Aboard Jordan's aid airdrop over Gaza, a last resort for relief to Palestinians there
NPR flew along as the Jordanian air force dropped pallets of boxes of much-needed aid attached to parachutes into the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Gaza war
Relatives in Lebanon mourn victims of Israeli strikes, including a 5-year-old girl
Photographer Diego Ibarra Sánchez accompanied mourners in southern Lebanon after Israel stepped up airstrikes that claimed the lives of civilians and Hezbollah fighters.
Photos: Humanitarian crisis grows in Gaza as mediation attempts resume
In the past week, the number of people displaced in Gaza reached 1.7 million, Egypt fears a border crisis in the Sinai Peninsula and negotiators began work toward a potential pause in the fighting.
Why Egypt won't allow vulnerable Palestinians across its border
Egypt's empty Sinai Peninsula would offer safety for Palestinian civilians. But Egypt fears refugees might never be allowed back, citing the painful history of earlier Israeli-Palestinian wars.
Negotiators are working on an Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal. Here's what to know
lsrael is sending a delegation to Paris Friday to meet with officials from the U.S., Qatar and Egypt to discuss the latest outlines of a potential deal for a pause in the fighting in Gaza.
China is mostly quiet on Houthi attacks in the Red Sea
China's charting its own course, distancing itself from the U.S. in the Middle East, refusing to condemn the Houthis and looking to capitalize on ties with regional players to help solve the crisis.
A grieving Palestinian, an Irish artist and the mural that brought them together
Artist Emmalene Blake's mural on the wall of a Dublin pub became an iconic image of Gaza's grief. Then one day, she got an Instagram message from the Palestinian woman in the image.
The U.S. has again vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Tuesday's vote marked the third U.S. veto of a Security Council resolution demanding a cease-fire in Gaza. The Arab nations behind the plan hoped to show broad support for ending the Israel-Hamas war.
Israeli settlers are guarding the West Bank. Palestinians say it's worsening violence
In Hebron, many settlers have joined the ranks of the Israeli military. Palestinians and Israeli human rights activists say the result has been abuse and harassment.
Photos: Border tensions rise as Israel confirms Rafah as its next military target
This past week, despite growing tensions at the borders, Israel announced a plan to move forward into the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Also, Israeli airstrikes killed many in Lebanon.