Middle East

Calls for a cease-fire in Israel-Hamas war, or at least a humanitarian pause, grow

8:21am November 06, 2023

NPR's A Martinez asks former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder about the challenges of a humanitarian pause versus a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas.

Palestinians look for survivors of an Israeli bombardment in the Maghazi refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Sunday.

World News

Israel says Hamas won't rule Gaza. So who will?

8:21am November 06, 2023

by Greg Myre

Israel says it wants to destroy Hamas and make sure it never again has power in Gaza. The problem is, no one else wants to run the territory.

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Palestinians mourn relatives killed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in front of the morgue in Deir al-Balah on Monday.

World News

Up First briefing: Gaza has few good Hamas replacements; Las Vegas hospitality strike

7:44am November 06, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

It's been nearly one month since Hamas attacked Israel. As the war goes on, Gaza has few good options for replacing the militant group. Las Vegas hospitality workers could walk off the job this week.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:13am November 06, 2023

Israel presses its military operation in Gaza. Ex-President Trump to testify in fraud trial. Epic Games will be in federal court in San Francisco for the start of an anti-trust case against Google.

People march during a pro-Palestinian demonstration in Washington on Saturday.

World News

Hamas attacked Israel 1 month ago. Here's where things stand now

9:59pm November 05, 2023

About 1,400 people were killed in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and more than 240 people were kidnapped. In the four weeks since, almost 10,000 people have been killed by Israeli attacks on Gaza.

People search through buildings that were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip Saturday in Khan Yunis, Gaza.

World News

Week in photos: Israel-Hamas war

5:45pm November 05, 2023

by Michael Zamora

International calls for a cease-fire grew this past week as Israel continued its strikes on the Gaza Strip in response to the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas militants.

National

As Israel-Hamas war continues, Secretary Blinken urges humanitarian pauses in Gaza

5:23pm November 05, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues his Middle East trip, with a surprise visit to the occupied West Bank and to the Iraqi capital Baghdad, in search of a diplomatic solution to the war.

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Palestinian and Israeli teachers say students are struggling to cope with the conflict

3:22pm November 05, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

We hear from a Palestinian teacher Eyad Alsouqi and an Israeli teacher Karen Neuberger about what it's been like to work with students during this latest crisis.

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World News

More and more Israelis are calling for a prisoner swap to release the hostages

10:07am November 05, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

With Israeli troops advancing through Gaza, relatives of Israelis taken hostage — and more of the public — support the idea of a prisoner swap.

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Hezbollah leader's remarks heighten fear of the Israel-Gaza war spilling over

8:29am November 05, 2023

by Ayesha Rascoe

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Emile Hokayem, Director of Regional Security at the International Institute of Strategic Studies, about the potential of the Gaza-Israel war becoming a regional conflict.