5/12/2024: A Week in Israel; A Web of Intrigue
First, a report on Israel’s fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran. And, a look at a Marine veteran’s work to help North Koreans. [title_words_as_hashtags

First, a report on Israel’s fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran. And, a look at a Marine veteran’s work to help North Koreans. [title_words_as_hashtags
9/12: CBS Morning News – CBS News Watch CBS News FBI releases new images of suspect in Charlie Kirk’s murder; Qatar’s prime minister in Washington after Israeli strikes targeting Hamas. [title_words_as_hashtags
Qatar’s Prime Minister on Wednesday condemned an unprecedented Israeli strike in Doha targeting Hamas, saying it has destroyed hopes for the release of Gaza hostages. He called for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to be “brought to justice,” criticizing the attack as a severe escalation in the ongoing conflict. His comments came a day after…
Oil prices surged on Wednesday following a rare Israeli strike in Doha, Qatar, which killed several Hamas members and a Qatari security officer. The attack, the first of its kind on Qatari soil, immediately rattled energy markets and triggered a diplomatic storm. WTI crude climbed 1.37% to $63.11, while Brent rose 1.32% to $66.89 as…
Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among at least 33 people killed by Israeli strikes and shootings Saturday in Gaza, according to local hospitals, as the world confronted an exceptional announcement that famine is now gripping Gaza’s largest city. The famine determination by the world’s leading authority on food crises galvanized…
The Israeli military says it has called up an additional 60,000 reservists ahead of a planned Gaza operation. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest. [title_words_as_hashtags
Protesters in Israel participated in a nationwide strike on Sunday to demand a deal that would result in a ceasefire with Hamas and the release of hostages who remain in Gaza. The “day of stoppage,” which blocked roads and closed businesses, marked an escalation in the population’s growing frustration after 22 months of war. Police…
Israel’s military said it killed an Al Jazeera journalist it accused of being a Hamas cell leader in a Gaza airstrike, while rights groups argued he was targeted for his frontline coverage of the Gaza war and that Israel’s claim lacked credible evidence. According to Gaza officials and Al Jazeera, 28-year-old Anas Al Sharif was…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended a planned military offensive into Gaza City, saying Israel “has no choice but to finish the job and complete the defeat of Hamas.” Speaking to foreign media in Jerusalem, Netanyahu asserted that Israel’s goal was not to occupy Gaza, but to “free Gaza.” The Israeli leader said…
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff on Saturday met with the families of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza in Tel Aviv as fears for the captives’ survival grew nearly 22 months into the war. The families of the hostages were protesting in Tel Aviv, urging Israel’s government to push harder for the release of their loved ones….