White House hoping to extend cease-fire
The Biden administration is hoping to continue extending the temporary pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel to allow for more hostages to be released. Ed O'Keefe reports.
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The Biden administration is hoping to continue extending the temporary pause in fighting between Hamas and Israel to allow for more hostages to be released. Ed O'Keefe reports.
Hamas released 11 more hostages Monday, including a pair of 3-year-old twins, as Israel continued to release Palestinian prisoners, many of whom are teenagers. The temporary cease-fire, which began Friday, has been extended for at least two more days. Holly Williams has the latest.
Abigail turned 4 last week while in captivity in Gaza. She was among 17 hostages released by Hamas and returned to Israel on Sunday.
Twenty-four hostages were released Friday by Hamas as a four-day cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas took effect. Thirteen of the hostages are Israeli, 10 are Thai and one is from the Philippines. CBS News' Holly Williams and Bo Erickson have more on the release.
The man accused of shooting three Palestinian students in Burlington, Vermont, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder Monday. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders joins "America Decides" to discuss the rise of antisemitism and Islamophobia amid the Israel-Hamas war, and the funding battle on Capitol Hill.
Both Israel and Hamas confirmed Monday that a cease-fire will be extended another two days. John Kirby, National Security Council strategic communications coordinator, joins "America Decides" to discuss the further release of hostages.
Two ballistic missiles were fired from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen in the direction of the USS Mason after the vessel responded to a distress call in the Gulf of Aden, the Pentagon said. Joseph Votel, a senior national security fellow at the Middle East Institute, joins CBS News to discuss the incident.
Abigail Mor Edan, a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen who was orphaned during Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks, was among the Israeli hostages freed by Hamas over the weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.
Elon Musk is visiting Israel Monday, touring a kibbutz attacked last month by Hamas militants. Musk has come under fire after endorsing an antisemitic post on his platform, X, formerly known as Twitter. Ryan Mac, a technology reporter for The New York Times, joined CBS News to discuss Musk's trip.
Around 20 more hostages seized by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel could be released as part of a two-day extension of the cease-fire agreement, officials said Monday. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes is following the latest developments.
Attorney General Merrick Garland spoke Monday in New York about the Israel-Hamas war and the rise in violence in the U.S. against Jewish, Muslim and Arab people since the Oct. 7 attacks.
Qatar announced Monday that a humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will be extended by at least two more days as some hostages from the Oct. 7 attack are returning home and some Palestinians held prisoners by Israel are being released. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has the latest from Israel.
Dozens of Palestinian teenagers were released from Israeli prisons on Sunday as part of the ongoing truce and exchange deal between Hamas and Israel. CBS News' Imtiaz Tyab reports that Hamas and Israel are discussing a truce extension that would see more prisoner exchanges take place.
The pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will be extended two more days, Qatar said Monday before the initial four-day cease-fire in Gaza was set to expire. CBS News correspondent Lilia Luciano has more.
Israel and Hamas both appear to be unhappy with the other side's proposed list of hostages and prisoners for the next release. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.
Ahal Besorai's niece and nephew were among the dozens of Israeli hostages released as part of a four-day cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. He said the first thing the teenagers learned when they got out of captivity was that their mother was murdered by Hamas militants.
Eight U.S. citizens and a permanent U.S. resident are believed to be among the hostages still held by Hamas. John Kirby, the National Security Council's coordinator for strategic communications, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the latest from the White House on the hostages.
President Biden said he hopes the pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will be extended beyond Monday to allow for more hostages to be released. U.S. officials are hoping two American-Israeli women will be released, but seven American men remain unaccounted for. Natalie Brand reports.
The third wave of hostages have been released in the deal between Israel and Hamas. Abigail Edan, a 4-year-old American-Israeli, was among those freed in this latest round. Imtiaz Tyab reports.
Seventeen hostages were released — 14 Israeli citizens, which includes Abigail, who is a joint Israeli-American citizen, and three foreign nationals, Israeli officials said.
President Biden confirmed Sunday morning that the latest group of hostages released by Hamas includes a 4-year-old American-Israeli girl, Abigail Mor Edan, whose parents were killed in the Oct. 7 attack. He also spoke about efforts to get humanitarian aid into Gaza and keep the temporary cease-fire agreement on track.
In his first interview since Hamas began releasing hostages, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, tells "Face the Nation" that 4-year-old American Abigail Mor Edan is on the list of hostages set to be released today.
The second group of hostages was released by Hamas on Saturday and Israel has received a list of names of who is set to be released Sunday. Meanwhile, Hamas has been alerted of the 39 other Palestinian prisoners who are also expected to be let go later on Sunday. Imtiaz Tyab reports from the West Bank.
As the U.S.-Qatar brokered plan to release hostages enters its third day, U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan tells "Face the Nation" that he has "reason to believe that Americans will be released today — at least one American will be released today."
After 50 days of captivity in the Gaza Strip, 17 more hostages, taken by the terror group Hamas, were released last night under the temporary cease-fire the United States helped broker. Correspondent Holly Williams reports from Tel Aviv on a cathartic moment of joy for Israel, as hostages are reunited with loved ones; and on celebrations in the West Bank, where former Palestinian prisoners – freed under the same deal – were welcomed home.
The Senate-passed funding bill that would end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House after a key House panel advanced it early Wednesday.
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