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In a daring overnight raid in Rafah, Israeli forces say they successfully freed two hostages from Hamas captivity. The operation came amid increased bombardment of the area in southern Gaza, heightening concerns about the toll on Palestinian civilians.
Israel's military says it rescued two hostages in a raid early Monday in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where civilians have fled to escape fighting in the northern and central parts of Gaza. Palestinian hospital officials say at least 67 Palestinians were killed in airstrikes that were part of the raid. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta has more.
Israeli airstrikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah left dozens of people dead Saturday. The approximately 1.4 million Palestinians seeking shelter in Rafah have been told by Israel they can either move to another part of Rafah, go to Khan Yunis, which is still regularly bombed, or return to the north, which has been all but obliterated. Debora Patta reports.
The U.S. is warning of disaster, and humanitarian aid groups are preparing for the worst as Israel gets ready for a full-scale ground offensive in Gaza's southernmost city. Nearly 1.5 million Palestinians have taken refuge in Rafah since the war began in October, spurred by Hamas' Oct. 7 attacks in Israel. CBS News' Deborah Patta reports from Jerusalem.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered Israeli forces Friday to put together a plan to evacuate civilians in the southern Gaza city of Rafah ahead of a massive military push there. An estimated 1.3 million Gazans are estimated to be sheltering in Rafah, which is located on the border with Egypt. Debora Patta has the latest.
President Biden said Israel's offensive in Gaza was "over the top" in his Thursday night press conference and said he was working tirelessly on a cease-fire deal. Samantha Vinograd, former Homeland Security assistant secretary for counterterrorism, joined CBS News to discuss how Mr. Biden is handling the situation in the Middle East.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a Hamas cease-fire proposal, calling it delusional and vowing to continue the war in Gaza. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports on the latest details of the war and Christopher O'Leary, a former director of hostage rescue and recovery for the U.S. government, joined CBS News to discuss where negotiations go from here.
In a significant blow to peace efforts in the Middle East, Israel's prime minister has firmly rejected the latest demands from Hamas, vowing to continue the war despite international attempts to halt the fighting in Gaza and secure the release of Israeli hostages. This decision comes amid U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit to Israel, marking a notable diplomatic setback.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken took questions from reporters Wednesday during his latest trip to Israel in a push for a diplomatic resolution to the war in Gaza. Before Blinken's address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the media and rejected Hamas' demands for a cease-fire.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday as he continued another whirlwind diplomacy trip through the Middle East to try to secure a cease-fire in Gaza. The meeting comes a day after Hamas proposed a three-phase plan for a cease-fire that Israel likely won't accept outright. CBS News intelligence and national security reporter Olivia Gazis has more.
Two blasts have killed at least 26 people and injured more than a dozen others in Pakistan near two election offices in the southwest region of the country. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks which came a day before the country holds parliamentary elections. BBC News Pakistan correspondent Caroline Davies has more.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is back in Saudi Arabia trying to work out a deal for an extended pause in fighting across Gaza and more hostage releases. The trip comes with U.S. strikes against Iran-backed militias expected to continue in response to the recent attack on an American base in Jordan that killed three soldiers. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more.
Palestinians are bracing for the possibility that Israel could expand its military ground offensive into Rafah, considered the last safe zone in Gaza. Debora Patta has more.
Pentagon officials say that since the start of the Israel-Hamas war in October, Iran-backed militias have launched dozens of attacks at U.S. military sites in Iraq and Syria. There are also fears that the war could extend to a new front along Israel's northern border with Lebanon. CBS News' Debora Patta reports from Israel.
President Biden and first lady Jill Biden will join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware on Friday for the dignified transfer of the three U.S. service members who were killed in Jordan. Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, Spc. Kennedy Sanders, and Spc. Breonna Moffett, all from Georgia, died over the weekend during a drone attack by Iran-backed militants. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more on the transfer and U.S. plans for retaliation.
Israel believes there are more than 100 people still held hostage by Hamas in Gaza, but dozens may have been killed. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta spoke with a mother who spent nearly two months in captivity with her three children.
