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Palestinians look at their neighbor's damaged home following an Israeli strike in Rafah, a city in southern Gaza, on Jan. 27.

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Photos of life in war: Palestinians flee south in Gaza, Israel mourns dead soldiers

3:34pm January 29, 2024

by NPR Staff

Last week, Israel saw its deadliest day during its war with Hamas, and displaced Palestinians fled Khan Younis and headed toward a flooded Rafah, where shelter and resources remain scarce.

Growing divide between Biden and many Black clergy members over the war in Gaza

11:31am January 29, 2024

Is the war in Gaza — and the U.S.' unwavering support for Israel — becoming a wedge between Black voters and President Biden in the 2024 election?

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The history of Hezbollah

11:28am January 29, 2024

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Randa Slim, senior fellow at the Middle East Institute, about the history of Hezbollah, and the groups their current role Lebanon and the region.

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U.S. blames Iran-backed militants for drone attack that killed 3 service members

9:25am January 29, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, about the killing of the service members in a strike in Jordan, and the widening conflict in the Middle East.

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Biden vows to respond to deadly drone attack. What might that response look like?

7:17am January 29, 2024

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with the Wilson Center's Robin Wright about the killing of three U.S. service members in a drone strike in Jordan, and the widening conflict in the Middle East.

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Deal is in the works to release Israeli hostages and for a pause in fighting in Gaza

6:43am January 29, 2024

Israel says there are still differences between the sides on what the deal should look like. This comes nearly four months into the war — as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting worse.

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12 UNRWA staff members are accused of involvement in Hamas' attack against Israel

5:37am January 29, 2024

The U.N. asks countries to restore funding to the Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees after they reconsidered support amid allegations 12 staff members participated in Oct.7 attack.

President Biden vows to respond to the deadly drone attack in Jordan

5:09am January 29, 2024

A drone attack over the weekend that killed three U.S. soldiers at a remote base in Jordan was attributed to Iran-backed militias. President Biden says the U.S. "shall respond" to the attack

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:09am January 29, 2024

President Biden vows to respond to deadly drone attack in Jordan. Israel accuses the main U.N. agency in Gaza of aiding Hamas. House Republicans seek to impeach the chief of Homeland Security

This photo released by the Iranian Defense Ministry on Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024, claims to show a satellite carrier is launched at the Imam Khomeini Spaceport in Iran's rural Semnan province. Iran said Sunday it successfully launched three satellites into space, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.

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Iran launches 3 satellites into space as tensions rise

11:35pm January 28, 2024

by The Associated Press

Iran says it successfully launched three satellites into space with a rocket that had multiple failures in the past, the latest for a program that the West says improves Tehran's ballistic missiles.