Israeli couple killed protecting their twin babies "were heroes," family says
The twin infants spent 14 hours alone before they were miraculously rescued.
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Israeli couple killed protecting twin babies
The uncle of twin babies who miraculously survived alone for 14 hours after their parents were slain by Hamas militants in southern Israeli described Friday the agonizing hours of not being able to reach the infants. Norah O'Donnell reports.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrations held across U.S.
Several pro-Palestinian demonstrations were held in U.S. cities Friday, including in New York City's Times Square. The demonstrations, which were peaceful, come as security has been ramped up in the U.S. in the wake of the Israeli-Hamas war.
Israel drops leaflets warning northern Gaza residents to evacuate south
The Israeli military told the U.N. that the entire population north of the Wadi Gaza wetlands should "relocate to southern Gaza within the next 24 hours."
Biden speaks to families of missing Americans
Biden on Friday spoke to the families of 14 American citizens who remain unaccounted for after Hamas attacked Israel. Biden told "60 Minutes" that "we're gonna do everything in our power to find them." Ed O'Keefe reports.
1 million Palestinians ordered to evacuate
Israeli planes have dropped thousands of leaflets in the northern Gaza Strip warning about 1.1 million residents to evacuate the area immediately. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest on the crisis.
Israel faces grim task in trying to rescue hostages
Israel's military is working to rescue the countless hostages now in Gaza who were kidnapped by Hamas militants during their invasion of southern Israel last weekend. A former Israeli commando details the challenges Israel faces in its rescue operations. Holly Williams reports.
Israeli military launches raids into Gaza
Israeli defense officials said Friday ground forces have launched raids into the Gaza Strip for the first time, hunting for Hamas militants and more than 100 hostages they are holding. Charlie D'Agata reports from the front lines near the Gaza border.
Are Gaza residents able to evacuate?
Israel has called for everyone in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south of the enclave, raising expectations of a ground invasion. A United Nations spokesperson told CBS News the world body "considers it impossible" to move more than 1 million people from the north of Gaza, adding the directive could not be fulfilled without "devastating humanitarian consequences." CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Israel sends dire warning to Gaza residents
The Israeli military informed the United Nations late Thursday night that the entire population in northern Gaza should evacuate south almost immediately. According to the U.N., about 1.1 million people live in northern Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more on the situation in Gaza. And CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has details on U.S. efforts to evacuate Americans in Israel.
U.S. monitoring threats amid Israel-Hamas war
Cities across the U.S. are bolstering security around houses of worship after the former leader of Hamas called for worldwide demonstrations Friday. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more from Washington, D.C.
Evacuation planned for Americans in Israel
The United States is arranging evacuations for Americans trying to flee Israel, with charter flights beginning Friday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on how it will work.
EU warns about disinformation on social media
The European Union has issued a warning to TikTok about "illegal content and disinformation" being spread on the app about the Israel-Hamas war, after sending similar warnings to other social media platforms, including Meta and X, formerly known as Twitter. CBS News senior business and tech correspondent Jo Ling Kent has more.
Tensions still high at Israeli festival site
CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams traveled to the site of the music festival where Hamas attacked concertgoers last weekend, killing hundreds of people. Signs of the party and the bloodshed that followed are everywhere, as Israeli soldiers continue to patrol the area.
Humanitarian crisis growing in Gaza
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting darker by the moment with constant shelling and basic resources dwindling. Sean Carroll, president and CEO of American Near East Refugee Aid, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
What's happening at the Israel-Gaza border?
The Israeli military says the nation has mobilized 35 battalions along Gaza's border. It is expected to launch a ground offensive. Lyse Doucet, chief international correspondent for the BBC, joined CBS News to describe the scene along the border.
Israel prepares for possible ground offensive
Israel and Hamas are trading rocket fire as the war intensifies. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee has more from Tel Aviv.
Site of Israeli music festival massacre holds remants of horror
At least 260 people were killed when Hamas militants attacked thousands of people at a music festival in the Negev Desert.
What is the Gaza Strip? Here's how big it is and who lives there.
The Gaza Strip is a densely populated stretch of land. More than 2 million people live in the territory. It has been under the control of Hamas since 2007.
Gaza civilians trapped as humanitarian crisis grows
More than 300,000 people in the Gaza Strip are estimated to have been displaced since Hamas militants attacked Israel, prompting retaliatory airstrikes that have continued relentlessly for days. Despite some fierce international criticism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also ordered a complete blockade of Gaza. Imtiaz Tyab has the latest.
Death toll climbs in Israel-Hamas war as Blinken visits region
More than 1,200 people have been killed in Israel, including 27 Americans, and over 1,500 have been killed in Gaza, according to officials.
What a ground invasion of Gaza would entail
Israel has mobilized 35 battalions along the Gaza border, setting the state for a possible ground invasion, as part of its retaliation for the deadly Hamas terror attacks. Seth G. Jones, the director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined CBS News to discuss what a ground invasion could look like.
Israeli twin babies found unharmed after Hamas killed their parents
Officials say the 10-month-old twins had been hidden and alone for 14 hours before emergency services arrived at the scene of the Kfar Aza kibbutz massacre.
Still no plans for U.S. troops in Israel
Secretary of State Antony Blinken reassured Israel Thursday that it has full support from the United States during meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more on steps the White House is taking to stand with Israel.
Blinken meets survivor of Hamas attack
Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Israel on Thursday met a survivor of the Hamas attack on an Israeli music festival on Saturday. The 24-year-old woman told Blinken, "We went through horror" and asked for his help bringing home the people Hamas is holding hostage in Gaza. "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell also spoke with a survivor of Hamas' terror attack, and Seth G. Jones, the director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joined CBS News to discuss Israel's response to the assault.
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