Middle East

Senior official admits Fatah hasn't accomplished much toward peace with Israel

5:11am November 01, 2023

Unlike Hamas, which rules Gaza, the Fatah Party favors a peace process with Israel, but is widely seen as weak. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sabri Saidam of the Fatah Central Committee.

Lawyers' sue federal government — want American citizens in Gaza evacuated

5:11am November 01, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to attorney Ghassan Shamieh, who along with other lawyers are suing the State Department — urging the government to evacuate Americans trapped in Gaza.

Top White House security advisor Jon Finer weighs in on ground assault in Gaza

8:13pm October 31, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Jon Finer, Principal Deputy National Security Advisor to the president, on how the United States feels about Israel's ground assault in Gaza.

Anas Baba, a producer for NPR, has been reporting on the war from his base in Gaza.

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Gaza's 34-hour phone and internet blackout, as told in voice memos

4:55pm October 31, 2023

Voice memos recorded by NPR's producer in Gaza during a 34-hour communications blackout convey a weekend of anxiety and uncertainty for Palestinians as Israeli ground troops invaded.

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Telegram has removed popular Hamas-linked accounts from the messaging service after a pro-Israel advocacy organization sent letters to Apple and Google asking the tech companies to pressure Telegram to take down the channels.

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The Telegram app has been a key platform for Hamas. Now it's being restricted there

4:41pm October 31, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

The popular messaging app became one of the only major social media platforms that permitted accounts with ties to Hamas.

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The latest on Israel's bombing of the largest Gazan refugee camp

4:27pm October 31, 2023

by Greg Myre

Israel bombed the largest refugee camp in Gaza and said it killed a senior Hamas commander. Palestinians said it caused a huge number of civilian casualties.

Funding for Ukraine and Israel is causing rifts in Congress

4:27pm October 31, 2023

by Eric McDaniel

A new House bill proposes splitting funds for the war in Israel from funding for the war in Ukraine. It defies the path favored by both the Senate and the White House.

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'Are we not equal human beings?' asks Palestinian doctor demanding cease-fire

4:07pm October 31, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Dr. Mustafa Barghouti, leader of the Palestinian National Initiative, about the intensifying violence in the Hamas-Israel war and its impact on the West Bank.

Palestinians look for survivors in a large crater in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, on Tuesday, in this image taken from AFPTV video footage.

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Israeli military hits Gaza's largest refugee camp

3:53pm October 31, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

The attack on northern Gaza's Jabalia camp caused widespread damage, injuries and deaths, Gaza officials say. Israel describes Jabalia as a Hamas stronghold and says it was targeting a Hamas leader.

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."

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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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