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Associated Press Videos32 minutes agoPresident Joe Biden condemns a “ferocious surge of antisemitism," during a ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and the war in Gaza spark new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews.
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- 01:58Biden condemns the 'ferocious surge of antisemitism in America and around the world'Associated Press VideosPresident Joe Biden condemns a “ferocious surge of antisemitism," during a ceremony to remember victims of the Holocaust at a time when the Hamas attack on Israel and the war in Gaza spark new waves of violence and hateful rhetoric toward Jews.32 minutes ago
- 01:39Biden condemns antisemitism, says too many are 'forgetting' horrors unleashed on Israel by HamasAssociated Press VideosBiden condemns antisemitism, says too many are 'forgetting' horrors unleashed on Israel by Hamas2 hours ago
- 01:04UN chief says a Rafah assault would be a human catastropheReuters VideosSTORY: :: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns Israel that an assault on Rafah would be a mistake ::May 7, 2024 "Even the best friends of Israel are clear: an assault on Rafah would be a strategic mistake, a political calamity, and a humanitarian nightmare. I appeal to all those with influence over Israel to do everything in their power to help avert even more tragedy." "An agreement between the government of Israel and the leadership of Hamas is essential to stop the unbearable suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and of the hostages and their families. It would be tragic if weeks of intense diplomatic activity for peace in Gaza yield no ceasefire, no release of hostages, and a devastating offensive in Rafah. I reiterate my appeal for both parties to show the political courage and spare no effort to secure an agreement now. To stop the bloodshed. To free the hostages. And to help stabilize a region which is still at risk of explosion." Israeli forces seized the main border crossing between Egypt and southern Gaza on Tuesday (May 7), shutting down a vital aid route into the Palestinian enclave that is already on the brink of famine. U.N. and other international aid agencies said the closing of the two crossings into southern Gaza - Rafah and Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom - had virtually cut the enclave off from outside aid and very few stores were available inside.2 hours ago
- 02:21UN chief calls on Israel, Hamas to deescalate and agree on ceasefireAssociated Press VideosThe United Nations chief is appealing to Israel and Hamas to show “political courage and spare no effort” to reach a cease-fire agreement now, warning that this is a decisive moment for Palestinians and Israelis “and for the fate of the entire region.”3 hours ago
- 00:57Iran and the UN nuclear agency are still discussing how to implement a 2023 deal on inspectionsAssociated Press VideosIran and the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog are still negotiating over how to implement a deal struck last year to expand inspections of the Islamic Republic’s rapidly advancing atomic program, officials said Tuesday. The acknowledgment by the International Atomic Energy Agency’s leader Rafael Mariano Grossi shows the challenges his inspectors face, years after the collapse of Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers and amidst wider tensions gripping the Mideast over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.3 hours ago
- 02:11U.N. chief presses for ceasefire agreement in Gaza, warns Israel against military escalation in RafahYahoo News VideoSpeaking to reporters on Tuesday, Secretary-General António Guterres urged Israel and Hamas to "show the political courage and spare no effort" to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and release hostages that were taken on Oct. 7. Guterres also said a large-scale military operation by Israel in Rafah would be a "human catastrophe" and asked those "with influence over Israel to do everything in their power to help avert even more tragedy."3 hours ago
- 02:18Israel takes control of Gaza side of Rafah crossingCBS News VideosThe Israeli military has taken control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing on Egypt's border after the Netanyahu government rejected an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal that was approved by Hamas, which included the release of hostages.5 hours ago
- 03:21Israeli military seizes Rafah border crossingReuters VideosSTORY: This video released on Tuesday (May 7) is believed to be the moment Israeli tanks pushed into a park near the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing. Soldiers were seen raising an Israeli flag. Reuters was unable to independently verify the date of the footage. It came after a night of air strikes on the Palestinian enclave, amid international concern over the plight of civilians crammed into Rafah. And as mediators struggled to secure a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas. The Palestinian militant group said late on Monday (May 6) it had agreed to a ceasefire proposal but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands. A Gaza border authority spokesperson told Reuters the Rafah crossing, a vital route for aid into the enclave, is now closed. Aid trucks were seen stuck at the Egypt side of the Rafah crossing. And in a field hospital in Rafah, Dr. Marwan al-Hams said the closure of the crossing will cause further crisis for the enclave's healthcare. "The closure of the Rafah crossing means the death of thousands