White House calls for cease-fire in Gaza
The White House is intensifying calls for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, even hosting a rival of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Negotiations for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas ended Tuesday without a breakthrough. President Biden said Israel had agreed to a deal and that it was now in the hands of Hamas. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
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Israel rejects Hamas' Gaza cease-fire demands
In a significant blow to peace efforts in the Middle East, Israel's prime minister has firmly rejected the latest demands from Hamas, vowing to continue the war despite international attempts to halt the fighting in Gaza and secure the release of Israeli hostages. This decision comes amid U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel, marking a notable diplomatic setback.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken took questions from reporters Wednesday during his latest trip to Israel in a push for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Gaza. Before Blinken's address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the media and rejected Hamas' demands for a cease-fire.
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Israel-Hamas tensions escalate
As the Israel-Hamas war reaches its 100th day, supporters of Palestinians in Gaza have launched global protests calling for an immediate cease-fire. Meanwhile, White House officials have declared that it's the appropriate time for Israel to de-escalate its attacks on Hamas, signaling a potential shift in the war's dynamics. Charlie D'Agata reports.
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President Biden gave a campaign speech Monday at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where nine people were killed in a shooting in 2015. Partway through his remarks, pro-Palestinian protesters interrupted Mr. Biden, calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. They were escorted out. Democratic political strategist Antjuan Seawright joins CBS News to discuss.
Israel orders more evacuations in Gaza
As Israel widens its ground offensive in Gaza, it is ordering more evacuations inside the territory. On Friday, the U.N. Security Council approved a resolution calling for more humanitarian aid in Gaza, but the chief of the international agency said Israel's actions are creating major obstacles to aid distribution. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab is in Jerusalem with the latest.
Gaza cease-fire talks at a standstill
As Israel continues its assault on Hamas, negotiations for another cease-fire appeared to break down Thursday. This comes as humanitarian conditions in Gaza continue to worsen, with only 9 of the territory's 36 hospitals functioning — and even those struggling. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Israeli military focused on defeating Hamas
Israel says Khan Younis is the new "city of terror" as CBS Correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports a cease-fire deal is being discussed by Hamas and Israel but is not expected imminently.
Hope for new Gaza truce talks even as deaths soar in Israel-Hamas war
Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza rages, with the death toll reportedly nearing 20,000, amid hopes for new cease-fire negotiations.
Growing calls for a cease-fire
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin landed in Israel this morning, amid growing calls for a cease-fire. Israel's former ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, told CBS News' Ramy Inocencio "we are kind of hanging on a thread, and that thread is Joseph Biden."
CIA boss meets Israeli spy chief in renewed bid to free Gaza hostages
CIA chief William Burns is meeting his Israeli counterpart and Qatar's leader in Europe in a renewed bid to secure the release of hostages still held in Gaza.
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President Biden issues criticism of Israel, saying the country is starting to lose support over its "indiscriminate bombing" of Gaza. Ramy Inocencio has more.
Israeli forces strike southern Gaza
As the Israeli military expands operations into southern Gaza following the end of a temporary cease-fire, many of Gaza's 2.3 million people crammed in the south are wondering where to evacuate. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano is following the military operations from London as cease-fire talks are reportedly stalled.
Israel expands ground offensive in Gaza
The Israeli military said Sunday its ground offensive has expanded to every part of Gaza after a week-long pause in hostilities between Israel and Hamas. With the temporary cease-fire over, hostages remain in Gaza. CBS News' Chris Livesay spoke to the parents of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, who have a message for their son.
Israel intensifies airstrikes on Gaza
With the collapse of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas earlier this week, the Hamas-held hostages and the people of Gaza are once again caught in the crucible of war. Chris Livesay has the latest.
Fighting resumes in Gaza
After a week-long cease-fire that saw dozens of Hamas hostages released in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners being held in Israel, the violence has resumed in Gaza. Israel said it had struck more than 400 targets in the territory, while the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said 240 civilians have died since the end of the cease-fire. Lilia Luciano is in Tel Aviv with more.
Israel Defense Forces resume Gaza advance
With the cease-fire in shambles, Israel Defense Forces resumed their advance in Gaza while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the ground operation gives Israel leverage to free the remaining 130 hostages who remain in the hands of Hamas. This weekend in Qatar, Israeli intelligence sent a team to continue negotiations with Hamas, but hours later, that team turned around saying "Hamas did not uphold its part of the agreement, which included the release of all of the women and children." Chris Livesay reports.
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