Middle East

At least 300 civilians, all of them foreign citizens or dual nationals, departed Gaza Wednesday, and hundreds more were expected to leave Thursday.

World News

Up First briefing: More evacuations from Gaza planned; foods that boost weight loss

8:05am November 02, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Gaza's border authority released names of hundreds more foreigners and dual-national Palestinians allowed to leave. Eating high-fiber foods can help boost levels of an Ozempic-like hormone.

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One of Israel's military challenges in Gaza is dealing with Hamas' network of tunnels

7:53am November 02, 2023

by Jackie Northam

In the vast network of tunnels is where the ammunition, weapons and rocket launchers are kept. It's also where they have command and control centers.

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With civilian deaths growing in Gaza, where does U.S. support for Israel's war stand?

7:26am November 02, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Jonathan Finer, deputy national security adviser, about U.S. support for Israel's campaign against Hamas, and the way Israel has waged war on the Gaza Strip.

Books

Book tells the story of a bus crash that embodies the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

6:51am November 02, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Nathan Thrall about his book — A Day in the Life of Abed Salama — which explores the Israeli-Palestinian relationship through the story of a tragic bus accident.

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For a 20-year-old engineering student in Gaza, everything has changed

5:20am November 02, 2023

by Leila Fadel

As Israel expands its war in Gaza, we hear from a college student, one of Gaza's more than 1.4 million displaced people, who sent us voice messages about the loss of her home and her daily fears.

The ICRC aims to meet with the more than 200 hostages held captive by Hamas

5:20am November 02, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Alyona Synenko of the International Committee of the Red Cross, about help for hostages in Gaza, and humanitarian aid amid Israel's bombardment.

More people are expected to be allowed to leave Gaza through the crossing with Egypt

5:20am November 02, 2023

Hundreds of people were allowed to leave the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on Wednesday, and more are expected to leave Thursday as the war in Gaza continues.

Morning news brief

5:20am November 02, 2023

Some Americans and other foreign nationals have been able to leave Gaza. The White House is working on a plan to counter Islamophobia. Teachers at public schools in Portland, Oregon, are on strike.

Palestinians conduct a search and rescue operation after the second bombardment by the Israeli army in the last 24 hours at Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City, Gaza, on Wednesday.

World News

South American leaders are confronting Israel over its offensive in Gaza

4:47pm November 01, 2023

by Carrie Kahn

Bolivia broke off relations with Israel, Chile and Colombia pulled their ambassadors out of Tel Aviv and Brazil has pleaded for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza.

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The Rafah border crossing has been opened to a select few in Gaza

4:28pm November 01, 2023

by Elissa Nadworny

For the first time since Oct. 7, people have been able to leave Gaza. More than 70 critically wounded Palestinians and more than 300 people with foreign passports crossed into Egypt Wednesday.