Middle East

Israeli Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, described her kidnapping by Hamas in a remarkable press conference in Tel Aviv held the day after she was released.

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Freed Israeli hostage: Hamas kidnapping was 'hell'

4:22pm October 24, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

In a remarkable press conference given the day after her release, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, described how Hamas descended on her kibbutz near Gaza, tied her up, threw her over a motorcycle and beat her.

Israeli military veterans describe actions that pummeled Gaza ahead of 2014 invasion

7:18am October 24, 2023

by Ruth Sherlock

The last time Israel had boots on the ground in Gaza was nine years ago. As the country prepares for another possible ground invasion of Gaza, veterans share reflections from the previous war.

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NPR podcast 'Throughline' takes a closer look at the birth of a nation: Turkey

5:02am October 24, 2023

A century after the founding of the Republic of Turkey, NPR's history podcast Throughline examines the legacy of founding father Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

Diplomatic efforts are underway to facilitate the release of more hostages in Gaza

5:02am October 24, 2023

The International Committee of the Red Cross said it facilitated Monday's release of two hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. The aim is to free more hostages before Israel's expected ground invasion.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:02am October 24, 2023

Two more hostages that were held in Gaza have been freed. House Republicans will try again Tuesday to elect their nominee for speaker. A steep sell-off is underway in the bond market.

Palestinians evacuate the area following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on October 9, 2023.

Palestinian Americans on the Israel-Hamas war: "We're not even allowed to grieve"

8:41pm October 23, 2023

by Sandhya Dirks

Some Palestinian Americans in the U.S. say they feel abandoned by the U.S., and fear rising anti-Palestinian sentiment and Islamophobia at home.

A local citizen searches through buildings which were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday in Khan Younis, Gaza.

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2 more hostages held in Gaza are freed, while Gaza officials say death toll tops 5,000

8:08pm October 23, 2023

Hamas freed two hostages on Monday, the Red Cross said. About 220 people remain hostages in Gaza. Meanwhile, more than 5,000 Palestinians have died in Israeli airstrikes, Gaza officials said.

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What new analysis shows about the Gaza hospital explosion

5:27pm October 23, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

New analysis sheds some light on what happened after a horrific explosion at the Al Ahli Hospital last week. But many questions remain.

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Jordan's precarious situation amid the Israel-Hamas conflict

5:27pm October 23, 2023

by Jane Arraf

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is putting neighboring Jordan in a precarious position — in a country already suffering an economic downturn and widespread discontent.

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Thousands of FakeReporter volunteers sort through disinformation on social media

5:11pm October 23, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

FakeReporter, which has been leaning on its thousands of volunteers scattered across the world to try to bring some clarity to the pace of war-related claims being made on social media.

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