Rafah assault looks imminent as hope fades for Israel-Hamas cease-fire
Israel has told Palestinians in part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-promised ground offensive.
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Israel has told Palestinians in part of the southern Gaza city of Rafah to evacuate ahead of a long-promised ground offensive.
In Israel for his 7th visit during the war in Gaza, Antony Blinken conveys "cautious optimism" to hostage families that a deal could be reached.
Two U.S. officials tell CBS News an Israeli missile has hit Iran in apparent retaliation for the recent drone and missile attack on the Jewish state.
Israel says 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran in an overnight assault were downed by its air defenses, with help from its allies.
Americans in Israel have been warned to limit their travel as U.S. officials say Iran is expected to launch an attack on the country as soon as Friday.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in the U.S., said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has "all too frequently bowed to the demands of extremists."
Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected Hamas demands for a Gaza cease-fire and says his forces will push into Rafah.
The U.S. military plans to strike targets in Iraq and Syria, including Iranian personnel and facilities, in response to a drone attack that killed 3 U.S. troops.
The SEALs were reported missing during a Jan. 11 mission to board a ship in the Arabian Sea carrying Iranian weapons, the U.S. military said.
The Houthis, an Iran-backed proxy force, have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since soon after the Israel-Hamas war began.
Israel says it's redeploying thousands of troops from Gaza, but it's not clear how significant the move will prove amid warnings of a "prolonged" offensive against Hamas.
Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza rages, with the death toll reportedly nearing 20,000, amid hopes for new cease-fire negotiations.
Hamas has freed about 100 hostages since the temporary cease-fire took effect and, despite ongoing violence outside Gaza, the truce was extended for at least 1 more day.
With Israel and Hamas extending their truce to facilitate more hostage and prisoner releases, there's joy for dozens of families – and calls for a longer cease-fire.
The planned four-day cease-fire is part of an extendable deal that calls for Hamas to free 50 hostages and Israel to release 150 Palestinian prisoners.
Under the agreement reached in Qatar, Hamas is incentivized to release captives that Israel accuses it of seizing during its rampage across southern Israel.
The Israeli government said early Wednesday that it had approved a deal that would see 50 hostages held in Gaza released and a 4-day cease-fire observed.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the nation that Israel has opened a "new phase" in the war by sending ground forces into Gaza and expanding attacks from the ground, air and sea.
A man whose mother is among hundreds of Americans trapped in Gaza as Israel tries to "destroy" Hamas says the U.S. government has "betrayed" his family.
Deadly, ongoing Israeli airstrikes are fueling anger across the region and fear for 222 Hamas hostages in Gaza as the U.S. tries to delay an invasion.
The Hamas militant group's coordinated terror attack on Israel on Oct. 7 was the deadliest assault in the region in decades, and prompted Israel to declare war.
As Israel bombs Hamas in Gaza and aid remains locked out, Iran's other allies in the region appear to test the water, fueling fear of a wider regional war.
In the past two weeks, the three large stones have become a tense platform for politics with competing views about the violence in the Middle East.
President Biden is traveling to Israel to show support for a key U.S. ally as Israel and Hamas trade accusations over a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital.
The death toll from Hamas' surprise attack on Israel stands at 900, while Palestinian officials say retaliatory strikes on Gaza have killed over 700.
