Mike Huckabee on starvation in Gaza
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.
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No details yet on possible Trump-Putin meeting
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Netanyahu holding cabinet meeting on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a cabinet meeting to discuss the potential reoccupation of Gaza. CBS News' Robert Berger has more.
Netanyahu considers full reoccupation of Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a full reoccupation of Gaza, reports say. CBS News' Debora Patta has the latest updates, while Gregg Carlstrom, a Middle East correspondent for The Economist, breaks down what reoccupation could mean.
Netanyahu reportedly weighing Gaza takeover
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Israeli cabinet meeting to discuss Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with his security council about the future of Gaza. Netanyahu continues to face pressure over getting aid into the enclave. CBS News Middle East correspondent Courtney Kealy has more.
Netanyahu set to hold cabinet meeting on Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a security cabinet meeting over the war in Gaza. Meanwhile, Reports emerge of House Speaker Mike Johnson's surprise visit to Jerusalem. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more details.
U.S. officials visit Gaza aid site amid outcry
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.
Trump officials to visit Gaza amid aid crisis
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Trump says he's working with Israel on Gaza
President Trump spoke to reporters ahead of his departure from Scotland, saying he is working with Israel's prime minister as more details emerge about starvation in Gaza. CBS News' Zak Hudak has the latest.
Latest on Gaza aid situation
President Trump spoke at a meeting in Scotland with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer about seeing images of starvation in Gaza amid Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's denial of the dire situation on Sunday. Meanwhile, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a United Nations-backed group, is warning that famine is playing out in Gaza. CBS News Middle East reporter Courtney Kealy has more details.
Aid group official on efforts to help Gaza
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Israel allows more aid into Gaza, but U.N. says much more needed
Israel has allowed more aid to flow into Gaza, under intense pressure over Palestinians starving to death, but the U.N. says much more is still needed.
Gaza hunger crisis sparks global pressure
Pressure is building on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more food aid to reach starving Palestinians in Gaza as the war with Hamas drags on. Netanyahu denies there is any starvation in Gaza, but pictures in a report from Debora Patta tell a different story.
Israeli military says it has begun airdrops of aid into Gaza
For months, the U.N. and experts have warned that Palestinians in Gaza are at risk of famine, with reports of increasing numbers of people dying from causes related to malnutrition.
As children starve to death, Trump envoy blames Gaza's misery on Hamas
Trump envoy Steve Witkoff blames Hamas as Gaza ceasefire talks stall yet again, bringing no hope for starving Palestinian children.
French President Macron says France will recognize Palestine as a state
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25 nations slam Israel over "inhumane killing of civilians" in Gaza
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Report: White House frustrated with Netanyahu
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At least 85 Palestinians killed while trying to reach aid in Gaza, officials say
At least 85 Palestinians were killed while seeking aid in one of the deadliest days for aid-seekers since the war began, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
Dozens killed in Gaza trying to seek aid
Dozens of people were killed in Gaza on Sunday trying to seek aid, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said. The U.N. food agency said aid trucks were entering the area when gunfire rang out in the crowds. Israel's military said it had fired warning shots "to remove an immediate threat." CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
U.S. Envoy: Israel, Syria reach ceasefire deal
The U.S. ambassador to Turkey, who also serves as the special envoy for Syria, has just announced a new ceasefire deal between Israel and Syria. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
Freed U.S.-Israeli hostage thanks Trump, calls for deal to bring others home
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Israel says it regrets strike on Gaza church
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Pope Leo XIV a day after a deadly Israeli airstrike hit the only Catholic Church in Gaza. CBS News' Courtney Kealy has the latest.
U.S. envoy asks Israel to probe American man's murder in West Bank
U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee says Israel should "aggressively investigate the murder" of Saif Musallet in the occupied West Bank.
Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023
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Photos show widespread damage at U.S. positions caused by Iranian attacks
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House speaker declares Iran nuclear issue "taken care of"
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Family blames Texas' "merciless" abortion ban for woman's death, sues Paxton, others
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A trusted seal made websites look legit. The weight-loss drug they sold wasn't.
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House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming Democratic opposition
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Ross Fire 100% contained after more than 3 weeks
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NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum
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Virginia fines a Microsoft data center for emissions violations
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Senate Democrats meet with El-Sayed, rallying around Michigan nominee
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AI doesn't have rights or feelings, Microsoft's AI chief says
Microsoft's Mustafa Suleyman said in an essay that trying to develop AI consciousness would be "catastrophic" for humanity.
Federal Reserve raises interest rates for the first time since 2023
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Amazon raises starting pay to $20 an hour and adds Whole Foods perks
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OpenAI backs measure that would require independent audits of AI models
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House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming Democratic opposition
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Coast Guard and FBI boarded tankers due to cyberattacks. How big is the risk?
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House passes bill to shield Americans from data center energy costs
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Virginia fines a Microsoft data center for emissions violations
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House passes Russia sanctions bill, overcoming Democratic opposition
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ISIS-K member sentenced to 20 years in prison in case tied to Kabul bombing
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Village votes to leave U.K. in symbolic protest of plan to house asylum seekers
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Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage
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Sheeran torched over Macklemore tour ousting
Ed Sheeran is facing intense public backlash after rapper Macklemore, who was set to open his upcoming tour dates, was dropped from the production over pro-Palestine comments. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul reports and Alex Suskind, news director at online music magazine Pitchfork, joins "The Daily Report" to discuss.
Judge Judy's son takes up the gavel in new show
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Ed Sheeran speaks out on Macklemore decision
Ed Sheeran spoke out Tuesday after facing backlash for dropping Macklemore from his tour following the rapper's pro-Palestinian statements onstage. Shanelle Kaul reports.
Ed Sheeran breaks silence amid controversy
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Ed Sheeran's supporting acts pull out of tour after Macklemore was dropped
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House passes bill to shield Americans from data center energy costs
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Alabama attorney general candidate on AI, more
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AI doesn't have rights or feelings, Microsoft's AI chief says
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Humpback whale seen grieving dead calf in rare footage
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Remains of ancient warhorse given honorific burial discovered in Egypt
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Ig Nobel prizes go to scientists studying cockroach milk, nose-blowing, more
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Patrick Clancy sits down with 60 Minutes
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U.S. probing suspected cyberattack on tanker
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Officials: Foreign actor breached tanker network
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Lindsay Clancy hires new lawyer for retrial
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NASA spacecraft discovers moon crater bigger than Roman Colosseum
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NASA launches its Roman Space Telescope to explore the hidden universe
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Musk's DOGE spent billions cutting jobs
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