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3-year-old girl with rare genetic disease is allowed to leave Gaza

3:46pm June 28, 2024

by Leila Fadel

Julia Abu Zaiter has been paralyzed for months, and her father said if she didn't get out of Gaza she would die. She has been evacuated to Egypt, but her parents weren't allowed to go with her.

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Here's what to know about Iran's presidential election

6:52pm June 27, 2024

by Peter Kenyon

When's the election? Who's running? Here's a short primer on Iran's vote for president.

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Iran's president died last month. Voters are about to pick his replacement

2:20pm June 27, 2024

by Leila Fadel

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Sina Toossi of the Center for International Policy about Iran's elections on Friday, and a presidency in the shadow of the country's Supreme Leader.

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Israel's many conflicts could soon crack its Iron Dome

6:01am June 27, 2024

by Geoff Brumfiel

The Iron Dome system has protected Israelis for more than a decade, but it can't stop everything. A war in Lebanon could push it past its limits.

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Looting in Gaza has led to skyrocketing food prices

10:15pm June 26, 2024

by Kat Lonsdorf

A breakdown in law and order along a main route in southern Gaza has made Israel's daytime fighting pause ineffectual for aid delivery. This led to skyrocketing food prices sold on the black market.

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Surgeon who saved Sen. Duckworth says he couldn't save her with those wounds in Gaza

10:15pm June 26, 2024

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Dr. Adam Hamawy, a former U.S. Army combat surgeon, who went before Congress Wednesday to describe patients they've treated while providing medical care in Gaza.

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Medical groups challenge Israel's ban on evacuations from Gaza. Is Israel relenting?

5:52pm June 26, 2024

by Jane Arraf

Israel banned most Gaza patients from being evacuated for medical treatment, according to the United Nations and other groups. Now it could allow a group of child patients and guardians to evacuate.

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Israel's Supreme Court rules that the military must begin drafting ultra-Orthodox men

2:45pm June 26, 2024

by Steve Inskeep

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with Yohanan Plesner of the Israel Democracy Institute about the Israeli court decision that lifts a military service exemption for ultra-orthodox men.

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Israel let some wounded children leave Gaza for treatment, leaving thousands behind

10:25pm June 25, 2024

by Jane Arraf

For the first time in almost two months, Israel has allowed a small group of kids to leave Gaza for medical treatment. Aid groups say the move came after U.S. pressure and a court challenge in Israel.

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Israel's Supreme Court rules to draft ultra-Orthodox men for military service

10:25pm June 25, 2024

by Kat Lonsdorf

Israel's Supreme Court has ruled that the country's ultra-Orthodox men must serve in the army. This controversial move could threaten the future of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government.

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