Former AP videojournalist, wife and daughters killed in Hamas attack
Yaniv Zohar's 13-year-old son Ariel, who had gone for an early-morning jog, escaped alive.
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Biden heads to Israel as blast at Gaza hospital kills hundreds
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.
Reports: Hospital struck by rocket in Gaza
The Gaza Health Ministry says at least 500 people were killed Tuesday by an airstrike that hit a hospital compound in the center of Gaza City. Its claims have not yet been independently verified, and Israeli officials say they believe it was a rocket from Hamas or Islamic Jihad that fell short and struck the site. CBS News contributor Robert Berger, CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab and CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang have more.
Biden's trip has to balance Gaza concerns
President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to deliver a strong message of support to a key U.S. ally. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe reports on what the president will have to accomplish during his trip to the Middle East as he meets with top diplomats on both sides of the Israel-Hamas war. Also, CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab reports on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
Hamas, Israel trade blame for hospital blast
The Gaza Health Ministry said at least 500 people were killed Tuesday when an airstrike hit a hospital compound in the center of Gaza City. Israeli officials denied targeting the hospital and said they believed the blast was caused by a rocket from Hamas or Islamic Jihad that fell short and struck the site. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.
Biden faces diplomatic puzzle on Israel trip
President Biden is on his way to Israel. Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk joins CBS News to unpack the diplomatic puzzles facing the president as Israeli troops prepare for a possible ground offensive in Gaza.
Putin visits Beijing amid global conflicts
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing Tuesday for a rare visit. Michael Swaine, director of the East Asia program at the Quincy Institute, joins CBS News to discuss what Putin and President Xi are doing in the shadow of two different wars.
Why few Palestinian refugees resettle in U.S.
The Israel-Hamas war has triggered a wave of Palestinians fleeing Gaza. While the Biden administration has not announced efforts to resettle people from Gaza, historically the U.S. does not admit many Palestinian refugees. CBS News immigration reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez explains why.
Gaza hospital attack complicates Biden's trip
As President Biden leaves for Israel, an official in Gaza says of the hospital bombing: "America is a partner in the killing of our people." Weijia Jiang is at the White House with the latest.
Biden, Arab leaders call off Jordan meeting
A senior Biden administration official confirmed to CBS News that the president's meeting with Arab leaders in Jordan has been called off -- saying it was a "mutual" decision. Weija Jiang unpacks what Mr. Biden hopes to accomplish with his trip to the Middle East. Plus, Roxana Saberi has the latest on the situation near the Israel-Lebanon border.
Biden's trip to Jordan to meet with Arab leaders canceled
President Biden is still traveling to Israel, but his stop in Jordan has been canceled.
Biden headed to Israel, summit in Jordan canceled
President Biden was headed to Israel on Tuesday night. But a planned summit with Arab leaders in Jordan was canceled following the deadly explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Weijia Jiang reports.
Israel-Hezbollah clashes spark fears of wider war
Hezbollah said it fired anti-tank missiles into Israel from Lebanon after Israel said it killed four militants trying to plant explosives on a border wall. The clashes in the north are sparking fears that fighting could spread as the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues. Roxana Saberi reports.
Hundreds killed in explosion at Gaza hospital
Hundreds of people were killed in an explosion at a hospital in Gaza. Israeli and Gaza authorities are blaming each other for the blast. Charlie D'Agata has the latest.
Gaza civilians struggle to get clean water
Accessing clean water in Gaza is becoming "extremely challenging" as humanitarian organizations have not been able to bring in supplies into the strip for the past 10 days. Juliette Touma, a director of communications for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, tells CBS News that supplies are running out fast.
John Kirby on Gaza aid, Biden's Israel visit
President Biden is traveling to Israel on Wednesday in a show of support for the key U.S. ally in its war against Hamas. John Kirby, National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the president's trip and how the U.S is working to address the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
What to expect from an Israeli invasion
Retired Gen. Joseph L. Votel, former commander of U.S. Central Command, joined CBS News to discuss what kind of warfare will be seen in Gaza if Israel moves forward with its expected ground invasion and what could happen if the war expands across the Middle East.
Tensions rising on Israel-Lebanon border
Clashes with Hezbollah along the Israel-Lebanon border have moved Israeli authorities to order evacuations of villages in the area. CBS News foreign correspondent Roxana Saberi has more.
Hamas releases video of Israeli hostage
Israel says Hamas is holding almost 200 hostages, including Israeli troops and civilians. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on a new propaganda video released by Hamas showing a woman held captive.
Israeli airstrikes reported in southern Gaza
Israel was conducting heavy airstrikes early Tuesday in and near the southern Gaza towns of Khan Younis and Rafah, where Israel had told civilians to seek refuge, local officials reported. Gaza's interior ministry said at least 49 Palestinians were killed, according to the Reuters news service. CBS News' Ian Lee has more.
Hamas shows hostage alive in video
CBS News correspondent Holly Williams speaks with the mother of Mia Shem, who appeared in a Hamas video with a visible injury. Shem's mother, Karen Shem, describes the difficulty of watching the video and appeals for her daughter to be brought home.
CBS News witnesses aftermath of deadly Israeli strike in southern Gaza
CBS News video shows children among those being pulled from the rubble of an Israeli airstrike in the southern half of the Gaza Strip, where Palestinian civilians were told to seek safety.
President Biden to visit Israel
President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday amid an escalating war sparked by a deadly attack carried out by Hamas on Oct. 7. Mr. Biden will also meet with Middle Eastern leaders in Jordan to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis in Gaza ahead of a possible ground invasion by the Israeli military. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe reports.
Mother of Israeli hostage Mia Shem on Hamas video: "I see the pain"
The mother of an Israeli-French woman held by Hamas tells CBS News she can see her daughter's pain in a harrowing propaganda video released by the Palestinian militants.
Biden to leave Tuesday afternoon for Israel
President Biden will visit Israel on Wednesday to deliver a strong message of support to a key U.S. ally that has declared war on the Palestinian group Hamas over its brutal terror rampage in southern Israel. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
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Fetterman defends his voting record: "Maybe our party has a bigger problem"
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These 6 House Democrats voted for bill to end government shutdown
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Thousands of unionized Starbucks workers to strike over contract deal
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