The State Department has informally notified Congress of a planned $8 billion weapons sale to support Israel’s long-term security by resupplying stocks of critical munitions and air defense capabilities, a U.S. official familiar with the details confirmed to CBS News on Saturday. President Biden has made it clear that Israel has the right to defend … 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 World Health Organization has condemned Israel’s storming of a vital hospital in northern Gaza, saying assaults on medical facilities are a “death sentence” for thousands of Palestinians and that “this horror must end”. An Israeli military assault on the Kamal Adwan Hospital on Friday put the last major health facility in northern Gaza out … 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
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
Israeli-American hostage from Long Island confirmed dead, IDF says Israeli-American hostage from Long Island confirmed dead, IDF says 01:03 PLAINVIEW, N.Y. — U.S.-Israeli soldier Omer Neutra, of New York, has been confirmed dead in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces said on Monday. A grandson of Holocaust survivors, the 21-year-old from Long Island was thought to be a … 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