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.
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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.
Civilian in Gaza says Israel is "wiping us out" over Hamas' terror
A Gazan college student tells CBS News that Israel's war with Hamas is "not even an attack anymore," calling the retaliation "genocide."
Israeli TV chef helps feed troops
Hamas' brutal attack on Israel has seen the country call up hundreds of thousands of troops, which has created logistical challenges. As CBS News' Haley Ott reports, volunteers are stepping up, including a celebrity TV chef.
Teen survivor of Kfar Aza massacre says family hid for 16 hours
The death toll in Kfar Aza is not yet known, but Israeli authorities said men, women, children and even infants were massacred in Hamas' assault on the village.
Maps, satellite images show Gaza devastation as Israel targets Hamas
The Gaza Strip has been pounded by relentless airstrikes since Hamas militants launched a full-scale assault on southern Israel.
Mother of missing Israeli-American believes he is a hostage in Gaza
The mother of an Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin tells CBS News she believes her son may be among held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza.
What it's like in Gaza amid Israel's siege
Near constant Israeli airstrikes are pulverizing Gaza following Hamas' assault on southern Israel. The territory is home to about two million people and is roughly the size of Philadelphia. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams is on the ground with the latest.
Breaking down Israel's global relations
President Biden has pledged his unwavering support for Israel. Ian Bremmer, president and founder of the Eurasia Group, joins CBS News to discuss how that commitment could affect U.S. relations with Israel's friends and adversaries.
House GOP unsure about timing of speaker vote
Republican lawmakers on Wednesday selected Majority Leader Steve Scalise as their nominee for speaker of the House, but a floor vote remains in a state of suspended animation as Scalise works to build support in the divided conference. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. Plus, CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab discusses the latest on the Israel-Hamas war.
How Israel-Hamas war differs from past conflicts
As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, some are looking at the conflict as part of a new and destabilized world order. Wall Street Journal national security reporter Vivian Salama and Center for Strategic and International Studies senior vice president Jon Alterman join "America Decides" to discuss.
13-year-old describes surviving Hamas attack
In one small community near the Gaza border, Hamas militants went door-to-door, murdering more than 100 people. CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell spoke with a teenager about how she survived.
What Israel's unity government means for war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival have agreed to form an emergency unity government. Eliav Benjamin, Israel's deputy ambassador to the U.S., joins CBS News to discuss what the move means for Israel's defense strategy against Hamas.
Biden: Commitment to Israel "is unshakable"
President Biden said Wednesday his "commitment to Israel's security and the safety of the Jewish people is unshakable." CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest on Biden's response to Israel's war with Hamas.
At least 22 Americans dead in Israel
The U.S. State Department confirms at least 22 Americans are confirmed dead in Israel as the number of fatalities and missing people in the Israel-Hamas war continues to rise. CBS News' Haley Ott and Major Garrett have the latest on the war and President Biden's response, the father of a missing Israeli soldier speaks out and a Gaza resident shares her experience as Israel's retaliation for the Hamas terror attacks continues.
Global response to Israel-Hamas war
Leaders of the U.S. and other nations have expressed support of Israel's right to defend itself and to respond to the Hamas terror attacks. There are also growing voices of concern about the fate of Palestinians inside Gaza as Israel's retaliatory airstrikes continue. CBS News correspondent Bradley Blackburn reports on the international response.
Israelis describe horrors after Hamas attack
Israeli emergency responders are sharing what they saw in the aftermath of Hamas' brutal terror attacks on kibbutz communities in Israel. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams spoke to the responders who say "the depravity of it is haunting."
Gaza student: "No one is safe around me"
Palestinians are running low on basic supplies like food, water and medicine. Salma Shurrab, a dental student, says she has lived in Gaza her whole life and wants people around the world to know that Palestinians are "also victims."
Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet overseeing the fight to avenge a stunning weekend attack by Hamas militants.
Israeli woman says she learned of grandma's murder via Facebook video
Israeli woman Mor Bayder said she opened Facebook after leaving a bomb shelter to "the greatest imaginable disaster ... My grandmother on the ground, in her own home, murdered, in a video."
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U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, sources say
The potential indictment — which must be approved by a grand jury — is expected to focus on Cuba's 1996 downing of two planes operated by a humanitarian group.
Trump wraps up visit to China after talks on trade, stern words on Taiwan
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
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Seized ship taken toward Iran as Trump and Xi agree on Strait of Hormuz
A ship was taken by unknown parties toward Iranian waters after an Indian-flagged vessel was attacked off Oman.
