Death toll climbs as calls for Israel-Hamas cease-fire go unheeded
Palestinians vent anger in a "day of rage," risking new clashes as Israelis face more rocket fire and their military reduces neighborhoods in Gaza to rubble.
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Biden backs cease-fire in Middle East
In a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, President Biden expressed "support" for a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas, according to the White House. Since May 10, attacks between the two sides have caused widespread damage and left hundreds dead. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv with the latest. Then, Ishaan Tharoor, a foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post, joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano with his analysis.
Analyst on "devastating" situation in Gaza
Israeli officials say they destroyed Hamas tunnels and homes of militant commanders in the latest airstrikes in Gaza. The Gaza Health Ministry says least 200 Palestinians have died since the conflict erupted last week, and 8 Israelis have been killed in Hamas rocket attacks. Yara Hawari, senior policy analyst for Al-Shabaka, a Palestinian think-tank, joins CBSN to discuss the situation.
Why is violence flaring up in Israel and Gaza?
There has not been such a severe escalation of violence in the region since the Israel-Gaza war in 2014. Here's a look at why it's happening.
Israeli airstrike on Gaza home kills at least 10 people, most of them children
Overnight, several areas of the densely populated Palestinian territory were pounded in strikes, wreaking havoc.
U.S. works to calm violence in the Middle East
The U.S. is hoping to aid in creating a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas amid growing violence. Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel, and as CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports, thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza as the threat of a ground invasion by Israel looms. Ishaan Tharoor, a foreign affairs columnist for The Washington Post, joins us with his analysis.
Israel attacks Gaza Strip as violence intensifies
In recent days there's been carnage in the streets of Israel's mixed Jewish and Arab cities as neighbor-versus-neighbor violence spreads.
U.S. sends diplomat to Middle East
Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent the top official on Israeli-Palestinian affairs to the Middle East on Wednesday. It comes as both sides continue to ramp up violent rocket attacks against each other. Both Blinken and President Biden reiterated that Israel does have a right to defend itself. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis joined "Red and Blue" to discuss the latest.
Fear of war grips Mideast as religious violence spreads in Israel
As tit-for-tat bombing by Israel's military and Palestinian militants in Gaza takes a mounting toll, violence is also flaring up in Israeli cities in a way that's new, and worrying.
Israel vows to increase strikes until there's "total" quiet from Gaza
Israel is pounding Gaza with airstrikes as Palestinian militants send a barrage of rockets the other way. 48 Palestinians and 6 Israelis have reportedly been killed.
Dozens dead in Israel-Hamas conflict
The latest wave of violence erupting across Israel and Gaza has reignited growing fears of a major military conflict in the region. Clashes are escalating between Israelis and Palestinians after Hamas fired rockets and Israelis launched airstrikes. CBS News correspondent Robert Berger joins CBSN from Jerusalem to explain the latest developments.
Israel to ramp up deadly assault on Gaza as rockets rain down
The conflict in the heart of the Middle East is flaring up yet again, with almost 30 Palestinian deaths in the Gaza Strip and at least two in southern Israel.
Israel vows to increase airstrikes on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will ramp up airstrikes on Gaza after two Israeli women were killed by a barrage of rocket attacks from suspected Hamas militants in Gaza. At least 28 Palestinians have been killed. CBS News Radio correspondent Robert Berger joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero from Jerusalem with more on the escalating conflict.
Israel responds to fire balloons from Gaza with fighter jet strikes
Government also cuts fuel supplies to Palestinian territory over "continued launching of incendiary balloons."
Bethlehem bustling as pilgrims flock there to celebrate Christmas
But Israel has sharply cut the number of Christians from the Gaza Strip allowed to make the trip.
Deaths mount in Gaza as Israel hits Iran-linked groups "without mercy"
Officials in the Palestinian enclave say at least 21 people have been killed in the violence since a targeted Israeli strike killed an Islamic Jihad commander and his wife
Iran-backed militants reply to Israeli strike with barrage of rockets
Israeli officials knew their targeted strike on an Islamic Jihad commander would likely draw a response, but insist "there was no other choice"
New Israeli-Palestinian cease-fire in effect, for now
Hostilities that erupted over the weekend suddenly ceased; deaths reported by both sides
Gaza rocket fire kills Israeli man amid escalating violence
The man was hit by shrapnel from one of the 450 rockets fired from Gaza in less than 24 hours — one of the most intense flare-ups of violence in years
Tens of thousands of Palestinians rally in the Gaza Strip
Protesters are crying out against what they call the siege of Gaza
Rocket fired into Israel from Gaza stokes fears of major clashes
Hits home, injures 7, prompts Netanyahu to cut short visit to Washington shortly before Israeli elections
Rocket attack on Tel Aviv was apparently mistake: Israeli media
The attack prompted Israeli warplanes to hit about 100 targets in Gaza but both sides have reasons to try to keep lid on hostilities
Israel begins airstrikes in response to rocket attack out of the Gaza Strip
Israeli military retaliated after an apparent rocket attack on Tel Aviv, marking the first time the city was targeted since a 2014 war against Gaza militants
U.S. seeks European support for anti-Hamas UN resolution
If approved, it would mark first time the United Nations General Assembly has voted to condemn Hamas, the Islamist militant group that has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007
6 Palestinians, including 2 children, killed by Israeli fire on border
Dozens more were wounded in the deadliest day in recent weeks as Gaza's Hamas rulers stepped up protests along the border fence
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