Hanukkah begins as Israel continues offensive

In the past two days, Israeli forces have pushed farther into southern Gaza as reports emerge that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar's home has been surrounded. Meanwhile, as Hanukkah begins, a group of right-wing Israelis is marching through the Muslim Quarter of Jerusalem's Old City to the Western Wall for a candle-lighting ceremony, which Palestinians are calling a provocation. CBS News contributor Robert Berger is following the latest developments in the Israel-Hamas war from Jerusalem.

• Dec 7, 2023
• 04:05

IDF says it's closing in on Hamas leader

Israeli forces say they've surrounded the home of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the Oct. 7 massacre. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.

• Dec 7, 2023
• 05:18

Biden pushes Congress for Israel, Ukraine aid

Republicans in Congress continue to hold out for potential negotiations on border control before they approve funding to aid U.S. allies Israel and Ukraine in their respective wars. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes is following the discord.

• Dec 7, 2023
• 03:52

Details on Hamas leader the IDF is pursuing

Israeli forces say they have surrounded the home of Yahya Sinwar, a senior Hamas leader who they believe is the mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on who he is.

• Dec 7, 2023
• 03:48

U.N. and hostage families demand new cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war

As Israel says troops have entered a key southern Gaza city as part of the expanding war on Hamas, it's facing urgent calls from abroad and from hostages' families to cease fire.

• Dec 6, 2023

Breaking down Israel's push south in Gaza

Israeli forces say they are engaging in the most intense fighting since the start of the war with Hamas and are now inside the southern Gaza city of Khan Yoonis. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from Israel.

• Dec 6, 2023
• 03:31

Israeli forces enter Gaza's 2nd-largest city

The Israeli military is inside the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, calling it a Hamas stronghold. The IDF says soldiers are engaged in the most intense fighting of the war so far. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.

• Dec 6, 2023
• 04:39

Israel widening offensive in southern Gaza

The Israeli military is shifting its focus to southern Gaza, ordering evacuations there just weeks after Palestinians in northern Gaza were told to head south for refuge. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.

• Dec 5, 2023
• 04:57

School leaders to testify over hate incidents

The leaders of three top universities are expected to testify at a House hearing Tuesday about incidents of antisemitism and Islamophobia on their campuses in the wake of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane previews what will likely be a tense day on Capitol Hill.

• Dec 5, 2023
• 03:53

Israel ramps up fighting in southern Gaza

On the ground in Gaza, Israeli troops are moving south and prompting more civilian evacuations. And as tension grows in the Middle East, the U.S. military says it fended off attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata and David Martin report.

• Dec 4, 2023
• 11:31

Red Sea attacks prompt White House warning

The U.S. Navy shot down multiple drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Sunday. The intervention came after three commercial ships were attacked in the Red Sea. CBS News' Nancy Cordes and Nikole Killion have the latest.

• Dec 4, 2023
• 09:11

Israel expands military offensive in Gaza

In Gaza, millions with nowhere to go are being told to evacuate as Israel expands combat operations. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay is in Jerusalem with more.

• Dec 4, 2023
• 05:52

Families call for new hostage negotiations

Israel is expanding its combat operations in the Gaza Strip while the family members of those still held by Hamas are calling for a renewed round of hostage negotiations. The BBC's Paul Adams has the latest details on the war.

• Dec 4, 2023
• 03:12

Israel Defense Forces resume Gaza advance

With the cease-fire in shambles, Israel Defense Forces resumed their advance in Gaza while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insists the ground operation gives Israel leverage to free the remaining 130 hostages who remain in the hands of Hamas. This weekend in Qatar, Israeli intelligence sent a team to continue negotiations with Hamas, but hours later, that team turned around saying "Hamas did not uphold its part of the agreement, which included the release of all of the women and children." Chris Livesay reports.

• Dec 3, 2023
• 02:07

More destruction in Gaza as war resumes

The cease-fire that held for seven days between Israel and Hamas has come to an end and fighting has restarted in Gaza. CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Olivia Gazis have the latest on the war.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 09:48

Combat resumes in Gaza as Israel accuses Hamas of violating cease-fire

Hamas says at least 60 people killed as Israel resumes military operations in Gaza after accusing the Palestinian group of violating a cease-fire that lasted 7 days.

• Dec 1, 2023

Israeli soldier: warning signs were ignored before Oct. 7

A member of an Israeli military unit of female soldiers that does surveillance on the Gaza side of the border with Israel told CBS News that, beginning six months before the Oct. 7 attack, her team noticed and repeatedly reported unusual activity up the chain of command. She said that those reports weren't taken seriously. Lilia Luciano has more.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 03:18

What end of Gaza truce means for hostages

The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas lasted for seven days before fighting resumed Friday. Israel says over 100 hostages are still held by Hamas. CBS News contributor Robert Berger has more on what may happen to them.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 05:01

The impact of being held hostage

Hamas released another eight hostages Thursday before its cease-fire with Israel ended. According to the Israeli government, 110 people have been freed, but more than 100 are still believed to be held. Amy Manson, board member and family support coordinator with Hostage US, joined CBS News to discuss what happens after hostages come home.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 05:45

Blinken in Dubai for COP28 climate summit

Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Dubai for COP28, the world's largest climate summit, following his trip to Israel. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 03:14

Blinken speaks after Israel-Hamas war resumes

Secretary of State Antony Blinken took questions from reporters Friday as Israel resumed combat operations in Gaza. Blinken spoke about the end of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas after seven days and a New York Times report that says Israeli officials knew of Hamas' plans for an attack a year before Oct. 7.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 09:17

What to know as Israel-Hamas war resumes

Israel is conducting military operations in Gaza again after a 7-day pause in fighting with Hamas. CBS News' Lilia Luciano and Chris Livesay have the latest on the war.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 08:48

Israel resumes combat operations in Gaza

The shaky, temporary truce between Israel and Hamas has come to an end after a week with Israeli forces resuming military operations in Gaza. Israel says Hamas violated the cease-fire first and air raid sirens were heard in southern Israel. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports from Jerusalem.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 03:38

Did Israel underestimate Hamas before Oct. 7?

The New York Times says Israel obtained a 40-page document outlining Hamas' strategy for the attack carried out on Oct. 7 more than a year before it happened, but that Israel dismissed the plan as "aspirational." The document did not specify a date of the attack. Steven Cook, senior fellow for the Council on Foreign Relations, joined CBS News to discuss the revelation.

• Dec 1, 2023
• 03:44

Israel publishes map of "evacuation zones" in Gaza as airstrikes resume

As it resumed airstrikes in Gaza, the Israeli military said it was providing residents with a map to enable civilians to "evacuate from specific places for their safety."

• Dec 1, 2023

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