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President Biden delivers remarks Thursday after news of a cease-fire plan between Israel and Hamas militants emerged.

Biden Cites His Team's Quiet Diplomacy In Cease-Fire Plan Between Israel And Hamas

6:58pm May 20, 2021

by Scott Detrow

Speaking at the White House an hour before an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire was set to go into effect in Israel and Gaza, President Biden expressed gratitude for the deal.

Palestinian children walk past the rubble of a house hit by Israeli airstrikes this week in Beit Lahyia in the northern Gaza Strip.

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In Gaza, Families Have Huddled At Home, Hoping For A Warning Before An Israeli Strike

6:47pm May 20, 2021

by Ruth Sherlock

For a week and a half, Gazans have taken cover in their stairwells and other parts of the house, eating canned foods and hoping they can run out in time — if an airstrike warning comes.

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Ecuador Decriminalized Abortion In Rape Cases — What That Means For South America

6:15pm May 20, 2021

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with sociologist and lawyer Ana Cristina Vera about what Ecuador's recent expansion of abortion decriminalization means for reproductive rights in South America.

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Israel And Hamas Agree To Ceasefire After 11 Days Of Fighting

6:11pm May 20, 2021

by Jackie Northam

There might be an end soon to the fighting between Israel and Hamas. After 11 days of airstrikes, Israel says it is willing to ceasefire, and Hamas officials have already been saying they would.

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The Possible Eviction Of Palestinians In East Jerusalem Was A Spark For Conflict

6:05pm May 20, 2021

by Daniel Estrin

The move by Israeli settlers to evict Palestinian families from the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah was one of the sparks for the fighting between Israel and Hamas. We take a look at the neighborhood.

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Children In Gaza Suffer Trauma After Repeated Cycles of War

4:22pm May 20, 2021

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Hozayfa Yazji of the Norwegian Refugee Council about the children who have been killed in Gaza — some of whom had been receiving therapy for trauma from prior conflicts.

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'So This Was All For Nothing': Indian Vaccine Export Halt Leaves Africa Without Doses

4:00pm May 20, 2021

by Nurith Aizenman

India's freeze on AstraZeneca exports is upending Africa's already limited vaccination progress, as the Africans who got their first dose are coming due for their second with no supply in sight.

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BBC Used Deceptive Methods To Land Princess Diana Interview, Inquiry Says

4:00pm May 20, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

A U.K. government inquiry says a BBC reporter used fake documents to obtain an explosive interview with Princess Diana in the 1990s.

Bees are seen on a honeycomb cell at the BEE Lab hives at the University of Sydney on May 18, 2021. The U.N. has designated May 20 as World Bee Day.

Why You Should Celebrate World Bee Day Today

1:53pm May 20, 2021

by Avie Schneider

The U.N. has designated May 20 as the day to celebrate these famous pollinators. "There are 20,000 species of bees around the world and a lot of these bees are in decline," says bee expert Hien Ngo.

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Young Palestinians inspect the damage an Israeli attack inflicted on houses in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City. A man who lives in the middle of the Gaza Strip says his family is traumatized by the violence.

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Families Say The Gaza Violence Is Taking An Immense Mental Toll On Their Kids

1:21pm May 20, 2021

After shrapnel struck where his young son plays, a father in the Gaza Strip says his neighbors are traumatized by the violence: "We just don't want to die under the rubble of our houses."

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