Middle East

Rockets and "light bombs" are seen over the Gaza strip on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, from Sderot, Israel. As Israel's response to Hamas's Oct. 7 attacks entered its fourth week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war would be a long one and would amount to a "second war of independence."

World News

Up First briefing: Israel won't agree to a cease-fire; how tech messes with our senses

8:05am October 31, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Israeli troops have advanced deeper into Gaza as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejects international calls for a humanitarian pause. Ditching your phone can help you tune in to your body.

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Palestinian ambassador to the U.N.: Israel is carrying out a war against civilians

7:29am October 31, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Riyad Mansour about the crisis in Gaza. Israel's prime minister has rejected international calls for a humanitarian ceasefire.

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As Israel's assault on Gaza intensifies, how will the ground operation unfold?

5:52am October 31, 2023

Israel's attacks on Gaza are intensifying, but the strategy of the operation remains unclear.

Biden's plan to send military aid to Israel has bipartisan support in the Senate

5:11am October 31, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, about the Biden administration's $14 billion proposal for emergency military aid to Israel.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:11am October 31, 2023

How Israel's plan to destroy Hamas will unfold is unclear. Speaker Johnson believes a stand-alone aid package for Israel will pass the House. It's Google turn to call witnesses in its monopoly trial.

World News

Thousands of workers from Gaza are trapped in the West Bank and can't go home

1:59am October 31, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

Thousands of Palestinians from Gaza were working in Israel when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7. Now, they're unable to go back and in limbo in the West Bank.

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Threats against Palestinian, Muslim and Jewish people has spiked since the war began

6:10pm October 30, 2023

As the war between Hamas and Israel rages on, the diaspora is feeling the pain of discrimination. Advocacy groups in the U.S. report a spike in threats of harassment and violence.

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Israel will not agree to a cease-fire, Netanyahu says, as fighting continues in Gaza

5:18pm October 30, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

As Israel continues to push into Gaza, it says its forces freed an Israeli soldier who had been held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks.

Where Britain, France and Germany stand on the Israel-Hamas war

4:59pm October 30, 2023

Reactions to the Israel-Hamas war vary across Europe, determined by each country's unique history and perspective. Here's what governments are saying in Britain, France and Germany.

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People walk through the ruins of Al-Ansar Mosque in Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank that was hit last week by an Israeli airstrike.

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In the West Bank city of Jenin, Israeli raids and strikes leave Palestinians wary

3:58pm October 30, 2023

In Jenin, at least 11 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes and raids in just over a week, officials say. The heightened pace of violence has frightened residents.

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