of patients, thousands of injured will be martyred. Nutritional resources, medical resources and humanitarian aid won't enter Gaza Strip, which means more diseases, more patients needing treatment that isn't available, more patients with chronic diseases, new diseases we won't find medication for and therefore, the numbers of patients will pile up." On Tuesday morning, people searched for bodies under rubble of wrecked buildings in Rafah. More than one million people have sought refuge here, living in tented camps and makeshift shelters. Many are trying to leave, heeding Israeli orders for them to evacuate. But with large areas of the coastal enclave already laid to waste, they say they have nowhere safe to go. The Israeli military said a limited operation in Rafah was meant to kill fighters and dismantle infrastructure used by Hamas. Israel says the vast majority of people had been evacuated from the area of military operations and it has told them to go to what it calls an "expanded humanitarian zone" around 12 miles away. Egypt said the Israeli operation in Rafah threatened the ceasefire efforts. And the European Union's foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell said the assault would be deadly. "I am afraid that this is going to cause again a lot of casualties, civilian casualties, whatever they say.// There is no safe zones in Gaza." As ceasefire talks stumbled, mediator Qatar said its delegation would head to Cairo on Tuesday to resume indirect ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. A Palestinian official close to mediation efforts told Reuters a Hamas delegation may arrive in Cairo later on Tuesday or on Wednesday. A senior Israeli official also said on Tuesday that a team of mid-ranking Israeli officials will go to Egypt to assess whether Hamas can be persuaded to shift on its latest ceasefire offer. The official reiterated that the proposal as it stands was unacceptable to Israel.5 hours ago
- 02:02Israel claims control of Gaza side of Rafah border while cease-fire talks continueCBS News VideosIsrael claims to have seized control of the Gaza side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt as its military appears to push ahead with an offensive in Rafah. Despite the development, mediators are still scrambling to negotiate a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. CBS News foreign correspondent Ramy Inocencio has more.5 hours ago
- 01:35Eye Opener: Dozens of tornadoes tear through middle of U.S. and cause mass destructionCBS News VideosMore than a dozen tornadoes carve a path of destruction through the middle of the U.S. Also, Israel dismisses a last-minute cease-fire proposal from Hamas and attacks Rafah, despite calls for restraint. All that and all that matters in today's Eye Opener.5 hours ago
- 03:53Israel issues evacuation orders in east RafahABC News VideosABC News foreign correspondent Marcus Moore discusses the latest on the Israel-Hamas war as Israel issues evacuation orders in east Rafah.6 hours ago
- 00:52Despite warnings, EU's Borrell fears civilian deaths in RafahReuters VideosSTORY: "The Rafah offensive has started again, in spite all the requests of the international community, the US, the European Union member states, everybody asking (Israeli Prime Minister)Netanyahu not to attack," Josep Borrell told journalists. "I am afraid that this is going to cause again a lot of casualties, civilian casualties, whatever they say", Josep Borrell said, adding: "There are no safe zones in Gaza." Palestinian militant group Hamas on Monday (May 6) agreed to a Gaza ceasefire proposal from mediators, but Israel said the terms did not meet its demands and pressed ahead with strikes in Rafah while planning to continue negotiations on a deal.8 hours ago
- 00:52Israel says video shows tanks seizing Rafah crossingReuters VideosSTORY: The military said forces were scanning the area in the morning after launching a ground and air operation in part of eastern Rafah on Monday (May 6) night, amid diplomatic efforts abroad to achieve a new truce. The Gaza Crossings Authority said in a statement that Israel's takeover was a "death sentence" against Gazans, particularly the ill and injured. The Israeli offensive took place as mediators struggled to secure a ceasefire agreement between Israel and its Hamas foes and as the conflict entered its 8th month. Throughout the seven-month war, Rafah, the only crossing not run by Israel, has been the main lifeline to the outside world for Gaza's 2.3 million Palestinians, allowing humanitarian supplies in and transport of patients out during severe shortages and destruction of healthcare facilities. The Israeli military said a limited operation in Rafah was meant to kill fighters and dismantle infrastructure used by Hamas, the militant group that governs the blockaded Palestinian territory.9 hours ago
- 00:51AP explains: Israeli military seizes Rafah border crossing in GazaAssociated Press VideosThe AP's Jon Gambrell explains Israeli military's seizure of the Rafah border crossing in the Gaza Strip. The seizure comes as Israeli authorities said it was moving forward with an offensive in the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations with Hamas remain on a knife’s edge. The move comes after hours of whiplash in the Israel-Hamas war, with the militant group on Monday saying it accepted an Egyptian-Qatari mediated cease-fire proposal.10 hours ago
- 03:36Hamas says it has agreed to cease-fire dealABC News VideosABC News' Marcus Moore reports as Hamas has announced that it has agreed to a cease-fire proposal, but Israel says there is no deal yet and has ramped up attacks on Rafah.11 hours ago
