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How the dead serve as bargaining chips in the Israel-Hamas conflict

5:05am February 22, 2024

by Greg Myre

Israel and Hamas are both holding the bodies of those killed on the other side, refusing to release them. They've done so for years and are again using the enemy dead as leverage in the current war.

The Security Council meets before voting on a resolution concerning a cease-fire in Gaza at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday. The resolution was vetoed by the U.S.

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The U.S. has again vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza

12:55pm February 20, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

Tuesday's vote marked the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The Arab nations behind the plan hoped to show broad support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.

A member of the Israeli security forces stands guard. An attack against troops was reported near the West Bank city of Hebron on Feb. 1. Many settlers have joined the military's regional defense units since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas-backed militants.

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Israeli settlers are guarding the West Bank. Palestinians say it's worsening violence

5:41pm February 19, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

In Hebron, many settlers have joined the ranks of the Israeli military. Palestinians and Israeli human rights activists say the result has been abuse and harassment.

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Israeli police investigate the site of a shooting attack at the Masmiya-Re'em junction in southern Israel on Friday, Feb. 16.

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Photos: Border tensions rise as Israel confirms Rafah as its next military target

12:23pm February 19, 2024

by NPR Staff

This past week, despite growing tensions at the borders, Israel announced a plan to move forward into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Also, Israeli airstrikes killed many in Lebanon.

With Palestinian laborers shut out of Israel, Indian workers line up for jobs there

5:01am February 17, 2024

Israel is recruiting skilled laborers from India after suspending work permits for most Palestinian workers following the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas-backed militants.

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A man inspects the damage in a room following Israeli bombardment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 17.

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Searching for the remains of hostages, Israeli forces raid another Gaza hospital

4:56pm February 16, 2024

by D. Parvaz

Israeli forces have found no hostage remains so far, but their raid has essentially rendered the largest hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis nonfunctional.

Palestinians are shown fleeing the Israeli offensive on Khan Younis arrive at Rafah, Gaza Strip. Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2024.

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Israeli forces enter main hospital in southern Gaza after prolonged standoff

2:28pm February 15, 2024

by The Associated Press

The raid came a day after the army sought to evacuate thousands of displaced people who had taken shelter at the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.

A displaced Palestinian woman hangs laundry to dry outside a tent at a makeshift camp on the Egyptian border, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 14.

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Rafah was supposed to offer refuge. Now, the city waits for a possible Israeli attack

6:19pm February 14, 2024

Roughly 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah are bracing for a potential Israeli assault, but hoping for a diplomatic breakthrough as negotiators work to secure a cease-fire.

An Israeli air force F-35 warplane flies over during a graduation ceremony for new pilots in Hatzerim air force base near the city of Beersheba, Israel, June 29, 2023.

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A court orders Netherlands to halt fighter jet part exports to Israel over Gaza war

4:52pm February 12, 2024

The court said there is a "clear risk that Israel's F-35 fighter jets might be used in the commission of serious violations of international humanitarian law."

Palestinians survey the destruction from an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, Gaza, on Friday, Feb. 9.

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Photos: Israel targets Rafah as dissent against Hamas grows in Gaza

1:56pm February 12, 2024

by NPR Staff

This past week, Israel rejected a proposed cease-fire, the U.S. ambassador to the U.N. announced that Israel has a obligation to keep civilians safe as military strikes expand into southern Gaza.