
Former Israeli hostages mark 1 year since war's only release deal
The only truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Nov. 24, 2023 – fewer than two months after fighting began – led to the release of 80 Israelis held by militants in Gaza.
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The only truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Nov. 24, 2023 – fewer than two months after fighting began – led to the release of 80 Israelis held by militants in Gaza.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denounced the arrest warrants brought by the International Criminal Court against him, his former defense minister and Hamas leader Mohammed Deif. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.
A truck driver claims Israeli tanks and an Israeli drone watched as the aid convoy he was with was attacked in Gaza. But Israel's military says it is not responsible for protecting the aid.
For months, hungry Gazans have tried to rob food aid trucks, but now armed criminal gangs are looting whole convoys. Over the weekend, more than 100 aid trucks were attacked. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tel Aviv.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister, and the military chief for Hamas. The U.S. rejected the court's decision. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports and the Center for Strategic and International Studies' Jon Alterman has analysis.
The leaders are accused of crimes against humanity and war crimes over the war in Gaza and the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel.
The International Criminal Court has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant over the conditions civilians in Gaza endured "from at least 8 October 2023 to 20 May 2024." A Hamas leader who Israel says it killed over the summer has also been charged with crimes against humanity.
The United Nations says virtually no aid has reached Northern Gaza as Israel carries out an offensive in the area. Nearly 100 aid trucks were looted over the weekend. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.
U.S. Envoy Amos Hochstein says there is a real opportunity to bring the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah to an end, saying an end to hostilities is "within our grasp." CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest.
Even as cease-fire negotiations continued, Israel's offensive against Hezbollah in Lebanon moved forward over the weekend with a strike over Beirut that killed the militant group's media relations chief. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.
The sister of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, an American activist killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, says her idealistic vision of the U.S. has been shattered.
Gazans say they'd welcome Trump making good on his vow to end the war, but not "at the expense of the Palestinian people."
Israel launched more airstrikes on Hezbollah targets Friday, completely leveling a building in Beirut. The strikes come after a top Iranian official committed to support Lebanon as the U.S. continues to push for a cease-fire deal. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has the latest from Tel Aviv.
Israeli forces are continuing their bombardment of Hezbollah-controlled areas of Beirut Friday with one airstrike completely flattening a building in the Lebanese capital. These strikes come as the U.S. steps up diplomatic efforts to secure a cease-fire along Israel's northern border. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more from Tel Aviv.
The Biden administration says "some progress" by Israel to address civilian suffering in Gaza is enough to keep American weapons flowing.
U.S. forces conducted a second straight day of strikes over Syria Tuesday, hitting targets linked to Iranian-aligned militia groups in response to recent attacks on U.S. personnel, according to U.S. Central Command. Meanwhile, the 30-day deadline the U.S. set for Israel to increase humanitarian assistance in Gaza has passed with the U.N. saying the level of aid is nowhere near the level required to support residents there. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer has more.
The U.S. gave Israel 30 days to help ramp up aid efforts for Gaza. The term is coming to an end and serious hurdles remain for supplies entering certain parts of the strip. CBS News' Elizabeth Palmer has more.
President Biden and Israeli President Isaac Herzog are meeting at the White House Tuesday as aid organizations in Gaza say Israel has failed to meet U.S. demands to allow greater humanitarian access into the enclave. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer and CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes have more.
Donald Trump's second presidency could have broad implications on several foreign policy matters, including U.S. involvement in NATO. Matthew Kroenig, professor of government and foreign service at Georgetown University, joins CBS News to discuss.
Israel is facing a Wednesday deadline to comply with the Biden administration's deadline to increase aid to Gaza or face restrictions on American military support. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer is at the Israel-Gaza border where some aid trucks are passing through.
The White House gave Israel 30 days to hugely increase the amount of humanitarian aid getting into Gaza. That deadline is approaching fast.
Cease-fire talks mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt have repeatedly stalled, as have parallel efforts by the U.S. and others to halt the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The military says it only targets militants, whom it accuses of hiding among civilians in homes and shelters.
U.S. allies and adversaries are reacting to President-elect Donald Trump's incoming return to power. That includes the head of NATO, who congratulated Trump on his victory despite his past criticism of the military alliance. CBS News national security contributor Sam Vinograd has more on world leaders' reactions.
Israeli soccer fans were violently attacked in Amsterdam on Thursday night in what Dutch authorities are calling an antisemitic incident. Police say at least 62 people have been arrested in connection to the attacks. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.
X's AI chatbot Grok, the AI-search engine Perplexity and Google's AI summaries all provided false information in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination.
Erika Kirk, the widow of Charlie Kirk, speaks out for the first time since her husband's death on Wednesday.
Mr. Trump said that NATO's commitment to winning the war in Ukraine "has been far less than 100%."
Conservative activist Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday while speaking an event at Utah Valley University.
An ICE agent shot and killed a man in Franklin Park, Illinois, Friday morning after authorities say he attempted to drive into agents as they tried to make an arrest.
A U.S. Secret Service agent who wrote a negative social media post about Charlie Kirk has been put on leave, U.S. officials said Friday.
Missouri is the third state to seek to redraw its congressional maps ahead of next year's midterms.
The Justice Department filed a $125 million lawsuit against Uber, alleging the company discriminates against disabled passengers.
Fourteen animal shelter workers were evacuated and went to the hospital. The shelter's 75 dogs and cats were relocated or put into foster homes.