Middle East

Protesters demonstrate against the Israeli military operations in Gaza during a rally in front of the White House on Oct. 20.

How is the Mideast crisis affecting you in the U.S.? We want to hear from you

5:03am October 26, 2023

How is the current conflict between Israel and Hamas affecting your day to day life in the U.S.? What are you doing that's helping you to cope? Share your thoughts, and we may follow up for a story.

Biden says he's worried about civilian deaths in Gaza but questions death toll stats

6:42pm October 25, 2023

by Deepa Shivaram

President Biden warned Israeli settlers against attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank — and said he is skeptical about the large death toll figures provided for Gaza.

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Egyptian aid group head says the amount of aid going to Gaza is 'a drop in the ocean'

6:21pm October 25, 2023

NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Mohsen Sarhan, the CEO of the Egyptian Food Bank, about the situation at the Rafah crossing, where some aid is being allowed into Gaza.

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Gaza medical staff say they're missing critical resources to help hospitalized people

6:03pm October 25, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Muhammad Hawajreh, a nurse and medical coordinator for Doctors without Borders in Gaza City, which may soon run out of fuel to power its generators.

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Left: A Palestinian woman cries at the garden of Al-Ahli Arabi Baptist Hospital after it was hit in Gaza City, Gaza on Oct. 18. Right: After an attack by Hamas on a kibbutz near the Gaza border, a swing is left intact while most of this family's house is in ruins. Five family members were kidnapped.

Health & Safety

The Middle East crisis is stirring up a 'tsunami' of mental health woes

4:56pm October 25, 2023

by Rhitu Chatterjee

The Israel-Gaza conflict is likely to leave people in the region struggling with trauma-related mental health symptoms for a long time to come.

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World Food Program director on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza

4:35pm October 25, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with the executive director of the World Food Program, Cindy McCain, about the urgency of humanitarian need in Gaza.

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Members of the press wait on an overlook in Sderot, Israel, to report on the fighting in Gaza on Oct. 21.

At least 24 journalists have been killed in the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza

12:51pm October 25, 2023

by Jaclyn Diaz

The Committee to Protect Journalists says the fighting has already cost the lives of 20 Palestinian journalists, 3 Israelis and a Lebanese reporter.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen speaks during a Security Council meeting at United Nations headquarters on Tuesday.

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Diplomatic friction erupts at the U.N. as the crisis in Gaza deepens

12:01pm October 25, 2023

by Alina Hartounian

António Guterres said that he was not "justifying acts of terror by Hamas." His earlier statement that "the attacks by Hamas did not happen in a vacuum" pushed Israeli leaders to demand he resign.

Smadar Tzimmerman (right) helps push a cart with donations into the community center in Lod, Israel.

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The space for peace and Jewish-Arab solidarity is shrinking in wartime Israel

10:50am October 25, 2023

Activists pushing for peace, a shared society and solidarity between Jews and Arabs say that speaking out has become dangerous in Israel right now.

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Students from Hunter College chant and hold up signs during a pro-Palestinian demonstration at the entrance of their campus in New York earlier this month.

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Up First briefing: Concerns over Israel's war strategy; long COVID origins

8:00am October 25, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

The U.S. has concerns violence in Israel and Gaza could spread in the region. Scientists are one step closer to understanding what causes long COVID.

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