Israel

Itay Levy makes music and Kinnors — intricately-carved wooden harps.

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In the shops of Jerusalem, empty seats and anguished hearts are all that's left

10:16am November 11, 2023

The Old City of Jerusalem is thousands of years old. People from all over the world travel here to see the expansive history and the foundation of religions and empires — until now.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks as he meets with President Biden, Oct. 18, in Tel Aviv.

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After Hamas attack, most Israelis want Netanyahu to resign, according to poll

9:55am November 11, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was already under pressure for other problems. Now, a recent poll says 76% of Israelis want him to resign.

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A man passes the scene where a rocket fired from Gaza strip hit a building on Oct. 7, 2023 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Israeli officials revised down the estimated number of people killed in the Oct. 7 attacks to 1,200 from 1,400 on Friday.

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Israel revises down its death toll from the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks to about 1,200

3:42am November 11, 2023

by Lauren Frayer

In a text message to journalists, a spokesperson from Israel's Foreign Ministry said "around 1,200" is now what he called "the official number of people" killed by Hamas militants on Oct. 7.

Children sit amid the rubble of a building in the aftermath of an Israeli strike in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Friday.

Israel has agreed to a daily 'humanitarian corridor.' What does this mean?

12:05pm November 10, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

Israel has already allowed civilians to use a "humanitarian corridor" into southern Gaza in the past week. Thousands of Palestinians have managed to use this time to head south.

An injured Palestinian boy is carried away in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike outside the entrance of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 3. Israel said it targeted Hamas members using an ambulance to leave the hospital. Hamas denied this. Hospital officials said 13 people were killed and dozens injured.

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Hospitals are protected in war. But the safeguard is not absolute

10:57am November 10, 2023

by Greg Myre

This question is part of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian debate over the war in Gaza, where thousands of civilians have been killed.

A Thai worker labors in Israeli fields adjacent to the Gaza Strip on Oct. 12.

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Thai farmhands in Israel face a grim choice: work in a war zone or go home to poverty

10:56am November 09, 2023

by Scott Neuman

Some 30,000 Thais were working in Israel prior to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks. More than 7,000 have left Israel since. More than 50 Thai citizens were killed or taken hostage in the attacks.

Republican presidential candidates from left, former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., participate in a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by NBC News Wednesday in Miami.

6 takeaways from the third Republican primary debate

9:08am November 09, 2023

by Sarah McCammon

At the GOP debate in Miami, five Republicans sparred over top issues include the Israel-Hamas war, Ukraine, China, abortion and Social Security. Here's what you need to know.

This map shows estimated damage in northern Gaza between Oct. 7 and Nov. 5. Areas with the most recent damage (Oct. 30-Nov. 5) are highlighted in a brighter color.

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Map: After a month of bombardments, as much as a third of Gaza City is damaged

5:01am November 09, 2023

by Daniel Wood

New analysis of imagery from a European Space Agency satellite allows for what researchers say is the most comprehensive look yet at the scale of damage due to the Israeli bombardment.

Yair Golan rescued people stranded at the Nova festival when Hamas attacked.

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This Israeli general saw the horror of the Hamas attack. Now, he's urging optimism

5:29pm November 08, 2023

by Megan Lim

The morning of the Hamas attack on Israel, Yair Golan — a former member of Israel's parliament and a major general in the country's military reserves — leapt into action.

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The NICU at Galilee Medical Center was the first part of the hospital to move underground.

Hospitals in Israel move underground to keep working amid rockets from Lebanon

5:00am November 08, 2023

Across Israel, especially in the north, hospitals are setting up underground or fortified care facilities as fallout from war with Hamas intensifies fighting with militants in neighboring Lebanon.