Truce extended 2 days, Qatar says, amid joy for those freed in Israel
Hamas is expected to release more hostages, and Israel more Palestinian prisoners, under a cease-fire that has been extended 2 days, Qatar announced.
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Hamas is expected to release more hostages, and Israel more Palestinian prisoners, under a cease-fire that has been extended 2 days, Qatar announced.
"Nothing will go back to what life was before," said the niece of Margalit Moses, a woman in her 70s with serious health issues who was among the first group of hostages released by Hamas.
The Biden administration is hoping to continue extending the temporary pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel to allow for more hostages to be released. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Hamas released 11 more hostages Monday, including a pair of 3-year-old twins, as Israel continued to release Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are teenagers. The temporary cease-fire, which began Friday, has been extended for at least two more days. Holly Williams has the latest.
Officials in Burlington, Vermont, held a press conference on Monday with updates on the investigation into the shooting of three students of Palestinian descent during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Jason Eaton, 48, was charged with three counts of attempted murder in the second degree. He pleaded not guilty Monday.
Abigail turned 4 last week while in captivity in Gaza. She was among 17 hostages released by Hamas and returned to Israel on Sunday.
Twenty-four hostages were released Friday by Hamas as a four-day cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas took effect. Thirteen of the hostages are Israeli, 10 are Thai and one is from the Philippines. CBS News' Holly Williams and Bo Erickson have more on the release.
The man accused of shooting three Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Monday. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders joins "America Decides" to discuss the rise of antisemitism and Islamophobia amid the Israel-Hamas war, and the funding battle on Capitol Hill.
Both Israel and Hamas confirmed Monday that a cease-fire will be extended another two days. John Kirby, National Security Council strategic communications coordinator, joins "America Decides" to discuss the further release of hostages.
Two ballistic missiles were fired from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen in the direction of the USS Mason after the vessel responded to a distress call in the Gulf of Aden, the Pentagon said. Joseph Votel, a senior national security fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins CBS News to discuss the incident.
Abigail Mor Edan, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who was orphaned during Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks, was among the Israeli hostages freed by Hamas over the weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.
Elon Musk is visiting Israel Monday, touring a kibbutz attacked last month by Hamas militants. Musk has come under fire after endorsing an antisemitic post on his platform, X, formerly known as Twitter. Ryan Mac, a technology reporter for The New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss Musk's trip.
Around 20 more hostages seized by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel could be released as part of a two-day extension of the cease-fire agreement, officials said Monday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes is following the latest developments.
Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke Monday in New York about the Israel-Hamas war and the rise in violence in the U.S. against Jewish, Muslim and Arab people since the Oct. 7 attacks.
Qatar announced Monday that a humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will be extended by at least two more days as some hostages from the Oct. 7 attack are returning home and some Palestinians held prisoners by Israel are being released. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has the latest from Israel.
Lawmakers are back in Capitol Hill and they have three weeks to work on some pending issues before the year ends. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane is following the resolution to expel New York Rep. George Santos, the talks on foreign aid for Israel and Ukraine and who will be leaving the body after the next election.
Dozens of Palestinian teenagers were released from Israeli prisons on Sunday as part of the ongoing truce and exchange deal between Hamas and Israel. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports that Hamas and Israel are discussing a truce extension that would see more prisoner exchanges take place.
The pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will be extended two more days, Qatar said Monday before the initial four-day cease-fire in Gaza was set to expire. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
Police in Burlington, Vermont, say a suspect is in custody after three young men of Palestinian descent, all three college students and two of whom are U.S. citizens, were shot and wounded while walking down a street Saturday night. CBS News national correspondent Errol Barnett has more.
In a letter to his colleagues, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said, "Senators should expect long days and nights, and potentially weekends in December" as lawmakers work to pass a foreign aid package. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more.
Israel and Hamas both appear to be unhappy with the other side's proposed list of hostages and prisoners for the next release. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Ahal Besorai's niece and nephew were among the dozens of Israeli hostages released as part of a four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. He said the first thing the teenagers learned when they got out of captivity was that their mother was murdered by Hamas militants.
Musk met with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and visited a kibbutz that was attacked by Hamas.
Eight U.S. citizens and a permanent U.S. resident are believed to be among the hostages still held by Hamas. John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest from the White House on the hostages.
President Biden said he hopes the pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will be extended beyond Monday to allow for more hostages to be released. U.S. officials are hoping two American-Israeli women will be released, but seven American men remain unaccounted for. Natalie Brand reports.