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Hamas' tunnels: Piercing a battleground beneath Gaza

All the normal tactics of warfare change in the environment of tunnels that the terrorist group Hamas has dug beneath the Gaza Strip, extending an estimated 300 miles. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with experts about the difficulties Israeli military forces face trying to attack and navigate the tunnel network, and about the technologies being developed in the U.S., including autonomous robots, to take on an enemy underground.

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Blinken: Too many Palestinians killed

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken welcomed Israel's agreeing to daily humanitarian pauses in its offensive in northern Gaza, but said Friday more needs to be done. "Far too many Palestinians have been killed. Far too many who suffered these past weeks, and we want to do everything possible to prevent harm to them and to maximize the assistance that gets to them," Blinken said, speaking in New Delhi. CBS News White House reporter Bo Erickson has more on this and other news from the White House.

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Getting humanitarian aid to Gaza

International mediators were closing in on a possible deal Thursday for a three-day humanitarian cease-fire in exchange for the release of around a dozen hostages held by Hamas, according to the Associated Press, which cited two Egyptian officials, a United Nations official and a Western diplomat. The deal would also allow a small amount of fuel to enter the territory for the first time since the Israel-Hamas war began. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.

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U.S. strikes Iran-linked site in Syria

The U.S. has carried out a second strike in two weeks on Iran-linked facilities in retaliation for continuing attacks on U.S. forces in Iraq and Syria. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement that the strike was conducted at the direction of President Biden, targeting a weapons storage facility in eastern Syria used by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated groups. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.

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Embedding with Israeli forces inside Gaza

Israel Defense Forces troops began conducting ground operations inside the Gaza Strip late last month, launching a new phase in Israel's war against Hamas. CBS News was granted an inside look into the conflict with the paratroopers of the 551st Airborne Brigade, among the first forces to invade Gaza after Hamas militants launched a deadly surprise attack against Israel on Oct. 7. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Charlie D'Agata has more.

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Israel's possible post-war role in Gaza

It is not clear who would run Gaza -- home to some 2.3 million people -- if Israel's military takes Hamas out of the Palestinian territory, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinted Monday about his vision. "I think Israel will, for an indefinite period, have the overall security responsibility, because we've seen what happens when we don't have it," he told ABC News. BBC News correspondent Paul Adams joins CBS News from Jerusalem with more.

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Calls grow for Netanyahu's resignation

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing rising cries to step down. A new poll by an Israeli news station found that 76% of respondents want Netanyahu to resign, with many blaming him for the security failures behind Hamas' Oct. 7 terror rampage across southern Israel. Elise Labott, professor at the American University School of International Service, joined CBS News to discuss the political predicament Netanyahu finds himself in.

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