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Associated Press Videos4 hours agoAs U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel, Sunday, to push for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli authorities showed journalists its preparations for any attack in the northern port city of Haifa. Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has launched drones and rockets into Israel on a near-daily basis since the start of the war, and Israel has responded with airstrikes and artillery. (AP Video by Alexis Triboulard)
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- 0:51Israel shows its preparedness for an attackAssociated Press VideosAs U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel, Sunday, to push for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, Israeli authorities showed journalists its preparations for any attack in the northern port city of Haifa. Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group has launched drones and rockets into Israel on a near-daily basis since the start of the war, and Israel has responded with airstrikes and artillery. (AP Video by Alexis Triboulard)4 hours ago
- 0:46Calls for Gaza ceasefire, abortion rights at pre-DNC protestsReuters VideosSTORY: :: Thousands protest for Gaza ceasefire and reproductive rights ahead of the DNC :: Chicago, Illinois :: August 18, 2024 “(We are here) to end the genocide in Gaza and the siege on Gaza. And we need an arms embargo on Israel to, you know, completely stop sending weapons, stop sending aid to Israel. That is the first step of a ceasefire.” “Well, we're here marching to tell the Democrats that we need more on abortion rights and abortion access. So, we've heard a lot from Kamala Harris and the Democrats about restoring Roe (v. Wade). And that does not go far enough. That's not good enough. So many people do not have access to abortion under Roe. So we're here to say that we want to move beyond that framework.” Protesters carried Palestinian flags and signs reading slogans like "End the genocide in Gaza now" and "We support Gaza." Protesters carried Palestinian flags and signs reading slogans like "End the genocide in Gaza now" and "We support Gaza." While protester Nour Odih called on the Democrats to stop sending aid and weapons to Israel, reproductive rights activist Anne Rumberger told Reuters she took part in the protest because women across the U.S. need better access to abortion. The Israel-Hamas war, now in its 11th month, reduced support for Democrats among Muslim and Arab-American voters, who represent crucial votes in election battleground states like Arizona, Michigan and Pennsylvania. Some 40,000 protesters are expected to gather outside the convention on Monday (August 19) to demonstrate against the Biden administration's position on Israel. Organizers say the number could swell to over 100,000. President Joe Biden is due to speak on Monday and Harris on Thursday (August 22).5 hours ago
- 0:42Blinken arrives in Israel in attempt to seal Gaza cease-fire dealAssociated Press VideosU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Tel Aviv on Sunday to try to seal a cease-fire deal after months of negotiations amid the war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas.6 hours ago
- 1:24Israel continues strikes on Gaza ahead of cease-fire talksCBS News VideosIsraeli forces continued striking Gaza over the weekend ahead of expected cease-fire talks this week. Both Israel and Hamas are blaming each other for holding up any possible cease-fire. Ramy Inocencio reports.8 hours ago
- 1:21Blinken to renew push for Gaza ceasefireReuters VideosSTORY: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Tel Aviv Sunday. A visit aimed at intensifying diplomatic pressure to achieve a ceasefire in Gaza and end the bloodshed between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas. But just hours after he landed, Hamas raised doubts about the mission … accusing Israel of undermining his efforts. This is Blinken’s 10th trip to the region since the war began in October… According to a senior State Department official, Blinken plans to meet with senior Israeli leaders including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday…before continuing on to Egypt. Netanyahu addressed negotiations at the start of a cabinet meeting on Sunday, saying: “There are things we can be flexible on and there are things that we cannot be flexible on, which we will insist on. We know how to distinguish between the two very well." His comments come as Israel is engaged in complex talks for the return of its hostages held in Gaza. A senior Biden administration said the situation was now at an "inflection point," The mediating countries - Qatar, the United States and Egypt - have so far failed to narrow enough differences to reach an agreement in months of on-off negotiations, :: Deir al Balah, Gaza Meanwhile, violence continued unabated in Gaza on Sunday… …as Israeli strikes killed at least 21 people according to Palestinian health authorities.9 hours ago
- 1:32Negotiations for Israel, Hamas cease-fire appears to be making progressABC News VideosIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his negotiating team expressed “cautious optimism” about the possibility of reaching a deal with Hamas.23 hours ago
