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A Palestinian-German woman shows her German passport at the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt on Saturday. The crossing point remains closed, but is a potential route for foreign passport holders to leave Gaza, and for humanitarian supplies to enter as the Mideast crisis worsens.

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The ragged border crossing that could become Gaza's lifeline

5:35pm October 16, 2023

by Greg Myre

The Rafah border crossing is a modest, isolated outpost at the southern end of the Gaza Strip. Yet it could be a critical lifeline as Gazans face a growing humanitarian crisis.

An imam and rabbi spoke of what they're telling their congregations, and what they would like to say to each other.

A rabbi and imam in conversation on how they're counseling their communities

12:53pm October 16, 2023

The conflict in Israel and Gaza has brought grief and pain to many Jews and Muslims in the U.S. We invited a rabbi and an imam to share how they are counseling their congregations here in the States.

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President Biden walks toward Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on Fri., Oct. 13, 2023.

Biden made promises to Israel and Ukraine. To keep his word, he needs Congress

8:01am October 16, 2023

by Tamara Keith

The White House is asking Congress this week for billions of dollars in overseas spending. But it's not at all clear this can pass — and that means President Biden has a lot on the line.

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Sun. Oct. 15: A shell from Israeli artillery explodes over a house in al-Bustan, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon.

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Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Gaza War

9:51pm October 15, 2023

The death toll is rising. At least 1,300 Israelis and more than 2,600 Palestinians in Gaza are dead as the war continues into a second week.

Palestinian citizens inspect damage to their homes caused by Israeli airstrikes on Saturday in Gaza City, Gaza. Many Gazan citizens have fled to the south following warnings from the Israeli government to do so.

Israel's military warns it will attack Gaza City 'very broadly soon'

9:28pm October 14, 2023

by Juliana Kim

Israeli forces are planning a widespread offensive, but didn't say when the assault would happen. The announcement came as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians scrambled to leave northern Gaza.

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Columbia University closed campus to the public ahead of pro-Israel and pro-Gaza rallies on Thursday.

U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?

5:00am October 14, 2023

The conflict has heightened tensions on U.S. campuses. What is the role and responsibility of colleges right now?

Israeli tanks are stationed near the border with Lebanon on Wednesday. A plurality of Americans say Israel's response to a deadly attack by Hamas has been about right.

Americans strongly support Israel, but there are generational and racial divides

4:43pm October 13, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

In a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll, public opinion about Israel in its war with Hamas is supportive, though the role of the U.S. in the region isn't as clear as Biden faces sharp disapproval.

People injured from Israeli air strikes on Oct. 12 wait outside a hospital to be treated. The sheer volume of medical need is overwhelming the small and exhausted number of staff at Gaza's medical facilities, says Dr. Mohammad Mattar, head of the radiology department at Al Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip's largest medical complex.

Doctors in Gaza describe the war's devastating impact on health care — and civilians

4:38pm October 13, 2023

by Ari Daniel

After the brutal attack on Israel by Hamas militants, Israel has begun air strikes on Gaza. The World Health Organization warns that the health system there is at a breaking point.

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Palestinians with their belongings flee from their homes following Israeli airstrikes in Gaza City on Friday.

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Gaza residents flee their homes as Israeli military threats escalate

2:21pm October 13, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

The evacuation order from Israel affecting 1 million people faced immediate objections, including from the U.N., which warned such an evacuation would have "devastating humanitarian consequences."

A member of the Israeli security forces stands near burning cars following a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip in Ashkelon, southern Israel, on Oct. 7.

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What to know about the elusive Hamas military commander behind the attack on Israel

1:44pm October 13, 2023

by Fatima Al-Kassab

Known as "the guest" for his habit of staying in a different house each night to evade Israeli attacks, Mohammed Deif, leader of Hamas' military wing, remains an enigmatic and shadowy figure.