Middle East

So often, telling the story of the Israel-Hamas war is reduced to a catalog of numbers.

But this war is much more than all of that. It is the daily life of the people living in the midst of the war that has now been raging for 10 months.

The war has also come to encompass a sense of insecurity that permeates, as the humanitarian crisis worsens in Gaza through famine, unclean water and dwindling resources. Pair that with the prospect of a wider regional conflict with Iran that looms nearby.

On Thursday, U.S. and Arab mediators will launch new talks to attempt a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas. But hopes for tensions to be diffused are not high.

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It's been over 10 months since the attacks on Israel that lead to the war in Gaza. We look at Gaza's humanitarian situation, how the war has affected Israeli politics and where cease-fire talks stand.

Palestinian American comedian Sammy Obeid talks to NPR's Leila Fadel about telling jokes concerning the Israel-Hamas war.

Cafe Otef in Tel Aviv is a shrine to the owner's ex-husband, who was killed on the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel.

Hezbollah has been exchanging missile fire with Israel. Here's how the most powerful military and political force in Lebanon came to be.

In a rare interview with a Hamas leader our correspondent asks about the attacks of October 7th and the aftermath. He says the group has no regrets about launching the operation, but that mistakes were made.

A Hamas leader says the group has no regrets about the deadly Oct. 7th operation against Israel, but that mistakes happened that day