- 2:05At least 17 killed in Israeli strike in central Gaza, health officials sayReuters VideosSTORY: At least 17 Palestinians were killed and dozens wounded on Saturday in an Israeli strike in the Gaza town of Zawayda, according to health officials. The strike comes as Israel issued new evacuation orders, citing Hamas rocket fire nearby. Abu Ahmed Hassan, is a neighbor and witness who spoke to Reuters afterwards, saying: "They were asleep in their beds, they were kids and babies, then three missiles targeted their place. The place is obvious and known, it's known that Abu Jawad is a fish and meat merchant. If they target merchants, what about other people!" Most of the people killed in the strike were from the same family and included eight children and four women, according to health officials. In response, the Israeli military said it had struck militant targets in an area from which rockets had been fired at its troops… adding that the incident was under review. Separately in Nuseirat, cameras captured the moment an Israeli strike hit a residential building... as a man and child ran for cover After the blast, Palestinians could be seen carrying the injured from the blaze in the central Gaza Strip. With some attempting to put out the flames with buckets of water. Most of Gaza's 2.3 million population has been displaced by the 10-month-old Israeli offensive. The conflict began on Oct. 7 when Hamas fighters rampaged into Israel, killing around 1,200 people and seizing around 250 hostages according to Israeli tallies. :: December 2023 :: Rafah, Gaza Israel's subsequent military campaign has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to Palestinian health authorities. :: Zawayda, Gaza Ceasefire talks in Doha, mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt, paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week. :: File Israel's negotiating team on Saturday expressed "cautious optimism" on the possibility of advancing a deal, according to a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office.1 day ago
- 0:16Palestinians say at least two killed in Israel's West Bank strikeReuters VideosSTORY: :: At least two people were killed after an Israeli airstrike hit a car in the West Bank, Palestinian health ministry says :: August 17, 2024 :: Jenin, West Bank Israel's military said it conducted an aerial strike on armed militants in the Jenin area, but had no further details. Violence in the West Bank has escalated since the war in Gaza between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas broke out last October, with more Israeli raids, Jewish settler violence and Palestinian street attacks. Israeli forces have killed at least 620 Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem - areas the Palestinians envisage as part of their own eventual state - since the start of the Gaza war, according to Palestinian Health Ministry figures.1 day ago
- 1:00Relatives weep as Israeli strike in southern Lebanon kills several, including woman and her childrenAssociated Press VideosAn Israeli strike in southern Lebanon has killed at least 10 Syrian nationals, including a woman and her two children. The strike early Saturday in Wadi al-Kfour in Nabatieh province is among the deadliest in Lebanon since the Hezbollah militant group and the Israeli military started trading blows on Oct. 8, a day after Hamas attacked southern Israel and sparked the ongoing war in Gaza. (AP video: Mazen Nassar/Mohamad Zanaty)2 days ago
- 2:05At least ten killed in Israeli strike on south LebanonReuters VideosSTORY: An Israeli strike in south Lebanon has killed at least 10 people, including two children, Lebanese state media reported. The Israeli military said the airstrike targeted a weapons depot used by Hezbollah militants. But Lebanese news agency NNA said the victims of the strike on the town of Nabatieh were all Syrian citizens and that five people were also wounded. Israel and Lebanon's powerful armed group Hezbollah have exchanged tit-for-tat fire across the border, displacing many thousands of people on both sides, since the Gaza conflict broke out in October. The strike, one of the deadliest in Lebanon since then, kwill stoke fears the Gaza war could inflame the whole region. Hussein Tahmaz owns a factory that was hit, which he says employed the Syrians. "There are ten martyrs," he says. Among them: "a whole family of a father, mother and two children, may they rest in peace." Project engineer at the factory Yaser Jaber says it was the janitor's family who were killed, along with some workers who lived on site. He says the factory is "a civilian establishment" with no military links. Hezbollah said in a statement it had struck the Ayelet Hashahar Kibbutz in northern Israel in retaliation for the Nabatieh strike. The Israeli military said two soldiers were wounded in a rocket attack from Lebanon. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the killing of one of its top commanders in the southern suburbs of Beirut in late July. As has Iran, for the killing in Tehran of the political chief of the Palestinian Hamas group, Ismail Haniyeh. U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein said last week he believed all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah could be avoided but that Israel and Hamas needed to move towards a peace agreement for Gaza without further delay. Ceasefire talks in Qatar paused on Friday, with negotiators due to meet again next week.2 days ago
