Middle East

The New York Times report on Dec. 31, 2023, about the deadly Hamas attacks caused a rift in the newsroom. For example, a relative of the late Gal Abdush, whose family is shown above in a large front-page photograph, later voiced doubts, helping to fuel skepticism around the report.

Newsroom at 'New York Times' fractures over story on Hamas attacks

11:12am March 06, 2024

by David Folkenflik

The newsroom union at The New York Times accuses the paper of targeting staffers of Middle Eastern descent during an inquiry into leaks about internal debates over a story on the Hamas attacks.

U.S. and Jordanian forces have been dropping supplies in Gaza.

Airdropping aid is inefficient — so why is the U.S. doing it in Gaza anyway?

5:01am March 06, 2024

There is a "really grim irony" to the U.S. supplying both the bombs that are dropping on Gaza and now the food parcels that are dropping there, according to one aid expert.

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A mother in Gaza describes losing 14 family members, including her infant twins

5:02pm March 05, 2024

An Israeli strike in Rafah killed 14 members of the same family, including 5-month old twins, Wissam and Naeem Abu Anza. We hear from the mother of the twins, Rania Abu Anza.

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What is left of Pasha's Palace amid Israel's bombardment of Gaza. Historians of Gaza say Napoleon slept there for three nights in 1799.

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A requiem for Gaza's iconic sites, destroyed in the war

4:32pm March 05, 2024

We created a mini travel guide to Gaza City's historical and cultural landmarks five years ago. Every site we visited is now destroyed, badly damaged, or inaccessible.

A general view taken from the Israeli side of the border shows aid parcels being airdropped over the northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday. Belgium sent a military transport plane Monday to join an international operation to airdrop aid into Gaza also involving the United States, France and Jordan, officials said.

More U.S. aid airdropped into Gaza

1:17pm March 05, 2024

by NPR Washington Desk

Aid groups say airdrops alone are far from sufficient given the scale of the crisis.

U.N. report finds grounds to believe attacks in Israel included sexual violence

9:34am March 05, 2024

The report finds convincing evidence that sexual violence took place during the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, and that some Israeli hostages experienced such violence while in captivity in Gaza.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:04am March 05, 2024

Sixteen states and American Samoa hold primary elections. Supreme Court restores Donald Trump to Colorado's primary ballot. U.N. report finds grounds to believe Hamas attacks in Israel included rapes.

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Airdropping aid is inefficient--so why is the U.S. doing it anyway?

5:12pm March 04, 2024

Ari Shapiro speaks to Refugees International president Jeremy Konyndyk about airdrops, when they work and how oftentimes, they don't.

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A look at VP Harris' meeting with Israeli cabinet member Benny Gantz

5:12pm March 04, 2024

by Asma Khalid

Vice President Harris meets with Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz. We look at her Sunday comments on Gaza as well.

A memorial at the site of the Nova rave, the deadliest single site of the attacks on Oct. 7. A new report by a United Nations team found "reasonable grounds to believe" that rape took place on Oct. 7, including at the site of the rave.

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A U.N. report finds 'reasonable grounds to believe' attacks in Israel included rapes

5:12pm March 04, 2024

The report, which fell short of a full U.N. investigation, said rape likely occurred at at least three sites on Oct. 7. Some hostages held in Gaza were also subject to sexual violence, the team found.