Middle East

A satellite view shows smoke along the Gaza-Israel border on Oct. 7 in an image combining natural with shortwave-infrared highlights. The image came from a Copernicus Sentinel satellite run, by the EU space program.

The U.S. has special rules for satellites over one country: Israel

7:44am November 16, 2023

by Bill Chappell

It's not unusual for countries to restrict satellite images of sensitive locations. But in the case of Israel, a U.S. law seeks to protect an entire — and separate — country.

Israeli soldiers remain inside Gaza's largest hospital in their fight against Hamas

7:25am November 16, 2023

Hundreds of patients, doctors and evacuees are inside the hospital, which was surrounded by gun battles for days. The Israeli military drops leaflets in southern Gaza calling for further evacuations.

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Morning news brief

5:14am November 16, 2023

President Biden met for four hours Wednesday with China's leader. Latest in Israel-Hamas war. NPR probe finds thousands of U.S. military servicemembers and veterans are at risk of losing their homes.

Israel-Hamas war provokes some intense responses on U.S. college campuses

5:14am November 16, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Eddie Glaude Jr., theologian and scholar of African American studies at Princeton University, who is wrestling with the internal debate over the Israel-Hamas war.

Palestinians displaced by the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip walk in a United Nations Development Programme-provided tent camp in Khan Younis,Nov.15, 2023.

Israeli military drops leaflets in Gaza calling for further evacuations

5:00am November 16, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The leaflets dropped this week ordered civilians in areas east of Khan Younis, which is in southern Gaza, to evacuate to "known shelters."

Israeli troops operate on the grounds of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City in this photo released by the Israeli military. The Israelis say they found weapons belonging to Hamas, but did not provide details. Hamas denied the claim that it has been operating in or underneath the hospital.

Israeli troops enter Gaza's largest hospital and report finding Hamas weapons there

4:54pm November 15, 2023

Hamas denounced the actions by the Israeli military. The group denied the assertion by Israel and U.S. officials that militants were embedded in Gaza City's Al-Shifa Hospital.

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IDF troops enter Al Shifa hospital as thousands of civilians and staff shelter inside

4:19pm November 15, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

The Israeli military said its troops went into the main hospital complex in Gaza City overnight — where conditions for patients and medical staff have been growing increasingly desperate.

Demonstrators rally in support of Palestinians in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18.

Americans are split over Israel's response in its war with Hamas

10:26am November 15, 2023

by Domenico Montanaro

An equal number say Israel's response to Hamas' attack has either been too much or about right. A majority of Democrats now say it's been too much, driven by people of color and younger respondents.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

8:09am November 15, 2023

President Biden to meet with China's president. GOP rifts boil over in exchange between two representatives. Israel's operations in Gaza may have led to some internal riffs at the State Department.

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Israel's Gaza operations may have led to some internal rifts at the State Department

7:05am November 15, 2023

There's been some dissent in the State Department and among aid workers about the Biden administration's stance on Israel during the war in Gaza.

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