Several top U.S. officials are in Israel to shore up the Gaza ceasefire and attempt to bring about a permanent end to the war. They acknowledge the next phase poses serious challenges.

An Israeli native who spent 505 days in captivity after being taken hostage by Hamas during the Oct. 7, 2023, Nova music festival, was met with a standing-room-only crowd Wednesday night at Chabad of Weston. Omer Shem Tov, freed in February 2025, spoke one-on-one with CBS News Miami.

President Trump threatened to "eradicate" Hamas if it continues to violate a ceasefire the US helped broker between the militant group and Israel.

Vice President JD Vance said that he's confident in "durable" peace amid the ceasefire, warning Hamas will be "obliterated" if it doesn't cooperate.

As Trump's top envoys try to bolster the Gaza ceasefire, an insider questions both Netanyahu's and Hamas' commitment to peace.

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Footage shared by the Israeli Foreign Ministry from inside the Strip shows suspected Hamas gunmen drag a man across the street as he yells before they start savagely kicking him.

An Israeli security official said the transfer of aid into the territory is halted "until further notice," the first major test of the ceasefire.