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Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes on Saturday in Gaza City, Gaza. Many Gazan citizens have fled to the south following warnings from the Israeli government to do so.

Israel's military warns it will attack Gaza City 'very broadly soon'

9:28pm October 14, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Israeli forces are planning a widespread offensive, but didn't say when the assault would happen. The announcement came as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians scrambled to leave northern Gaza.

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Palestinians with their belongings flee from their homes following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Friday.

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Gaza residents flee their homes as Israeli military threats escalate

2:21pm October 13, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

The evacuation order from Israel affecting 1 million people faced immediate objections, including from the U.N., which warned such an evacuation would have "devastating humanitarian consequences."

A police station razed by Israeli forces after being occupied by Hamas militants in Sderot, Israel.

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Left behind, in an assaulted Israeli town

12:26pm October 13, 2023

In the Israeli town of Sderot, less than a mile from the Gaza Strip, there are remnants and recollections of carnage from Hamas' ongoing attack.

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A young Palestinian walks through rubble in a heavily bombarded neighborhood following overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's Shati refugee camp early on Monday.

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'Is there any safe place?' Residents say Gaza is under attack like never before

5:44pm October 12, 2023

In response to Hamas' surprise attack, Israel has put Gaza under siege and unleashed heavy bombardments. Gaza residents tell NPR there is no is no place to seek shelter, unlike in previous conflicts.

Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen, left, welcomes U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken upon arrival at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, on the outskirts of Tel Aviv, on Thursday.

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Blinken says U.S. will 'always be there' for Israel, urges safety for civilians

4:22pm October 12, 2023

The U.S. secretary of state's trip comes as a humanitarian crisis in Gaza mounts. Palestinian officials say at least 1,350 people have died in Israel's retaliation for the deadly Hamas attacks.

Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza toward Israel on Oct. 10.

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What did Hamas aim to gain by its brazen attack on Israel? Here's what to know

2:42pm October 12, 2023

The surprise attack on Israel has brought the militant group back into the spotlight. A Hamas official tells NPR the attack was meant in part to lead to the release of Palestinians in Israeli jails.

An Israeli army self-propelled howitzer fires rounds near the border with Gaza in southern Israel on Wednesday.

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Power goes out in Gaza, as Israel tightens siege and bombs the Palestinian territory

4:07pm October 11, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

Israel carried out a fifth day of bombardments across the Gaza Strip as the Palestinian territory lost electricity, following one of the deadliest attacks against Israel in history.

A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City during an Israeli air strike, on October 8, 2023.

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Israel is trying to regain full control of its territory a day after Hamas attack

2:31pm October 08, 2023

The Israeli military said Sunday that it is still battling Hamas militants in several Israeli communities a day after they broke through the Gaza border to launch an unprecedented wave of attacks.

Relatives of Lian al-Shaer, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl, mourn during her funeral ceremony in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug. 11. Lian died of injuries sustained during the violence between Israel and Islamic Jihad.

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Palestinians grow frustrated with militants in Gaza, and a rift could be forming

11:15am August 26, 2022

by Fatma Tanis

Most Gazans support resistance against Israel and Hamas and Islamic Jihad still do have a following, though some Gazans are frustrated with the groups. Analysts see a rift forming between them.

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Youssef Al-Kurd waits to be seen for his heart disease at Shifa Hospital in Gaza.

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A 70-year-old man in Gaza needed open heart surgery. It was a race against time

5:51pm July 07, 2022

NPR journalists followed Youssef Al-Kurd and his family for months as they begged for the medical care that could save his life.