Middle East

Israeli army warns more than 1 million people to evacuate northern Gaza

8:14am October 13, 2023

The fighting between Israel and Hamas entered a seventh day on Friday with fears of a ground offensive growing stronger following an Israeli order to evacuate the northern region of the Gaza Strip.

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A Palestinian view of Hamas' attack on Israel, one of the worst in Israel's history

7:21am October 13, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Palestinian politician, activist and scholar Hanan Ashrawi, who says what's happening between Israel and Hamas militants is a gamechanger.

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Palestinians and Israelis near the Gaza border share in the grief brought on by war

5:21am October 13, 2023

by Leila Fadel

In Rahat, a city of Palestinian Bedouin Israelis about 20 miles from the Gaza border, people know loss and fear on all sides of the conflict.

Israel hits Gaza with intense air strikes, what would a ground invasion look like?

5:21am October 13, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mark Regev, a senior adviser to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who answers questions raised by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's visit.

A man walks through a makeshift emergency underground hospital in the parking lot of the Rambam Health Care Campus (RHCC) in Haifa in northern Israel.

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How to help humanitarian efforts in Israel and Gaza

5:01am October 13, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

Humanitarian groups are working to respond to the violence in Israel and Gaza. Here are some ways to help — and avoid getting scammed.

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EU official warns social media firms to monitor for false Israel-Hamas information

4:14am October 13, 2023

Thierry Breton cautions tech executives about the flood of misinformation on their platforms related to the Israel-Hamas war. He warns of severe financial penalties if the falsehoods go unchecked.

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4:14am October 13, 2023

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Facing 'unbearable communal desperation', some Jewish communities turn to fasting

6:57pm October 12, 2023

The attacks in Israel have left so wrought much anguish in the Jewish communities across the globe. Some of those U.S. communities have turned to religious practice to express their grief: fasting.

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A young Palestinian walks through rubble in a heavily bombarded neighborhood following overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City's Shati refugee camp early on Monday.

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'Is there any safe place?' Residents say Gaza is under attack like never before

5:44pm October 12, 2023

In response to Hamas' surprise attack, Israel has put Gaza under siege and unleashed heavy bombardments. Gaza residents tell NPR there is no is no place to seek shelter, unlike in previous conflicts.

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Secretary of State Blinken reaffirms U.S. support for Israel following Hamas attacks

5:35pm October 12, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken goes to Israel to show the administration's support for a country in mourning and now conducting intense air strikes in the crowded Gaza Strip.

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