Hostages mistakenly killed in Gaza were carrying white flag, IDF says
Israel's military said troops "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat" and fired at them, killing the three hostages.
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Israel's military said troops "mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat" and fired at them, killing the three hostages.
Three Hamas-held hostages who were shot by Israeli soldiers in Gaza were waving a white flag when they were accidentally killed, an Israeli Defense Forces official disclosed Saturday. Ramy Inocencio reports from Tel Aviv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the deaths of three hostages who were taken captive by Hamas and mistakenly killed by the IDF on Friday. The families of remaining hostages have demanded that talks resume for another hostage swap. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata is in Tel Aviv with more.
Israel's military says three hostages being held by Hamas were killed by Israeli troops who mistakenly identified them as a threat. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
Israeli investigators tell CBS News that there are eyewitness accounts, photos, interrogation statements and circumstantial evidence pointing to sexual attacks.
Three people taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel were mistakenly killed by Israeli forces during a ground operation in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement Friday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Tel Aviv.
Israeli investigators tell CBS News that there are eyewitness accounts, photos, interrogation statements and circumstantial evidence pointing to sexual attacks during the Hamas Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel. Lilia Luciano has more.
Israeli military officials admitted Friday that their soldiers accidentally shot and killed three Hamas-held hostages during street fighting in Gaza City when the troops "mistakenly identified" them "as a threat." Charlie D'Agata has details.
U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan continued to stress the Biden administration's warning for Israel to exercise caution and protect civilians in the war in Gaza. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest developments on Sullivan's talks with Israeli officials.
Almost three months into the Israel-Hamas war, correspondent Lesley Stahl returns to the region and speaks with a freed Israeli hostage in her first interview since spending more than 50 days in captivity by Hamas in Gaza.
Several terror suspects, including alleged Hamas members, have been arrested in Europe, officials say. They're suspected of plotting attacks on Jewish targets. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has the details.
President Biden is receiving pushback from Democrats over potentially coming to a deal with Republicans over border security to get aid passed for Ukraine. It's the latest notch in a rift between Mr. Biden and his progressive base. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
National security adviser Jake Sullivan has been told by Israel's defense minister that the war with Hamas will "last more than several months." CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio is following the latest from Tel Aviv.
President Biden is again pressuring Israel for more restraint in Gaza, calling for more surgical, more precise military strikes. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports there's talk Israel may ramp down its strikes on Gaza in the next few weeks. But fighting -- at a lower intensity -- could last through much of next year.
Civilian casualties are mounting in Gaza as Israeli forces continue to bombard the Palestinian enclave. President Biden has warned Israel to be cautious in its approach. Ramy Inocencio reports.
Multiple suspects have been arrested in Germany, the Netherlands and Denmark on suspicion of terror, with officials saying some were "closely linked" to Hamas. Lilia Luciano reports.
The suspects, including some alleged Hamas members, were detained in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands over suspected plotting to attack Jews.
Elia Toledano was attending the Supernova music festival in the southern Israeli desert when he was kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.
German prosecutors ordered the arrests of three people in Berlin and a fourth in the Netherlands on Thursday, accusing the suspects of having ties to Hamas and planning attacks against Jews or Jewish institutions in Europe. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
Israeli officials have told the U.S. that the current phase of the offensive in Gaza could end in the next two to three weeks, sources tell CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, who is following the latest developments in Israel's war against Hamas.
This wouldn't mean an end to combat operations, but a U.S. official said it would bring about lower levels of bombing in Gaza.
U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan was in Israel Thursday, asking Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a timeline on his country's offensive on Hamas in Gaza. Two U.S. officials told CBS News that Israel's current phase should be complete in two to three weeks, followed by lower levels of bombing for several months. The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said at least 18,000 people have been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7. Ramy Inocencio has more.
With civilian deaths and conditions for survivors in Gaza at an unfathomable point, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan is expected to urge Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be more precise with Israel's operations against Hamas in their meeting Thursday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more from Tel Aviv.
President Biden this week said Russia is celebrating Congress' inability to pass funding for Ukraine. The White House says it is willing to "compromise" on border policy. John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, joins "America Decides" to discuss efforts to get aid to Ukraine.
CBS News has learned the White House is open to supporting new and tougher border policies in talks with lawmakers, but some progressives are pushing back on those possible changes. Ed O'Keefe reports.