Hagar Brodetz and her children were among the approximately 240 people kidnapped by Hamas militants on Oct. 7. In late November, they were among the hostages freed during the week-long cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. The family spoke to Debora Patta about the frustration they feel for those hostages still being held in Gaza.
President Biden issues executive order targeting Israeli settlers in the West Bank; assessing obstacles facing Mr. Biden’s reelection bid.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since he was hospitalized for cancer treatment, something he didn't disclose to President Biden. Austin said, "We did not handle this right. I did not handle this right." CBS News national security correspondent David Martin has more.
Iranian-backed Hezbollah fighters have been launching near daily attacks on Israel's northern border with Lebanon. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta reports from an evacuated border town on the Israeli northern front.
Israeli troops are now trading fire daily with Hezbollah fighters along Israel's northern border with Lebanon. Debora Patta traveled to the Israeli border village of Margaliot, which has been nearly entirely evacuated on government orders because of the violence.
As the war between Israel and Hamas nears the four-month mark, the International Monetary Fund has released its regional economic outlook for the Middle East and North Africa, warning of severe economic impacts if the war spreads throughout the region. James Swanston, an economist specializing in the Middle East and North Africa for capital economics, joined CBS News to break down the report.
A video from a West Bank hospital shows Israeli forces infiltrating the facility undercover to kill three men accused of plotting an attack. CBS News' Debora Patta reports from northern Israel.
Speaking with reporters on the south lawn of the White House, President Biden said he had made a decision on how to respond to the drone attack that killed three U.S. service members at a base in Jordan. Mr. Biden said he holds Iran responsible for supplying weapons to the group blamed for the attack, but stressed he's not looking for a wider war in the Middle East. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent Ed O'Keefe has more.
The U.S. is among dozens of countries that are pausing funding to a U.N. aid group in Gaza over allegations that some of its staffers had ties to Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel. The group's advocates say the move punishes millions of innocent civilians, making a desperate situation in Gaza even worse. CBS News foreign correspondent Debora Patta is in Tel Aviv with more.
UATX President Pano Kanelos said the school looks for students who think deeply and challenge norms. The University of Austin was founded to encourage free speech and open debate.
Democrats say they're concerned or scared Trump will threaten their rights, but fewer than half feel motivated to oppose him.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said that Pete Hegseth is "flat-out wrong" in his view that women should not serve in the military in combat roles.
Forecasters have warned of another round of winter weather that could complicate travel around the Thanksgiving holiday.
The only truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Nov. 24, 2023 – fewer than two months after fighting began – led to the release of 80 Israelis held by militants in Gaza.
Helene ransacked western North Carolina on Sept. 27, leaving a path of devastation, death and an economic calamity from which the state will need years to recover.
A couple from Connecticut is charged with allegedly orchestrating a retail theft operation that may have cost Lululemon as much as $1 million.
The death of music star Liam Payne has thrust "pink cocaine," sometimes also called Tusi, into the national spotlight. The National Drug Early Warning System predicted its rise back in 2023.
Zvi Kogan, 28, an ultra-Orthodox rabbi who went missing on Thursday, ran a Kosher grocery store in the futuristic city of Dubai.
The death of music star Liam Payne has thrust "pink cocaine," sometimes also called Tusi, into the national spotlight. The National Drug Early Warning System predicted its rise back in 2023.
A couple from Connecticut is charged with allegedly orchestrating a retail theft operation that may have cost Lululemon as much as $1 million.
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said that Russia and Ukraine are both incentivized to make "as many gains on the battlefield as they can before the new Trump administration comes in."
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Rand Paul and Tammy Duckworth join Margaret Brennan.
Chuck Woolery was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
Car dealers will inspect and replace the control unit and a fuse if needed, as well as update software.
If confirmed, Bessent would runn the department that manages the nation's finances as well as its tax agency, the Internal Revenue Service.
Scott Bessent, the founder of the Connecticut-based hedge fund Key Square Group, had been making a full-court press for the post.
A jury ruled that Walmart must pay a former employee almost $35 million after finding that the retailer defamed him.
