Gaza

Palestinians with foreign passports at Rafah Border Gate wait to cross into Egypt, Nov. 1.

World News

What is Gaza's Rafah crossing and why is it important?

10:59am November 07, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

The Rafah border crossing, operated by Egyptian authorities, is the only Gaza crossing not directly controlled by Israel. Now it is the only entry point for aid and exit point for those able to leave.

Qassem Ali on his rooftop balcony in Gaza.

World News

The view inside Gaza — from an American citizen who just left

5:14pm November 06, 2023

Qassem Ali is one of the few people allowed to leave Gaza since the conflict with Israel began more than four weeks ago. He describes the anger and sadness he felt as he left.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of the White House on Saturday, calling for a cease-fire. The Biden administration is pushing Israel to consider humanitarian pauses instead.

The U.S. wants a humanitarian pause in Gaza, not a cease-fire. What's the difference?

4:50pm November 06, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Many human rights groups and protesters are calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The U.S. and Israel are both opposed to one, but appear far apart on the question of humanitarian pauses.

Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in front of the morgue in Deir al Balah on Monday.

The death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as the conflict enters a second month

11:20am November 06, 2023

Israeli forces have reached the coast of Gaza, splitting the besieged area in half and essentially cutting off the north from the south.

People search through buildings that were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

World News

Week in photos: Israel-Hamas war

5:45pm November 05, 2023

by Michael Zamora

International calls for a cease-fire grew this past week as Israel continued its strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants.

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The Israel-Hamas war has not quashed their compassion, their empathy, their hope

7:02am November 05, 2023

by Ari Daniel

They're from Israel and Gaza. A man who lost his parents feels as if he is swimming in an ocean of sorrow. A teen has a bullet lodged in his spine. How do they find room in their hearts for empathy?

Ibrahim Alfarany has been staying at Al-Istiqlal University for several weeks. He usually works and lives near a store south of Tel Aviv, where he stocks vegetables for a few weeks at a time, and travels back to Gaza.

World News

As Israel forces workers from Gaza back, thousands more remain stuck in the West Bank

4:44pm November 03, 2023

Palestinians from Gaza were working in Israel when Hamas attacked the country on Oct. 7. Now, many are unable to go back and in limbo in the West Bank.

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A man reacts as he sits near the gate to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt in the south of the Gaza Strip on November 3, 2023.

A lucky few are leaving Gaza. Others are forced to return

1:33pm November 03, 2023

Some people are getting out, while others are left behind. We hear the voices of people in Gaza as Israeli forces advance.

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People walk along a street as a plume of smoke rises in the background during an Israeli strike on the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, as battles between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement continue.

Freeing hostages, hosting Hamas: Qatar's influence in Israel-Gaza war, explained

6:39pm November 02, 2023

by Aya Batrawy

Qatar, a U.S. ally, is the regional power best positioned to both influence Hamas and play a mediating role with Israel. Here's what to know.

People walk down the narrow streets of the Al-Am'ari refugee camp in Ramallah in the West Bank on Oct. 31, 2023.

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What Palestinians in the West Bank think about the war — and Hamas

5:02pm November 02, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep interviews a range of West Bank Palestinians, exploring Hamas' influence, Fatah's challenges and hopes for global recognition of Palestinian rights.

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