Middle East

Concerns grow that the Israel-Hamas war will extend beyond Gaza and Israel

7:28am November 07, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Randa Slim, a senior fellow at the nonpartisan Middle East Institute, about the possibility of a wider war in the Middle East.

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World News

A month into the Israel-Hamas war, where do things stand?

7:25am November 07, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

The Middle East has changed since Oct. 7 — when Hamas militants attacked southern Israel. As the death tolls mount, the scope of the conflict is historic.

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A month after Hamas attacked Israel, is the Israeli military achieving its goals?

5:09am November 07, 2023

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks retired Israeli brigadier general Amir Avivi if his country is achieving its military objectives in Gaza.

Religion

Netanyahu's references to violent biblical passages raise alarm among critics

5:09am November 07, 2023

How should the world interpret Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's recent allusions to the Hebrew Bible, when discussing his country's war on Hamas?

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:09am November 07, 2023

It's been a month since Hamas attacked Israel. The Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case about gun rights and domestic violence. Ohio voters are deciding on a constitutional right to abortion.

World News

Families of Hamas' hostages and many in Israel say they support a prisoner swap

1:16am November 07, 2023

by Daniel Estrin

About 240 hostages are being held in Gaza. Their families and many in Israel say they support a prisoner swap: Israel releasing all its Palestinian detainees in exchange for the captives' release.

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Qassem Ali on his rooftop balcony in Gaza.

World News

The view inside Gaza — from an American citizen who just left

5:14pm November 06, 2023

Qassem Ali is one of the few people allowed to leave Gaza since the conflict with Israel began more than four weeks ago. He describes the anger and sadness he felt as he left.

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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of the White House on Saturday, calling for a cease-fire. The Biden administration is pushing Israel to consider humanitarian pauses instead.

The U.S. wants a humanitarian pause in Gaza, not a cease-fire. What's the difference?

4:50pm November 06, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Many human rights groups and protesters are calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The U.S. and Israel are both opposed to one, but appear far apart on the question of humanitarian pauses.

World News

Israel's spy agency is one of the best. How did it not foresee Hamas' attacks?

4:30pm November 06, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with former Mossad agent Sima Shine about the intelligence failure that the Oct. 7 attacks represent for security services in Israel.

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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.

The death toll in Gaza surpasses 10,000 as the conflict enters a second month

11:20am November 06, 2023

Israeli forces have reached the coast of Gaza, splitting the besieged area in half and essentially cutting off the north from the south.