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Palestinians inspect the rubble of their destroyed houses in Beit Hanun, northern Gaza Strip, on Saturday. The ceasefire between Israel and Hamas appeared to be holding.

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Quiet Holds For 2nd Day In Israel And Gaza As Focus Turns To Rebuilding

8:03pm May 22, 2021

by Becky Sullivan

Any rebuilding effort for Gaza will likely cost billions. International donors are wary that aid could be misused. Meanwhile, 800,000 in Gaza are without regular access to piped water.

Clubhouse Becomes An Emotional Meeting Place For Israelis And Palestinians

6:55pm May 22, 2021

by Matt Adams

They are speaking openly on the audio social app about the latest conflict in the region. "You actually hear someone's voice quiver or the emotions of what they are going through," one listener says.

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During Cease-Fire, Gaza Left With Pain And Destruction

5:16pm May 22, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

On the second day of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Palestinians in Gaza are surveying the destruction caused by Israeli air strikes.

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Diplomat Discusses Next Steps For Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

5:16pm May 22, 2021

With a cease-fire in place, what's next for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Ambassador Martin Indyk, former U.S. Special Envoy for Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.

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Palestinian people walk past a destroyed tower. (Photo by Ahmed Zakot/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)

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Opinion: Remembering Lives Lost In The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

4:59pm May 22, 2021

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon remembers some of the more than 200 people killed during the latest conflict between Israel and Hamas.

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Updates From Israel Following The Cease-Fire Agreement

9:39am May 22, 2021

by Jackie Northam

We hear the latest from ground in Israel, where a cease-fire in the hostilities with Hamas went into effect early Friday morning.

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Israeli Defense Forces Reservist On The Country's Military Strategy

7:54am May 22, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Assaf Orion, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies at Tel Aviv University about Israel's military strategy in the recent conflict.

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Fatah Central Committee Deputy Secretary General On Abbas And Hamas Relationship

7:54am May 22, 2021

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Sabri Saidam, Deputy Secretary General of the Fatah Central Committee about the dynamics between party of Palestinian Mahmoud Abbas, and its oppostion, Hamas.

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What Gaza Looked Like On The 1st Day Of Cease-Fire

7:41pm May 21, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

The first day of calm after 11 days of Israeli airstrikes left Gazans surveying the damage and reuniting with family. Gazan officials say the strikes killed at least 240 people.

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President Biden speaks with Reps. Rashida Tlaib (left) and Debbie Dingell on Tuesday after arriving in Detroit. Tlaib, a progressive Democrat and the first Palestinian American woman in Congress, expressed her opposition toward U.S. policy with Israel to

How The Gaza Violence Marked A Shift In The American Political Debate Over Israel

7:35pm May 21, 2021

by Asma Khalid

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has erupted into the biggest public disagreement the left has had with the Biden administration to date.

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