Second group of Hamas-held hostages released after delay; cease-fire holds
Following a lengthy delay, a second group of Hamas-held hostages were freed following the release of an initial group of 24 hostages on Friday.
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Following a lengthy delay, a second group of Hamas-held hostages were freed following the release of an initial group of 24 hostages on Friday.
President Biden was on the phone Saturday with Qatari leaders in an effort to resolve the holdup which delayed the release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza. This came after Hamas halted its agreement with Israel for several hours. The two sides eventually resolved their disagreement, and 17 hostages were released, along with 39 Palestinian prisoners. Weija Jiang has details.
More than a dozen Israeli hostages were released by Hamas after an hours-long delay Saturday. Michael George reports for CBS New York. Read more: https://cbsloc.al/3T0do9s
Qatari and Egyptian mediators say Hamas agreed to release 13 Israelis and seven foreigners on Saturday in exchange for 39 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.
The planned four-day cease-fire is part of an extendable deal that calls for Hamas to free 50 hostages and Israel to release 150 Palestinian prisoners.
Hundreds of demonstrators amassed in San Francisco Friday afternoon, voicing support for Palestinians. Jose Martinez reports. (11-24-23)
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas strike on Israel, a Berkeley woman has gone from Ph.D. student to full-time activist, working to help bring back the hostages.
Since the Oct. 7 Hamas strike on Israel, a Berkeley woman has gone from Ph.D. student to full-time activist, working to help bring back the hostages. Itay Hod reports. (11-23-23)
Under the agreement reached in Qatar, Hamas is incentivized to release captives that Israel accuses it of seizing during its rampage across southern Israel.
A short-term cease-fire between Israel and Hamas that will allow for the release of hostages and for aid to enter Gaza had originally been expected to begin Thursday.
An Israeli official tells CBS News the temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is expected to begin Thursday. The breakthrough agreement calls for the release of some of the hostages in exchange for the release of some Palestinians being held by Israel.
The family of Abigail Mor Edan hopes she will be released before her fourth birthday on Friday.
The Israeli government said early Wednesday that it had approved a deal that would see 50 hostages held in Gaza released and a 4-day cease-fire observed.
At this stage, there is no firm deal in hand but rather a written draft agreement that is being passed between parties.
Gaza's Hamas-run Health Ministry says Israeli forces are closing in on second facility in the Palestinian enclave as thousands evacuate Al-Shifa hospital.
"Many areas of difference that previously existed have been narrowed," a top national security adviser to President Biden said Sunday.
"The national task before our eyes is to locate the missing and return the abducted persons home," the IDF said in a statement Friday.
Pro-Palestinian protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza blocked westbound lanes of the Bay Bridge for hours Thursday morning. Jose Martinez reports. (11-16-23)
Pro-Palestinian protesters demanding a cease-fire in Gaza blocked all westbound lanes of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge for hours during the Thursday morning commute.
Israel said the weapons and other items at Al-Shifa hospital were evidence of Hamas militants using Gaza's largest health facility for military purposes.
"If they were [there], they were taken out," Netanyahu told CBS News.
President Joe Biden has made America's case to CEOs attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States is committed to high standards in trade that will benefit economies across the Pacific.
Israel says its "precise and targeted" operation in Gaza's Al Shifa hospital is intel-based and being carried out "with the intent that no harm is caused" to civilians inside.
Federal officials have stressed in recent weeks that there is no specific credible threat against the U.S., and no indication that Hamas yet has the capacity to launch an attack on U.S. soil.
Hundreds of protesters took over the intersection of Market Street and Powell to protest Biden's support of Israel while he is in San Francisco.
