Israeli legislation taking effect on Thursday will threaten the operations of a major United Nations agency that provides critical humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip after more than a year of war has left the territory in ruins. The laws ban the agency, UNRWA, from any activities in Israel, effectively cutting off its ability to … Read more
The state of Hamas’ militant wing after 15 months of war – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel’s offensive in Gaza was meant to weaken the militant group Hamas and ensure that an attack like that which occurred on Oct. 7 never happened again. As the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war continues to hold, Elizabeth … Read more
The state of the Hamas military after 15 months of war – CBS News Watch CBS News Israel’s offensive in Gaza was meant to weaken the militant group Hamas and ensure that an attack like that which occurred on Oct. 7 never happened again. As the ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war continues to hold, Elizabeth … Read more
The top American envoy to the Middle East was to meet on Wednesday with Israel’s prime minister and, potentially, visit the Gaza Strip to reinforce a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas that, if made permanent, would allow thousands more displaced Palestinians to return to their homes. The envoy, Steven Witkoff, was expected to inspect … Read more
With only two days before Israel outlaws operations on its soil of the main U.N. aid agency for Palestinian refugees, the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday took up the issue at a meeting where the United States was Israel’s sole defender. The Israeli laws target a 75-year-old agency that has been a backbone of … Read more
President Trump’s Middle East envoy is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel on Tuesday, according to a spokesman for Mr. Netanyahu. The visit by the envoy, Steven Witkoff, was set to take place as Israeli and Hamas officials prepared for a new round of negotiations aimed at cementing the current cease-fire in … Read more
The United Nations estimates that about 200,000 displaced Palestinians have returned to the shattered northern part of the Gaza Strip since Israel authorized their movement on Monday. CBS News’ team in Gaza followed one man among the masses making the trek back home, to see what was left of his life before the war. Men, … Read more
For the first time in over a year, tens of thousands of Palestinians have reached their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, giving way to a mixture of elation and despair. On Tuesday, emotional reunions with family members who remained in northern Gaza during the war continued throughout Gaza City. But the return home was … Read more
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad on Monday released a video of the Israeli hostage Arbel Yehud, whose delayed release had been at the center of one of the most significant disputes between Israel and Hamas since a cease-fire took effect a week ago. Ms. Yehud is believed to be one of the last remaining female civilians … Read more
Doral, Florida — President Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries’ governments and left a key congressional ally in Washington perplexed on Sunday. Fighting that broke out in the territory after ruling Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023 is paused due … Read more