Israel music festival survivor details escape
A music festival in Israel was the site of one of the first attacks by Hamas over the weekend. Amit Musaei, who attended the festival, joins CBS News to share his story of escape.
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A music festival in Israel was the site of one of the first attacks by Hamas over the weekend. Amit Musaei, who attended the festival, joins CBS News to share his story of escape.
More than 800 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian authorities. The humanitarian crisis is now expected to worsen as Israeli forces gear up to launch a ground invasion. Mike Lyons, retired U.S. Army Major and military analyst, joins CBS News to discuss what that operation could look like.
While war rages in the Middle East, the U.S. House is at a virtual standstill as the Republican conference works to elect a new speaker. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more on the race for speaker.
The death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel stands at 900, while Palestinian officials say retaliatory strikes on Gaza have killed over 700.
More than 4,500 rockets have been fired toward Israel since Saturday's deadly attack, according to Israel Defense Forces.
Israel's missile defense system, known as the Iron Dome, was stretched to its limit when Hamas launched barrage after barrage of rockets in the early part of its attack. David Martin takes a look at how the defense system works.
Abbey Onn's relatives were taken on Saturday during Hamas' attack on Israel, but she said she is hoping for a diplomatic solution.
Palestinians in Gaza have described their horror as the Israeli military laid waste to the city in the aftermath of the Hamas militant group's bloody incursion into the Jewish state
President Biden addressed the nation Tuesday, saying, "The United States has Israel's back." Mr. Biden also said U.S. citizens are among those being held hostage by Hamas. Ed O'Keefe has the latest from the White House.
Israeli DJ Laor Abramov was attending a music festival when Hamas attacked Saturday. His parents, Michal Halev and David Abramov, tell CBS News he texted them from a bomb shelter, but they haven't heard from him since. They say a witness told them Laor is one of the hostages taken by Hamas. They are asking the public for one thing: "Please bring us our son back."
The United States' efforts to establish diplomatic ties between Israel and Saudi Arabia may be stymied by growing tension in the Middle East. Nader Hashemi, a professor of Middle East and islamic politics at Georgetown University, joins CBS News with a look at what's at risk for diplomacy in the region.
Gaza was pummeled by aerial bombardments on Tuesday as Israel Defense Forces continued to carry out the first phase of their retaliation for Saturday's unprecedented attacks by Hamas. CBS News reporter Haley Ott has the latest.
The USS Gerald R. Ford's positioning near Israel is part of the United States' show of support after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on the Jewish state. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin says the aircraft's presence is meant to signal a warning to bad actors in the region.
Israel has launched relentless airstrikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Palestinian faction's surprise attack over the weekend. More than 1,500 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza. Holly Williams has the latest.
As Israel's war with Hamas burns, millions of people are caught in the middle. CBS News senior correspondent Charlie D'Agata looks at what motivated Hamas' attack. Plus, Steven Cook, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, joins CBS News to unpack the conflict.
Israel says it's "taking more time" than expected to fend off an unprecedented attack by Hamas, as it locks down Gaza and more rockets fly from the Palestinian enclave.
Community members in Sacramento are feeling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a very deep way including two prominent community leaders organizing their own as best they can.
Israel has launched a series of strikes in Gaza following a surprise assault by Hamas militants over the weekend. More than 1,500 people have been killed in the fighting. Holly Williams has the latest.
After Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel, Republicans were quick to link, without evidence, the assault to the $6 billion in funds that were unfrozen as part of the prisoner swap between the U.S. and Iran.
Supporters of both Israel and Palestinian liberation gathered in cities across the U.S. following the surprise assault on Israel by Hamas militants over the weekend. Jericka Duncan reports.
Many are left wondering why Hamas militants chose to launch an attack on Israel. Charlie D'Agata explains some of the background behind the assault.
The White House is sending weapons to Israel and moving warships to the region amid the ongoing fighting between Hamas militants and Israel. Congress currently cannot approve further aid following the ousting of former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. Nancy Cordes reports.
Israel says it has reclaimed control of the southern part of the country after the deadly attacks by Hamas militants. It has also carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza while Hamas has fired rockets into Israel, most of which have been intercepted by the Iron Dome. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has the latest details on the ensuing conflict.
The Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out a devastating attack on Israel, which was praised by the Lebanese group Hezbollah and ignited a war with the Jewish state.
Israel is calling up troops by the thousands as it responds to the deadly surprise attack by Hamas militants. Military reservists are determined to protect their nation and defeat Hamas. CBS News' Haley Ott spoke with soldiers as they prepared to join the fight.