Israel

Aid convoy trucks cross the Rafah border from the Egyptian side on Oct. 21, 2023 in North Sinai, Egypt.

World News

Egypt-Gaza border crossing opens, allowing first aid deliveries to reach Palestinians

5:58am October 21, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

The 20 truckloads of medical supplies and food are a small fraction of the aid that humanitarian groups say is needed. Israel's siege of Gaza, a response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks, is ongoing.

Sisters, wives, mothers, cousins of the community gather and mourn at the Qusra wake for for four of the six men killed in Qusra, Palestine.

World News

Palestinians brace for more violence after reprisal attacks in the West Bank

11:07pm October 20, 2023

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel.

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A house destroyed by Hamas in the Kufar Aza kibbutz in West Jerusalem, Israel.

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Loved ones of Hamas attack victims diverge over Israel's war on Gaza

9:53pm October 20, 2023

People who lost their family and homes in the surprise incursion into Israel by Hamas reckon with the aftermath.

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Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder holds a press conference at the Pentagon on October 19, 2023 in Arlington, Va.

Pentagon says it shot down Yemen missiles that may have been headed towards Israel

3:41pm October 20, 2023

by Emily Olson

The Pentagon said its forces in the Middle East were seeing an 'uptick' in drone activity at a time when the U.S. is on high alert for signs the Israel-Hamas conflict could escalate across the region.

President Biden used an Oval Office address to make the case that funding for Israel and Ukraine is in the national interest.

The White House is asking for almost $106 billion for Israel, Ukraine and the border

3:10pm October 20, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

Congress declined to give the White House $24 billion in aid for Ukraine in late September. Now there's a much bigger request, which also includes money for Israel and other priorities.

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Palestinian militants fire rockets into Israel from Gaza Strip, Oct. 7.

World News

What is a war crime, and who gets held accountable? Here's what you need to know

2:30pm October 20, 2023

by Scott Neuman

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has led to accusations of war crimes on both sides, as combatants are bound by international humanitarian law to minimize the impact on civilians.

Syrian soldiers raise their hands in surrender on Oct. 10, 1973, in the Golan Heights, five days into the Yom Kippur War.

Israel's battle with Hamas recalls Yom Kippur War and its fateful effects

5:27am October 20, 2023

by Ron Elving

It is too soon to know whether current events will be nearly as momentous as those of 1973 — for the region, for the U.S. or for the world at large. But it is also possible they could be more so.

Etgar Keret says writing both protects him from reality and can create the bridge to reality.

World News

From Israel, writer Etgar Keret talks about the role of fiction in times of war

5:00am October 20, 2023

by Ari Shapiro

Etgar Keret says writing both protects him from reality and can create the bridge to reality.

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President Biden addresses the nation on the conflict between Israel and Gaza and the Russian invasion of Ukraine from the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday.

Politics & Government

Biden appeals for more funding for Ukraine and Israel in rare Oval Office address

10:19pm October 19, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden has said he wants "unprecedented" aid for Israel and enough funding for Ukraine to continue its fight against Russia. But he faces hurdles in the Republican-controlled House.

An aerial view of the complex housing the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City after an explosion on the hospital grounds that killed hundreds, according to Palestinian officials. Unraveling the facts behind the explosion has been made difficult because of swarms of social media accounts spreading false information about the explosion.

World News

Fake accounts, old videos, and rumors fuel chaos around Gaza hospital explosion

4:48pm October 19, 2023

by Shannon Bond

Misleading and false information is muddying efforts to uncover who is responsible for the deadly blast that killed hundreds of people

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