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A State Department official warns Israel of 'major' reputational damage in Gaza war

3:20pm March 22, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

Assistant Secretary of State Bill Russo told Israeli officials last week the Gaza war is damaging Israel's global reputation, potentially lasting a generation, according to a readout obtained by NPR.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas (right) and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shake hands prior to a meeting at the presidential compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Nov. 30, 2023.

Who is Mohammad Mustafa, the new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority?

6:00am March 16, 2024

by Jaclyn Diaz

Mustafa was appointed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in a move seen as an attempt to appease U.S. demands for reform.

Israel's war on Gaza has caused a large increase in population density in Rafah, as shown in these comparison graphics. Pre-war, there were 17 people per acre. Now, there are an estimated 63-88 people per acre.

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War has forced half of Gaza into Rafah. Palestinians there are at a breaking point

5:01am March 15, 2024

Five months into the war, about half of Gaza's population has been squeezed into Rafah. The governorate was crowded before the war, but mass displacement has made it the site of a spiraling crisis.

Open Arms members carry humanitarian aid for Gaza in a joint mission between NGOs Open Arms and World Central Kitchen at a port of Larnaca, Cyprus, March 9.

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An aid ship is en route to Gaza, in a test of a sea corridor for the war-torn enclave

3:28pm March 14, 2024

by Jane Arraf

A humanitarian ship is piloting a new sea route to bring food to Gaza to help avert famine after five months of war and Israeli restrictions on aid.

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Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food donated by a charity before an iftar meal, the breaking of fast, on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

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With aid headed to Gaza, hurdles remain to getting food to its starving population

5:30pm March 13, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

U.N. food agency finally was able to deliver aid to northern Gaza, and efforts are afoot to bring relief by sea. But the challenges are many.

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A tattered Israeli flag waves on Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip on Thursday.

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Five ways Israelis have changed, after 5 months of war

1:41pm March 09, 2024

The state of Israeli society, five months after the Oct. 7 attack, is crucial to understanding where the Israel-Hamas conflict might lead. Here are five ways Israel has been transformed.

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Ibrahim Abu Hani, head baker and co-owner of Batool Cakes, a family business in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip.

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Cake in the time of war, in Gaza

1:01pm March 09, 2024

Batool Cakes, a professional bakery in Rafah, has reopened to meet the demand of displaced Palestinians seeking cakes to celebrate life even amid war.

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What is left of Pasha's Palace amid Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Historians of Gaza say Napoleon slept there for three nights in 1799.

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A requiem for Gaza's iconic sites, destroyed in the war

4:32pm March 05, 2024

We created a mini travel guide to Gaza City's historical and cultural landmarks five years ago. Every site we visited is now destroyed, badly damaged, or inaccessible.

Jordanian air force personnel inside a C-130 aircraft after airdropping pallets of aid over Gaza on Thursday.

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Aboard Jordan's aid airdrop over Gaza, a last resort for relief to Palestinians there

5:11pm March 01, 2024

by Jane Arraf

NPR flew along as the Jordanian air force dropped pallets of boxes of much-needed aid attached to parachutes into the Gaza Strip.

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Palestinians pray over bodies of people killed in an Israeli bombardment, brought from the Shifa hospital, before burying them in a mass grave in the town of Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Nov. 22.

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Gaza's death toll now exceeds 30,000. Here's why it's an incomplete count

3:36pm February 29, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

Gaza's health ministry announced Thursday that 30,035 Palestinians have been killed in the war. A close look at how the ministry counts those killed reveals a system buckling under the weight of war.

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