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News Articles: Palestinians

From left: Yousef Bashir, who as a teen was shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza and nearly paralyzed;  Dr. Lina Qasem Hassan, an Israeli Palestinian who is chair of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, a group that advocates for the health of Jews and Palestinians alike; and Maoz Inon, whose parents died in the Hamas attack of Oct. 7.

Tagged as: 

  • Global Health

Has hope survived the war? We asked Israelis and Palestinians we spoke to in 2023

In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What's changed?

December 05, 2025
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Bassem Khandaqji, 41, poses for a photo at a hotel in Cairo on Oct. 17, 2025, days after Israel freed him and other Palestinian prisoners in the Gaza ceasefire deal. He was imprisoned for helping plan a deadly 2004 bombing in Tel Aviv, and went on to become an award-winning novelist in prison.

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  • Middle East

A Palestinian imprisoned for planning a bombing is now a prized novelist, and free

Bassem Khandaqji entered prison 21 years ago for plotting a deadly bombing in Israel. He left prison as an award-winning novelist.

December 03, 2025
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By:
  • Daniel Estrin,
  • Ahmed Abuhamda,
  • and 2 more
Mohammed Abu Daqqa, a 31-year-old Palestinian who left Gaza, scrolls through images on his phone at a refugee welcome center in Germany. He describes how he rode a jet ski across the Mediterranean to take refuge in Europe, and is determined to get his family out of Gaza.

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  • World

He left Gaza and fled to Europe on a jet ski. Now he hopes to bring his family

In an extraordinary journey, a Palestinian man used a jet ski to cross the Mediterranean Sea and reach Europe after he fled the war in Gaza.

November 24, 2025
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock and
  • Tony Colapinto
French President Emmanuel Macron addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on Sept. 23.

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  • World

Meet the peace activist who persuaded France's Macron to recognize a Palestinian state

Israeli-French peace activist Ofer Bronchtein helped shape President Emmanuel Macron's plan to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations this year. Here's how he did it.

November 22, 2025
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By:
  • Eleanor Beardsley
A Palestinian man carries bags of firewood after collecting it from the rubbish in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Saturday.

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  • Middle East

The U.N. Security Council approves a U.S. plan for a Gaza stabilization force

The plan authorizes a security force in the devastated territory and envisions a possible path to an independent Palestinian state. Russia, which had circulated a rival resolution, abstained along with China on the 13-0 vote.

November 17, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Palestinian prisoners deported outside the Palestinian Territories wave after being released from Israeli prison, following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, as they arrive at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, Feb. 27.

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  • Middle East

Israel deported Palestinian prisoners to Egypt. Some Israelis question the practice

Israel deported more than 150 freed Palestinian prisoners last month. Some experts in Israel warn it could have long-term consequences for Israeli security.

November 13, 2025
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By:
  • Shir David and
  • Alon Avital
Palestinians and journalists survey damage in an industrial zone following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the West Bank village of Beit Lid, near Tulkarm, Wednesday.

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  • Middle East

Israel's president says 'shocking' settler violence against Palestinians must end

Israeli President Isaac Herzog added a rare and powerful voice to what has been muted criticism by top Israeli officials of Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank.

November 12, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Catherine Connolly smiles to supporters after being elected as the new president of Ireland at Dublin Castle on Saturday.

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  • Europe

Ireland's president-elect is a left-wing, anti-establishment figure who is outspoken on Gaza

Ireland's president for the next seven years is an independent lawmaker who has long spoken in support of Palestinians and has been vocal about her distrust of European Union policies.

October 27, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
U.S. Vice President Vance tours the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in the Old City of Jerusalem on Thursday.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Vance slams Israel's parliament vote on West Bank annexation, calling it an 'insult'

Vice President Vance's scathing remark came as he wrapped up an Israel trip, as the Trump administration attempts to keep up momentum on the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

October 23, 2025
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Trucks carrying aid from the United Nations' World Food Programme drive through Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Sunday.

Tagged as: 

  • Middle East

Israel takes steps to shut down international aid groups in Gaza and the West Bank

Israel is de-registering major nongovernmental aid groups from helping people in the Palestinian territories, according to several officials with humanitarian organizations.

October 21, 2025
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By:
  • Jane Arraf
Displaced Palestinians gather on the coastal road near Wadi Gaza after the announcement that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, as Israeli tanks block the road leading to Gaza City, in the central Gaza Strip, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.

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  • World

Once the Gaza ceasefire goes into effect, what happens next? Here's what to know

Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for the "first phase" of a plan promoted by President Trump to end the war in Gaza. A ceasefire is expected to go into effect after an Israeli Cabinet vote.

October 09, 2025
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By:
  • Ruth Sherlock
Many Palestinians, who were forced to flee due to the Israeli army's intense attacks on Gaza city, continue to live in makeshift tents on An-Nuvari Hill, west of the Nuseirat refugee camp, despite harsh conditions in Deir al-Balah, Gaza on October 06, 2025.

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  • World

Israel and Hamas agree on the 'first phase' of Gaza ceasefire deal

The deal raises the possibility that the war may now be over, ending the bloodiest fighting ever between Israelis and Palestinians.

October 09, 2025
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By:
  • Greg Myre
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in Gaza, at U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 18.

Tagged as: 

  • USPS

A question of intent: Is what's happening in Gaza genocide?

As accusations of genocide in Gaza mount against Israel, NPR looks at how the term is defined legally and why previously reticent scholars have changed their minds.

September 26, 2025
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By:
  • Majd Al-Waheidi
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres addresses the United Nations General Assembly, July 28.

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  • World

What to know as U.N. General Assembly opens, marking 80 years, tackling deep crises

This year the United Nations is marking its 80th anniversary, but diplomats don't have much to celebrate.

September 22, 2025
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By:
  • Michele Kelemen
Families leave northern neighborhoods of Gaza City with the few items they can carry on Aug. 26, after Israeli tanks and airstrikes force them out.

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  • World

Israel is blasting through Gaza City neighborhoods, but people have nowhere to go

Israel's military says it has gained "operational control" of 40% of Gaza City and plans to intensify its attacks in a large-scale ground offensive to fully occupy the city.

September 05, 2025
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By:
  • Aya Batrawy and
  • Anas Baba
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