The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding this weekend. The agreement follows 11 days of fighting between Israel Defense Forces and Hamas that resulted in the deaths of more than 230 Palestinians and a dozen Israelis. CBS News foreign correspondent Holly Williams is in Gaza to discuss the growing humanitarian crisis and the impact the cease-fire is having on the region. Source
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Video shows Ronald Greene ordered facedown in deadly arrest
“I beat the ever-living f— out of him, choked him and everything else trying to get him under control,” a trooper can be heard telling a fellow officer. Source
Eye Opener: Israel and Hamas cease-fire enters third day
A cease-fire between Israel and Hamas goes into its third day. Also, rising floodwaters forced hundreds to evacuate in southern Louisiana. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Your world in 90 seconds. Source
Descendants of landmark segregation case form unlikely friendship
Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson are the descendants of two people who changed American history. Source
Legal, medical issues raised with vaccine passports
The CDC says fully vaccinated Americans can resume many normal activities but should people have to prove they have gotten those shots? Brook Silva-Braga reports on the pros and cons of so-called “vaccine passports” and the medical and legal issues raised. Source
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Ceasefire holds for second day despite close encounter between Palestinians and Israeli police; Genevieve Gergis and Ori Menashe on building family, food empire. Source
Ceasefire holds for second day despite close encounter between Palestinians and Israeli police
The fragile cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has already been tested. Palestinians and Israeli police briefly clashed at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa mosque Friday, with security forces firing tear gas. The United Nations has approved more than $18 million in humanitarian relief efforts. Holly Williams reports from Gaza. Source
Rise of anti-Semitic attacks in U.S. seens after Israel-Hamas conflict
Some prominent Jewish groups are appealing to the Biden Administration to condemn the surge of anti-Semitic attacks in this country after the recent violence in the Middle East. This comes as a Pew Research Center study found that 75% of those polled believe there is more antisemitism now than five years ago. Jeff Pegues reports. Source
Biden promises 550,000 COVID-19 vaccines to South Korean troops
President Biden shared new details about his phone conversations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he worked on arranging a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Mr. Biden also promised South Korean President Moon Jae-In that the U.S.would provide much-needed vaccines for more than a half million South Korean troops. Debra Alfarone has the details. Source
As COVID restrictions ease, “vaccine passport” debate intensifies
Medical experts support the use of “vaccine passports,” but the idea is a hard sell for the millions who distrust government mandates. Source