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Campus protesters are "looking for some sort of acknowledgement from our leadership," Democratic Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania said.
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Campus protesters are "looking for some sort of acknowledgement from our leadership," Democratic Rep. Summer Lee of Pennsylvania said.
Hanna Siegel's uncle, U.S.-Israeli citizen Keith Siegel, was one of the hostages seen in a Hamas propaganda video Saturday.
UNICEF executive director Catherine Russell tells "Face the Nation" that she recently visited the Israeli-occupied West Bank and saw firsthand the devastation from the uptick violence, while she also met with the Israeli families of those held hostage by Hamas. "I came back feeling like, there's just so much pain and misery everywhere you look," she said.
Israel's war on Hamas has a new frontline — campus protests and free speech battles at colleges in the U.S. Mark Strassmann reports.
Hanna Siegel, the niece of U.S.-Israeli Keith Siegel, who is being held hostage by Hamas, tells "Face the Nation" that while the Biden administration has shown an "unwavering and relentless commitment to my family the families of all the hostages," she worries that "it's arguably not in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political interest to close a deal."
It's been an upsetting time on American college campuses, where protests over the war in Gaza, fueled by social media, have divided students, faculty and administrators. Why are protests erupting now? And are they effective? Correspondent David Pogue talks with Michael Kazin, a veteran of 1960s anti-war protests; Dan Mogulof, public affairs officer at UC Berkeley; and Georgetown University protest organizer Selina al-Shihabi, about the tensions between free speech and public safety.
Israeli strikes hit what is mostly a tent city in Rafah, where over half of Gaza's 2.3 million population are packed in against the Egyptian border, ahead of a possible invasion of the region. Debora Patta reports from Jerusalem.
Hamas says it received the cease-fire proposal from Israel after a high-level Egyptian delegation wrapped up a visit to Israel.
The hostages seen on the video were identified as Omri Miran and Keith Siegel by the campaign group the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.
Protesters nationwide are demanding that their schools divest from companies they say are enabling the Israel-Hamas war as officials say outside agitators "spew hate and antisemitism."
The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Saturday released another propaganda video, which cannot be independently verified, showing two hostages, including 64-year-old Israeli-American Keith Siegel. The two were abducted by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. Debora Patta has more from Jerusalem.
Attempts to establish a ceasefire in Gaza are ongoing, with Hamas saying today that it is reviewing the latest Israeli counter-proposals as international negotiators work for a truce. Meanwhile, aid workers trying to make a difference in Gaza face perilous conditions.
College students are continuing to protest the Israel-Hamas war. At New York City's Columbia University, where an encampment of students first made headlines, tensions are high and negotiations between students and administrators are stalled.
For more than 200 days after Hersh Goldberg-Polin was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct.7, his mother hadn't heard his voice or seen video that proved he was alive. But that changed this week, when Hamas released a propaganda video showing Hersh – an Israeli-American – alive with his left arm amputated. CBS News' Debora Patta sat down with his mother, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, to ask about the "overwhelming and emotional" moment she saw that video and how she hopes all parties involved can reach a compromise to end the suffering.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken embarked on a three-day trip to China this week, meeting with his Chinese counterpart and President Xi Jinping on Friday. Trade and national security were among the topics of discussion. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with analysis.
Negotiations continue between Columbia University and pro-Palestinian student protesters as another deadline for demonstrators to disperse comes and goes. CBS News' Michael George and Lilia Luciano have the latest.
Protests against the war in Gaza that have spread across U.S. college campuses are applying increased pressure on President Biden's administration over its continued support for Israel. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more on Mr. Biden's response to the demonstrations and an interview he did with talk-radio host Howard Stern.
President Biden met with Abigail Mor Edan, the youngest American hostage from the Oct. 7 attacks, at the White House Tuesday. Abigail's great-aunt, Liz Hirsh Naftali, joins CBS News with more details on Abigail's experience after being held in captivity.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been weighing whether to recommend suspending U.S. aid to an IDF unit under a measure known as the Leahy Law.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin tells CBS News' Debora Patta that she didn't listen to what her son Hersh was saying in a new video released by Hamas, she was just glad to hear his voice.
Rachel Goldberg-Polin told her son Hersh to stay strong in recorded messages after Hamas released a propaganda video of the Israeli-American hostage in captivity. She also shared a message to the leaders of Israel and Hamas, urging them to reach a deal for the hostages' release.
Democratic strategist Joel Payne and Republican strategist Leslie Sanchez join CBS News to discuss how the protests over the Israel-Hamas war that are sweeping across college campuses could create challenges for President Biden's reelection campaign. The pair also dive into how former President Donald Trump's "hush money" criminal trial is playing out politically.
Police have made arrests at universities across the country amid the rising number of protests that have broken out over Israel's actions in Gaza. At Emory University in Atlanta, police used tear gas on protesters. The University of Southern California announced it's canceling its main commencement ceremony over what it calls safety concerns. CBS News Texas reporter Jason Allen and CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano have the latest.
Police have in some cases used teargas and torn down tents as protesters at a growing number of universities across the U.S. demonstrate against the war in Gaza.
Columbia University is giving pro-Palestinian protesters on campus an extension to clear out the premises while House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to visit the campus Wednesday to meet with Jewish students. This comes as schools across the nation join the effort to protest Israel's action against civilians in Gaza. CBS News' Nancy Chen reports from New York City, and CBS News Bay Area's Shawn Chitnis reports from the University of California, Berkeley.