Islamic leaders in Maryland highlight complicated history between Israel and its neighbors
The death toll has surged into the thousands as the war between Hamas and Israel has stretched into its fifth day.
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13-year-old describes surviving Hamas attack
In one small community near the Gaza border, Hamas militants went door-to-door, murdering more than 100 people. CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O'Donnell spoke with a teenager about how she survived.
What Israel's unity government means for war
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival have agreed to form an emergency unity government. Eliav Benjamin, Israel's deputy ambassador to the U.S., joins CBS News to discuss what the move means for Israel's defense strategy against Hamas.
Biden: Commitment to Israel "is unshakable"
President Biden said Wednesday his "commitment to Israel's security and the safety of the Jewish people is unshakable." CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has the latest on Biden's response to Israel's war with Hamas.
At least 22 Americans dead in Israel
The U.S. State Department confirms at least 22 Americans are confirmed dead in Israel as the number of fatalities and missing people in the Israel-Hamas war continues to rise. CBS News' Haley Ott and Major Garrett have the latest on the war and President Biden's response, the father of a missing Israeli soldier speaks out and a Gaza resident shares her experience as Israel's retaliation for the Hamas terror attacks continues.
Global response to Israel-Hamas war
Leaders of the U.S. and other nations have expressed support of Israel's right to defend itself and to respond to the Hamas terror attacks. There are also growing voices of concern about the fate of Palestinians inside Gaza as Israel's retaliatory airstrikes continue. CBS News correspondent Bradley Blackburn reports on the international response.
U.S. confirms 22 Americans dead during the Hamas attacks on Israel
Seventeen Americans remain unaccounted for, with the numbers expected to increase, said John Kirby, a National Security Council spokesperson.
Thousands attend funeral of woman killed by Hamas
The family of a 24-year-old woman who was killed by Hamas militants at a music festival in southern Israel Saturday went online and asked if 10 people would attend her funeral, because the family had just moved to Israel and didn't know many people. About 10,000 Israelis showed up.
War in Israel affects thousands in our area
Nearly half of New York City's Jewish population lives in Brooklyn.
Tensions rise on Israel's border with Lebanon
Israel has massed tanks and soldiers on its northern border with Lebanon following four consecutive days of incoming rocket attacks and gunfire exchanges with Iranian-backed militant Hezbollah forces and other armed Palestinian militant groups in southern Lebanon. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Girl, 13, on surviving massacre in Israel kibbutz
As Hamas terrorists were going door-to-door in the Kfar Aza kibbutz, a 13-year-old girl and her family spent 16 hours hiding in a shelter. Norah O'Donnell has more.
Israel continues to pummel Gaza with airstrikes
Israeli forces have conducted airstrikes on more than 2,000 targets in the Gaza Strip since Hamas militants invaded southern Israel. The death toll in Israel has now reached at least 1,200, while more than 1,100 people in Gaza have been killed since the fighting began. Holly Williams has the latest.
Israelis describe horrors after Hamas attack
Israeli emergency responders are sharing what they saw in the aftermath of Hamas' brutal terror attacks on kibbutz communities in Israel. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams spoke to the responders who say "the depravity of it is haunting."
How the Israel-Hamas war could expand
Israel has mobilized more than 300,000 reservists as it prepares for a potential ground offensive in Gaza. Israeli and Hamas officials have said at least 2,100 people have been killed on both sides since Saturday's initial attack. Israel has also exchanged fire with Lebanon and Syria. William Wechsler, senior director of the Rafik Hariri Center and Middle East programs at the Atlantic Council, joined CBS News to discuss how the war could progress.
Scott: $6 billion created hostages "market"
Sen. Tim Scott joined "CBS Mornings" to discuss the Israel-Hamas war, including American hostages. He criticized President Biden, and said "we stand shoulder to shoulder with Israel."
Gaza student: "No one is safe around me"
Palestinians are running low on basic supplies like food, water and medicine. Salma Shurrab, a dental student, says she has lived in Gaza her whole life and wants people around the world to know that Palestinians are "also victims."
Father of missing Israeli soldier speaks out
Itay Chen is a 19-year-old U.S. and Israeli citizen who was serving his first year in the Israel Defense Forces. No one has seen or heard from him since Saturday. Chen's father, Ruby, spoke with CBS News.
Israel forms wartime unity government
Israeli officials have just announced the formation of a five-member war management cabinet as the country continues to battle Hamas militants. Among the cabinet's members are Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense minister and military chief of staff Benny Gantz. CBS News' Haley Ott has more.
Israel kibbutz scene of “massacre"
Horrors are still emerging from the communities where Hamas militants went on a bloody killing spree. After finally wrestling back control of the Kfar Aza kibbutz, a small farming community, Israeli security forces discovered what a military spokesperson said could only be described as “a massacre.” CBS News' Holly Williams reports.
Israeli-American soldier killed in Hamas war
Israeli-American Aryeh Ziering was among the first Israeli soldiers killed in action in southern Israel at the height of Hamas' brutal assault. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has his story.
Israeli teen recounts surviving Hamas attack
Ella Bargil, a 17-year-old living in Israel, took shelter for hours during the Hamas terror attack over the weekend. She told CBS News, "It was the scariest thing that's ever happened in my life."
Disturbing details of Hamas attack on Israel
Israeli emergency responders with years of experience doing the grim work of recovering bodies broke down in tears Wednesday as they told CBS News what they'd witnessed in the aftermath of Hamas' brutal terror attack on Israel. The depth of the horror unleashed Saturday by Hamas on Israeli communities near the border with the Gaza Strip was still emerging five days later. CBS News' Holly Williams and Imtiaz Tyab report from Israel.
Israel forms unity government to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet overseeing the fight to avenge a stunning weekend attack by Hamas militants.
House to get classified Israel briefing
House members are receiving a classified briefing on the Israel-Hamas war with President Biden expected to ask Congress for new funding to send to the Israelis. But a stalemate in the House speaker race will prevent Congress from appropriating funds. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane has more.
Israeli woman: militant killed grandmother
Israeli woman Mor Bayder says her grandmother was killed by a militant amid the ongoing Hamas-Israel conflict – and that her family found out after the militant allegedly uploaded a video of her grandmother's body to Facebook.
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