Middle East

How generational trauma among Israelis and Palestinians fuels the cycles of violence

7:29pm October 14, 2023

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Arwa Damon, former international foreign correspondent for CNN, about the impact of trauma on Israelis and Palestinians as a result of successive eruptions of violence.

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Gazans flee ahead of ground invasion

5:34pm October 14, 2023

People in Gaza are fleeing an impending ground invasion of the Palestinian enclave. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Morning Edition host Leila Fadel, who is in Israel.

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On Middle East trip, Blinken tries to contain Israel-Gaza conflict

5:34pm October 14, 2023

by Michele Kelemen

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited with leaders in the Middle East in a diplomatic effort to make sure the violence between Israel and Gaza doesn't spread wider.

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Journalist flees northern Gaza ahead of expected invasion

5:34pm October 14, 2023

With Israel's military poised to stage a land, sea and air invasion of Gaza, we hear from a Palestinian journalist who has already fled northern Gaza with her family.

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UNWRA aid workers were among the over 2,000 killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

2:20pm October 14, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Hani Almadhoun at the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. He has lost 14 members of his extended family in the airstrikes.

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Israel is expected to launch a ground invasion of Gaza, aiming to eliminate Hamas

10:10am October 14, 2023

Israel is massing a huge military force just outside the Gaza Strip for what is expected to be a major ground invasion. It has tried and failed in the past to eliminate Hamas' military capabilities.

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The Israeli military said it conducted overnight raids in Gaza to take back hostages

8:25am October 14, 2023

by Scott Simon

The latest developments from Israel, where the Israeli military continued airstrikes on Gaza and staged limited raids overnight.

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Middle East

How generational trauma among Israelis and Palestinians fuels the cycles of violence

Gazans flee ahead of ground invasion

On Middle East trip, Blinken tries to contain Israel-Gaza conflict

Journalist flees northern Gaza ahead of expected invasion

UNWRA aid workers were among the over 2,000 killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza

Israel is expected to launch a ground invasion of Gaza, aiming to eliminate Hamas

The Israeli military said it conducted overnight raids in Gaza to take back hostages

As Israel continues airstrikes on Gaza, Palestinians look back on a painful history

Week in politics: War in the Middle East; Biden's immigration plan; GOP House Speaker

U.S. students are clashing over the Israel-Hamas war. What can colleges do?