Israeli-Palestinian Coverage

Faysal Shawa's warehouse was damaged in the 2014 conflict. Shawa and employees maintain no connection to Hamas.

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Gaza Wants To Rebuild, But Ensuring Funds Don't Go To Hamas Is Slowing The Process

2:20pm June 23, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The Gaza Strip needs major reconstruction after the Israeli military hit buildings and infrastructure. Experts say the U.N.-backed process of vetting projects ends up increasing costs and delays.

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A fire rages at sunrise in the city of Khan Yunis following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip early on May 12.

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Timeline: Israel-Hamas Fighting Takes A Dire Toll With No End In Sight

4:31pm May 19, 2021

Israel and the Palestinians are again locked in bitter fighting. Here is a look at some key events in the conflict over the past decade and a half.

Palestinians inspect their destroyed houses Friday following overnight Israeli airstrikes in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.

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Netanyahu Vows Israel Isn't Done As Rockets And Clashes Ramp Up

5:29pm May 14, 2021

Some of the most intense attacks hit the Gaza Strip on Thursday night. But the clashes also brought large protests in the occupied West Bank — where at least 10 people reportedly died.

Jacob Simona stands by his burning car during clashes with Israeli Arabs and police in the mixed Jewish-Palestinian city of Lod, Israel, on Tuesday.

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'Creating The Enemy Of The Future': How 2 Palestinians See The Clash With Israel

3:53pm May 14, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"This kind of escalation intensifies the hate, helps the radicals," an analyst who lives in Gaza says as Israel and Hamas launch attacks at each other.

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An Israeli firefighter walks next to cars hit by a rocket fired from Gaza on Tuesday in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

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Hamas Rockets Hit Tel Aviv As Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza Continue

6:12pm May 11, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Palestinian health officials say at least 30 people have been killed in Gaza, including 10 children. Three Israelis have been killed by rockets fired by Palestinian militants.

Undercover Israeli security force members arrest a Palestinian protester Monday at the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.

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24 Reported Killed In Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza After Hamas Fires Rockets At Israel

4:07am May 11, 2021

The violent exchange followed intense clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians in Jerusalem, prompting Jewish organizers to cancel the annual Jerusalem Day march.

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Palestinian elementary school students wearing protective face masks take their seats in their classroom amid the coronavirus pandemic on the first day of class in September at a United Nations-run school in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

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Israeli Health Officials To Government: Vaccinate All Palestinians

3:43pm March 01, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

An outgoing high official told NPR that Israel has a public health imperative to protect all Palestinians from COVID-19, plus a humanitarian obligation.

Edna Halup, a staff member at a private nursing home, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, in Ganei Tikva, Israel, on Dec. 22.

As Israel Leads In COVID-19 Vaccines Per Capita, Palestinians Still Await Shots

5:15pm December 31, 2020

by Daniel Estrin

Israel aims to vaccinate 25% of its citizens by end of January but the country has not provided any to the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza, which are scrambling for shots.

Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat seen at a 2014 press conference at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.

Longtime Palestinian Negotiator Saeb Erekat Dies Of Complications From COVID-19

7:20am November 10, 2020

Often the voice of the Palestinians in peace talks with Israel, Erekat's pursuit of peace through negotiation never prevailed. He was 65.

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The flags of the United Arab Emirates and Israel are raised on the Peace Bridge in Netanya, Israel. The UAE flag was displayed to celebrate last week's announcement that the two countries have agreed to establish diplomatic relations.

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Opinion: Israel And UAE's Accord Is A Big Win, But Don't Overplay It

4:42pm August 19, 2020

by Aaron David Miller

If the deal holds, the United Arab Emirates will be the first Gulf state to normalize relations with Israel, but there are many potential bumps in the road, writes Aaron David Miller.