Gazans face hunger as Israel and U.N. trade blame
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening, with Palestinians starving to death or risking their lives to get food. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Margaret Brennan has analysis.
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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening, with Palestinians starving to death or risking their lives to get food. Elizabeth Palmer reports. Margaret Brennan has analysis.
Right now, the pathway towards any potential ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war has stalled. The latest round of talks was cut short on Thursday when the president's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, said the U.S. was bringing its negotiating team home from talks in Qatar. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
The World Food Program said this week that a third of Gaza's population of two million must survive for days without food. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has the latest on this crisis and ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas. Then, Tjada McKenna, CEO of Mercy Corps, joins to discuss the state of humanitarian aid in the region.
Special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected to travel to Europe and possibly Middle East for meetings on issues including the Israel-Hamas conflict.
As Israel faces mounting pressure to end the Gaza war, a hospital director says the Palestinian enclave is facing "alarming numbers of deaths" from starvation.
25 nations condemn Israel over "drip feeding" of aid to Palestinians and say "the war in Gaza must end," just as it looks set to expand.
Dozens of people were killed in Gaza on Sunday trying to seek aid, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. The U.N. food agency said aid trucks were entering the area when gunfire rang out in the crowds. Israel's military said it had fired warning shots "to remove an immediate threat." CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
At least 86 people were killed Sunday trying to reach food distribution sites in Gaza, the Hamas-run health ministry said. Leigh Kiniry reports.
Israeli troops opened fire on Palestinians near food distribution hubs in southern Gaza, witnesses and Gaza hospital officials say.
650 days after Israeli-American Keith Siegel was seized in the Hamas attack, he says a deal to bring home the remaining hostages must be made "as soon as possible."
Former Israeli hostages Keith and Aviva Siegel have been sharing details of their time in captivity after being taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, attack. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio spoke with the couple about the ongoing war.
Pope Leo XIV said he was "deeply saddened to learn of the loss of life and injury caused by the military attack" on the Catholic Church in Gaza.
At least 19 Palestinians were killed in Gaza Wednesday when a stampede broke out at a food distribution site. Holly Williams has more.
President Trump is hosting the Prime Minister of Qatar at the White House on Wednesday night. Their meeting comes as the administration looks to make progress on securing a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata has more and Holly Williams reports on a deadly stampede in Gaza.
A plan from Israel's defense minister to move Gazans into a camp near the southern border with Egypt is facing fierce criticism, with lawyers both in and outside of Israel calling it illegal. Elizabeth Palmer has more.
Meanwhile, Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in talks meant to pause the 21-month war and free some Israeli hostages.
Palestinian-American Saifullah Kamel Musallet, 20, was visiting family in the West Bank when he was beaten to death by Israeli settlers, his family told CBS News.
Trump's meetings with the Israeli leader have brought no apparent breakthrough for a ceasefire in Gaza, where the bloodshed continues unabated.
As Israeli airstrikes continue in the Gaza Strip, families of Israeli hostages anxiously wait for their return. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Hamas says it will release 10 hostages as part of negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza. It's unclear who the hostages are or when they would be freed. Neither Israel nor the U.S. have commented on the statement.
Israeli strikes reportedly kill dozens as Trump pushes for a Gaza ceasefire with Israel's visiting leader — which can't come soon enough for Palestinians, and many Israelis.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is back at the White House on Tuesday for another round of talks with President Trump. The meeting comes as the White House pushes for a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro has more.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is meeting with President Trump at the White House amid renewed hope for a potential 60-day ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court lifted a block against Trump administration's plans to layoff potentially hundreds of thousands of government employees. Ed O'Keefe has the latest.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday ahead of a second night of talks with President Trump. CBS News congressional correspondent Caitlin Huey-Burns has the details.
President Trump addressed a number of topics while speaking to media members during a Cabinet meeting at the White House Tuesday. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.