U.S. does not want firefights in Gaza hospitals, Sullivan says
The White House national security adviser said the U.S. has conveyed that message to Israel.
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The White House national security adviser said the U.S. has conveyed that message to Israel.
Normal tactics of warfare change in the environment that the terrorist group has dug beneath the Gaza Strip. CBS News looks at the difficulties military forces face, and the technologies being developed (including autonomous robots), to take on an enemy underground.
All the normal tactics of warfare change in the environment of tunnels that the terrorist group Hamas has dug beneath the Gaza Strip, extending an estimated 300 miles. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with experts about the difficulties Israeli military forces face trying to attack and navigate the tunnel network, and about the technologies being developed in the U.S., including autonomous robots, to take on an enemy underground.
A cease-fire would be possible only if the more than 200 hostages held by militants in Gaza are released, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised address.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israel should do more to avoid civilian casualties amid the war in Gaza, while the White House said it supported daily humanitarian pauses in the territory. In the U.S., tensions are running high and protests are growing. Christina Ruffini has more.
Thousands of people who were sheltering in a Gaza hospital are evacuating as attacks against the hospital have "dramatically intensified," according to Doctors Without Borders. The Israeli military said its forces have encircled three hospitals in the territory, and have repeatedly said that Hamas hides forces and supplies within civilian infrastructure. Ramy Inocencio has more from Tel Aviv.
An Israeli air strike Friday hit Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest, leaving several people dead, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. Israel insists Hamas is using Gaza hospitals to coordinate attacks and hide its commanders. Debora Patta has more.
The top U.S. diplomat spoke after Israel agreed to daily humanitarian pauses in the fighting in northern Gaza. Meanwhile, Hamas claims an Israeli strike on Gaza's largest hospital killed at least 13.
Harrowing new video shows what the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims are conditions inside Al-Shifa hospital as Israeli forces pummel northern Gaza in what the IDF says is an effort to wipe out the Islamist militant group.
Explosions are being heard around a main hospital in Gaza City as the Israeli military enters a new phase of the war. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
As funding for Israel and Ukraine becomes a priority for Congress, a bipartisan group of legislators wants to make an asylum policy overhaul part of the deal for approving aid for U.S. allies. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez looks at the impact of the proposed changes to immigration policy.
As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, thousands of Palestinian workers are trapped outside of Gaza while their families are trapped within. And in some cases, they do not know if their families are alive. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.
Israel has agreed to implement daily four-hour humanitarian pauses in northern Gaza, allowing civilians caught in the middle of the conflict to flee south. Israeli officials say 80,000 people passed through an evacuation corridor to leave northern Gaza Thursday. CBS News' Doug Williams has more.
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says Israel launched airstrikes on hospitals in the territory Friday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Tel Aviv with more on those reports and on the humanitarian pauses Israel has agreed to for civilians evacuating Gaza.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Israel's agreeing to daily humanitarian pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza, but said Friday more needs to be done. "Far too many Palestinians have been killed. Far too many who suffered these past weeks, and we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize the assistance that gets to them," Blinken said, speaking in New Delhi. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson has more on this and other news from the White House.
"I don't want to go from one war to another," Tatyana Tapalova said. "...There are no words that can describe this fear."
Palestinian Islamic Jihad has released a new video showing two hostages it says it is prepared to release. This comes as Israeli forces continue to close in on Gaza City. Ramy Inocencio has more.
Thousands of Palestinians who routinely traveled to Israel for work are trapped away from home as war rages in Gaza.
"They have to not only take out Hamas, but they have to do it in a way that minimizes their impact on the Palestinian people," Reed said of Israel.
Israel's answer to "Saturday Night Live" is pulling no punches: A viral sketch from the country's leading satirical sketch show has gained huge traction, racking up over 17 million views online.
Israel has agreed to daily, four-hour humanitarian pauses in the fighting in northern Gaza following international pressure to improve conditions for Palestinian civilians. Quincy Institute executive vice president Trita Parsi joins CBS News to discuss how the war is affecting the U.S.' position in the world.
The White House said Thursday that Israel will pause its military operations for four hours daily in northern Gaza to allow civilians to obtain humanitarian aid. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta is in Jerusalem with the latest.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the four-hour pauses would begin Thursday.
Israel has agreed to a four-hour daily humanitarian pause in the fighting in Gaza, a U.S. official said Wednesday. CBS News has also learned that talks are progressing towards a deal that would free between 12 and 15 hostages being held by Hamas in exchange for a two or three-day humanitarian pause. Debora Patta has more.
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed Israel has agreed to daily, four-hour humanitarian pauses in the fighting in northern Gaza. CBS News contributor Robert Berger shares more details on the pauses, and Marwan Al Ghoul, a CBS News producer, reports meters away from a recent airstrike in Gaza. Natalie Brand, a CBS News correspondent, reports on the White House's reaction to the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war.