- 2:56New ceasefire proposal presented to IsraelABC News VideosAfter 10 months of war, President Joe Biden says, "a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas is closer than ever."2 days ago
- 0:35Gaza ceasefire deal 'still in play', says BidenReuters VideosSTORY: :: Joe Biden says he's hopeful a ceasefire deal can be reached for Gaza :: Hagerstown, Maryland :: August 16, 2024 :: Joe Biden, US President "As of an hour ago it’s still in play. I’m optimistic, it’s far from over. Just a couple more issues, I think we’ve got a shot.” JOURNALIST (OFF CAMERA): "Are you more optimistic now than you have been in months past?" BIDEN: "Yes." JOURNALIST (OFF CAMERA): "Why?" BIDEN: "If I told you that I’d give away what’s going on.” JOURNALIST (OFF CAMERA): "When would a ceasefire deal begin if you can get a deal?" BIDEN: "That remains to be seen.” JOURNALIST (OFF CAMERA): "Are you going to work on your speech this weekend?" BIDEN: "Yes." JOURNALIST (OFF CAMERA): "What's your message to Democrats on Monday night?" BIDEN: "Win." Israel has insisted that peace will only be possible if the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas is destroyed, while Hamas has said that it will only accept a permanent ceasefire, not a temporary one. Ceasefire talks in Doha paused on Friday with negotiators to meet again next week. In a joint statement, the U.S., Qatar and Egypt said Washington presented a new proposal. Washington, Israel's most important ally, says a ceasefire will reduce the rising threat of the widening of Israel's war on Gaza. The latest bloodshed in the decades-old Israeli-Palestinian conflict was triggered on Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel, killing 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent assault on the enclave has killed over 40,000 Palestinians, according to the local health ministry, and has displaced nearly the entire population of 2.3 million, causing a hunger crisis and leading to genocide allegations at the World Court that Israel denies.2 days ago
- 2:02Peace talks in Middle EastABC News VideosHope for a possible ceasefire deal is close between Israel and Hamas.2 days ago
- 0:47Biden says he is 'optimistic' about a cease-fire deal in GazaAssociated Press VideosPresident Joe Biden said that he is "optimistic" about a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas but that the talks are "far from over."2 days ago
- 1:55Biden optimistic about Gaza cease-fire deal as talks set to resume next weekCBS News VideosThe U.S., Egypt and Qatar say cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas will continue in Cairo next week. The three countries, acting as mediators, say they presented both parties with a proposal that "builds on areas of agreement over the past week, and bridges remaining gaps in the manner that allows for a swift implementation of the deal." President Biden expressed optimism about a potential cease-fire, saying "we are closer than we've ever been" after talks in Doha. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest.2 days ago
- 2:48World reacts to Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks updatesCBS News VideosPresident Biden appeared hopeful Friday after the Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks in Qatar that will apparently resume in Cairo, Egypt, next week. CBS News' Charlie D'Agata breaks down what's known about the negotiations.2 days ago
- 1:47Biden: Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal 'closer than we’re ever been'ABC News VideosOn the second day of truce talks in Doha, the U.S., Egypt and Qatar expressed hope that an agreement could be finalized as soon as next week. It comes as violence continues in Gaza and the West Bank.3 days ago
- 4:40Biden says Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks are closer after Qatar shares joint statementCBS News VideosPresident Biden told reporters Friday that the parties involved in the Israel-Hamas cease-fire talks in Qatar are "closer" to a deal. A joint statement by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar looks ahead to more talks in Cairo, Egypt. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.3 days ago
- 2:00Ceasefire talks paused amid fresh Israeli strikes in GazaReuters VideosSTORY: A choking cloud of smoke and dust in Gaza's al-Nuseirat refugee camp is the telltale sign of a deadly Israeli airstrike. And as civilians rush to the scene to look for the wounded or dead, the scene underscores the fact that cease-fire talks have not yet secured a pause in fighting. Mediators said negotiations in Qatar's capital Doha were paused on Friday (August 16) with negotiators set to meet again next week. In a joint statement, the United States, Qatar and Egypt said Washington had presented a new proposal, closing gaps between the sides in a way that could allow rapid implementation of a deal. "The path is now set for that outcome, saving lives, bringing relief to the people of Gaza, and de-escalating regional tensions," they said in the statement. While in Lebanon, Egypt's foreign minister said a cease-fire deal may be the only way to avert further escalation. "Quickly reaching a deal that leads to an immediate ceasefire, an end to the killing of civilians and an exchange of prisoners and hostages is the key to the beginning of the solution in this region, the beginning of a de-escalation, and the beginning to prevent the region from slipping into the furnace of a comprehensive war, the extent of which only God knows and what it will result in terms of chaos, destruction, and devastation." The conflict began on Oct. 7 when Hamas fighters rampaged into Israel, killing around 1,200 people and seizing around 250 hostages according to Israeli tallies. Israel's subsequent military campaign has reduced much of Gaza to rubble and killed more than 40,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, according to Palestinian health authorities. Israel says it has eliminated 17,000 Hamas fighters. An Israeli official said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was expected to meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday.3 days ago
