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Hezbollah says top commander, several officers killed in Israeli strike on Beirut suburb

10:39am September 20, 2024

The airstrike follows a deadly week of attacks that have intensified nearly a year of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed Lebanese militia Hezbollah.

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Another wave of blasts hits Lebanon, as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions

2:15pm September 18, 2024

Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday.

Tracking the exploding pagers used in apparent Israeli attack on Hezbollah

4:50am September 18, 2024

Gold Apollo denied all involvement with the explosive pagers, telling NPR outside its offices in Taiwan that it was a Budapest-based company called BAC Consulting which manufactured the devices.

Some Israelis are leaving the country due to the war in Gaza

10:21am September 17, 2024

Uncertainty about the future, safety fears and concerns over the government's handling of the war in Gaza are leading some Jewish Israelis to leave their country and start new lives elsewhere.

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Palestinians march to honour Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, in Nablus

U.S. urges Israel to swiftly investigate killing of American woman in West Bank

5:24pm September 09, 2024

The State Department urged Israel to move quickly to investigate the death of a U.S. woman during a protest against Israeli settlements in the West Bank last week. Eyewitnesses said she was shot in the head by Israeli forces policing the protest. Israeli authorities have said they are investigating the incident.

What West Bank Palestinian youths are fighting for, in their own words

11:03am September 07, 2024

The Israeli military vows to stamp out Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian fighters tell NPR they are willing to die to resist Israeli occupation.

Palestinian little girl playing in street killed in Israeli attack on Gaza

Killed in her pink roller skates, a Palestinian girl’s photo in Gaza goes viral

6:00am September 07, 2024

The photo of a girl in Gaza killed by an Israeli airstrike while wearing pink roller skates goes viral and draws attention to the plight of children nearly a year into the war.

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U.S. charges Hamas leaders with terrorism over October attack in Israel

6:01pm September 03, 2024

The Justice Department is charging six Hamas leaders with terrorism, including the architect of the group’s deadly Oct. 7 attack against Israel.

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5 things to know about the U.K.’s suspension of some arms exports to Israel

5:09pm September 03, 2024

by Leila Fadel

The U.K. exports explosive devices, guns and fighter jet components to Israel. But it's suspending some arms shipments, fearing Israel could used them in violation of international law.

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Israel's labor strike over hostages is called off after court order

4:19am September 02, 2024

A general strike in Israel to protest the government's failure to return hostages from Gaza led to some closures and disruptions. A major union said it was calling off the strike after a court order.

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