Schiff says U.S. should "push harder" to end Mideast violence
Schiff said the U.S. has to be involved in a "sustained diplomatic engagement" to bring an end to the violence between Israel and Hamas.
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Schiff said the U.S. has to be involved in a "sustained diplomatic engagement" to bring an end to the violence between Israel and Hamas.
"I think any country has to defend itself. It has a natural right of self-defense," Netanyahu told "Face the Nation."
Israeli bombings and Hamas rocket fire continued overnight, following an intense day which saw a 15-story building in the heart of Gaza reduced to rubble by Israeli fighter jets. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv.
Fighting has intensified between the Israeli military and Hamas militants in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces conducted an airstrike on a prominent high-rise building in Gaza City on Saturday. The bombing leveled the structure which had housed several media outlets including the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN from Tel Aviv to discuss the escalating violence.
Israeli officials gave an update Saturday on the conflict with Gaza after an Israeli airstrike destroyed a building housing offices of the AP and other media outlets.
Israel is defending its latest airstrike in Gaza, claiming the tower that was hit was being used by Hamas. The high-rise building had housed several media outlets. Diplomatic correspondent at Walla News in Israel and Axios contributing correspondent Barak Ravid joins CBSN to discuss the latest.
President Biden on Saturday spoke with Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss an end to violence in the region. It was the first time Mr. Biden spoke to both leaders since fighting erupted on Monday. Christina Ruffini has more.
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.
In a potentially historic move, Iran and Saudi Arabia appear to be moving closer to easing tensions after decades of hostilities. Top diplomats from both countries recently held secret bilateral talks in Iraq. GZero Media's Signal newsletter senior editor Alex Kliment joins CBSN to break down the latest developments.
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.
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.
President Joe Biden condemned the violence in Israel in a call Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe joined CBSN with more.
Violence is spreading to more cities and towns as airstrikes and rocket attacks escalate between Israel and Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN from the Tel Aviv area with the latest developments.
Israel hit Gaza’s tallest building as Hamas fired rockets into Israeli territory amid the worst fighting in years between the Israelis and Palestinians. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
A United Nations Middle East envoy warns that the latest conflict between Israel and Gaza could escalate into a "full-scale war." Meantime, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Israel has the right to protect itself. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero from Tel Aviv with the latest.
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.
Palestinians fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Tuesday as Israel continued to launch airstrikes on Gaza. The exchange followed days of violence in Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip. Newsday columnist Dan Raviv joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss the conflict.
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.
The U.S. is joining several other countries in calling for calm as Palestinian militants and Israeli forces launch rockets and airstrikes against each other in the Middle East. Tensions have been escalating in the region after several clashes in Jerusalem. Barak Ravid, a contributing correspondent at Axios and the author of "Axios from Tel Aviv," joins CBSN AM to discuss.
Their alleged aim is to raise money by offering bogus personal protective equipment at a time of desperate shortages.
Government also cuts fuel supplies to Palestinian territory over "continued launching of incendiary balloons."
Accord was meant to halt 2 days of heavy fighting between Israel and the Iran-linked Islamic Jihad that left at least 34 Palestinians dead and paralyzed parts of Israel
Israeli officials knew their targeted strike on an Islamic Jihad commander would likely draw a response, but insist "there was no other choice"
Hostilities that erupted over the weekend suddenly ceased; deaths reported by both sides
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