Eid celebrations muted in Gaza amid ongoing war
As Muslims mark Eid al-Adha, celebrations in Gaza are muted and somber as Israel continues its offensive in the strip. Chris Livesay reports.
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As Muslims mark Eid al-Adha, celebrations in Gaza are muted and somber as Israel continues its offensive in the strip. Chris Livesay reports.
The daily pause announced by the military applies to about 7.4 miles (12 kilometers) of road in the Rafah area.
The deaths will likely fuel calls for a cease-fire and heighten Israeli public anger over ultra-Orthodox exemptions from the military.
Israeli authorities released new footage Saturday of the rescue of 26-year-old Noa Argamani, one of the four Israeli hostages who were rescued in an operation in central Gaza about one week ago. The elite Israeli commandos stormed the apartment Hamas was holding her and said, "Noa, everything is fine, we're taking you home." Chris Livesay has more.
Since Oct. 7, the Biden administration has been furiously working behind the scenes to lower the chances of a conflagration that could draw in the U.S. or put at further risk U.S. troops who are in the region in Syria, Iraq and Jordan.
U.S. Central Command said the pier will be "rapidly re-anchored" once water conditions are calm.
Just a week after a temporary offshore pier designed to bring desperately-needed humanitarian aid into war-torn Gaza reopened following repairs, authorities announced Friday that it is being temporarily dismantled yet again because of rough seas.
Tensions between Israel's military and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group are rising on the Israel-Lebanon border, concerning U.S. officials. Meanwhile, in Gaza, the U.S. military pier set up to ease the distribution of humanitarian aid is being dismantled due to bad weather conditions. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has the latest.
The spokesperson for the U.N. children's agency told CBS News the Palestinian men were fishing in knee-deep water when Israeli forces opened fire.
The Biden administration is blaming Hamas for the ongoing bloodshed in Gaza and accuses the group of stalling on a proposed cease-fire deal with Israel. According to senior Hamas officials, no one knows how many of the Israeli hostages taken on Oct. 7 are still alive. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.
The U.S. announced sanctions against Tsav 9, an Israeli group that has been blocking and damaging convoys carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
On the sidelines of the G7 summit, President Biden expressed doubts that a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas would be reached soon. Meanwhile, tensions are also escalating between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel along Israel's northern border. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
Kennedy told voters during an event in California that U.S. foreign policy has been based on the "delusion" that American intervention abroad will uphold democracy.
Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group, is continuing its attacks against Israel across the border with Lebanon as tensions rise in the region. Meanwhile, Hamas has proposed some changes to a cease-fire proposal with Israel. CBS News' Chris Livesay has more.
Hamas is facing international pressure to accept a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal with Israel, but the group is proposing changes to the potential arrangement that the Israelis call unacceptable. Meanwhile, on Israel's northern border with Lebanon, fighting is intensifying with Hezbollah. BBC News Middle East correspondent Hugo Bachega joined CBS News to discuss the war.
Hamas says Israel's brazen raid to save 4 hostages killed almost 300 people. Moamen Mattar says his 12-year-old brother was one of them.
A new report from the U.N. accuses both Israel and Hamas of committing war crimes. The inquiry covers the start of the conflict on Oct. 7 through the end of 2023. CBS News' Chris Livesay is in Tel Aviv with the latest.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says some of the changes Hamas wants to a U.S. and U.N.-backed cease-fire proposal are unworkable. CBS News' Chris Livesay has the latest from Tel Aviv, Israel, where there are also growing concerns about the border with Lebanon.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is putting pressure on Hamas during his latest trip to the Middle East by blasting their delayed response to a potential cease-fire deal with Israel. CBS News' Chris Livesay reports.
Clashes between the Hamas ally Hezbollah and Israel are intensifying after the Israeli leader's warning of an "extremely powerful" response.
Hezbollah and Israel have spent the last couple days exchanging rocket fire at Israel's northern border with Lebanon, again stoking fears the war in Gaza could expand into a wider regional conflict. Meanwhile, Hamas has submitted amendments to a U.S.-backed cease-fire deal. BBC News correspondent Jon Donnison joined CBS News with more.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Hamas is seeking untenable changes to the Gaza cease-fire deal backed by Israel and the U.S.
Leaders are speaking out to condemn a protest outside an exhibit commemorating the victims of the Hamas terror attack on the Nova Music Festival on Oct. 7 that sparked the current Israel-Hamas war.
An Israeli activist behind some of the attacks on humanitarian aid destined for Gaza tells CBS News why he does it.
As parts of Gaza experience famine, some Israeli extremists are increasing their attacks on aid trucks bound for the territory. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports from Tel Aviv.