Gaza hospital attack complicates Biden's trip
As President Biden leaves for Israel, an official in Gaza says of the hospital bombing: "America is a partner in the killing of our people." Weijia Jiang is at the White House with the latest.
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As President Biden leaves for Israel, an official in Gaza says of the hospital bombing: "America is a partner in the killing of our people." Weijia Jiang is at the White House with the latest.
A senior Biden administration official confirmed to CBS News that the president's meeting with Arab leaders in Jordan has been called off -- saying it was a "mutual" decision. Weija Jiang unpacks what Mr. Biden hopes to accomplish with his trip to the Middle East. Plus, Roxana Saberi has the latest on the situation near the Israel-Lebanon border.
President Biden was headed to Israel on Tuesday night. But a planned summit with Arab leaders in Jordan was canceled following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Weijia Jiang reports.
President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to deliver a strong message of support for the nation amid its war with Hamas. From Israel, Mr. Biden will go to Jordan to meet with Jordan's King Abdullah II, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the White House said. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini has more.
President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to deliver a strong message of support to a key U.S. ally that has declared war on the Palestinian group Hamas over its brutal terror rampage in southern Israel. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
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President Biden will travel to Israel on Wednesday amid the country's war with the militant group Hamas, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced Monday night. CBS News senior investigative correspondent Catherine Herridge has more.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Israel Monday for the second time in a week -- part of a frantic regional diplomacy blitz to show support for Israel, try to secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and prevent the war from spreading outside of Israel and Gaza. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang has more.
President Biden will head to Israel this week, in a show of U.S. support for the country and its people.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were briefed Monday on the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Gaza-based Hamas militant group. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has the latest on how the U.S. government is following developments in the Middle East.
President Biden postponed a Monday trip to Colorado in part to focus on national security meetings dealing with the Israel-Hamas war. CBS News chief Washington correspondent Major Garrett has more.
President Biden consulted with his national security advisors on Monday as he considered a high-stakes visit to Israel. Iran's foreign minister, meanwhile, threatened an "expansion of war fronts" if Israel doesn't stop bombing Gaza. Weijia Jiang has the latest.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel Monday after meeting with the leaders of half a dozen Middle Eastern countries. He visits as President Biden is considering a possible trip to Israel. CBS News Ed O'Keefe reports from the White House.
President Biden has canceled a planned trip to Colorado Monday and will stay in Washington, D.C., amid the Israeli-Hamas war. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continued to criss-cross the Middle East working to ensure safe passage for Americans to leave Gaza, secure the release of hostages held by Hamas and keep the war from spreading. The White House also appointed a special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues to focus on getting humanitarian aid to Palestinians. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
In an interview with 60 Minutes, President Biden says the effort to normalize relations between the two countries can ultimately withstand Israel’s on-going war with Hamas.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Egypt's president Sunday, the latest in a series of high-stakes talks with several Middle Eastern leaders who are keeping a close eye on the Israel-Hamas war. Blinken said there is a "shared view" among leaders in the Middle East that the war shouldn't spread. Skyler Henry reports.
President Biden answers questions on Israel, efforts to locate American hostages in Gaza, the state of the war in Ukraine and more during a wide-ranging conversation with Scott Pelley.
President Biden said the U.S. can aid both Ukraine and Israel while maintaining America's overall international defense.
A recent poll shows a significant increase in American support for Israel in the days following the Hamas attacks. Cameron Easley, a Morning Consult lead politics analyst who conducted the poll, joins CBS News to break down the findings.
In an interview with 60 Minutes, President Biden says the U.S. is "working like hell" to find Americans being held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza.
President Biden on Friday spoke for over an hour with the families of 14 Americans who are missing following Hamas' attack on Israel. At an event in Philadelphia, he spoke about his conversation with them before an address on his economic agenda.
"I think they have to know that the president of the United States of America cares deeply about what's happened to them," President Biden said.
Israel has called for everyone in northern Gaza to evacuate to the south of the enclave, raising expectations of a ground invasion. A United Nations spokesperson told CBS News the world body "considers it impossible" to move more than 1 million people from the north of Gaza, adding the directive could not be fulfilled without "devastating humanitarian consequences." CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
President Biden called Hamas' actions "not even human behavior" and "pure barbarism."