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza — also known as bird flu — is killing layer hens and reducing the nation's egg supply.
Helene ransacked western North Carolina on Sept. 27, leaving a path of devastation, death and an economic calamity from which the state will need years to recover.
Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster said that Russia and Ukraine are both incentivized to make "as many gains on the battlefield as they can before the new Trump administration comes in."
On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, Sen. Rand Paul and Tammy Duckworth join Margaret Brennan.
Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth said that Pete Hegseth is "flat-out wrong" in his view that women should not serve in the military in combat roles.
The following is a transcript of an interview with Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, Democrat of Delaware, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that aired on Nov. 24, 2024.
When it comes to eating healthy, all of us respond to foods differently. The National Institutes of Health's new nutrition study hopes to finally provide Americans a personalized answer to the question: "What should I eat?"
From the four food groups to the Food Pyramid, the U.S. government has long offered guidance to Americans hoping to eat a healthier diet. But there's growing scientific consensus that when it comes to eating healthy, all of us respond to foods differently. And to prove it, the National Institutes of Health has embarked on the most ambitious nutrition study ever, hoping to finally provide Americans a personalized answer to the question: "What should I eat?" Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.
Glioblastoma typically kills within 18 months, but a new type of treatment has kept Nadya El-Afandi's scans clear 17 months after diagnosis.
Laboratory findings show that Yu-Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products were making people sick, the CDC said.
More than half of the cases involve students, parents and guests of Rockwood Summit High School who attended events where food from Andre's Banquets and Catering was served.
The only truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas war on Nov. 24, 2023 – fewer than two months after fighting began – led to the release of 80 Israelis held by militants in Gaza.
The shooting took place in the coastal province of Tabasco, which is struggling with a recent increase in violence.
Israeli strikes have killed over 40 Lebanese troops since the start of the war between Israel and Hezbollah, even as Lebanon's military has largely kept to the sidelines.
Ten-year-old Chef Renad (who's gained a following on Instagram) and Hamada Shaqoura (who relies on humanitarian aid and crude cooking arrangements) educate while preparing meals in war-torn Gaza.
The drones were spotted between Wednesday and Friday near RAF Lakenheath, RAF Mildenhall and RAF Feltwell.
Chuck Woolery was inducted into the American TV Game Show Hall of Fame in 2007 and earned a daytime Emmy nomination in 1978.
There are very few American inventions more American than the martini – a classic cocktail of gin and vermouth, garnished with lemon. But today, a martini's ingredients may be up for debate.
Last year's horrific wildfires turned Lahaina into a disaster zone, and destroyed the Fleetwood Mac founder's club, Fleetwood's on Front Street. Today, Mick Fleetwood is determined to rebuild, saying, "There has to be music."
As a young man, Fleetwood Mac founder Mick Fleetwood dreamed of a place – a club – where he could get his friends together. Twelve years ago, he made it happen in the west Maui city of Lahaina: Fleetwood's on Front Street. But last year's horrific wildfires turned Lahaina into a disaster zone, and destroyed his treasured club. Today, Fleetwood says he's determined to rebuild. Correspondent Tracy Smith reports.
Every week on his blog, "Sandwiches of History," Barry Enderwick rescues sandwich recipes from the dustbin of history. He's now collected some of the unlikeliest (and even amazing) historical recipes in a cookbook.
At a Price Chopper outside Kansas City, shoppers are test driving the new Caper Cart, featuring digital screens, GPS, cameras equipped with artificial intelligence, and packaging scanners that spit out coupons. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti looks at the technology used to "reinvent the wheel" of the shopping cart.
Black Friday is almost here, but some of the hottest tech items are already on sale. CNET senior editor Lisa Eadicicco joins CBS News to discuss high-demand gifts and what retailers offer the best prices.
From labor shortages to environmental impacts, farmers are looking to AI to help revolutionize the agriculture industry. One California startup, Farm-ng, is tapping into the power of AI and robotics to perform a wide range of tasks, including seeding, weeding and harvesting.
Daisy's mission is two-fold: To waste scammers' time so they can't speak to real people and to draw attention to fraud by warning consumers to be vigilant.