- 0:57Gaza family returns to shelter in their destroyed homeReuters VideosSTORY: :: This Gazan family hopes to find shelter in the rubble of their destroyed home :: Israel's onslaught has forced more than 90% of Gazans to flee their homes :: Beit Lahia, Gaza :: August 14, 2024 ::Umm Nael, Home owner :: "This is our home. We put our whole life's work into it, as well as our years, memories, dreams and our lives. The memories with our son who was martyred are in the house. I, my children and my grandchildren all have memories in it, we can't leave it, even if there was somewhere else, we can't leave it. Even if there was another place, we can't leave our place nor our homeland where we lived, founded our lives, put effort into it, and worked all our lives." Pulverized cement, a floor and a few sticks of furniture are all that's left of the five-story building where Umm Nael and her husband Ismail Ahmed Al-Kahlout watched their children grow up. Their ruined home provides hardly any shelter or safety and there are other challenges such diseases and hunger as the enclave is gripped by a humanitarian crisis. All the neighbouring properties are empty shells. Families crave meat, chicken, fresh vegetables, Umm Nael said. “They even crave a piece of onion.” Overcrowded Gaza was impoverished even before war ravaged the Palestinian enclave. But the family always had each other, until the conflict killed a son. Like tens of thousands of Gazans, he was killed in the Israeli offensive launched after a cross-border raid by Hamas on Oct. 7 which claimed 1,200 lives, according to Israeli tallies. The Israeli military campaign has killed more than 40,000 people, wounded more 92,000 and flattened much of Gaza, according to Gaza authorities. Israel says it goes to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties and accuses Hamas of using human shields at schools and other places, an allegation the group denies Israel’s assault on Gaza has destroyed more than 60% of residential buildings and 80% of commercial facilities according to a January 2024 World Bank report.3 days ago
- 3:44Gaza cease-fire negotiations resume, Israeli settlers attack village in West BankCBS News VideosNegotiations for a cease-fire in Gaza resumed Friday in Qatar as the war between Israel and Hamas continues. Israeli forces have ordered new evacuations in parts of the enclave that had previously been designated civilian safe zones. BBC News correspondent Jenny Hill has more on the cease-fire talks and an attack in the West Bank.3 days ago
- 0:48Palestinians in Gaza hope latest cease-fire talks will end their sufferingAssociated Press VideosPalestinians in the Gaza Strip say they hope the latest round of cease-fire talks will bring an end to the devastating Israel-Hamas war. International mediators held a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages, with a potential deal seen as the best hope of heading off an even larger regional conflict. Hamas, didn't participate directly in Thursday's talks. White House National Security spokesperson John Kirby called the talks an important step and said they’re expected to run into Friday. (AP video shot by Abd Al Kareem Hana/Production: Wafaa Shurafa)3 days ago
- 0:56Mediators hold cease-fire talks as Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 40,000 | AP explainsAssociated Press VideosInternational mediators held a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages, with a potential deal seen as the best hope of heading off an even larger regional conflict. The United States, Qatar and Egypt met with an Israeli delegation in Qatar as the Palestinian death toll from the more than 10-month-old war climbed past 40,000, according to Gaza health authorities. Hamas, which didn't participate directly in Thursday's talks, accuses Israel of adding new demands to a previous proposal that had U.S. and international support and to which Hamas had agreed in principle.3 days ago
- 1:29Gaza cease-fire negotiations to continue FridayCBS News VideosA new round of Gaza cease-fire and hostage release talks began Thursday, with officials from Israel, Egypt, the U.S. and Qatar participating. Hamas leaders declined to attend the negotiations, which will continue into Friday. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has the latest from Tel Aviv.3 days ago
- 1:59New cease-fire talks underway in bid to end Israel-Hamas warCBS News VideosMediators were meeting in Qatar Thursday for a fresh round of cease-fire talks in an effort to bring an end to the Israel-Hamas war and curb rising tensions in the Middle East. Ramy Inocencio has the latest from Tel Aviv.3 days ago