What to Know About Israel’s Renewed Assault on Gaza

What to Know About Israel’s Renewed Assault on Gaza

Israeli forces on Tuesday launched the largest and most deadly attacks on Gaza since a cease-fire with Hamas that began roughly two months ago. The barrage killed hundreds of people, according to health authorities in the enclave. As of midday Tuesday, it remained unclear whether the strikes were a brief attempt to force Hamas to … Read more

Over 400 killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says

Over 400 killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry says

Over 400 killed in Israeli strikes, Gaza’s Hamas-run health ministry says – CBS News Watch CBS News The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas fell apart Monday night as Israel launched deadly airstrikes on Gaza. CBS News’ Ramy Inocencio and Weijia Jiang have the latest. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, … Read more

Israel Launches Airstrikes in Gaza, Imperiling Cease-Fire With Hamas: Live Updates

Israel Launches Airstrikes in Gaza, Imperiling Cease-Fire With Hamas: Live Updates

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s sudden attempt to remove the head of Israel’s domestic intelligence agency is the latest salvo in a two-year campaign by the Israeli government to exert more control over different branches of the state. The move prompted calls on Monday for mass protests and led to criticism from business leaders and the … Read more

Israel Resumes Attacks in Gaza After Stalled Cease-Fire Talks with Hamas

Israel Resumes Attacks in Gaza After Stalled Cease-Fire Talks with Hamas

Israel’s overnight attacks on Gaza stopped short of an immediate ground invasion, suggesting that its leaders may be waiting to gauge Hamas’s reaction before returning to a full-scale ground war, analysts said on Tuesday. The Israeli strikes, which health officials said killed more than 250 people, followed weeks of fruitless negotiations on an extension to … Read more

Less Than Half of the 59 Hostages in Gaza Believed to be Alive

Less Than Half of the 59 Hostages in Gaza Believed to be Alive

The resumption of heavy Israeli strikes in Gaza immediately cast into question the status of the remaining hostages held there by Hamas and other groups — with fewer than half of the 59 left still thought to be alive, according to the Israeli government. A recent New York Times analysis showed that at least 41 … Read more

Trump admin. expels South Africa envoy Ebrahim Rasool, calls him a “race-baiting politician who hates America”

Trump admin. expels South Africa envoy Ebrahim Rasool, calls him a "race-baiting politician who hates America"

Johannesburg — The Trump administration expelled South Africa’s Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool on Friday, giving him 72 hours to leave the country. In a social media post, Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Rasool a “race-baiting politician who hates America” and President Trump. In a diplomatic notice, the Department of State said that it would no longer … Read more

Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S. Strikes in Yemen

Houthis Vow Retaliation After U.S. Strikes in Yemen

The Houthi militia in Yemen vowed to retaliate after President Trump ordered large-scale military strikes on targets controlled by the group that it said killed at least 31 people. The Iran-backed group said women and children were among those killed in the strikes on Saturday, the most significant U.S. military action in the Middle East … Read more

9 Killed In Israeli Strikes Amid Ceasefire, Says Gaza Civil Defence Agency

9 Killed In Israeli Strikes Amid Ceasefire, Says Gaza Civil Defence Agency

Gaza’s civil defence agency said nine people including journalists were killed in Israeli strikes in the north Saturday, an attack Hamas denounced as a “blatant violation” of the fragile ceasefire. “Nine martyrs have been transferred (to hospital), including several journalists and a number of workers from the Al-Khair Charitable Organisation, as a result of the … Read more