Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 72 people from Friday into Saturday morning, officials with the Hamas-run health ministry said. Among those killed were 12 people near the Palestine Stadium in Gaza City, which was sheltering displaced people, according to staff at Shifa hospital where the bodies were brought, the Associated Press reported. More…
At a White House event, US President Donald Trump said a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could be achieved within days. Speaking from the Oval Office, he shared that he had recently spoken with individuals involved in the negotiations and believed a breakthrough was near. “I think it’s close. I just spoke to some of…
Israel’s defense minister vowed to prevent an aid boat carrying environmental campaigner Greta Thunberg, “Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham and other activists from reaching the Gaza Strip. Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that Israel wouldn’t allow anyone to break its naval blockade of the Palestinian territory, which he said was aimed at preventing…
Climate campaigner Greta Thunberg and 11 other activists set sail for the Gaza Strip on Sunday afternoon, aboard a ship carrying aid. The mission is aimed at “breaking Israel’s siege” of the devastated territory, organizers said. “Game of Thrones” actor Liam Cunningham and Rima Hassan, a French member of the European Parliament who is of…
5/19: Face the Nation – CBS News Watch CBS News This week on “Face the Nation,” Margaret Brennan speaks to former Defense Secretary Robert Gates about the war between Israel and Hamas, campus protests in the U.S. and the ongoing congressional debate on providing aid to Ukraine. Plus, Ukrainian ambassador to the U.S. Oksana Markarova…
World leaders reacted Thursday morning to the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers outside the Jewish Museum in Washington D.C., as the Israeli government blamed the attack on “antisemitic incitement” by other countries, “especially from Europe.” Washington’s chief of police said the suspect in the attack, identified as a Chicago man, shouted “free, free Palestine,”…
Jenin, West Bank — Several nations that have backed Israel during its war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip voiced outrage Wednesday after Israeli troops fired what they called “warning shots” as foreign diplomats visited the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Authority, which partially administers the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territory, accused Israeli troops of “deliberately” shooting at…
Pope Leo XIV called Wednesday for sufficient humanitarian aid to be allowed into war-ravaged Gaza, where humanitarian agencies say a total blockade has sparked critical food and medicine shortages. Israel has, under massive pressure from the U.S. and other allies, started to allow more aid into Gaza this week, but it has not eased its…
