Israel eyes ground assault in Rafah
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "finish the job" of destroying Hamas and rescuing hostages as Israeli forces gears up for a possible ground assault in Rafah, in southern Gaza.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vows to "finish the job" of destroying Hamas and rescuing hostages as Israeli forces gears up for a possible ground assault in Rafah, in southern Gaza.
The International Court of Justice in the Netherlands has started its hearings into Israel's occupation of Palestinian territories, with the Palestinian foreign minister accusing Israel of genocide and telling the U.N.'s top court the occupation must come to an "unconditional and total end."
Israel has vowed to press ahead with a ground offensive into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where more than 1.5 million people, many of them displaced because of the war, are now living. Holly Williams has the latest.
A two-state solution has long been U.S. policy in the West Bank and Gaza in the hopes that it will end the cycle of violence. But some Israelis have a vastly different vision. Holly Williams has more.
Israeli troops say they have arrested more than 100 terror suspects after a raid at one of Gaza's largest hospitals. Israel also says that troops found medications with names of hostages, but none of the 130 Israeli hostages were found. Holly Williams has more from the West Bank.
A 45-year-old peace treaty between Israel and Egypt could be at risk if Israel were to invade Rafah, according to an Associated Press report challenged by Egypt's foreign minister. CBS News correspondent Elaine Quijano takes a look at the potential complications.
Israeli forces this week entered Nasser Hospital, southern Gaza's main hospital, claiming there was intelligence that hostages or the remains of hostages abducted by Hamas may be inside. Hamas denies that it uses hospitals for military purposes. During the raid, the Israeli military says it detained dozens, including 20 people that Israel accuses of taking part in the Oct. 7 terror attack. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports.
Health officials say five patients died after their oxygen ran out in southern Gaza's main hospital that was stormed by Israeli troops.
After Israel ordered Palestinians to flee Gaza City, Loay Elbasyouni almost gave up hope that his elderly parents would escape.
Israeli forces stormed the largest hospital still functioning in Gaza on Thursday, claiming it's being used by Hamas. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports. Then, Center for Strategic and International Studies vice president Jon Alterman joins to assess the state of U.S. influence in the Middle East.
Soldiers push into southern Gaza's Al Nasser Hospital, which Israel says Hamas is using as an operations hub.
Israeli special forces stormed Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on Thursday. Israel claims Hamas held hostages at the hospital complex, and says it found grenades and mortar shells during the raid. Holly Williams reports from Tel Aviv.
Israeli forces have moved into a hospital in Khan Younis, accusing Hamas of using the facility to detain hostages. This development comes amid news of a potential ground assault in Rafah, despite international pleas for restraint.
CBS News correspondent Debora Patta was granted a rare interview with a Hamas commander in the West Bank. Here's how it played out.
Support for Hamas is growing in the West Bank. CBS News' Debora Patta spoke with a Hamas recruiter about why Israel's goal to destroy the militant group is having the opposite effect in the Palestinian territory.
Outbreaks of war and rising military spending are making way for a more dangerous decade, according to an international report out of London. Seth Jones, director of the International Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss the dangers and how leaders can address them.
Israel has ordered the evacuation of all civilians from the grounds of Nasser Hospital Complex in southern Gaza, where thousands had reportedly been sheltering from airstrikes and fighting. Holly Williams reports from Tel Aviv.
Negotiations appear to be moving very slowly with the U.S., Egypt and Qatar trying to broker a deal for a cease-fire in Gaza. The talks come as Israel continues to bomb the southern Gaza city of Rafah. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.
A masked Hamas commander offers insight into the deepening cycle of recruitment, resistance and unresolved conflict in the Middle East.
Why a Hamas recruiter in the West Bank and a veteran Israeli hostage negotiator agree that Benjamin Netanyahu's mission to destroy Hamas will fail.
Fears of a parallel war between Israel and Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group have soared since the Israel-Hamas conflict started.
In a speech Tuesday, President Biden urged House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring a Senate-passed foreign aid package to the floor "immediately." CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion reports.
Cease-fire talks in Israel's war against Hamas appear to be picking up pace with hope for a six-week break in fighting in exchange for hostage releases and more aid deliveries to Gaza. Meanwhile, President Biden is warning Israel not to proceed with a major military operation in Rafah without a credible plan to protect civilians. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
President Biden has been urging Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians caught in the crossfire in its war with Hamas. Retired U.S. Ambassador to Yemen Gerald Feierstein joins CBS News to assess the state of the U.S.-Israel relationship.
President Biden said the U.S. is negotiating a hostage deal that "would bring an immediate and sustained period of calm to Gaza for at least six weeks."