Middle East

Without enough aid reaching Gaza, a young Palestinian baby dies of hunger

4:41pm February 26, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

A baby in Gaza City died after going days without milk, a civil defense team says, as aid agencies warn of the risk of famine unless Israel permits much more aid to enter the besieged territory.

Police in Tel Aviv, Israel, use water cannons to disperse demonstrators during a protest against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and calling for the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas, on Saturday.

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With or without a cease-fire, Netanyahu says Israeli operation in Rafah will happen

2:33pm February 26, 2024

by D. Parvaz

As talks over a cease-fire in Gaza continue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his cabinet was reviewing military plans for Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are sheltering.

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A child standing inside a damaged building stares at the Al-Faruq mosque, leveled by Israeli bombardment in Rafah on a foggy day on Sunday, Feb. 25.

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Photos: Humanitarian crisis grows in Gaza as mediation attempts resume

1:36pm February 26, 2024

by NPR Staff

In the past week, the number of people displaced in Gaza reached 1.7 million, Egypt fears a border crisis in the Sinai Peninsula and negotiators began work toward a potential pause in the fighting.

This Feb. 18 satellite photo shows displaced Palestinians crammed into southern Gaza on the right. Israel is threatening to attack the border town of Rafah, where more than 1 million Palestinians are now living. On the left is the vast, empty expanse of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. Egypt says it won't allow Palestinians into Egypt because it fears they might not be allowed back into Gaza.

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Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border

12:18pm February 26, 2024

Egypt's empty Sinai Peninsula would offer safety for Palestinian civilians. But Egypt fears refugees might never be allowed back, citing the painful history of earlier Israeli-Palestinian wars.

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Politics & Government

Morning news brief

7:38am February 26, 2024

Two initiatives in Gaza are on a collision course. Supreme Court hears a case that may help define the internet's future. Congress faces another shutdown deadline on Friday.

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2 initiatives in Gaza are on a collision course: possible cease-fire, Rafah offensive

7:25am February 26, 2024

Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas are moving to Qatar as the sides try to reach a deal on a cease-fire and hostage release. And Israel's military could launch an offensive into southern Gaza.

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After 2 delays, Israel is about to hold first municipal elections since the war began

5:13am February 26, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

Tuesday's municipal elections in Israel will be the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and counteroffensive in Gaza. Both Jews and Palestinians are on the ticket in Tel Aviv.

Multiple law enforcement agencies arrived at the Israeli Embassy on Sunday afternoon after a man set himself on fire infront of the building.

A man set himself on fire outside Israeli Embassy in D.C.

11:31pm February 25, 2024

by Juliana Kim

Local police say the man has been taken to the hospital with "critical life threatening injuries." The Air Force said the man was an active duty airman.

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In the West Bank, U.S. sanctions on Israeli settlers are having an impact

8:22am February 25, 2024

by Eleanor Beardsley

With sanctions now imposed on some West Bank Israeli settlers, a visit to a West Bank community where one Israeli led a campaign of destruction after the Oct. 7 attacks.

Abbas Alawieh, a spokesperson for the group Listen to Michigan, pictured at a coffee shop in Detroit, Mich., on Thursday.

What could Biden's Israel-Gaza stance mean for his campaign? Michigan is an early test

6:01am February 25, 2024

Some Arab American, Muslim and young voters in the Detroit area plan to vote "uncommitted" in Tuesday's primary. They want to send a message to Biden: Call for a ceasefire or lose us in November.