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The perspectives of protesters at the University of Texas at Austin

9:08am May 06, 2024

As campus protests against Israel's war spread to colleges across the U.S., NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with University of Texas at Austin students, on both sides, about their concerns and demands.

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Cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas appear to have broken down

7:28am May 06, 2024

Israelis mark Holocaust Memorial Day amid a spike in antisemitic incidents, pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses worldwide and an impasse in Gaza cease-fire talks.

Morning news brief

5:12am May 06, 2024

The Israeli military urges civilians to leave Rafah. China's president begins a five-day European tour. NASA and Boeing are set to launch astronauts to the International Space Station Monday night.

The Israel-Palestinian media disconnect

6:11pm May 05, 2024

There is a split-screen of media coverage of the Israel-Hamas war. Israeli channels focus on the Oct. 7 attack, the soldiers and the hostages, while Palestinian media highlights daily suffering.

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Israeli soldiers drive a tank at a staging ground near the border with the Gaza Strip, in southern Israel on Sunday.

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Hamas says latest cease-fire talks have ended. Israel vows a military operation soon

5:13pm May 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo. Meanwhile, Israel closed its main crossing point for delivering badly needed humanitarian aid for Gaza after Hamas attacked it.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends a press conference in the Kirya military base in Tel Aviv, Israel on Oct. 28, 2023. Netanyahu's government has voted to shut down Israel-based offices of Al Jazeera.

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Israel raids Al Jazeera office as Netanyahu government votes to shut channel down

5:02pm May 05, 2024

by The Associated Press

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that his government voted unanimously to shut down the local offices of Qatar-owned broadcaster Al Jazeera.