Gaza humanitarian crisis escalates as war enters 3rd month
The United Nations warned that its aid operation in Gaza is "in tatters" because no place in the besieged enclave is safe.
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The United Nations warned that its aid operation in Gaza is "in tatters" because no place in the besieged enclave is safe.
As Israel intensifies its attacks on Hamas, conditions continue to worsen for Gaza civilians. Rations were down to one meal a day for many, and the severe lack of water was the more urgent concern. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
The Israel-Hamas war is now entering its third month, and the latest fighting has concentrated around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio is following the latest.
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Israeli soldiers continue to search for Hamas leaders in and around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. This comes as Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed and President Biden Thursday urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protect Gaza civilians. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
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The Israeli military said it is now battling Hamas all across the Gaza Strip. The fighting has left displaced civilians in southern Gaza with few evacuation options. Chris Livesay reports.
As Israel says troops have entered a key southern Gaza city as part of the expanding war on Hamas, it's facing urgent calls from abroad and from hostages' families to cease fire.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday the military would have to retain open-ended security control over the Gaza Strip long after the war with Hamas ends. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has the latest.
The U.S. government says it will help establish a field hospital in Gaza as Israel expands its war against Hamas into the south of the Palestinian territory.
Palestinians who traveled south once Israel began its ground offensive in northern Gaza are again facing pressure to move as Israel's military expands its ground offensive into Khan Younis. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay is following the movements of more than a million Palestinians in Gaza.
Israeli ground forces moved into the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday, with safe options for fleeing Palestinian civilians vanishing. Meanwhile, the families of the remaining hostages held by Hamas are demanding Israel resume negotiations. Chris Livesay reports.
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The Israeli military is shifting its focus to southern Gaza, ordering evacuations there just weeks after Palestinians in northern Gaza were told to head south for refuge. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.
Israel's military renewed calls for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip.
On the ground in Gaza, Israeli troops are moving south and prompting more civilian evacuations. And as tension grows in the Middle East, the U.S. military says it fended off attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and David Martin report.
U.S. officials said drones and missiles were fired at 3 commercial vessels in the Red Sea on Sunday.
Israel has resumed airstrikes and a ground assault in the Gaza Strip, turning its firepower to the southern part of the Palestinian territory, where Israel had originally told civilians to flee at the start of the war. Over 100 hostages, including several Americans, still remain in Gaza. Charlie D'Agata reports.
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Israel's military says it has expanded its ground operations to every part of Gaza in pursuit of Hamas.
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Ceasefire begins between Israel and Lebanon; U.S. blockade of Iranian ports continues for a fourth day.