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News Articles: Israelis and Palestinians

Internally displaced Palestinian children use a makeshift wheeled cart to haul water in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday, as battles continue between Israel and the militant group Hamas.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

There's a water crisis in Gaza that the end of fighting might not solve

Before the war, Palestinians in the territory relied heavily on power-hungry desalination plants. But with Israel's intense bombardment, the fate of those plants — and Gaza's water future — is hazy.

December 29, 2023
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By:
  • Anas Baba and
  • Scott Neuman
Hanan Barghouti, a Hamas supporter, was released from Israeli detention last month as part of a hostage-prisoner exchange. She believes support for Hamas is rising fast.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

As Israel fights to destroy Hamas, the group's popularity surges among Palestinians

In the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a recent poll found 68% of Palestinians say the Oct. 7 Hamas attack was a legitimate act of defiance and support for the group has more than tripled to 44%.

December 21, 2023
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Israa Jaabis, center, a Palestinian prisoner released by Israel, is hugged by relatives as she arrives home in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Jabel Mukaber, early Sunday Nov. 26, 2023.

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  • Middle East

In pictures: emotional scenes as Israel and Hamas trade prisoners for hostages

Hamas freed 17 hostages and Israel released 39 Palestinian detainees. We take a look at what has happened so far.

November 26, 2023
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By:
  • Tanya Habjouqa,
  • Maya Levin,
  • and 2 more
An injured Palestinian boy is carried away in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike outside the entrance of the al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City on Nov. 3. Israel said it targeted Hamas members using an ambulance to leave the hospital. Hamas denied this. Hospital officials said 13 people were killed and dozens injured.

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  • Middle East

Hospitals are protected in war. But the safeguard is not absolute

This question is part of the bitter Israeli-Palestinian debate over the war in Gaza, where thousands of civilians have been killed.

November 10, 2023
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By:
  • Greg Myre
This map shows estimated damage in northern Gaza between Oct. 7 and Nov. 5. Areas with the most recent damage (Oct. 30-Nov. 5) are highlighted in a brighter color.

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  • Middle East

Map: After a month of bombardments, as much as a third of Gaza City is damaged

New analysis of imagery from a European Space Agency satellite allows for what researchers say is the most comprehensive look yet at the scale of damage due to the Israeli bombardment.

November 09, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Wood
Anas Baba, a producer for NPR, has been reporting on the war from his base in Gaza.

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  • Middle East

Gaza's 34-hour phone and internet blackout, as told in voice memos

Voice memos recorded by NPR's producer in Gaza during a 34-hour communications blackout convey a weekend of anxiety and uncertainty for Palestinians as Israeli ground troops invaded.

October 31, 2023
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By:
  • Anas Baba,
  • Daniel Estrin,
  • and 1 more
Smoke billows during Israeli strikes on Gaza City on Tuesday.

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  • World

What is the Gaza Strip? Here's what to know

With high poverty and unemployment and severe restrictions on movement, life in the Gaza Strip was already difficult before Israel's retaliatory offensive began this week in response to Hamas attacks.

October 10, 2023
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
The Israeli flag will be projected onto the Brandenburg Gate on the sidelines of the Festival of Lights as a show of solidarity.

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  • World

European leaders pledge support for Israel, condemn Hamas and halt Palestinian aid

Governments in Europe pledge support for Israel and European Union freezes aid to Palestinians after days of escalating violence in Israel and Gaza.

October 10, 2023
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By:
  • Fatima Al-Kassab
Palestinians inspect the damage following an Israeli airstrike on the Sousi mosque in Gaza City on Monday.

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  • Middle East

Israel unleashes attacks on Gaza as Hamas threatens hostages' lives

There are still a number of unaccounted-for U.S. citizens, U.S. officials said, as the fighting entered its third day.

October 09, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Aya Batrawy
Residents of the Jenin refugee camp fled their homes as the Israeli military pressed ahead with an operation in the area, in Jenin, West Bank, Tuesday. Palestinian health officials put the Palestinian death toll from the two-day raid at 10. The Israeli military said Israel launched the operation because some 50 attacks over the past year had emanated from Jenin.

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  • Middle East

Israel says it's ending its largest West Bank offensive in years

As much as a quarter of the Palestinian population of the crowded Jenin refugee camp has fled an Israeli military offensive, the United Nations says.

July 04, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
Palestinians clash with Israeli security forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, on Feb. 22. The raid left scores of people hurt and killed 10 Palestinians. Israel's military says it suffered no casualties.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israeli raid leaves 11 dead and 100 wounded, Palestinians say, as violence rises

The Israeli military says it was targeting a militant group in the West Bank called the Lion's Den. So far this year, at least 55 Palestinians — including civilians — have been killed.

February 22, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Larry Kaplow
Israeli emergency service personnel and security forces stand near a covered body at the site of a reported attack in Jerusalem on Friday.

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  • World

At least 7 people killed in a Jerusalem synagogue shooting

Israeli police say they shot and killed the gunman. The State Department condemned the "absolutely horrific" attack.

January 27, 2023
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
Israel's Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu speaks in Jerusalem on Nov. 13 after being assigned the task of forming a government.

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  • Middle East

'They are joining me. I'm not joining them': Netanyahu defends far-right allies

Israel's longest-serving prime minister is poised to return to office, even while on trial for corruption charges. He spoke with Morning Edition about his comeback and controversial coalition.

December 15, 2022
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By:
  • Steve Inskeep and
  • Daniel Estrin
Mourners attend the funeral of Palestinians killed in an overnight Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank city of Nablus on Tuesday. The Israeli army said it was targeting an emerging armed group called Lions' Den.

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  • World

A new group of TikTok-savvy Palestinian fighters tests Israeli forces in the West Bank

Israeli troops raided the occupied West Bank saying they were targeting members of the Lions' Den. Here's what we know about the new armed Palestinian group.

October 26, 2022
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin
Relatives of Lian al-Shaer, a 10-year-old Palestinian girl, mourn during her funeral ceremony in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on Aug. 11. Lian died of injuries sustained during the violence between Israel and Islamic Jihad.

Tagged as: 

  • World

Palestinians grow frustrated with militants in Gaza, and a rift could be forming

Most Gazans support resistance against Israel and Hamas and Islamic Jihad still do have a following, though some Gazans are frustrated with the groups. Analysts see a rift forming between them.

August 26, 2022
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By:
  • Fatma Tanis
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