Thousands of Israelis protest war in Gaza
Thousands of Israeli protesters on Sunday demanded a deal to secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas in one of the biggest demonstrations since the war in Gaza began. Debora Patta reports.
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Thousands of Israeli protesters on Sunday demanded a deal to secure the release of hostages still held by Hamas in one of the biggest demonstrations since the war in Gaza began. Debora Patta reports.
Three U.S. doctors from the Dallas-area are now on the ground in Gaza, treating patients in the enclave as the humanitarian crisis there deepens. One of those doctors, Dr. Mohammed Adeel Khaleel, joined CBS News to discuss his experience.
Israel's military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, has approved the framework of a plan for a new offensive in Gaza. CBS News Middle East correspondent Courtney Kealy has the latest details.
Israel has taken responsibility for an airstrike that killed five people outside a Gaza City hospital, including Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Anas Al Sharif. The Israel Defense Force, without providing evidence, claims the correspondent was linked to Hamas.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is defending his decision to keep fighting in Gaza, despite protests at home and abroad. Debora Patta has the latest.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government has agreed to seize control of Gaza City, one of the most populous areas within the Palestinian territory. The plan would require an expansion of military operations, which appear to already be underway. BBC News Middle East correspondent Emir Nader reports and CBS News' Sam Vinograd has analysis.
Debora Patta spoke with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee about the current state of the war in Gaza and the images of terrible hunger that have emerged from the enclave.
Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, blamed Hamas when asked about starvation in Gaza, saying, "Hamas has not allowed the food to get to the people who are hungry." Huckabee also addressed questions over the controversial aid sites. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.
Tensions are rising again in the face of possible Gaza peace talks after a far-right Israeli minister prayed at Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site and Hamas released a video showing emaciated Israeli hostages. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay reports.
Gaza health officials are accusing Israeli forces of killing at least 325 people last week while seeking food. Debora Patta reports.
Desperately hungry Palestinians are forced to decide between getting food and risking being shot. Meanwhile, Hamas released a new propaganda video featuring an Israeli hostage. In a rare visit for a journalist, CBS News' Debora Patta reports from Gaza, under escort from the Israel Defense Forces.
President Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee visited southern Gaza on Friday amid international outrage over starvation, aid shortages and deadly chaos near aid distribution sites. Margaret Brennan reports.
Palestinians in Gaza are so hungry they've resorted to fighting each other for food, but Israeli military officials told CBS News on Thursday that there is no starvation in Gaza. Debora Patta reports.
After months of blocking relief, Israel is allowing some aid into Gaza. But a growing number of organizations, including the U.N. and two Israeli human rights groups, are accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza. The Israeli government denies the accusations. CBS News' Debora Patta reports. Warning, the images in this story are disturbing.
France and the United Kingdom also made statements this month about recognizing a Palestinian state in September at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.
A United Nations-backed group says "the worst case scenario of famine" is unfolding in Gaza. Under international pressure, Israel has paused military operations for 10 hours a day to allow aid delivery by land and air in Gaza. CBS News flew along with the Royal Jordanian Air Force on a mission to air drop aid to the territory.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Tuesday that the U.K. will recognize Palestine as a state in September unless Israel takes "substantive steps" to end the "appalling situation in Gaza." CBS News' Debora Patta and Natalie Brand have more.
President Trump is calling for more accountability from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when it comes to delivering humanitarian aid to people in Gaza. Bob Kitchen, vice president of emergencies for the International Rescue Committee, joined CBS News to discuss.
Israel is under intense pressure to increase the amount of aid flowing into Gaza. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Debora Patta is in Jordan, one of the countries that recently resumed air drops of aid into the territory.
President Trump announced over the weekend that the U.S. and the European Union have reached a trade agreement. CBS News' Weijia Jiang and Kelly O'Grady have the latest on that and the president's comments about aid deliveries in Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Israel says it will pause some fighting in Gaza to allow more aid in as what's been described as a humanitarian catastrophe continues in the enclave. Kate Phillips-Barrasso, vice president of global policy and advocacy for Mercy Corps, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
President Trump on Monday said he was moving up a deadline for Russia to make peace with Ukraine before facing further possible sanctions. CBS News White House reporter Willie James Inman has more on that and Mr. Trump's comments about the Middle East.
After months of blocking food and other aid into Gaza, Israel is pausing attacks in parts of the territory to allow a limited number of trucks in with aid amid growing furor over starvation deaths. It follows airdrops from over the weekend. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer reports. Warning, the images in this story are disturbing.
Israel says it will now establish secure routes through the war zone in Gaza so aid convoys won't be shot at or looted. Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff blames Hamas as Gaza ceasefire talks stall yet again, bringing no hope for starving Palestinian children.