U.S. allies and adversaries reject Trump's plan to "take over" Gaza
Only Israel has suggested openness to Trump's plan for the U.S. to move Palestinians out of Gaza and make it a "Riviera of the Middle East."
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Only Israel has suggested openness to Trump's plan for the U.S. to move Palestinians out of Gaza and make it a "Riviera of the Middle East."
Keith Siegel, a 65-year-old dual U.S.-Israeli national, is the first American to be released since the Israel-Hamas ceasefire took effect.
Dual U.S.-Israeli national Keith Siegel is among the 3 hostages expected to be released by Hamas in the fourth swap with Israel.
2 Israeli women and an 80-year-old male hostage, along with 5 Thai nationals, were released in Gaza, but Israel delayed its part of the exchange, accusing Hamas of "shocking scenes" at one handover.
After the release of four female Israeli soldiers, Israeli authorities released 200 Palestinian prisoners.
The first three Israeli hostages were released after the ceasefire officially began. Hours later, Israel released 90 Palestinian prisoners and detainees.
After intense negotiations, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal that would see a ceasefire and the exchange of hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners.
A draft deal for a ceasefire in Gaza and hostage release has been agreed to in principle and, if all goes well, will be finalized by Israel and Hamas this week, Arab, U.S. and Israeli officials told CBS News.
There's concern about whether emigration after Oct. 7, 2023 will drive a "brain drain" in sectors like medicine and tech.
Edan Alexander grew up in New Jersey and was a soldier in the Israeli military when Hamas militants attacked on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023.
The bursts of violence — with no reports of serious casualties — reflected the uneasy nature of the ceasefire that otherwise appeared to hold as Lebanese troops began to deploy in parts of southern Lebanon.
A ceasefire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah appeared to be holding several hours after it began.
The only truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Nov. 24, 2023 – fewer than two months after fighting began – led to the release of 80 Israelis held by militants in Gaza.
Demonstrators briefly blocked Market Center Blvd. in Dallas to oppose a meeting of the Jewish National Fund.
Trump announced former Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe as his pick to be CIA director.
From enthusiasm from Israel's leader to thinly veiled anxiety from some of America's oldest European allies, foreign reaction to Trump's election victory is rolling in fast.
Any further attacks from either side could engulf the wider Middle East, already teetering over the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip and Israel's ground invasion of Lebanon, into a wider regional conflict.
The circumstances of the crash remain unknown; however, Asi Aharoni, an Israeli police spokesperson, told reporters that authorities are treating it as a terror attack.
Egypt's proposal comes as Israel's spy chief travels to Doha for talks with CIA Director William Burns and the Qatari prime minister.
Israel's government says a drone was launched toward the prime minister's house, with no casualties.
The death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "is an important landmark in the decline of the evil rule of Hamas," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Hezbollah said the drone attack was in retaliation for two Israeli strikes in Beirut on Thursday that killed 22 people.
In his latest book, Bob Woodward delves into the inner circles of the Biden White House during the Russia-Ukraine war and Israel's conflict against Hamas and Hezbollah, as well as new information about Trump and Putin.
"I'm not going to be quiet," Slifer said. "I'm going to stand up for Israel and the Jewish people until my last breath."
According to the Anti-Defamation League, 94 antisemitic incidents have occurred in North Texas over the past year.
