Israel publishes map of "evacuation zones" in Gaza as airstrikes resume
As it resumed airstrikes in Gaza, the Israeli military said it was providing residents with a map to enable civilians to "evacuate from specific places for their safety."
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As it resumed airstrikes in Gaza, the Israeli military said it was providing residents with a map to enable civilians to "evacuate from specific places for their safety."
More aid has been allowed into the Gaza Strip over the past week, thanks to the temporary cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, but aid groups warn the humanitarian crisis there is far from over. Ricardo Pires, spokesperson for UNICEF, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Two more Israeli hostages were released Thursday, Israel said, as a short pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas continued for another day. But it's unclear how long the Gaza cease-fire will last after a deadly shooting at a Jerusalem bus stop that Hamas has claimed responsibility for. CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Nancy Cordes have more.
Bill Whitaker witnesses pro-Palestinian and pro-Israeli student rallies at Columbia University and department-led campus forums at Dartmouth in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and ensuing Israeli bombardment of Gaza.
The United Nations estimates nearly 80% of Gaza's population has been displaced from their homes as a result of the Israel-Hamas war. Dr. Tanya Haj-Hassan, a pediatrician with Doctors Without Borders, joins CBS News to shine a light on the medical conditions Palestinian civilians are facing.
Hamas took responsibility for a shooting at a Jerusalem bus stop Thursday that killed at least three people -- but the attack may not jeopardize the group's temporary cease-fire deal with Israel. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay explains.
Israeli officials learned of Hamas' plan for the Oct. 7 terror attack more than a year before it happened, according to a New York Times report Thursday. Bilal Saab, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins CBS News to discuss what the revelation could mean for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government.
Israeli police said three people were killed when two Hamas gunmen opened fire on a crowded bus stop in Jerusalem Thursday. Despite the violence, the temporary cease-fire in Gaza remained in place for a seventh day, with the release of eight more Hamas-held hostages. Chris Livesay reports.
Six more hostages were released late Thursday, following two released earlier in the day, Israel said, as a short-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas neared its one-week mark.
Hamas has freed six more hostages, raising Thursday's total number of releases to eight, according to the Israeli military. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest.
More than 200 Palestinian prisoners have been released in exchange for Israeli hostages held by Hamas, highlighting the cases of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. CBS News' Lana Zak has more who the Palestinians detained in Israel are.
In his first sit-down interview since leaving the hospital, one of the three Palestinian students shot in Vermont last week, Kinnan Abdalhamid, told CBS News correspondent Errol Barnett about his race for help after the attack on him and his friends.
The Israel Defense Forces say two more hostages were released by Hamas to the Red Cross on Thursday in Gaza City. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is meeting with top officials in the Middle East in hopes of extending a temporary cease-fire further. CBS News correspondents Holly Williams and Lilia Luciano have more details. And former Defense Secretary Mark Esper joined CBS News to discuss the short-term truce.
Soon after an extension was announced in the temporary Gaza cease-fire, two gunmen opened fire on a bus stop in Jerusalem, killing at least three people, Israeli police say. Hamas has claimed responsibility for the attack. CBS News' Chris Livesay and Holly Williams have more on the shooting and the latest on the hostage releases.
Hamas has freed about 100 hostages since the temporary cease-fire took effect and, despite ongoing violence outside Gaza, the truce was extended for at least 1 more day.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer delivered a speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, decrying the rise in antisemitism since Hamas' attack on Israel on Oct. 7. "We're deeply sensitive to the deprivation and horrors that can follow the targeting of Jewish people if it is not repudiated," Schumer said.
The dying mother of Noa Argamani, an Israeli hostage abducted by Hamas on Oct. 7, pleaded for her daughter's return in a video shared by Israel's government.
Qatar -- which has been mediating talks between Israel and Hamas -- says it is "very optimistic" a temporary truce will be extended. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano reports from Tel Aviv.
An American mother of three was among the latest group of hostages released by Hamas on Wednesday, President Biden said.
A woman with dual U.S.-Israeli citizenship was one of 16 hostages released by Hamas Wednesday, along with nine other Israelis, four Thai nationals and two Russians. The release comes on the sixth day of a temporary cease-fire in the Gaza war that will soon end unless a last-minute deal is reached to extend it. Lilia Luciano has the latest.
Hamas released 16 hostages on Wednesday, including one American, CBS News has learned. It's the second successful release of a U.S. citizen since the temporary cease-fire began. Brian Katulis, vice president of policy at the Middle East Institute, joins "America Decides" to discuss the latest developments.
Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said the IDF was "examining the reliability of the information."
President Biden confirmed Wednesday afternoon that an American held hostage by Hamas was part of the group of 16 that crossed into Egypt. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
The mothers of two of the three Palestinian college students who were shot and wounded in Vermont last Friday will soon be reunited with their children. Tamara Tamimi, Kinnan Abdalhamid's mother, and Elizabeth Price, the mother of Hisham Awartani, joined CBS News to speak about their sons.
Negotiators are trying to further extend the fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas before it expires. CBS News contributor Robert Berger has more.