Humanitarian groups bring aid after days of fighting in Gaza
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid began rolling into Gaza Saturday as residents picked through the rubble, taking stock of the damage.
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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid began rolling into Gaza Saturday as residents picked through the rubble, taking stock of the damage.
President Biden spent the weekend at Camp David after mediating a cease-fire between Israel and Palestine. Mr. Biden was careful not to appear to take sides in the conflict. Debra Alfarone reports.
President Biden said the U.S. and South Korea are making progress in addressing nuclear threats posed by North Korea during a press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe join's CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
Tensions still remain high in the Middle East, despite Israel and Hamas agreeing to a cease-fire after more than 10 days of violence. Palestinians clashed with Israeli police outside a mosque in Jerusalem Friday. But the cease-fire is still holding, ending a nearly two-week conflict that saw Israel and Hamas use airstrikes and fire rockets at each other. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams has the latest from Gaza. Then, Dov Waxman, professor and Gilbert Foundation Chair in Israel Studies at UCLA, joins CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss.
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding this weekend. The agreement follows 11 days of fighting between Israel Defense Forces and Hamas that resulted in the deaths of more than 230 Palestinians and a dozen Israelis. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams is in Gaza to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis and the impact the cease-fire is having on the region.
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has already been tested. Palestinians and Israeli police briefly clashed at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque Friday, with security forces firing tear gas. The United Nations has approved more than $18 million in humanitarian relief efforts. Holly Williams reports from Gaza.
Both the Israeli military and Hamas claim to have achieved their goals after 11 days of bloodshed, but with more than 250 dead, it looked to some like "all sides are losing."
An unknown individual threw two commercial fireworks into a crowd in midtown, around the area of the Diamond District.
The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is holding. There were minor skirmishes in Jerusalem at one of the flashpoints that set off 11 days of rockets and airstrikes that left hundreds dead, but the heavy weapons are silent. Holly Williams has the latest.
During a press conference at the White House, President Biden answered a question from CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes about his conditions for meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. The president also spoke about his relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and he expressed his hope that a cease-fire holds between Israel and Hamas. Watch Mr. Biden's responses.
At a White House news conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in, President Biden was asked if he'd seen a shift in the Democratic Party's views on Israel. "There is no shift in my commitment to the security of Israel. Period," he replied. Watch his remarks.
"I lost all my friends," one person told CBS News, adding, "I have no more feelings. All my feelings have evaporated."
Police in New York City and Los Angeles are probing a series of antisemitic attacks, and experts say the number of incidents is on the rise.
President Joe Biden is vowing to continue his administration's "quiet and relentless" diplomacy in the Middle East after Israel announced it would end fighting in Gaza. CBS News senior White House correspondent Wejia Jiang joined CBSN to discuss just how involved the Biden administration was in facilitating this cease-fire and more from the White House.
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinians remain high following the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Some protests were reported hours after the truce went into effect. CBS News reporter Haley Ott joins CBSN from Gaza to discuss the humanitarian crisis and the impact the cease-fire is having on the region.
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas was tested on Friday morning when Palestinian protesters clashed with Israeli police outside a mosque in Jerusalem. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from the region, and former Jerusalem bureau chief for The New York Times, David Halbfinger, joins CBSN to discuss the latest on the situation.
Palestinians celebrated the truce overnight, which ended 11 days of deadly airstrikes and rocket attacks across the region. CBS News Radillo correspondent Robert Berger joins CBSN from Jerusalem to discuss the underlying causes of the conflict and how these latest developments could impact the volatile situation moving forward.
Israel and Hamas reached an agreement on a cease-fire in the Gaza conflict after days of deadly violence. President Biden spoke publicly about the breakthrough on Thursday. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Israel and Hamas have reached a cease-fire after 11 days of violence. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from the region, and CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on the U.S. diplomatic efforts. Then Stephen Farrell, Reuters bureau chief for Israel and Palestinian territories, joins "CBSN AM" to discuss the latest.
Progressives in the Democratic Party are calling for President Biden to express stronger support for Palestinians in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The escalating crisis is Mr. Biden's first major test in the Middle East. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang joins CBSN to discuss.
After days of conflict in the Middle East, the president publicly praised the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Weijia Jiang has the details.
The president said the U.S. has been holding intense, high-level discussions with the parties.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a cease-fire following 11 days of conflict in the Gaza strip. The move comes after Netanyahu faced intense pressure from the U.S. and other countries to agree to end the fighting. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams reports from Tel Aviv, Israel. Then Stephen Zunes, a politics professor at the University of San Francisco, joined CBSN's Lana Zak to discuss what comes next.
President Joe Biden applauded the cease-fire agreement on Thursday, saying Israel and Palestinians deserve to "enjoy equal measures of freedom. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe joins CBSN's Lana Zak with the latest from the White House.
The two sides agreed to halt their respective airstrikes and rocket attacks as pressure mounted from Washington for a truce.