How nations in the Middle East are responding to Iran's strike on Israel
Iran's drone and missile assault on Israel heightens concerns about a widening regional conflict in the Middle East.
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NSC spokesman John Kirby on the Biden administration and Israel's response to Iran
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby about Iran's strikes on Israel and what the Biden administration thinks the response should be.
Israel shoots down missiles and drones after Iran launches unprecedented attack
Sirens sounded across Israel overnight as Israeli officials urged residents to take shelter. The attack follows a vow of retaliation from Iran after an earlier strike on an Iranian consulate in Syria.
House GOP leaders plan to take up Israel aid after Iran attack
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said the chamber will consider legislation to support Israel after Iran launched dozens of drones toward Israel late Saturday night.
Iran launches attack drones toward Israel
Israel's military says Iran has launched drones toward Israel and that the unmanned aircraft will take hours to arrive to Israeli airspace.
How Israel could be reinforcing a cycle of radicalization
NPR's Scott Detrow talks with H.A. Hellyer of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about how Israel's bombardment in Gaza may be reinforcing a cycle of radicalization.
Iranian commandos seize an Israeli-linked container ship near Strait of Hormuz
Commandos from Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard rappelled down from a helicopter onto a container ship near the Strait of Hormuz and seized the vessel as tensions in the region heightened.
USAID says parts of Gaza are experiencing famine
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Jamie McGoldrick, the former U.N. Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, about what he's seen unfold in Gaza since Oct. 7.
A survivor of the UNICEF aid convoy struck by gunfire in Gaza speaks out
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with UNICEF's Tess Ingram about surviving the gunfire that struck an aid convoy in Gaza and the effort to deliver food and water to the warzone.
An Israeli teacher's Facebook posts supporting Palestinian rights led to his firing
After 35 years of teaching in Tel Aviv, an Israeli high school history teacher's pro-Palestinian views led to a campaign to get him fired.