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Will Trump ask Putin to bring these Americans home?
Anastasia Antonov believes that her father, Aleksandr, was arrested by the Russian government last year because he is an American citizen. Now, she is appealing to President Trump to push Vladimir Putin's government to free her father.
CIA Director Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
Supreme Court upholds mail access to abortion pill mifepristone for now
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Trucking broker can face lawsuit over fatal crash, Supreme Court rules
A CBS News investigation showed the broker had worked with dangerous "chameleon carriers," thousands of which evade federal safety enforcement by reincarnating under new names.
Bipartisan bill aims to help civilians exposed to toxic burn pits
A bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a bill to help civilians, including law enforcement agents, receive workers' compensation for illnesses like cancer that are often associated with toxic exposure to burn pits.
Netanyahu says Israel will sue The New York Times
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government plans to file a defamation lawsuit against The New York Times.
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Trump wraps up visit to China after talks on trade, stern words on Taiwan
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
American passenger from hantavirus-hit cruise ship on life in quarantine
The number of people being monitored for hantavirus in the United States has grown to 41, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
A Chinese community in New York City reacts to the Trump-Xi Beijing summit
There has been palpable excitement about President Trump's state visit to China in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, home to one of the largest Asian populations in the U.S.
Supreme Court upholds mail access to abortion pill mifepristone for now
The Supreme Court has maintained mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone, setting aside for now a lower court order that blocked abortion providers from prescribing the widely used drug through telehealth and shipping it to patients.
Trucking broker can face lawsuit over fatal crash, Supreme Court rules
A CBS News investigation showed the broker had worked with dangerous "chameleon carriers," thousands of which evade federal safety enforcement by reincarnating under new names.
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Trump Mobile says its T1 mobile phone to ship this week
Trump Mobile's $499 gold-toned phone has faced delays since it was unveiled in June 2025.
Why are so many U.S. CEOs in China with Trump, and what do they want?
More than a dozen American CEOs are accompanying President Trump on his trip to China. That's not unusual.
Jury awards $49.5 million to Boeing 737 MAX crash victim's family
A jury in Chicago awarded $49.5 million in damages Wednesday to the family of a 24-year-old American who perished in a 2019 Boeing 737 MAX crash.
Rare blue-green diamond sells for record price at auction
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Workers are getting paid to teach AI how to do their jobs
AI companies are recruiting a wide range of temp workers, from writers to wine enthusiasts, for hourly-paid gigs to help train their language models.
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Trump wraps up visit to China after talks on trade, stern words on Taiwan
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
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U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, sources say
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Bipartisan bill aims to help civilians exposed to toxic burn pits
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A Chinese community in New York City reacts to the Trump-Xi Beijing summit
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Teens help save man having a heart attack
Three South Florida teenagers helped a 65-year-old having a heart attack. Matt Gutman has the story.
Cruise ship passenger on quarantine experience
Jake Rosmarin, a travel influencer who was on the M/V Hondius as it suffered a hantavirus outbreak, is one of 16 Americans quarantining at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Rosmarin spoke with CBS News about how a five-week trip is now stretching into 12 weeks away from home.
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Trump demands Medicaid data for deportation. Some states go further.
Several states have required their health agencies to take on another job: verifying immigration status among Medicaid recipients and reporting them to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
No Americans showing hantavirus symptoms
Jake Rosmarin is one of the 16 Americans at the University of Nebraska Medical Center being monitored for signs of hantavirus. Ian Lee spoke with him and has more details.
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Trump wraps up visit to China after talks on trade, stern words on Taiwan
President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping conclude their summit in Beijing on Friday as both countries look to claim the visit as a win.
CIA Director John Ratcliffe makes rare trip to Cuba as island faces energy crisis
The meeting came as Cuba is contending with a massive power failure to its national energy grid amid U.S. sanctions that have caused an oil and gas shortage crisis.
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U.S. moving to indict Cuba's Raúl Castro, sources say
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A Chinese community in New York City reacts to the Trump-Xi Beijing summit
There has been palpable excitement about President Trump's state visit to China in the Queens neighborhood of Flushing, home to one of the largest Asian populations in the U.S.
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Yellowstone spinoff "Dutton Ranch" premieres
Yellowstone actors Cole Hauser and Kelly Reilly are reprising their roles as the fan-favorite onscreen couple Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton in the newest "Yellowstone" spinoff, "Dutton Ranch." CBS News' Julianne Ferreira has more.
