Tel Aviv — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil late Tuesday at the Rabin Medical Center, just outside Tel Aviv, where the Israeli leader and his wife Sara visited newly-returned hostages and their families on their first full day back together. Each of the former …
Hamas said in a statement Friday it has agreed to parts of the ceasefire deal that President Trump outlined earlier this week, including a demand to release all hostages — but the group suggested other portions of the deal should be subject to negotiation. A U.S. official told CBS News …
The White House on Monday released a 20-point plan by President Donald Trump to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas. The release came minutes before Trump began speaking at the White House about the proposal, which has not been agreed to by Hamas. Trump was joined by …
Protesters in Israel participated in a nationwide strike on Sunday to demand a deal that would result in a ceasefire with Hamas and the release of hostages who remain in Gaza. The “day of stoppage,” which blocked roads and closed businesses, marked an escalation in the population’s growing frustration after …
At least 85 Palestinians were killed while trying to reach aid at locations across Gaza on Sunday, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said, in one of the deadliest days yet for aid-seekers in over 21 months of war. There was new alarm as Israel’s military issued evacuation orders for areas of …
Two American aid workers with the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were injured in southern Gaza in an attack at a food distribution site on Saturday. The organization claimed the attack was carried out by Hamas but did not provide further evidence. The GHF said assailants threw grenades at …
An aid boat carrying environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg and other activists was intercepted by Israeli forces and was “safely making its way to the shores of Israel” late on Sunday, Israel’s Foreign Ministry said. Israel’s defense minister had vowed to prevent the ship from reaching the Gaza Strip. “The passengers …
Hamas said Saturday it has responded to a U.S.-led proposal for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, which Israeli officials have approved, but will seek amendments. Additional details of the response were not immediately known. In a statement, the militant group said its response aims to achieve a permanent ceasefire, …
In late 2023, Israel was aiming to assassinate Ibrahim Biari, a top Hamas commander in the northern Gaza Strip who had helped plan the Oct. 7 massacres. But Israeli intelligence could not find Mr. Biari, who they believed was hidden in the network of tunnels underneath Gaza. So Israeli officers …
The Americans were in a hurry. Adam Boehler, a senior U.S. official, wanted Hamas to agree to the release of the last living American Israeli hostage in Gaza so that President Trump could announce his freedom during a speech to Congress. The two sides were still haggling as Mr. Trump …