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Chaim Otmazgin, 50, poses for a portrait in his home in Petah Tikva, Israel.

An Israeli responder's work on Oct. 7 shows the challenges of investigating atrocities

1:20pm March 08, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Israel says Palestinian attackers committed sexual violence on Oct. 7. Some accounts of rape were substantiated by a U.N. report, but the allegations continue to face intense scrutiny.

Does the U.S. have the power and leverage to stop the Israel-Hamas war?

5:08am March 08, 2024

NPR's A Martinez asks Shibley Telhami, the Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, if President Biden could end the Israel-Hamas war with a phone call.

U.S. dropped tens of thousands of meals into Gaza with more planned. It's not enough

6:36pm March 07, 2024

Tens of thousands of Ready-To-Eat meals have again been airdropped into Gaza by U.S. Air Force cargo planes. Officials say more drops are planned and the U.S. will take part in moving aid by sea.

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What Israelis believe now, five months after Oct. 7

4:31pm March 07, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

We look at five ways Israelis have been changed through five months of war. The Oct. 7 Hamas attack was the single deadliest day for Israelis in history, prompting the deadly Israeli assault on Gaza.

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In this image grab from an AFPTV video, people carry food parcels that were airdropped March 2 from U.S. aircraft above a beach in the Gaza Strip. President Biden is set to announce the setting up of another avenue for aid to Gaza.

Biden to announce the setting up of a temporary Mediterranean port to deliver Gaza aid

1:43pm March 07, 2024

by Greg Myre

The temporary pier will not require U.S. troops to land in Gaza to build the pier or causeway. United Nations workers and other aid groups will distribute the aid.

Meirav Leshem Gonen (left), whose daughter Romi is being held hostage in Gaza, embraces Sharon Alony Cunio, who was kidnapped and released from captivity along with her two children and whose husband, David, remains hostage, as the march to Jerusalem passes Kibbutz Sa'ad in southern Israel on Feb. 28.

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A march on Jerusalem, with freed hostages and families demanding a deal

12:13pm March 07, 2024

by Tamir Kalifa

Families of the dozens of hostages still being held by Hamas in Gaza and their supporters embarked on a four-day march to Jerusalem to push officials to secure a deal for their loved ones' release.

It's been 5 months since Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel

7:40am March 07, 2024

Palestinian lives in Gaza were changed by Israel's deadly military response. Israeli lives changed as well, and the state of Israeli society is crucial to understanding where this war might lead.

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A view of the mosque known as the "Hamas mosque" in Silwad. The town is the birthplace of Khaled Mashal, a founding member of the militant group behind the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Those who don't support Hamas — a sizable majority in the West Bank — attend other mosques in Silwad.

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Home was the West Bank; today it's the U.S. These expats hope to bring change to both

5:29am March 07, 2024

by D. Parvaz

Palestinian-Americans are spending big to help spur economic development in the village of Silwad in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. But they are also working to effect change back in the U.S.

As Palestinians face famine, why is it so hard for help to reach Gaza?

5:06am March 07, 2024

by Fatma Tanis

Israel says it's not restricting food or medicine from trickling into Gaza. Aid and rights organizations counter that Israel has systematically made it harder for help to reach the enclave.

Morning news brief

5:06am March 07, 2024

President Biden delivers State of the Union address Thursday night. Alabama's governor signs IVF bill giving immunity to patients and providers. Thursday marks five months since Hamas attacked Israel