The U.S. has vetoed a Gaza cease-fire resolution in the U.N. Security Council
The United States was the only country to vote against a resolution calling for a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war.
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Reuters releases investigation finding Israeli tank fire killed 1 of its journalists
The news agency says it found evidence that Israeli forces were responsible for the October death of journalist Issam Abdallah. Israel's military is investigating but says it doesn't target the press.
Sen. Bernie Sanders says aid to Israel should be conditional, citing the toll on Gaza
Sanders joined Senate Republicans in blocking an aid bill for Israel and Ukraine on Wednesday. He tells NPR that Israel has the right to go to war with Hamas, but not "against the Palestinian people."
Israel's map and evacuation messages for Gaza are adding to the chaos
The U.S. said Israel should create safe zones to minimize civilian deaths from Israeli airstrikes. But Palestinians and international aid groups say the zones have been inadequate or nonexistent.
Israel is trying to arm more citizens with guns since the Hamas attack
Israel was already known for having lots of firearms. But since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the Israeli government has moved to loosen gun restrictions and fast-track permits for civilians.
A Palestinian doctor pushes for peace, but suffers a devastating blow from war
Dr. Izzeldin Abuelaish has served in both Israeli and Palestinian hospitals. He's an outspoken advocate of peace. None of this has spared him from terrible tragedies in the conflict.
The shadowy Hamas leader behind the war against Israel
Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, is widely believed to have helped mastermind the unprecedented Hamas attack that changed the course of Israeli-Palestinian history.
Gaza war is deadliest conflict for journalists in over 30 years, press advocates say
More than 60 journalists and media workers have been killed so far, most of them Palestinian journalists in Gaza. Gaza's journalists have reported while also suffering personal losses.
Some Israeli hostages are coming home. What will their road to recovery look like?
Dozens of women and kids held hostage by Hamas for nearly two months returned home to Israel this week. Experts say reacclimating is a process — and there are ways professionals and parents can help.
Mother of Palestinian student shot in Vermont thought he would be safer in U.S.
Elizabeth Price's son Hisham Awartani was one of three men of Palestinian descent shot on Saturday in Vermont. Speaking to NPR from Ramallah, Price fears her son "is confronting a life of disability."