U.N. fires 9 more staffers over potential involvement in Oct. 7 attack on Israel
The secretary-general's office did not elaborate on the UNRWA staffers' likely role in the attack or on the evidence that prompted its decision.
Middle East
Despair in the West Bank is driving a desire among young men to die for a cause
Growing despair in the West Bank is leading to a rise desire among young Palestinian men to die by fighting the Israeli occupation.
Israelis prepare for Iran attack
Israelis are steeling themselves for an attack from Iran and Hezbollah. Iran has vowed retaliation against Israel after the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran last week.
Israel Waits for Retaliation From Iran; Some West Bank Men Want to Become Martyrs
Iran has vowed to strike Israel following the assassination of a Hamas leader on Iran's soil. We hear from Israelis watching and waiting as they know an attack is coming but the don't know when.
And in the West Bank, the war between Israel and Hamas has sparked an increase in Palestinian men wanting to die fighting Israeli occupation.
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And in the West Bank, the war between Israel and Hamas has sparked an increase in Palestinian men wanting to die fighting Israeli occupation.
For more coverage of all sides of this conflict, go to npr.org/mideastupdates
War fears and flight cancellations in Lebanon send travelers and residents scrambling
The U.S. and other governments issued Lebanon travel advisories and some airlines stopped flying there, in anticipation of an escalation of fighting after assassinations in Iran and Beirut.
Fears are growing of a widening war in the Middle East
The Middle East is bracing for tit-for-tat responses between Iran and Israel that could spin out into an all-out regional war.
Strikes on Gaza kill 12 and stabbing in Israel kills 2 as fears of wider war spike
Israeli strikes early Sunday killed 12 people in Gaza, while a stabbing attack carried out by a Palestinian killed two people in a Tel Aviv suburb.
Israel and Hezbollah are on the brink of war. This isn't the first time
Israel and Hezbollah fought brief wars in 1996 and 2006. Both times, Israel
thought it would teach Hezbollah a quick and painful lesson. Yet that didn’t
happen. Now there’s the possibility of a third round, and Hezbollah has more firepower than ever.
U.S. deploys ships and fighter jets to Middle East as Israel braces for Iran attack
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered fighter jets as well as Navy destroyers and cruisers deployed to "bolster force protection for U.S. troops in the region and to defend Israel," the Pentagon said.
The U.S. is sending more warships to the Middle East as Israel steps up attacks
Tensions increase in the Middle East, as Israel expects an attack from Iran and its allies. Israel says it's killed several top commanders of Hamas, Hezbollah, and Islamic Jihad.