Middle East

Israeli forces take Ayoub Abuhejleh while he was being interviewed by NPR in the West Bank.

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We were interviewing a Palestinian farmer. Then the drone and soldiers appeared

8:57am November 13, 2023

There are days when you head out to report a story, and you think you know where it's going. And then it spins in an entirely different direction. This is the story of one such day.

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Palestinians arrive south of Gaza City on Sunday after fleeing their homes amid the ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas.

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Up First briefing: Gaza hospitals can't function; Biden will meet with China's Xi

8:14am November 13, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Gaza's largest hospitals have stopped working amid ground fighting and fuel shortages. The leaders of the U.S. and China plan to meet in California this week for their first in-person talks in a year.

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Hospitals and medical centers in Gaza are caught up in a war zone

7:36am November 13, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Dr. Zaher Sahloul of the medical aid charity MedGlobal about the status of his staff in Gaza, and the conditions for patients in hospitals there.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:35am November 13, 2023

Israel's military says it has been battling Hamas fighters around Gaza's hospitals. President Biden this week attends a summit of Asian leaders. U.S. government funding is set to run out on Friday.

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Protesters turned out across Paris to denounce a rise in antisemitism

7:18am November 13, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

More than 100,000 people turned out on Sunday to express solidarity with French Jews, the largest Jewish community in Europe. France also has Europe's largest Muslim population.

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At least 39 Thai migrant workers were killed in the Hamas attacks on Israel

5:10am November 13, 2023

by Michael Sullivan

In addition, more than two dozen migrant workers are thought to have been abducted. The wife of one worker explains why her husband went to southern Israel, and what he had hoped to achieve.

Arab and Muslim leaders meet to condemn Israeli aggression in Gaza

5:10am November 13, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sanam Vakil of Chatham House, a British think tank, about a weekend summit of Arab and Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia calling for a cease-fire in Gaza.

Children play among tents set up for Palestinians seeking refuge on the grounds of an UNRWA center in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Oct. 19.

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4 things to know about UNRWA, Gaza's largest aid organization

5:00am November 13, 2023

by Emily Olson

For over 70 years, one key U.N. agency has provided relief to Palestinian refugees in the Gaza Strip. As Israel continues to bombard the territory, UNRWA says it's struggling to keep up with demand.

A massive crowd gathered for a march against antisemitism in Paris on Sunday. French authorities have registered more than 1,000 acts against Jews around the country in a month since the conflict in the Middle East began.

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More than 180,000 march across France against soaring antisemitism

11:19pm November 12, 2023

by The Associated Press

French authorities have registered more than 1,000 acts against Jews around the country in the month since the conflict in the Middle East began.

Patients and internally displaced people are pictured at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 10, 2023, amid ongoing battles between Israel and Hamas.

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Gaza's 2 largest hospitals have ceased to function, health officials say

9:36pm November 12, 2023

Health officials say the hospitals are out of electricity. The U.N. and World Health Organization pleaded for "decisive international action" to preserve what's left of the health care system in Gaza.