Middle East

Hamas Blames Evictions For Start Of Latest Fighting With Israel

7:37am May 19, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Basem Naim, a spokesperson for Hamas in Gaza, about what the group's goals are in this latest cycle of fighting between Israel and Palestinians.

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National

Protests Across U.S. Support Palestinians In Latest Israel-Hamas Violence

6:53am May 19, 2021

by Connor Donevan

Activists protesting Israel's use of force against Palestinians gathered outside the Israeli embassy in Washington D.C., one of a number of solidarity demonstrations across the U.S. on Tuesday.

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News Brief: Israel-Hamas Violence, N.C. Shooting, Ford's New F-150

5:58am May 19, 2021

International calls grow to end the fighting between Israel and Hamas. No charges will be brought against N.C. sheriff deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. Ford will unveil its electric F-150.

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President Biden speaks with Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., left, and Rep. Debbie Dingell, D-Mich., as he arrives at in Detroit Tuesday.

Rep. Tlaib Pushes Biden To Protect At-Risk Palestinians In Middle East Conflict

7:26pm May 18, 2021

by Alana Wise

During the president's visit to her home district, the first woman of Palestinian descent to serve in Congress shared her harsh assessment of Israel's role in escalating the violence.

World News

Ethnic And Political Divides Stoke Violence On Israeli Streets

4:45pm May 18, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dahlia Scheindlin, a political strategist at The Century Foundation, about the violence erupting in streets between Jewish Israelis and Palestinian citizens of Israel.

World News

'We Don't Leave Each Other': Gazans Describe Life As Airstrikes Continue

4:45pm May 18, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

People in Gaza talk about what life is like as Israeli airstrikes continue, taking lives and degrading infrastructure.

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A Palestinian man inspects the damage of a six-story building destroyed by an early morning Israeli airstrike, in Gaza City on May 18, 2021.

World News

What Will Shape Biden's View Of Gaza Violence Most? Hamas Attacks, Says Dennis Ross

10:05am May 18, 2021

by Steve Inskeep

The president is facing calls from some in his party to exert more influence on Israel, but the former Mideast envoy says Hamas rocket fire is "what's guiding him probably more than anything else."

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World News

Current Violence Must Not Disrupt Mideast Peace Attempts, Ross Says

7:26am May 18, 2021

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Ambassador Dennis Ross, an ex-Middle East envoy, about challenges the U.S. faces in taking a stand for or against the parties involved in the latest Israel-Hamas conflict.

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Palestinians look at an unexploded bomb dropped by an Israeli F-16 warplane on Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood on Tuesday.

World News

Fighting Continues Between Israel, Hamas After Biden Calls For Cease-Fire

6:23am May 18, 2021

by Jackie Northam

Israeli warplanes carried out another round of airstrikes against Hamas targets in Gaza, leveling a six-story building, while militants fired dozens of rockets into Israel.

National

News Brief: U.S. Backs Cease-Fire, Roe V. Wade Challenge, Insurrection Intelligence

5:55am May 18, 2021

The U.S. calls for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The Supreme Court agrees to consider a major rollback of abortion rights. NPR obtains a report on why violence wasn't anticipated on Jan. 6.

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