Incoming National Security Adviser Mike Waltz says “Hamas will never govern Gaza” – CBS News Watch CBS News Mike Waltz, who will take over as national security adviser in the incoming Trump administration, tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that the new administration will support Israel if Hamas “reneges on this deal.” Further, he … Read more
A long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has officially begun after a last minute delay of almost three hours. The fighting continued past the initially provisioned 8:30 a.m. local (1:30 a.m. Eastern) deadline as the Israeli military said Hamas had failed to provide the names of the first three hostages due to be released, per … Read more
The long-awaited ceasefire and hostage release deal between Hamas and Israel will go into effect in less than 24 hours, Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Saturday. Qatar’s foreign minister, Majid al-Ansari, posted on X that the ceasefire will start at 1:30 a.m. EST Sunday, 8:30 a.m. local time in Gaza. He advised people to exercise caution … Read more
First Israeli hostages set to be released after ceasefire deal reached – CBS News Watch CBS News The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is set to take effect this weekend, with the first hostages expected to be released as soon as Sunday. Elizabeth Palmer reports from Tel Aviv. Be the first to know Get browser … Read more
Israel and Hamas have reached a ceasefire and hostage release agreement to halt more than a year of fighting in the Gaza Strip, U.S. officials told CBS News’ Margaret Brennan on Wednesday. Another source with knowledge of the negotiations told CBS News that a deal had been reached following the Qatari prime minister’s meeting with … Read more
President Biden spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to discuss ongoing negotiations for a ceasefire and hostage release deal with Hamas. During the call, the two leaders discussed the deal based on the arrangement outlined by Mr. Biden last year, the White House said. “The President discussed the fundamentally changed regional circumstances … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved sending the director of the Mossad foreign intelligence agency to ceasefire negotiations in Qatar in a sign of progress in talks on the war in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office announced the decision Saturday evening, local time. It was not immediately clear when David Barnea would travel to Qatar’s capital, Doha, … Read more
Israel ramps up strikes across Middle East – CBS News Watch CBS News The war in Gaza shows no signs of slowing down in 2025. Israel turned up the pressure in one of the deadliest weeks of fighting, with nearly 150 people killed. Holly Williams has the latest developments. Be the first to know Get … Read more
At least four infants have died of hypothermia in recent weeks in the Gaza Strip, where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians displaced by nearly 15 months of war are huddled in tents along the rainy, windswept coast as winter arrives. Jomaa al-Batran, 20 days old, was found with his head as “cold as ice” when … Read more
The Israeli military said airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital of Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida. The World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment occurred as he was about to board a flight in Sanaa, injuring a crew member. Israel’s army later told The Associated Press it wasn’t aware … Read more