Southern Gaza Strip — In a rare moment of access to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory, CBS News visited a critical aid distribution center on Wednesday just inside the Gaza Strip, near the Karem Shalom border crossing from Israel. The humanitarian crisis in Gaza after more than a year of the Israel-Hamas war remains dire. Israeli officials … Read more
Deadly Israeli strike on Gaza tent camp kills at least 21 – CBS News Watch CBS News An Israeli strike tore through a tent camp for displaced Palestinians in southern Gaza, killing at least 21. Israel said it was targeting Hamas militants hiding there and that it took steps to avoid harming civilians. The attack … Read more
Ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah on shaky ground – CBS News Watch CBS News Last week’s truce between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon gave renewed impetus to negotiations for a Gaza ceasefire. But in Lebanon, people had not even had time to bury those killed in the past two months before the ceasefire started looking … Read more
Jake Sullivan says White House has been in touch with hostage’s family after video released – CBS News Watch CBS News 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 … Read more
As a ceasefire the U.S. helped broker between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah came into effect Wednesday, President Biden said his administration would quickly launch “another push” with international partners to secure a deal to end the even deadlier war in the Gaza Strip. Mr. Biden, who has less than two months left in … Read more
How the Israel, Hezbollah ceasefire came together – CBS News Watch CBS News Margaret Brennan explains how the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah came together, and what role the Biden administration played. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
President Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. helped secure a ceasefire deal in Lebanon, which would end fighting between Israel and Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah. His announcement came as Israel’s Cabinet approved the ceasefire after urging from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The war between Israel and the Iran-backed group has killed almost 3,800 people … Read more