Israel, Hamas appear to move closer to deal

There are new signs Israel and Hamas are closing in on a ceasefire deal following more than a year of warfare. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has the details from Tel Aviv.

• Dec 18, 2024
• 02:29

Possible Israel, Hamas ceasefire deal

U.S. officials appear cautiously optimistic about a potential ceasefire deal and hostage swap between Israel and Hamas. CBS News' Chris Livesay breaks down what's known about the renewed hopes.

• Dec 18, 2024
• 02:35

Why there's new optimism for Gaza ceasefire

Momentum is building for a new ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has the latest developments.

• Dec 18, 2024
• 02:56

Encouraging signs of ceasefire deal for Gaza

CIA Director William Burns is reportedly expected to be in Qatar Wednesday for talks to try to secure a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more.

• Dec 18, 2024
• 02:19

Syrians searching for loved ones

Over a week after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Syrians are continuing to search for relatives who vanished under the dictatorship. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.

• Dec 17, 2024
• 01:42

Israel ramps up airstrikes across Syria

Israel ramped up military operations in Syria on Monday, launching a series of airstrikes on over 60 military sites across the country. CBS News foreign correspondent Chris Livesay has more from Tel Aviv.

• Dec 16, 2024
• 01:46

More Israeli strikes reported against Syria

Israeli forces have reportedly launched more airstrikes over Syria, according to the U.K.-based war monitor, the Syrian Observatory. The strikes targeted missile warehouses and other former Syrian army sites along the country's coastline. Israel has not commented on the strikes. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more.

• Dec 16, 2024
• 04:35

Family of Travis Timmerman speaks out

The family of Travis Timmerman says they're overjoyed after the American was found in Syria in the wake of Bashar al-Assad's fall. CBS News foreign correspondent Ian Lee spoke with Timmerman's cousin about the ordeal.

• Dec 13, 2024
• 03:04

U.S. concerns about ISIS comeback in Syria

Syria is at a crossroads in the wake of Bashar al-Assad's fall, with fears persisting that ISIS could use the collapse of the regime, and a potential power vacuum, to stage a comeback. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more.

• Dec 13, 2024
• 02:07

Elections planned for Syria

Syria's new interim prime minister, Mohammad al-Bashir, is calling for Syrians who fled the country to return home after the toppling of Bashar al-Assad's regime. Bashir has been appointed by rebel groups to be the transitional head of government for the country before elections in March. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.

• Dec 11, 2024
• 01:57

Israel strikes weapons stockpiles in Syria

Israel carried out airstrikes in Syria overnight, targeting Syrian military facilities that have chemical weapons stockpiles and long-range missiles. Israeli troops also seized a border buffer zone for the first time in more than a half-century. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata joins "America Decides" to discuss.

• Dec 10, 2024
• 04:23

Netanyahu takes stand in corruption trial

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu testified in his corruption trial Tuesday, denying any wrongdoing. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.

• Dec 10, 2024
• 03:27

Israeli PM Netanyahu takes stand in corruption trial for first time

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is now juggling his own trial on corruption charges along with the war in Gaza and a new security challenge in neighboring Syria.

• Dec 10, 2024

Face the Nation: Schlesinger, Sullivan, Brands

Missed the second half of the show? The latest on...CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that "consumers are a little unnerved" by President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs, one day after Hamas released a propaganda video featuring Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the Biden administration has been in touch with Alexanders' family, andHistorian H.W. Brands, author of "America First: Roosevelt vs. Lindbergh in the Shadow of War," tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that a major question facing the U.S. was "should the United States, must the United States, take a leading role in the world?"

• Dec 1, 2024
• 22:34

Israeli troops reportedly raid Gaza hospital

The director of one of northern Gaza's last functioning hospitals says Israeli forces stormed the medical facility overnight. The raid came after a series of airstrikes around the hospital. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest.

• Dec 6, 2024
• 01:51

Hunger spreading virtually everywhere in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike killed at least 21 people in a designated humanitarian encampment in southern Gaza on Wednesday, according to a nearby hospital head. Meanwhile, Palestinians are struggling to find food in Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.

• Dec 5, 2024
• 02:10

Israeli strike on tent camp in Gaza kills at least 21 people, hospital says

The Israeli military said its aircraft struck senior Hamas militants involved in terrorist activities in the area.

• Dec 4, 2024

Israeli airstrikes kill dozens in Gaza

Israel launched a series of airstrikes in Gaza on Wednesday, according to a Palestinian health official. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.

• Dec 4, 2024
• 01:40

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire tested by intensifying cross-border strikes

Israel hits Lebanon with its largest wave of airstrikes since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah, as both sides accuse each other of violations.

• Dec 3, 2024

Why the Syrian civil war is reigniting now

Syria's army and its allies are reported to have confronted an attack by forces affiliated with the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces in the north of the country. This comes after rebel fighters over the weekend took control of most of Aleppo. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more on why the fighting in Syria is heating up again.

• Dec 3, 2024
• 04:10

Israeli-American hostage Omer Neutra confirmed dead, IDF says

Omer Neutra, an Israeli-American soldier from Long Island, has been confirmed dead in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced.

• Dec 2, 2024

Hamas releases propaganda video showing Israeli-American hostage

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.

• Dec 1, 2024

Sullivan: White House has been in touch with hostage's family

One day after Hamas released a propaganda video featuring Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that the Biden administration has been in touch with Alexanders' family. "I do think that Hamas is feeling the pressure" to release the hostages, Sullivan said.

• Dec 1, 2024
• 07:52

Israel says it struck weapons smuggling sites on Syria-Lebanon border

Meanwhile, an Israeli strike in Gaza hit a car, killing five people, including employees of World Central Kitchen. Israel's military said it targeted a WCK worker who it said was part of the Oct. 7 attack.

• Nov 30, 2024

Israeli strike hits humanitarian workers in Gaza

The militant group Hamas released a propaganda video Saturday of an Israeli-American hostage pleading for President-elect Donald Trump to secure his release. Meanwhile, an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen vehicle in Khan Yunis killed several people. Israel said the strike was targeting a man it accused of being involved in the Oct. 7 attack. Debora Patta reports.

• Nov 30, 2024
• 02:47

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