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Iran launches missile strikes in Iraq, raising fears about a widening conflict

4:58pm January 16, 2024

Iran has launched missile strikes against what they claim were an Israeli "spy headquarters" in Iraq's Kurdistan Region - raising fears about a widening conflict in the Middle East

Eilat: A tourist town during war

4:58pm January 16, 2024

A visit to the southern resort town to see how it - and its tourism business - are faring during the Gaza war. Many of the hotels are filled with displaced Israelis.

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Golan Heights Winery CEO Assaf Ben Dov (left) and head winemaker Victor Schoenfeld are photographed in one of the winery's cellars in Katzrin, the Golan Heights, on Jan. 8, 2024.

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War in Gaza is testing Israel's economy. A 2nd front against Hezbollah could break it

5:01am January 16, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Israel's military has closed towns and workplaces near the Lebanon border and 60,000 residents have fled, freezing the regional economy. But a full-blown war with Hezbollah could affect all of Israel.

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What Israel says its military has done toward its goal of eliminating Hamas

6:48pm January 15, 2024

by Carrie Kahn

Israel has vowed to destroy Hamas and claims almost daily they are winning the war. Are they? What has Israel's military achieved and can they defeat Hamas militarily?

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How escalating fighting in the Red Sea could impact the conflict in Yemen

7:30am January 15, 2024

Did U.S. strikes on Houthi fighters, who've been attacking ships in the Red Sea, hurt or empower the group? NPR's Leila Fadel talks Ahmed Nagi, senior Yemen analyst for the International Crisis Group.

Israel, Gaza and the world marked 100 days of fighting since Oct. 7 attack

6:37am January 15, 2024

It was a somber moment remembering the 23,000 people killed in Gaza following the Hamas attack on Israel which killed 1,200 people last October.

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The fate of many hostages taken captive by Hamas on Oct. 7 remains unclear

5:10am January 15, 2024

NPR's A Martinez talks Moshe Lavi, whose brother-in-law has been held captive by Hamas for 100 days. Lavi met last week in Washington with congressional leadership to advocate for hostages' release.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:10am January 15, 2024

Iowa Republicans hold first nominating contest in party's presidential race. It's been 100 days since Israel-Hamas war began. Guatemala's president is sworn in despite opponents' efforts to stop it.

Palestinians evacuate wounded in Israeli aerial bombing on Jabaliya, near Gaza City, Oct. 11, 2023.

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Photos: 100 days of the Israel-Hamas war

8:14pm January 14, 2024

by NPR Staff

It's been 100 days since the deadly Hamas attack on Israel, which prompted Israel's ongoing bombardment of Gaza.

In the 100 days since the Israel-Hamas war began, the destruction in Gaza has been catastrophic.

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The catastrophe in Gaza after 100 days of Israel-Hamas war, by the numbers

12:34pm January 14, 2024

by Becky Sullivan

Nearly 24,000 Palestinians have been killed since the conflict began on Oct. 7, a staggering toll. Satellite imagery suggests that up to 160,000 buildings have been damaged or destroyed.