From the archives: Outspoken film critic Rex Reed
Film critic Rex Reed, whose clever and barbed opinions about movies – and movie stars – made him a fixture for decades in print and on television, died on May 12, 2026 at age 87. In this Feb. 4, 2018 "Sunday Morning" profile, Reed talked with Mo Rocca about how he came to live the life of an A-Lister himself. He also dispensed his unvarnished opinions about that year's best picture Oscar-nominees.
"Survivor" contestants on double elimination
(Spoilers ahead) "CBS Mornings" reveals the castaways voted off during Wednesday's episode of "Survivor 50" in another double elimination. They discuss being part of the franchise and their legacies in the game.
National Recording Registry adds Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Ray Charles, more
The Library of Congress revealed this year's list of 25 recordings to be preserved for future generations on the National Recording Registry.
Troubling trend for touring musicians
Major musicians from Post Malone to Meghan Trainor have recently struggled to sell out stadiums and arenas for their tours. It's a troubling trend being called "blue dot fever" and has led to entertainers canceling some or all of their shows. Ash-har Quraishi reports.
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How the Trump-Xi summit could impact AI race
President Trump's visit to Beijing comes as the U.S. and China compete for artificial intelligence supremacy. Matt Sheehan, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins with analysis.
Closing arguments held in OpenAI case
Lawyers presented closing arguments Thursday in the OpenAI trial pitting Elon Musk against its CEO, Sam Altman. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
How AI powered robots are helping small farms
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Trump Mobile says its T1 mobile phone to ship this week
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Workers are getting paid to teach AI how to do their jobs
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NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars on voyage to rare metal asteroid
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid.
Emperor penguins in focus as Antarctica talks start in Japan
Greater protections for endangered emperor penguins and how to manage growing tourism are topping the agenda at talks on Antarctica in Japan.
What's in the released UFO files?
The Pentagon released UFO documents on Friday, with President Trump telling the public to "have fun" deciding for itself what is going on. Carter Evans reports.
Trump: UFO files released for transparency
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said it's time for the American people see it for themselves, as the Pentagon started releasing previously classified documents related to UFOs and UAPs. CBS News Pentagon reporter Eleanor Watson has more.
"The Age of Disclosure" director on UFO files
The Pentagon on Friday released and declassified numerous files on UFOs, including eyewitness testimony, photos and reports. Government knowledge of non-human intelligent life was the subject of the documentary "The Age of Disclosure," released in February. Its director and producer, Dan Farah, joins CBS News to discuss.
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Former death row inmate granted bond after nearly being executed 3 times
An Oklahoma judge granted bond to former death row inmate Richard Glossip on Thursday, laying the groundwork for his first release from prison since 1997.
Software CEO convicted for running $1 billion Medicare fraud scheme
Brett Blackman was convicted on charges including healthcare and Medicare fraud, and faces decades in prison.
Huge twist in Alex Murdaugh case
Alex Murdaugh, the former South Carolina lawyer who was convicted of murder, will get a new trial and have his convictions overturned, the state's Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. CBS News' Eva Pilgrim reports.
Feds arrest tourist accused of hurling rock at endangered seal's head
The tourist sparked outrage after a witness recorded him chucking a coconut-sized rock at "Lani," a beloved Hawaiian monk seal off a Maui beach.
Videos show shots fired in Philippine Senate
Warning: Distressing video. Authorities in the Philippines tried to arrest a senator on Wednesday, resulting in a burst of gunfire in the Philippine Senate, according to an Associated Press journalist and other witnesses.
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NASA spacecraft to fly past Mars on voyage to rare metal asteroid
NASA's Psyche spacecraft will slingshot past Mars on Friday, on its way toward a rare metal-rich asteroid.
UFO files reveal astronauts saw mysterious objects and lights in 1972
NASA's Apollo 17 crew reported seeing three mysterious dots and sparks that resembled fireworks, according to new files released by the Pentagon.
Pentagon begins releasing UFO files: "It's time the American people see"
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement that the documents "have long fueled justified speculation — and it's time the American people see it for themselves."
Mysterious world beyond Pluto may have atmosphere, study says
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Artemis crew surprises 5-year-old aspiring astronaut with special gift
The Artemis II team gained a new member, and the crew made sure their youngest teammate had the right stuff for space.
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