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A displaced Palestinian woman hangs laundry to dry outside a tent at a makeshift camp on the Egyptian border, west of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 14.

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Rafah was supposed to offer refuge. Now, the city waits for a possible Israeli attack

6:19pm February 14, 2024

Roughly 1.4 million Palestinians sheltering in Rafah are bracing for a potential Israeli assault, but hoping for a diplomatic breakthrough as negotiators work to secure a cease-fire.

A man walks near a mural of Handala in the village of al-Fara, in the occupied West Bank, following an Israeli raid on Dec. 8.

Who is Handala, the barefoot, spiky-haired boy who symbolizes Palestinian resistance?

4:44pm February 09, 2024

by Hadeel Al-Shalchi

Created by cartoonist Naji al-Ali in 1969, Handala is a 10-year-old Palestinian refugee with his back to the world. The war in Gaza has renewed interest in this representation of Palestinian struggle.

Displaced Palestinians flee from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Jan. 30.

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In Gaza, anger grows at Hamas along with fury at Israel

9:37am February 08, 2024

Gazans are increasingly voicing their anger at Hamas' handling of the war and the heavy costs civilians have paid.

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Radio Ajyal producer Mohammed Daher listens to a caller during a weekly radio program in which Palestinians send messages to their relatives in Israeli prisons.

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Reaching hostages and prisoners, through Israeli and Palestinian radio

11:36am February 01, 2024

by Daniel Estrin

An Israeli radio station is broadcasting messages and songs to hostages in Gaza, and a Palestinian station in the West Bank is broadcasting families' messages to relatives recently jailed in Israel.

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A Lebanese boy stands atop the roof of a crumbling house within the bustling streets of the Shatila refugee camp in Beirut.

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War in Gaza opens scars for Palestinians in Lebanon, firming up support for Hamas

3:12pm January 26, 2024

by Jane Arraf

In Beirut's Shatila refugee camp, Palestinian refugees say they support Hamas' fight for their homeland.

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People in Ramallah look into the window of a gold store, one of the West Bank businesses affected by the economic decline resulting from Israel's war in Gaza.

The West Bank economy has been hammered by war

8:58am January 24, 2024

by Frank Langfitt

More than three months into Israel's war in Gaza, the economy of the West Bank is reeling. Many fear the economic pain may lead to even more violence in the territory.

Smoke rises following an Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Thursday, Jan.18, 2024.

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Netanyahu says he told U.S. that he opposes Palestinian state in any postwar scenario

4:04am January 19, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Israeli prime minister spoke just a day after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel would never have "genuine security" without a pathway toward Palestinian independence.

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.

At the March on Washington for Gaza, thousands of demonstrators rallied in support of a cease-fire in Gaza and an end for U.S. aid for Israel.

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators in D.C. march to demand cease-fire in Gaza

9:15pm January 13, 2024

Protesters on Saturday called for an end to U.S. funding for Israel and for Israel to be held accountable for what organizers say are violations of international law.

Injured Palestinians arrive at al-Shifa Hospital following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, on Oct. 16, 2023.

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South Africa tells the U.N. top court Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

1:02pm January 11, 2024

by The Associated Press

In a landmark case that strikes at the heart of Israel's national identity, South Africa pleaded Thursday with the U.N.'s top court to order an immediate halt to Israeli military operations in Gaza.