Israel kills militant commander as deaths mount in major West Bank raids
Israel launched its largest military operation in the occupied West Bank in years overnight Wednesday.
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Israel launched its largest military operation in the occupied West Bank in years overnight Wednesday.
Hundreds of Israeli troops raided multiple cities in the West Bank Wednesday, where nearly three million Palestinians live under Israeli rule, in what it called a "counterterrorism operation." Imtiaz Tyab reports from the occupied West Bank with details.
A Gaza mom whose son caught polio amid the chaos of the Israel-Hamas war begs for help from her displaced family's tent.
Israeli forces carried out a series of attacks on the West Bank overnight, killing at least nine people and forcing more Palestinians to evacuate their homes. It comes a day after a hostage was rescued from Gaza.
The Biden administration set a goal of the U.S. sea route and pier providing food to feed 1.5 million of Gaza's people for 90 days. It fell short, bringing in enough to feed about 450,000 people for a month before shutting down.
Israel says troops have rescued a man taken hostage during Hamas' Oct. 7 terrorist attacks in a "complex operation" in Gaza.
Israel has rescued another hostage from Hamas captivity in Gaza. Qaid Farhan Alkadi, a member of Israel's minority Muslim Bedouin community, was taken hostage on Oct. 7 at a kibbutz where he was working as a guard for a packing factory.
The United Nations prepared to begin a polio vaccination campaign in the Gaza Strip amid multiple evacuation orders by the Israeli military.
There are growing concerns of a broader war in the Middle East after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged airstrikes on Sunday before both sides pulled back. Israel said it fired a preemptive strike to prevent a much larger attack. Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv.
Israel launched what officials called a preemptive strike on Hezbollah rocket launchers, killing several militants. Hours later, Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets and drones toward Israel, most of which were intercepted, but one Israeli soldier was killed. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
Meanwhile, in Cairo, mediators were working to pave the way for high-level talks on Sunday on a possible cease-fire mediated by the U.S. Egypt and Qatar.
Hopeful U.S. remarks about an Israel-Hamas cease-fire will be tested in new, high-stakes talks in Cairo.
Israel continued strikes in the Gaza strip as cease-fire talks continue in Qatar. At least 50 people were killed in Gaza on Tuesday as the bodies of six Israeli hostages were also recovered. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been traveling around the Middle East as a push for a cease-fire deal for Hamas and Israel continues. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike at a Gaza school reportedly killed at least 10 people. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more.
Mediators have spent months trying to halt the fighting, efforts that gained new urgency amid rising fears of an all-out war across the Middle East.
Israeli forces continued striking Gaza over the weekend ahead of expected cease-fire talks this week. Both Israel and Hamas are blaming each other for holding up any possible cease-fire. Ramy Inocencio reports.
The airstrike struck a house and an adjacent warehouse sheltering displaced people, according to local hospital officials.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to arrive in Israel this weekend ahead of a high stakes meeting to secure a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war, as negotiators hope for a diplomatic breakthrough. Ramy Inocencio has the latest from Tel Aviv.
The strike on Wadi al-Kfour in Nabatieh province is among the deadliest in Lebanon since the Hezbollah militant group and Israeli military started trading strikes on Oct. 8.
The U.S., Egypt and Qatar say cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas will continue in Cairo next week. The three countries, acting as mediators, say they presented both parties with a proposal that "builds on areas of agreement over the past week, and bridges remaining gaps in the manner that allows for a swift implementation of the deal." President Biden expressed optimism about a potential cease-fire, saying "we are closer than we've ever been" after talks in Doha. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
Thursday marks three years since the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan. And at Bagram Airbase, once the center of America's war to unseat the Taliban and topple al-Qaeda, the Taliban held a parade showcasing abandoned U.S. and NATO military hardware. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins to discuss the current state of the country and some of the major changes since the U.S. left.
A new round of Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks began Thursday, with officials from Israel, Egypt, the U.S. and Qatar participating. Hamas leaders declined to attend the negotiations, which will continue into Friday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest from Tel Aviv.
International mediators began a new round of talks in Qatar aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages from Gaza.
The Biden administration is currently preparing for a potential attack on Israel by Iran and its proxies. Meanwhile, on Thursday, officials from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar will restart Israel-Hamas cease-fire negotiations, but a representative for Hamas says the militant group will not be participating in these talks. CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan has the latest.
Hamas says it will not be at the table as cease-fire talks with Israel pick back up in Qatar Thursday, CBS News has learned. Ramy Inocencio breaks down the implications.