Middle East

Palestinians appear to have been killed in reprisal attacks in the West Bank

2:03pm October 18, 2023

by Leila Fadel

Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank in the days after Hamas' attack on southern Israel. Some of those deaths appear to be reprisal killings.

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Biden's remarks in Tel Aviv affirm U.S. support for Israel

11:32am October 18, 2023

A deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza had an immediate impact on President Biden's trip — calling off a visit to Jordan. He made remarks declaring U.S. support for Israel in Tel Aviv.

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Tues., Oct. 17: People gather outside the Israeli consulate during a protest to show solidarity with Palestinians, in Istanbul, Turkey.

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Photos: Gaza hospital blast sparks outrage across Middle East

10:34am October 18, 2023

by Nicole Werbeck

Thousands of people protested across in Turkey, Jordan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq.

Israeli soldiers carry the flag-covered coffin of a person killed in the Hamas attack earlier this month. Rabbis and reservists have worked around the clock at a military base in Israel to identify and count the dead.

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Israel turns to DNA and dental imprints to identify unrecognizable bodies

9:31am October 18, 2023

On an army base south of Tel Aviv, the Israeli military is using DNA and dental imprints to identify victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

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Tensions rise over an explosion at a Gaza hospital that killed 500 people

8:01am October 18, 2023

It was a massive explosion at Baptist Al Ahli hospital — a Christian hospital and one of the oldest in Gaza. Doctors there tell NPR they are still uncovering bodies

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Wounded Palestinians sit in al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, after arriving from Al-Ahli hospital following an explosion there, on Tuesday.

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Up First briefing: Deadly hospital blast rocks Gaza; House plans second speaker vote

7:53am October 18, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Biden has arrived in Israel, where he says he's "outraged" by a Gaza hospital explosion that killed hundreds. The House will meet today after Jim Jordan failed a speaker vote.

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What does President Biden hope to accomplish on his trip to Israel?

7:23am October 18, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Henri Barkey, a professor and Middle East specialist, about the risks and potential rewards of President Biden's visit to Israel.

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Morning news brief

5:24am October 18, 2023

A blast at a Gaza hospital killed hundreds of people, and impacted President Biden's trip to Jordan. The bombing of the hospital sparked protests across the Middle East.

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The impact of the war between Israel and Hamas is reverberating throughout Europe

5:09am October 18, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

With at least three people killed by suspected Islamists, France and Belgium are on high alert as fears grow that tensions over the Israel-Hamas war could spill into Europe.

U.S. aims to contain Israel-Hamas war but there are fears the violence is spreading

5:09am October 18, 2023

A deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza had an immediate impact on President Biden's trip — calling off a visit to Jordan. His message in Tel Aviv will be much more about safeguarding civilians in Gaza.