Biden says U.S. will airdrop humanitarian aid to Gaza
The announcement comes after Israeli forces fired this week on Palestinians who were waiting for desperately needed aid.
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The announcement comes after Israeli forces fired this week on Palestinians who were waiting for desperately needed aid.
President Biden announced Friday that the U.S. will begin airdropping humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip. The United Nations says the territory is on the brink of famine. Weijia Jiang has more from the White House.
Multiple countries are condemning Israeli forces for firing at Palestinians awaiting delivery of aid in Gaza Thursday. The Israel Defense Forces say many people were killed because they were trampled in a chaotic crush for the aid, and that its troops only fired when they felt endangered by the crowd. But Palestinian health officials say the majority of the deaths were from gunshot wounds. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab is following the calls for an independent investigation.
A growing number of nations are condemning Israel over a deadly encounter between IDF soldiers and Palestinians in Gaza City.
More than 100 people are dead after a violent scene Thursday beside an aid truck in northern Gaza. Jon Alterman, senior vice president at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to examine what the incident means for getting additional aid to the territory, and for the likelihood of a cease-fire deal.
Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on Gazans waiting for food, but Israel says people were "crushed and trampled" in a rush for aid.
Both President Biden and former President Donald Trump will travel to the southern border in Texas on Thursday. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson has more on what the two leading presidential candidates have planned.
CBS News projects that former President Donald Trump will win the Republican primary in Michigan, while President Biden will win the Democratic primary. Carissa Lawson anchors a special report.
Israel is downplaying the potential for an immediate breakthrough in hostage negotiations with Hamas, despite President Biden saying on Monday he hopes there could be an agreement within a week. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports. Then, CBS News chief foreign affairs correspondent and "Face the Nation" moderator Margaret Brennan joins to discuss the status of the talks.
Although President Biden said Monday that a cease-fire deal in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza is close, key players in the Middle East are not saying much about where negotiations stand. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab is following the developments from Tel Aviv.
President Biden is facing a test of his support in the Michigan primary Tuesday. Some Democrats there are urging voters to choose "uncommitted" to send a message about his response to the Israel-Hamas war. Politico reporter Brakkton Booker and Wall Street Journal reporter Dante Chinni join "America Decides" to analyze the hurdles facing the Biden campaign in Michigan.
Michigan voters are heading to the polls in Democratic and Republican primary elections Tuesday with the potential of major implications for November. CBS News' Caitlin Huey-Burns and Ed O'Keefe have more.
A doctor. A teacher. An engineer. This is what children in Gaza told us they want to be when they grow up.
Top U.N. expert on food rights accuses Israel of deliberately and illegally starving Gazan civilians as Biden pushes for a cease-fire.
President Biden has said the U.S. was working to negotiate a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas that would pause fighting in Gaza for at least six weeks.
The 2024 presidential race is now heading to Michigan, where both Democrat and Republican voters will vote in their party's primaries Tuesday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest from the battleground state.
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh submitted the resignation for his entire government Monday as Israel inches closer to invading Gaza's southern city of Rafah, located along the border with Egypt. BBC News' Paul Adams has more.
Omar Abukwaik's family was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza. The 5-year-old suffered severe injuries and had to have his left arm amputated. Jericka Duncan shares the story of how he was able to make it to the U.S. for medical treatment.
More than 29,000 have been killed in Gaza in the Israel-Hamas war, officials in Gaza say. An American doctor and an aid worker describe the deepening misery in the region as Israel's offensive continues.
60 Minutes Overtime spoke with correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi and producer Ashley Velie about how they reported their story this week and revisited their coverage of the first Israel-Hamas war in 2006.
Children in Gaza are suffering shrapnel injuries and people are getting amputations without any anesthesia. Doctors and aid workers say the medications and supplies they need aren't getting through.
Watch Margaret Brennan's extended interview with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Feb. 25, 2024.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells "Face the Nation" that Israel "can't have victory" in the war against Hamas until Hamas is "eliminated." If a terror attack similar to the Oct. 7 attack happened in the U.S., Netanyahu said the United States would be "doing a hell of a lot more."
Reports from the Gaza Strip suggest Israel has intensified its bombardment of the southern part of the decimated enclave in recent days. CBS News producer Marwan al-Ghoul reports from Gaza, and CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams is following the U.S. efforts to advance hostage talks in the region.
The International Court of Justice is hearing arguments this week over Israel's occupation of the West Bank and Gaza. CBS News' Lana Zak breaks down how Israel expanded its borders after the Six-Day War of 1967.