Israeli-Palestinian Coverage

Rimah Shahada poses in her daughter Aseel's bedroom in Qalandiya refugee camp in Ramallah, West Bank Nov. 22.

World News

What the resumption of Israel-Hamas fighting means for Palestinians in Israeli jails

4:51pm December 04, 2023

Human rights groups say Israel stepped up arrests in the occupied West Bank during the war. Only a fraction of those arrested have been released as part of hostage and prisoner exchanges.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses media during a joint press conference with French President in Jerusalem on October 24, 2023.

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Israel's lack of a strategy is the strategy

8:07pm November 19, 2023

by Steve Inskeep

On Netanyahu and Gaza's unclear future.

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A man, left, carries two Israeli flags during a pro-Israel rally outside of the Israeli Embassy on Oct. 8, 2023 in Washington, D.C., and people, right, wave flags during a rally in support of Palestinians in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 21, 2023.

Arts

Cultural figures find perils to speaking out and staying silent about Mideast crisis

5:09pm October 27, 2023

by Chloe Veltman

Cultural figureheads are expected to speak out about world events. But some are facing real-world consequences for making public declarations about the present conflict.

Sun. Oct. 15: A shell from Israeli artillery explodes over a house in al-Bustan, a Lebanese border village with Israel, south Lebanon.

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Photos: Scenes from the Israel-Gaza War

9:51pm October 15, 2023

The death toll is rising. At least 1,300 Israelis and more than 2,600 Palestinians in Gaza are dead as the war continues into a second week.

Arab leader's gamble to play kingmaker in Israel is paying off

3:11am January 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Mansour Abbas broke a longstanding taboo when he led his Arab party into Israel's governing coalition last year.

Faysal Shawa's warehouse was damaged in the 2014 conflict. Shawa and employees maintain no connection to Hamas.

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Gaza Wants To Rebuild, But Ensuring Funds Don't Go To Hamas Is Slowing The Process

2:20pm June 23, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

The Gaza Strip needs major reconstruction after the Israeli military hit buildings and infrastructure. Experts say the U.N.-backed process of vetting projects ends up increasing costs and delays.

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A fire rages at sunrise in the city of Khan Yunis following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip early on May 12.

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Timeline: Israel-Hamas Fighting Takes A Dire Toll With No End In Sight

4:31pm May 19, 2021

Israel and the Palestinians are again locked in bitter fighting. Here is a look at some key events in the conflict over the past decade and a half.

Palestinians inspect their destroyed houses Friday following overnight Israeli airstrikes in Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip.

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Netanyahu Vows Israel Isn't Done As Rockets And Clashes Ramp Up

5:29pm May 14, 2021

Some of the most intense attacks hit the Gaza Strip on Thursday night. But the clashes also brought large protests in the occupied West Bank — where at least 10 people reportedly died.

Jacob Simona stands by his burning car during clashes with Israeli Arabs and police in the mixed Jewish-Palestinian city of Lod, Israel, on Tuesday.

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'Creating The Enemy Of The Future': How 2 Palestinians See The Clash With Israel

3:53pm May 14, 2021

by Bill Chappell

"This kind of escalation intensifies the hate, helps the radicals," an analyst who lives in Gaza says as Israel and Hamas launch attacks at each other.

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An Israeli firefighter walks next to cars hit by a rocket fired from Gaza on Tuesday in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon.

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Hamas Rockets Hit Tel Aviv As Israeli Airstrikes On Gaza Continue

6:12pm May 11, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Palestinian health officials say at least 30 people have been killed in Gaza, including 10 children. Three Israelis have been killed by rockets fired by Palestinian militants.