Mike Waltz says U.S. to help recover missing hostage remains in Gaza
As return of hostages' remains complicates Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Waltz says "entire task force" to help find missing, including 2 Americans.
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As return of hostages' remains complicates Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Waltz says "entire task force" to help find missing, including 2 Americans.
President Trump, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner all played key roles in the latest Middle East ceasefire. So how did they succeed where others have failed? Former Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Michael Oren joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
Hamas said it has returned all of the Israeli hostages that it is able to recover, living and dead. That would mean the remains of nearly two dozen people may never come home. BBC News' Barbara Plett Usher reports.
Hamas returned four more bodies of Israeli hostages on Tuesday, but one did not match the identity of any of the hostages, the Israeli military said. CBS News' Debora Patta and Aaron Navarro have more.
Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.
One of the four bodies Hamas returned yesterday does not match any hostages, the Israeli military said in a statement. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has the latest on the ceasefire in Gaza.
Netanyahu tells CBS News he's giving "peace a chance," but despite Trump's assertion the war is over, Israel's leader talks of change over generations.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted to President Trump's jest that he "wasn't the easiest guy to deal with" while addressing the Israeli Knesset on Monday, saying he hopes it's because "he's very tough on the matters that pertain to [his] country's future." Watch more of Netanyahu's exclusive interview with "CBS Mornings" co-host Tony Dokoupil on Wednesday.
Hamas released the remains of four more deceased hostages to the Red Cross on Tuesday, in addition to the four bodies returned on Monday. There are still 20 bodies left that need to be brought back to Israel. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
President Trump proclaimed peace in the Middle East on Monday, but warned of violence on Tuesday as his Gaza peace deal lurches toward phase two. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports. Then, Jon Alterman, with the Center for Strategic and International Studies, joins with analysis.
The last surviving Israeli hostages are now free, but they still face a long road ahead as they recover and get back to regular life. Liz Cathcart, executive director of Hostage US, joins CBS News to discuss.
President Trump is meeting with the president of Argentina, Javier Milei, days after the U.S. agreed to pay a $20 billion bailout for the Argentinean economy. CBS News White House reporter Olivia Rinaldi has more.
President Trump spoke to reporters Tuesday during a bilateral meeting with Argentine President Javier Milei. See his remarks.
Yousef Munayyer, head of the Palestine/Israel Program at the Arab Center Washington, D.C., joins CBS News to discuss the the strength of the ceasefire in Gaza.
The families of 24 dead Israeli hostages are still awaiting the return of their loved ones' remains. CBS News reporter Haley Ott has the latest on the ceasefire.
President Trump hailed the Gaza peace agreement as the "dawn of a new Middle East," while addressing the Knesset on Monday. CBS News' Haley Ott and Natalie Brand have more details on what happens next for Gaza.
President Trump returned to Washington, D.C., following his Monday address at the Knesset and the Gaza peace deal summit in Egypt. CBS News' Weijia Jiang has more from the White House, and Mona Yacoubian, a director and senior adviser of the Middle East Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, has more on the peace plan's next phase.
President Trump got a standing ovation after addressing Israeli lawmakers following Hamas' release of all living hostages under the Gaza peace deal.
Hamas has released the last 20 living hostages from Gaza more than two years after taking them captive during the brutal attack on Oct. 7, 2023. Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro joins CBS News with his reaction.
Sen. John Cornyn is in a tight race with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton for the state's Republican Senate primary, but they've got a new competitor after Rep. Wesley Hunt announced last week he's putting his name on the ballot. Hunt joins "The Takeout" to discuss his bid.
The last remaining living hostages held by Hamas have been reunited with their loved ones. Jonathan Dekel-Hen, whose son Sagui Dekel-Hen was taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attacks and was released in February, joins "The Takeout" with his reaction.
On Monday, Hamas released the remaining Israeli hostages, and Israel freed Palestinian prisoners as the region turned to the next phase of a U.S.-brokered plan for peace and reconstruction after two years of war in Gaza. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Haley Ott report. Then, Roger Carstens, special envoy for hostage affairs for Presidents Trump and Biden, joins to unpack the historic day.
The last surviving hostages in Gaza are now back with their families after more than two years in captivity as people across Israel celebrate the U.S.-brokered peace plan. Samantha Vinograd, former assistant secretary for counterterrorism at DHS, joins CBS News with more on what happens now in the region.
President Trump is heading back to the U.S. after his whirlwind trip to the Middle East, where he celebrated the first phase of a peace plan between Israel and Hamas. CBS News' Debora Patta and Nancy Cordes report.
In Egypt Monday, President Trump gave an address after he and Middle East leaders signed a document to inaugurate the U.S.-brokered plan to end the war in Gaza. Following Mr. Trump's remarks, CBS News' Robert Berger, Nancy Cordes, Elizabeth Palmer and Courtney Kealy offered analysis.