Damascus, Syria — The Israeli military launched a rare airstrike in the heart of Damascus on Wednesday, hitting the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and drawing a call from the Trump administration for “the fighting to stop” as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continued. Israel’s attack came hours after a drone strike on … Read more
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that he had “asked Israel to aggressively investigate the murder of Saif Mussallet,” a Palestinian American national who was visiting family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank when “he was beaten to death.” “There must be accountability for this criminal and terrorist act,” Huckabee said in a social media … Read more
Netanyahu says Israel still has to “finish the job” in Gaza after more ceasefire talks with Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel still has to “finish the job” in Gaza amid another round of ceasefire talks with President Trump. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer … Read more
Tel Aviv — President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the second time in two days on Tuesday at the White House. They discussed efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and, Netanyahu stressed, to secure the release of the 50 Israeli hostages still thought to be held … Read more
Where things stand with Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks – CBS News Watch CBS News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is at the White House to meet with President Trump. It comes amid new progress in a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Elizabeth Palmer has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking … Read more
Breaking down Trump moves on tariffs, meeting with Netanyahu – CBS News Watch CBS News In letters sent to 14 countries, including Japan and South Korea, President Trump said they could face anywhere from a 25% to 40% tariffs. Meanwhile, the president is hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. Ed O’Keefe … Read more
What could come out of the Trump-Netanyahu meeting? – CBS News Watch CBS News President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are meeting Monday night amid ongoing discussions of a ceasefire in Gaza. Dan Senor, former top foreign policy adviser for Mitt Romney, joins “The Takeout” with analysis. Be the first to know Get … Read more
Tel Aviv, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump might look to take a victory lap Monday after their recent joint strikes on Iran, hailed by both as an unmitigated success. But as they meet for the third time this year at the White House, the outwardly triumphant visit will be dogged by … Read more
Two American aid workers with the U.S. and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation were injured in southern Gaza in an attack at a food distribution site on Saturday. The organization claimed the attack was carried out by Hamas but did not provide further evidence. The GHF said assailants threw grenades at a distribution site in Khan … Read more
It appeared on Wednesday that President Trump likely still has some deal-making to do before he can claim to have brokered a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas to end the devastating war in Gaza. Mr. Trump said in a Tuesday evening social media post that Israel had “agreed to the necessary conditions to finalize” a … Read more