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
Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas for a possible ceasefire in Gaza are set to resume Sunday in Doha amid the backdrop of continued deadly Israeli attacks in the Strip. Israeli airstrikes killed at least 38 Palestinians in Gaza, hospital officials told the Associated Press on Sunday, as Israel’s military said it has struck over … Read more
Renewed momentum for Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza – CBS News Watch CBS News Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is sending a delegation to Qatar on Sunday for talks on a possible ceasefire deal. Hamas calls the latest response “positive.” Meanwhile, Israeli strikes on Saturday killed at least 14 in Gaza, and 10 other … 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
Hamas says it responded positively to latest ceasefire proposal – CBS News Watch CBS News Hamas said it responded to the latest ceasefire proposal with Israel in a statement Friday. The statement comes after President Trump told reporters he felt optimistic about a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is … Read more
An arsonist set fire to the door of a Melbourne synagogue and forced the congregation to flee on Friday, seven months after criminals destroyed a synagogue in the same Australian city with an accelerant-fueled blaze that left a worshipper injured. A man doused the double front doors of the downtown East Melbourne Hebrew Congregation and … Read more
Israel giving mixed messages on ceasefire How are Israel, Hamas responding to Trump’s ceasefire announcement? 04:39 The Hamas terrorist group said Friday it has issued a “positive response” to a U.S.-mediated ceasefire proposal in its war with Israel. In a post to Telegram, Hamas said it “submitted a positive response to the mediators’ latest proposal.” … Read more
American contractor reports violence at controversial Gaza aid sites – CBS News Watch CBS News The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry says hundreds of people have been killed in a month while trying to get food and medicine from a U.S. and Israeli-backed site in Gaza. New video appears to show violence at the aid distribution … Read more
U.S. aid contractor says colleagues opened fire on Gazans seeking food – CBS News Watch CBS News The Hamas-run health ministry reports that nearly 100 Palestinians were killed over the past day by Israeli air strikes and shootings. Nearly half were killed on their way to get food from an American-backed aid organization. Debora Patta … Read more
Edan Alexander greeted in New Jersey hometown Freed Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander greeted by cheering crowds in New Jersey hometown 03:57 Washington — President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will meet with freed Hamas hostage Edan Alexander and his family in the Oval Office on Thursday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said. Alexander, … Read more