Middle East

Israeli forces are expected to go into Gaza. What does the operation look like?

7:26am October 25, 2023

NPR's Michel Martin talks to the former head of the U.S. Central Command, retired Gen. Frank McKenzie, about possible Israeli objectives and strategies for a ground offensive in Gaza.

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The U.S. considers the implications of an Israeli ground invasion into Gaza

5:12am October 25, 2023

Israel says a ground invasion into Gaza is imminent. There are growing concerns among U.S. officials about what that invasion could look like, and the potential for the conflict to spread regionally.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:12am October 25, 2023

U.S. considers the implications of an Israeli ground invasion into Gaza. Rep. Mike Johnson is the fourth person to be nominated for speaker. States sue Meta over fueling youth mental health crisis.

Some religious leaders say they're struggling to navigate Israel-Hamas crisis

8:08pm October 24, 2023

by Jason DeRose

Worry over a backlash from expressing support or sympathy for either side in the Israel-Hamas crisis is leaving some Muslim and Jewish friends feeling abandoned.

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World News

The latest on the hostages taken by Hamas

6:06pm October 24, 2023

by Peter Kenyon

Families of those whose loved ones have been taken hostage by the militant group Hamas watch and wait in fear as prospects for an Israeli ground invasion into Gaza grow.

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Shefayim Hotel, just north of Tel Aviv, is hosting hundreds of survivors of Kibbutz Kfar Aza, a community that suffered some of the most catastrophic losses in the Hamas attacks two weeks ago.

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Attacked by Hamas at home, Israeli survivors find solace in a hotel

5:33pm October 24, 2023

Residents of a kibbutz near Israel's border with Gaza are living in a hotel after Hamas killed dozens of people and destroyed homes in their community.

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U.S. supported Israel in UN security meeting, but urged allowing more aid into Gaza

5:07pm October 24, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Arab and European counterparts at the United Nations, as diplomats try to ease the humanitarian suffering in Gaza and get more hostages out.

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A blast ripped through Al Ahli Arab hospital in war-torn Gaza late on Oct. 17, killing hundreds. This aerial view, taken a day later, shows the aftermath.

Questions still swirl around Al Ahli Arab Hospital blast in Gaza. Here's what we know

5:05pm October 24, 2023

by Geoff Brumfiel

Israel and Hamas have put forth dueling explanations about what caused the deadly blast at Gaza's Al Ahli Arab Hospital. Publicly available evidence presents problems for both versions of the story.

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Qatar's role in hostage negotiations

4:50pm October 24, 2023

Qatar has stepped in as a mediator, negotiating Hamas' release of four hostages who had been held since the Oct. 7 massacre that claimed 1,400 lives.

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A woman holds a pillow near the Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, the site of a blast that killed hundreds on October 17. In the aftermath, Hamas and Israel traded blame.

World News

News outlets backtrack on Gaza blast after relying on Hamas as key source

4:41pm October 24, 2023

by David Folkenflik

The BBC and The New York Times are among the news outlets revisiting their coverage of a deadly blast at a Gaza hospital. They relied on Hamas as an authoritative source of information.