Pope calls for "sufficient humanitarian aid" and end of war in Gaza

Pope Leo XIV says the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, "the heartbreaking price of which is paid by children, the elderly, the sick," must end and food must be allowed in.

• May 21

Dissent grows in Gaza over Hamas leadership

Many Palestinians are not only angered by Israel's crackdown on Hamas -- they're growing frustrated with Hamas' leadership. Debora Patta reports on the growing signs of dissent.

• May 20
• 03:00

Edan Alexander's parents talk reunion

With dozens of hostages still held by Hamas in Gaza -- not all of them alive -- a homecoming is cause for celebration. CBS News' Debra Patta spoke with the parents of Edan Alexander, who was recently freed after more than a year in captivity.

• May 19
• 03:50

Israel allowing minimal aid trucks into Gaza

Israel is allowing minimal aid to enter Gaza after a months-long blockade. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest from Tel Aviv.

• May 19
• 01:49

Israel intensifies war in Gaza with new offensive

There is a renewed push by mediators from the U.S. and Qatar to revive stalled ceasefire talks as Israel has intensified its war in Gaza. Debora Patta reports.

• May 17
• 02:33

Israeli strikes kill scores in Gaza, dimming hope amid Trump's peace push

Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu defiantly ramps up the war in Gaza, despite mounting pressure from Trump and castigation by France's president.

• May 14

Hamas says it will free Edan Alexander, U.S. citizen abducted on Oct. 7

Edan Alexander, a 20-year-old Israeli American who has been held hostage since October 2023, will be released, Hamas announced Sunday.

• May 12

Detained activist speaks out after release

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went to his U.S. citizenship interview, was released after a judge's order. He spoke to Lilia Luciano in his first TV interview since his release.

• May 5
• 02:17

Israel plans to expand Gaza war to capture entire Palestinian territory

A Houthi missile struck Ben-Gurion airport Sunday for the first time since the war began, briefly closing it just as Israel voted to expand Gaza operations.

• May 5

Unpacking release of student detained by ICE

Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian Columbia University student who had been detained by immigration authorities when he went to his U.S. citizenship interview, has been released after a federal judge's order in Vermont. Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more, plus the latest on the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

• Apr 30
• 02:55

ADL reports record-high antisemitism in 2024

The Anti-Defamation League is reporting that the number of antisemitic incidents in the U.S. reached a record high in 2024. ADL CEO and national director Jonathan Greenblatt joins "America Decides" to unpack the findings.

• Apr 22
• 04:26

U.N. condemns Israel as 2nd Gaza hospital hit in space of just 3 days

Gaza health officials say an Israeli strike on a field hospital killed a medic two days after another attack disabled the enclave's last functioning critical care facility.

• Apr 15

Judge: Mahmoud Khalil can face deportation

A judge allowed the Trump administration on Friday to move forward with its efforts to deport Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil. CBS News immigration and politics reporter Camilo Montoya-Galvez has the details.

• Apr 11
• 03:49

Israel admission in emergency workers' deaths

Israel's army now admits its soldiers made mistakes in the killing of 15 emergency workers in Gaza. A convoy of ambulances and a firetruck came under fire near Rafah last month and a new video contradicted Israel's claims that the vehicles did not have emergency lights on when troops opened fire.

• Apr 6
• 00:20

At least 14 kids killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, officials say

Authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza accuse Israeli forces of a "heinous massacre" with a strike on a school they say killed almost 30 people, many of them children.

• Apr 5

Death, displacement as Israel steps up war to seize "large areas" of Gaza

Israel says its war in Gaza is "expanding to crush and clean the area" of Hamas, but Palestinian civilians are once again being killed and displaced in huge numbers.

• Apr 2

Academy apologizes for not naming Oscar-winning Palestinian director in statement

"No Other Land" co-director Hamdan Ballal, witnesses said, was beaten by Israeli settlers in the West Bank, and then detained by the Israeli military.

• Mar 29

Israeli soldier says Gazans used as human shields

Since abandoning a ceasefire on March 17, the Israel Defense Forces have pounded the Palestinian territory with waves of deadly strikes it says are targeting Hamas terrorists. An Israeli soldier and a Palestinian boy tell CBS News they have personal experience of the IDF forcing civilians to check buildings for explosives. Debora Patta reports.

• Mar 26
• 04:18

Footage shows ICE arrest of Tufts student

A Ring camera captured the moment federal immigration authorities arrested a Tufts University graduate student on Tuesday. The Department of Homeland Security accused Rumesya Ozturk, who is studying on a visa, of supporting Hamas. CBS News' Shanelle Kaul has the latest.

• Mar 26
• 03:05

Anti-war protests in Gaza bring rare show of anger at Hamas

Protesters on the streets of war-torn Gaza voiced rage at the U.S., Israel and Hamas, but said they could only hope to influence "Hamas to give concessions."

• Mar 26

Palestinians appear to protest Hamas

Palestinians in Gaza appear to be protesting the Hamas militant group and its influence over the enclave as more violence erupts with Israel. Emir Nader with BBC News, a CBS News partner, has more.

• Mar 26
• 03:50

Mahmoud Khalil's wife Noor Abdalla in her first TV interview

In her first TV interview, Noor Abdalla, a U.S. citizen, says the White House is mischaracterizing Khalil and his role in campus protests against Israel's attacks on Gaza, as the Trump administration seeks to deport him – a legal resident.

• Mar 23

Wife of protest leader facing deportation speaks

Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia graduate who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests on campus, was arrested earlier this month by federal immigration authorities who claimed they were acting on a State Department order to revoke his green card. His wife, Noor Abdalla, is opening up about the arrest. Elaine Quijano has more.

• Mar 21
• 01:35

Israel threatens "complete destruction" of Gaza for Hamas' crimes

Israel has reportedly killed 500 people with its renewed assault in Gaza, as its threats to Palestinian civilians take on an increasingly menacing tone.

• Mar 20

Israel strikes Gaza after stalled talks with Hamas

Israel unleashed a wave of airstrikes in Gaza after hostage-release negotiations with Hamas broke down, Israeli officials said. Officials in Gaza say at least 400 Palestinians were killed. Ramy Inocencio reports.

• Mar 18
• 02:11

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