Witkoff, Kushner on Israel-Hamas deal
As the fragile Gaza truce is tested, ceasefire negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff explain what went into the Israel-Hamas peace deal, and what's needed to make sure it sticks.
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As the fragile Gaza truce is tested, ceasefire negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff explain what went into the Israel-Hamas peace deal, and what's needed to make sure it sticks.
Mahmoud Amin Ya'qub al-Muhtadi allegedly took part in the attack on Israel and lied on a visa application, court documents say.
The Israel-Hamas ceasefire is under pressure, as the Israeli military carries out strikes on southern Gaza and accuses Hamas of opening fire on its forces. Meanwhile, Israel alleges Hamas is stalling on returning the remains of deceased hostages, and the U.N.'s World Food Programme has pressed for more aid to enter Gaza. CBS News' Debora Patta reports from Ramallah.
The State Department warns that Hamas may be planning an attack on "Palestinian civilians" in the Gaza Strip.
Jared Kushner's comments come as the U.S. said Hamas may be planning an attack on Palestinian civilians.
Since the Gaza peace plan took effect early this week, Hamas has handed over 20 living hostages and the confirmed remains of 12 hostages.
Tonight, the U.S. State Department issued a media note that Hamas appeared to be planning an attack "against Palestinian civilians," warning that such an attack would "constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement..." In response to reports this week that Hamas had executed Palestinian civilians, Jared Kushner told 60 Minutes on Thursday, "Hamas right now is doing exactly what you would expect a terrorist organization to do, which is to try to reconstitute and take back their positions." Watch the full interview on 60 Minutes, Sunday.
Israel marked one week since a ceasefire in Gaza on Saturday. In Tel Aviv, demonstrators are still waiting for the remains of last hostages to be returned by Hamas. Deborah Patta has the latest.
On Wednesday, Hamas had said it had handed over all the Israeli hostage remains it had been able to recover, and extensive efforts and special equipment would be required to find the remaining bodies.
Federal prosecutors accused a man in Louisiana of participating in Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023, terrorist attack on Israel, then traveling to the U.S. on a fraudulent visa, according to newly unsealed court documents. Kati Weis reports.
Federal prosecutors have accused a man living in Louisiana of taking part in the Hamas attacks on Oct. 7, 2023. CBS News' Kati Weis has more and Sam Vinograd has analysis.
The United Nations is urging Israel to open all border crossings into Gaza, in an effort to increase the flow of humanitarian aid. Arwa Damon, president and founder of the International Network for Aid, Relief and Assistance, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, President Trump's dealmakers in brokering the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, discuss a setback that nearly derailed the peace talks.
Exclusive: Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law, and special envoy Steve Witkoff give a behind-the-scenes look at the tense moments leading up to the ceasefire and hostage deal after an Israeli bombing threatened to derail the agreement. "[Trump] felt like the Israelis were getting a little bit out of control," says Kushner. "It was time to be very strong and stop them from doing things that he felt were not in their long-term interests." Watch the interview, Sunday on 60 Minutes.
As return of hostages' remains complicates Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Waltz says "entire task force" to help find missing, including 2 Americans.
President Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner all played key roles in the latest Middle East ceasefire. So how did they succeed where others have failed? Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Hamas said it has handed over all of the bodies of Israeli hostages that it can and needs specialized equipment to retrieve the remaining ones.
The disturbing images are part of a long pattern of punishment meted out to suspected collaborators, according to an Israeli hostage negotiator.
Hamas is back on the streets of Gaza in an attempt, it says, to restore law and order -- and to send a message. Debora Patta reports.
Hamas said it has returned all of the Israeli hostages that it is able to recover, living and dead. That would mean the remains of nearly two dozen people may never come home. BBC News' Barbara Plett Usher reports.
The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas remains intact despite grievances from both sides. Wendy Sherman, who served as U.S. deputy secretary of state under the Biden administration, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.
One body Hamas returned to Israel as part of the ceasefire deal "does not match any of the hostages," the Israel Defense Forces said on Wednesday.
The remains of four more people were handed over to Israel by Hamas, but the Israel Defense Forces said one of them was not a hostage. Meanwhile, in Gaza, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics says more than 11,000 people are still missing. CBS News' Debora Patta has more.
Netanyahu tells CBS News he's giving "peace a chance," but despite Trump's assertion the war is over, Israel's leader talks of change over generations.