Australian legislators introduced a landmark bill Thursday to ban social media for children under 16. CBS News London's Leigh Kiniry reports on what this could mean for social media companies.
At the Johnson Space Food Systems Laboratory in Houston, NASA scientists develop dishes – freeze-dried, heat-stabilized, or irradiated – to serve on the International Space Station. Correspondent David Pogue checks out what's on the menu in Earth orbit.
This winter, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted above-average temperatures throughout the U.S. because of a "slowly developing" La Niña pattern. CBS News Sacramento meteorologist Tracy Humphrey reports on the changing winter conditions.
The only emperor penguin known to have swum from Antarctica to Australia was released at sea 20 days after he waddled ashore on a popular tourist beach.
A volcano erupted in southern Iceland, near the town of Grindavík and the Blue Lagoon spa, marking the region's seventh eruption in a year.
Conservationists are teaming up with the U.S. Forest Service and logging companies to clear scorched land and make room for new reforestation projects.
Law enforcement is raising alarm bells over a drug called pink cocaine. It doesn't actually contain cocaine, but is instead a combination of other substances. Tom Hanson has more on the spread of the potentially deadly drug.
A couple from Connecticut is charged with allegedly orchestrating a retail theft operation that may have cost Lululemon as much as $1 million.
When cyclist Anna Moriah "Mo" Wilson was murdered in Texas, U.S. Marshals assigned to the case used a unique tactic to track down her suspected killer in Costa Rica and bring the fugitive to justice.
Teresa Gomez, 45, was fatally shot in 2023 after a Las Cruces police officer on a bicycle approached her while she sat in a parked car with another person, authorities said.
The police chief killed himself with his own weapon as marines, National Guard and soldiers closed in to try to arrest him, prosecutors said.
Marc and Sharon Hagle, both making their second space flight, were among the passengers for the NS-28 mission.
The ninth Blue Origin space tourism flight launched from West Texas Friday morning. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood and space expert Scott Heidler offered analysis of the flight.
President-elect Donald Trump attended SpaceX's sixth flight test of its Super Heavy-Starship on Tuesday with CEO Elon Musk. The burgeoning friendship between the two men played a key role in Trump's reelection, with Musk now set to run a government efficiency agency in the coming months. CBS News political reporter Jake Rosen and Politico aviation reporter Oriana Pawlyk join "America Decides" with more.
President-elect Donald Trump was on hand with Elon Musk for the sixth test flight of SpaceX's huge Super Heavy-Starship rocket.
Researchers analyzed lunar soil brought back by China's Chang'e-6, the first spacecraft to return with a haul of rocks and dirt from the little-explored far side.
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
See some of convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala's photographs that were discovered by detectives in a Seattle storage locker.
The seesaw marriage between the former ballerina and her much older husband only lasted four years, until she shot him on Sept. 27, 2020.
A look at the evidence in "The Dexter Killer" case; plus, newly revealed letters from the man police say wanted to be like fictional serial killer Dexter Morgan.
Live performances are in full swing this summer. Scroll through our concert gallery, featuring pictures by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.
Sen. Joe Manchin joins "The Takeout" to discuss his political career and the state of American politics in 2024. Manchin provides insight on his disagreements with Democrats during Biden's presidency, why he left the party and how it can move forward after falling short this past election.
Next Sunday, 60 Minutes returns to the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris, bringing viewers a unique first look at the rebirth of one of the world’s great treasures.
Houston's Flying Saucer Pie Company has a devoted following, with people camping out overnight and lines up to half a mile long to get dessert for Thanksgiving. Janet Shamlian takes a look at what makes this shop so special.
The Menendez brothers are scheduled to appear virtually in court on Monday for a hearing that will look into the legality of their conviction. The brothers, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1996, are exploring several avenues to try to get out of prison. Elise Preston has the details.
Shoppers buying Thanksgiving groceries are seeing some relief at the register for the first time in years. The price of staples like turkey, pumpkin and green beans are down compared to last year, although cranberries and wine have jumped. Kelly O'Grady reports.