overnight.
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New York City wound up with less snow than anticipated, but still the most in nearly four years.
Roadways across New Jersey got pelted with heavy bands of snow, sleet and freezing rain, putting state officials on high alert.
A major winter storm pummeled the Tri-State Area with snow and ice after New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency.
A First Alert Weather Day has been issued Sunday due to the threat of freezing rain in the northwestern suburbs this evening and overnight.
New York City wound up with less snow than anticipated, but still the most in nearly four years.
A major winter storm pummeled the Tri-State Area with snow and ice after New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency.
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