Diplomats trying to free hostages from Hamas aim to delay Israel's ground offensive
Hamas released two hostages, but a flurry of international diplomatic activity to free more and allow aid into Gaza is moving slowly.
Middle East
For Palestinian Christians, a Sunday spent mourning civilians killed at a Gaza church
Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering.
Up First briefing: Aid trickles into Gaza; 9 GOP reps battle for House speaker job
Palestinian Christians mourn civilians killed in a Gaza church, as aid begins to arrive in the enclave. Rep. Mike Flood advocates for a"unity pledge" to support any speaker nominee.
Another convoy of humanitarian aid gets into Gaza over the weekend
NPR's A Martinez talks to Lynn Hastings, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, about dire humanitarian needs in Gaza.
Palestinian deaths in the occupied West Bank are escalating
Violence is increasing in the occupied West Bank, where dozens of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers and the Israeli military since Hamas attacked Israel.
Israel intensifies airstrikes as momentum builds for a ground offensive
NPR's A Martinez asks Brian Katulis of the Middle East Institute, a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to studying that region, to assess Israel's planning for a ground offensive into Gaza.
Morning news brief
Besides Gaza, violence is also escalating in the occupied West Bank. The House of Representatives still doesn't have a permanent speaker. A presidential runoff will be held next month in Argentina.
Israel-Hamas war takes toll on Israeli and Palestinian civilians' mental health
As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, researchers warn about the surge of mental health problems that will plague the region for years to come as a result of the war trauma.
His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated
A professor of Jewish history at UCLA has tried to stake out some middle ground, where Jews and Palestinians on campus could safely stand and grieve for one another.
Churchgoers dedicate prayers to Palestinian Christians who died in airstrike
Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering.