Middle East

Conditions are deteriorating for displaced Palestinians forced to flee to Rafah

6:41am February 15, 2024

NPR's Michel Martin speak with Scott Anderson, deputy director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza, about the humanitarian situation in Rafah, and the allegations against the relief agency.

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Arab Muslims from a Bedouin community want a deal to end Israel-Hamas war

5:16am February 15, 2024

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Ali Ziyadne, a Bedouin Arab Israeli advocating for a deal to stop the fighting in Gaza, and bring home hostages — including his brother and nephew.

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.

Art, war and an unexpected friendship stretching between Gaza and Ireland

4:40pm February 14, 2024

by Lauren Frayer

An unlikely friendship began between a Gaza woman in grief and the Irish graffiti artist and activist who painted her as a mural in Dublin.

The U.S. is investigating Israel's use of American weapons

4:23pm February 14, 2024

by Michele Kelemen

The Biden administration is looking into several of the deadliest airstrikes to see if Israel is misusing U.S. weapons. But the administration has been reluctant to use its military aid as leverage.

Vice President Harris to travel to Germany for a series of meetings with U.S. allies

5:12am February 14, 2024

Kamala Harris will hold a series of meetings with world leaders at the annual Munich Security Conference at a pivotal time in the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza.

Members of the Israeli military work at a staging area near the border of Gaza during a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in November.

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Mediators are in Cairo working to secure a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

12:12pm February 13, 2024

by D. Parvaz

The talks come as Israel signals it may soon launch an invasion of Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. The talks were expected to center on a plan that would pause the fighting for up to six weeks.

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A new effort begins in Egypt to work out a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas

5:13am February 13, 2024

Discussions are expected to focus on a cease-fire of up to 45 days — as well as another exchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

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5:13am February 13, 2024

A new effort begins to work out a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. Defense Secretary Austin, who's in the hospital, cancels Brussels trip. Jon Stewart returns to anchor The Daily Show on Mondays.

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6-year-old Gaza girl was found dead days after pleading for rescue from Israeli fire

5:19pm February 12, 2024

by Aya Batrawy

A girl in Gaza's pleas for help were heard around the world, but over the weekend the Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed the child was killed along with an ambulance crew that tried to rescue her.