Former Israeli hostage speaks 2 years after Hamas attack
As Israel marks 2 years since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack, former hostage Ohad Ben Ami reflects on the horror of that day, and his hopes for the remaining captives.
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As Israel marks 2 years since Hamas' Oct. 7, 2023 terrorist attack, former hostage Ohad Ben Ami reflects on the horror of that day, and his hopes for the remaining captives.
As Israeli and Palestinian delegations traveled to Egypt to begin detailed talks with Arab negotiators on the Trump administration's 20-point peace plan, Gaza's future is being complicated by a growing hardline approach that suggests Israeli settlers should take land in the Gaza Strip. Debora Patta reports.
It's been almost two years since Hamas launched deadly attacks inside Israel. Among those taken hostage, then killed, was Hersh Goldberg-Polin, a 23-year-old Israeli-American. His mother, Rachel, spoke to Debora Patta.
Israel and Hamas have begun a new round of indirect peace talks in Egypt. Aaron David Miller, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, joins "The Takeout" with analysis.
Negotiators from the U.S., Israel and Hamas began a series of indirect meetings in Egypt Monday to discuss President Trump's proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage-release plan. CBS News' Haley Ott has a report on the negotiations and national security contributor Sam Vinograd joins with analysis.
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Negotiators are meeting in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday over the war in Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has the latest details, while Andrew Boyd, the former chief of operations for the CIA Counterterrorism Mission Center, breaks down how viable a peace deal is.
A deal could soon be reached to end the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas and return the hostages. However, Hamas has not commented on disarmament, which is a key Israeli demand. CBS News' Debora Patta reports.
Tuesday marks two years since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that sparked the war.
Talks around the logistics of a hostage-prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas begin Monday in Egypt. Debora Patta is in East Jerusalem with the latest.
With negotiations in Cairo set to begin on Monday between Israel and Hamas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that Hamas' release of hostages is the "most emergent and immediate phase" of the proposed peace plan. "That has to happen very quickly — that cannot drag on," he added.
Negotiators between Hamas and Israel will begin meetings in Cairo on Monday for the release of the remaining 20 hostages and a prisoner swap. There is a lot of pressure on both sides to get a deal done, and special envoy Steve Wiktoff and Jared Kushner will be there to represent the U.S. Debora Patta reports from Israel.
President Trump warned Hamas this past week to accept a proposed peace deal by tonight, or there would be "hell to pay." Hamas has since agreed to release all the October 7 hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and surrender governing power in Gaza, but wants further negotiations – and made no mention of laying down arms, a key demand. Debora Patta reports on the latest developments, and on how Palestinians are responding to Israel's stepped-up offensive to capture Gaza City.
The plan called for Hamas to return all Israeli hostages and for the Israeli military to begin withdrawing from parts of the Gaza Strip in phases.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped to announce the release of all the hostages being held by Hamas in Gaza in one fell swoop in the coming days. Debora Patta reports on the latest from the Middle East.
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Hamas said in a statement Friday that it agreed to some of the proposed peace plan for Gaza that President Trump outlined last week at the White House, including the release of all hostages. However, the group suggested negotiations on certain aspects of the plan.
President Trump posted a video on Friday addressing Hamas' partial agreement to his peace proposal for Gaza. The president began the message by thanking the nations that helped broker the compromise and ended by saying, "everybody will be treated fairly."
Hamas said it has agreed to parts of the ceasefire and hostage release deal that President Trump outlined, but suggested portions of the deal should be subject to negotiation. Debora Patta and Margaret Brennan have details.
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Hamas says it has accepted parts of President Trump's peace plan to end Israel's war in Gaza. CBS News' Ed O'Keefe and Margaret Brennan have the details.
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