- 01:24Yearly memorial march at Auschwitz overshadowed by Israel-Hamas warAssociated Press VideosU.S. university presidents joined Holocaust survivors and thousands of Israelis on Monday for the March of the Living, a yearly memorial march at the site of Auschwitz that honors the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and celebrates the state of Israel. (AP video/Rafal Niedzielski)13 hours ago
- 00:58Pro-Palestinian protesters rally near Met GalaReuters VideosSTORY: Participants held up fliers like ‘End the occupation of Palestine’, ‘Shut down the campuses’, 'End the genocide' and more. "I think that they need to stop killing babies, all right? Stop dropping bombs on little babies in Palestine, all right? It's out of control that we're funding this genocide," said activist Johnny Grama, 39. During the seven-month-old war more than 34,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's military operations in Gaza, according to health officials in the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave. The war began when Hamas militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and abducting 252 others, of whom 133 are believed to remain in captivity in Gaza, according to Israeli tallies.14 hours ago
- 02:30Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire proposal, but Israel calls deal unacceptableCBS News VideosHamas said it will accept a cease-fire proposal from Egypt and Qatar, but a deal is uncertain as Israeli officials say the proposal is far from acceptable. Israel is sending representatives to Egypt to keep up the talks while still pushing forward with a controversial military operation in Rafah. Ramy Inocencio has the latest18 hours ago
- 02:05Gaza ceasefire uncertain as Israel strikes RafahReuters VideosSTORY: There was cheering in Rafah in Gaza on Monday night after Hamas said it had accepted a ceasefire proposal from mediators, even as residents fled the city in fear of an Israeli assault. But any likelihood of such a ceasefire taking place was quickly played down by Israel. Hamas said in a brief statement that its chief had informed Qatari and Egyptian mediators that the group accepted their proposal for a ceasefire. It comes as Israeli forces struck Rafah and ordered residents out of parts of the city, which has served as the last refuge for more than a million displaced Gazans. A spokesperson for the Israeli military said all proposals that would release hostages held in Gaza would be considered… But said that for now, its operations would continue. In Tel Aviv, families of hostages kidnapped by Hamas in the October 7 attack called on President Benjamin Netanyahu to take the deal. "Save lives. Don't talk about fighting and blood.” An Israeli official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the proposal that Hamas had accepted was a watered-down version of an Egyptian offer and included elements that Israel could not accept. An official briefed on the peace talks, also speaking on condition of anonymity, said however that the offer was effectively the same as one Israel had agreed to at the end of April. Israel said on Monday it was conducting limited operations in part of Rafah, following a rocket attack that killed four Israeli soldiers the day before. Omar Shakir with Human Rights Watch said an invasion of Rafah would be (quote) “unlawful and catastrophic.” “The areas that have been marked for evacuation are areas that have been decimated by Israeli forces, that do not have the infrastructure needed for human life." A spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said Washington would discuss the Hamas response with its allies. "It would bring an immediate cease-fire. It would allow increased movement of humanitarian assistance. And so we're going to continue to work to try to reach one.”20 hours ago
- 01:47Israel Attacks Rafah, Questions Hamas Cease-Fire TermsWSJIsrael began hitting targets in the southern Gazan city of Rafah after Hamas said it had agreed to a cease-fire deal. Israel said the proposal didn’t meet its requirements. Photo: AFP/Getty20 hours ago
- 01:25Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but launches strikes in RafahAssociated Press VideosIsrael began striking targets in the southern Gaza town of Rafah, its leaders said Monday, hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.20 hours ago
- 00:46Palestinians celebrate in Rafah after Hamas accepts ceasefire proposalAssociated Press VideosPalestinians celebrated after Hamas said it would accept an Egyptian-Qatari ceasefire proposal to halt war with Israel. But Israel later approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah and officials say Israeli forces are striking targets in the area.22 hours ago
- 03:10Youth polling shows Israel-Hamas war is not a top issue for 2024 electionABC News Videos538 Senior Elections Analyst Geoffrey Skelley breaks down which issues are most important to America’s youth.23 hours ago
- 03:24Campus protests cause some colleges to change commencement plansCBS News VideosColumbia University announced Monday it will be canceling its main commencement ceremony amid protests over the Israel-Hamas war. Columbia is the latest school forced to change their plans following a wave of protests. CBS News correspondent Lana Zak is at Columbia with more.24 hours ago
- 02:02White House says Hamas cease-fire negotiations hit 'critical stage'ABC News VideosHamas announced they have accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but it's not the same deal Israel had proposed.24 hours ago
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