California mother escapes Gaza
A Southern California woman was visiting her mother in Gaza when the Israel-Hamas war broke out. After weeks of worry, she was able to escape and be reunited with her son. CBS News' Adriana Diaz reports.
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Hamas' tunnels: Piercing a battleground beneath Gaza
All the normal tactics of warfare change in the environment of tunnels that the terrorist group Hamas has dug beneath the Gaza Strip, extending an estimated 300 miles. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with experts about the difficulties Israeli military forces face trying to attack and navigate the tunnel network, and about the technologies being developed in the U.S., including autonomous robots, to take on an enemy underground.
Men trapped in Israel with family in Gaza
As the war between Israel and Hamas rages on, thousands of Palestinian workers are trapped outside of Gaza while their families are trapped within. And in some cases, they do not know if their families are alive. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.
Humanitarian pauses to let civilians flee
Israel has agreed to implement daily four-hour humanitarian pauses in northern Gaza, allowing civilians caught in the middle of the conflict to flee south. Israeli officials say 80,000 people passed through an evacuation corridor to leave northern Gaza Thursday. CBS News' Doug Williams has more.
Airstrikes close to several hospitals in Gaza
Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says Israel launched airstrikes on hospitals in the territory Friday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio reports from Tel Aviv with more on those reports and on the humanitarian pauses Israel has agreed to for civilians evacuating Gaza.
Blinken: Too many Palestinians killed
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Israel's agreeing to daily humanitarian pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza, but said Friday more needs to be done. "Far too many Palestinians have been killed. Far too many who suffered these past weeks, and we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize the assistance that gets to them," Blinken said, speaking in New Delhi. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson has more on this and other news from the White House.
Israel-Hamas war's impact on U.S. diplomacy
Israel has agreed to daily, four-hour humanitarian pauses in the fighting in northern Gaza following international pressure to improve conditions for Palestinian civilians. Quincy Institute executive vice president Trita Parsi joins CBS News to discuss how the war is affecting the U.S.' position in the world.
Israel agrees to humanitarian pauses: U.S.
Israel has agreed to daily, four-hour humanitarian pauses in the fighting in northern Gaza, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby confirmed Thursday morning. President Biden told reporters Thursday morning that he has asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a pause even longer than three days for hostage negotiations.
Getting humanitarian aid to Gaza
International mediators were closing in on a possible deal Thursday for a three-day humanitarian cease-fire in exchange for the release of around a dozen hostages held by Hamas, according to the Associated Press, which cited two Egyptian officials, a United Nations official and a Western diplomat. The deal would also allow a small amount of fuel to enter the territory for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.
U.S. strikes Iran-linked site in Syria
The U.S. has carried out a second strike in two weeks on Iran-linked facilities in retaliation for continuing attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the strike was conducted at the direction of President Biden, targeting a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Half of a million Gazans facing "death by starvation," aid group says
Aid agencies say thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza are trapped and facing the risk of "death by starvation" amid Israel's war with Hamas.
IDF says they've reached heart of Gaza City
The Israeli military says its forces have now advanced into the heart of Gaza City. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio is in Tel Aviv following the latest.
Is an Israel-Hamas cease-fire feasible?
Calls for a cease-fire are growing as the fighting between Israel and Hamas rages, but there is concern that a cease-fire could create opportunities for future attacks by Hamas. Raphael Cohen, director of the strategy and doctrine program of Rand Project Air Force, joined CBS News to discuss the prospects of a break in the war.
Embedding with Israeli forces inside Gaza
Israel Defense Forces troops began conducting ground operations inside the Gaza Strip late last month, launching a new phase in Israel's war against Hamas. CBS News was granted an inside look into the conflict with the paratroopers of the 551st Airborne Brigade, among the first forces to invade Gaza after Hamas militants launched a deadly surprise attack against Israel on Oct. 7. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.
An inside look at Israel's ground assault in Gaza
CBS News was given a look into the conflict with the paratroopers of the IDF's 551st Airborne Brigade.
Family members of Israeli hostages speak out
Some family members of Israelis believed to be held by Hamas are calling on U.S. lawmakers to do more to get their loved ones home, one month after Hamas' deadly terror attack. Doris Liber and Liran Berman, two of those family members, joined CBS News to discuss the situation.
