Israeli military set to re-deploy troops
Israel on Sunday began demobilizing some of its reservists fighting Hamas in Gaza. Israeli officials have warned that the war could continue well into the new year. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
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Israel on Sunday began demobilizing some of its reservists fighting Hamas in Gaza. Israeli officials have warned that the war could continue well into the new year. CBS News' Ian Lee reports.
Israel says it's redeploying thousands of troops from Gaza, but it's not clear how significant the move will prove amid warnings of a "prolonged" offensive against Hamas.
Few people in Gaza are celebrating New Year as Israel has intensified its operations in recent days and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the war could last many more months. More than 21,800 people have died in Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Ian Lee reports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that the Israeli-Hamas war will continue for "many more months." Meanwhile, there is no end in sight for suffering on the ground in Gaza. Ian Lee reports.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel needs more time to achieve the war's objectives.
In a news conference Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the Israel-Hamas war will continue for "many more months." The declaration came as Israeli forces continue to push deeper into Gaza. Ian Lee reports from Tel Aviv.
The Biden administration is bypassing Congress a second time and approving an emergency weapons sale to Israel. Meanwhile, Israel's defense minister said troops are forging ahead and reaching Hamas' command centers. Ian Lee has more.
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For the second time this month, the Biden administration is bypassing Congress to approve a weapons sale to Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah are continuing to trade blows along Lebanon's border with Israel, leading to concerns that the northern border may become a second front amid the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, Israeli citizens are calling for the release of all remaining hostages taken on Oct. 7. Ian Lee has more from Israel.
Arriving in southern Gaza in trucks, in carts and on foot, those who haven't found space in the already overwhelmed shelters have built tents on the roadsides.
Judy Weinstein Haggai's death during the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel was confirmed a week after it was reported that her husband, Gadi Haggai, had died the same day.
Israeli authorities have confirmed that Judy Weinstein Haggai, a 70-year-old English teacher and Israeli-American living near the Gaza border who was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas militants during the Oct. 7 attack, was actually killed on the day of the assault. Last week, officials said her husband, Gadi Haggai, was also killed on Oct. 7. Ian Lee reports.
A 70-year-old woman with U.S. citizenship who was believed to have been taken hostage by Hamas was killed during the Oct. 7 attack, according to the kibbutz she was taken from. The news comes as Israel continues its airstrikes on Gaza. CBS News correspondent Ian Lee has the latest on the war.
Israel's military is expanding its ground offensive near refugee camps in Gaza. BBC News correspondent Shaimaa Khalil reports on what is happening to the Palestinians in those camps and others trying to move toward the Rafah crossing.
As Israel continues its deadly bombardment in Gaza, there is new life amid the carnage as a young woman gives birth to quadruplets. Hospitals in the territory have been decimated by months of warfare. Ian Lee reports. (Caution: Some of the images in this report are disturbing.)
As Israel continues its deadly bombardment in Gaza, there is new life amid the carnage.
"If the world and Lebanon's government will not work to stop the shooting at Israel and to distance Hezbollah from the border, the IDF will do so," an Israeli government minister says.
Geopolitics took center stage in 2023 with the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war and the continuation of the war in Ukraine. Seth Jones, senior vice president of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins CBS News to discuss how the year's major global events impacted U.S. foreign affairs.
"It was a night of hell. We haven't seen such bombing since the start of the war," one Gaza resident says.
The Biden administration announced an additional $250 million in military aid for Ukraine on Wednesday. CBS News correspondent Skyler Henry explains where the money is coming from and how it will help the nation in its war with Russia.
As Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza, the death toll has now surpassed 21,000, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health. Ian Lee reports.
A CBS News investigation has found misinformation about the Israel-Hamas war is widespread on social media, the main news source for 51% of teens, according to a new poll from Deloitte. National correspondent Tom Hanson explains the consequences of being "misinformed" and what can be done to help decipher the truth.
Israel says refugee camps in central Gaza are now part of its "target area" to root out Hamas. As Imtiaz Tyab reports, there are fears the conflict could escalate after Iran vows Israel will "pay the price" after the death of a Revolutionary Guard commander in an airstrike in Syria.
There have been more than 100 strikes targeting U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria in 2023, according to the Pentagon. Raphael Cohen, senior political scientist at the RAND Corporation, joins CBS News to discuss why attacks against the U.S. have been increasing.