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Thousands of FakeReporter volunteers sort through disinformation on social media

5:11pm October 23, 2023

by Bobby Allyn

FakeReporter, which has been leaning on its thousands of volunteers scattered across the world to try to bring some clarity to the pace of war-related claims being made on social media.

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Diplomats trying to free hostages from Hamas aim to delay Israel's ground offensive

4:51pm October 23, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

Hamas released two hostages, but a flurry of international diplomatic activity to free more and allow aid into Gaza is moving slowly.

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A memorial and prayer service at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is held in honor of the victims of an Israeli airstrike at a Gaza church. Bottom left: People attend the special prayer. Bottom right: A man takes communion before the prayer.

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For Palestinian Christians, a Sunday spent mourning civilians killed at a Gaza church

10:41am October 23, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

Services across the Holy Land memorialized the Palestinian civilians killed Thursday when an Israeli airstrike hit the Church of St. Porphyrius in Gaza City, where some 400 people were sheltering.

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Police tape is pictured at a crime scene in Monterey Park, Calif., in January.

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Up First briefing: Aid trickles into Gaza; 9 GOP reps battle for House speaker job

7:54am October 23, 2023

by Suzanne Nuyen

Palestinian Christians mourn civilians killed in a Gaza church, as aid begins to arrive in the enclave. Rep. Mike Flood advocates for a"unity pledge" to support any speaker nominee.

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Another convoy of humanitarian aid gets into Gaza over the weekend

7:25am October 23, 2023

NPR's A Martinez talks to Lynn Hastings, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, about dire humanitarian needs in Gaza.

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Palestinian deaths in the occupied West Bank are escalating

7:06am October 23, 2023

by Jackie Northam

Violence is increasing in the occupied West Bank, where dozens of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli settlers and the Israeli military since Hamas attacked Israel.

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Israel intensifies airstrikes as momentum builds for a ground offensive

5:13am October 23, 2023

NPR's A Martinez asks Brian Katulis of the Middle East Institute, a nonpartisan think tank dedicated to studying that region, to assess Israel's planning for a ground offensive into Gaza.

Politics & Government

Morning news brief

5:13am October 23, 2023

Besides Gaza, violence is also escalating in the occupied West Bank. The House of Representatives still doesn't have a permanent speaker. A presidential runoff will be held next month in Argentina.

Health & Safety

Israel-Hamas war takes toll on Israeli and Palestinian civilians' mental health

5:13am October 23, 2023

As the Israel-Hamas conflict continues, researchers warn about the surge of mental health problems that will plague the region for years to come as a result of the war trauma.

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.

His call for empathy has made this Jewish studies professor feel isolated

4:37am October 23, 2023

by Rachel Martin

A professor of Jewish history at UCLA has tried to stake out some middle ground, where Jews and Palestinians on campus could safely stand and grieve for one another.

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