Israel's possible post-war role in Gaza
It is not clear who would run Gaza -- home to some 2.3 million people -- if Israel's military takes Hamas out of the Palestinian territory, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted Monday about his vision. "I think Israel will, for an indefinite period, have the overall security responsibility, because we've seen what happens when we don't have it," he told ABC News. BBC News correspondent Paul Adams joins CBS News from Jerusalem with more.
Calls grow for Netanyahu's resignation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing rising cries to step down. A new poll by an Israeli news station found that 76% of respondents want Netanyahu to resign, with many blaming him for the security failures behind Hamas' Oct. 7 terror rampage across southern Israel. Elise Labott, professor at the American University School of International Service, joined CBS News to discuss the political predicament Netanyahu finds himself in.
Status of Hamas' hostages unknown
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday in an interview with ABC News there would only be a cease-fire in Gaza if Hamas agreed to free the more than 240 hostages it's believed to be holding there. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more on how little we know about the hostages' wellbeing and the mounting pressure Netanyahu is facing to resign over the security failures of Oct. 7.
Inside Gaza, 1 month after Oct. 7 attack
One month after Hamas launched its deadly terror attack inside Israel, killing 1,400 people and taking more than 200 hostage. Israeli forces have now encircled Gaza City as they prepare for ground battles with Hamas militants. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports.
Blinken in Japan for G7 talks on Israel-Hamas
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Japan as he and his G7 counterparts kick off two days of diplomatic talks, which will include an appeal for unity on the Israel-Hamas war. Blinken spoke earlier Tuesday about the importance of the ongoing partnership between the U.S., Japan and South Korea. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.
Israeli girl's father pleads with Hamas: "At least let the children go"
Thomas Hand's daughter, initially thought dead, is now believed to be among dozens of children kidnapped by Hamas. A month later, he's surviving on "pure hope."
Israeli troops surround Gaza City
The Israel Defense Forces said over the weekend that it had surrounded Gaza City, the decimated metropolis from which Hamas has ruled the strip for almost 20 years, and there were reports that troops could enter the city -- under which Hamas has constructed an elaborate tunnel network -- within 48 hours. CBS News' Debora Patta in Jerusalem and Doug Williams in Tel Aviv have more on the situation in Gaza.
Netanyahu facing new calls to resign
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing sharp criticism for security failures during Hamas' terror attack last month with some Israelis calling for Netanyahu's resignation. CBS News' Ramy Inocencio has more on the political situation in Israel, and Debora Patta has a report on the life-threatening situation for civilians in Gaza trying to find safety.
Blinken makes unannounced visit to West Bank
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in his latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and begin to sketch out a post-conflict scenario for the territory. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more on Blinken's trip to the Middle East to try to contain the war.
Charlie Kirk shooting suspect charged with aggravated murder, could face death penalty
Tyler Robinson, the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk in Utah, was charged with aggravated murder.
Robert Redford, charismatic star and Oscar-winning director, dies at age 89
One of Hollywood's leading actors, Robert Redford starred in such movies as "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" and "The Way We Were."
Ousted CDC director to warn of "real risk" for vaccines for children if panel meets
Susan Monarez will testify before a Senate panel Wednesday about why she believes she was fired.
Cargo ship runs into engine trouble on way to space station
Two planned engine firings shut down prematurely, NASA said, putting the Cygnus cargo ship's approach to the space station on hold.
FBI's Patel faces questions on Kirk probe, Epstein files at Senate hearing
FBI Director Kash Patel testified for more than four and a half hours before the Senate Judiciary Committee, where he fielded questions over his leadership of the bureau.
Trump unlikely to escape Epstein scandal on historic state visit to U.K.
The ongoing fallout over Epstein is likely to follow Trump on his formal state visit to the U.K., which just lost its ambassador in D.C. to the scandal.
Charlie Kirk suspect confessed to the killing in text to his roommate, prosecutor says
Court documents show the suspect's roommate found a note in their apartment that read, "I had the opportunity to take out Charlie Kirk and I'm going to take it."
New CDC advisory panel members include more COVID vaccine critics
HHS and CDC announced five new members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices just days ahead of a scheduled meeting that's likely to discuss COVID vaccines and more.
Luigi Mangione's state terrorism charges dismissed, judge rules
Luigi Mangione, accused of shooting UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, appeared in court where his state terrorism charges were thrown out.