Israel-Hamas war

Netanyahu is set to meet Trump to discuss Israeli hostages in Gaza and U.S. tariffs

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with President Trump expecting to discuss tariffs, hostages and war in Gaza and other issues.

Palestinian medics say a video of Gaza rescue crews under fire refutes Israeli claims

Palestinian medical officials say they obtained video footage that refutes Israel's claims about the killing of 15 rescue and aid workers in the southern Gaza Strip last month.

What Ramadan has been like this year in Gaza, from ceasefire to war

For the first week of Ramadan, Palestinians in Gaza marked the holy month with a respite from war. Then Israel broke a ceasefire with Hamas. The fighting and blockade mean there's little to celebrate.

Food is running out in Gaza nearly a month into Israeli blockade

The World Food Programme says it has just five days left of flour and two weeks left of other food supplies in Gaza.

Why Israel’s having some of its biggest protests since the war in Gaza began

They're demanding a deal between Israel and Hamas to release all the remaining hostages, and also demonstrating against government attempts to weaken the judiciary.

One family. One attack. 132 names. A Gaza investigation

More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war with Hamas, Gaza health officials say. We reconstructed what happened in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the war.

Palestinian deaths in Gaza rise above 50,000 as Israel expands its military campaign

The death toll reached the milestone just days after Israel resumed its military campaign in Gaza, breaking a ceasefire with Hamas.

Ben & Jerry’s alleges its CEO was fired over its political activism. Here’s the scoop

Ben & Jerry's alleges its parent company, Unilever, ousted its CEO in retaliation for social media posts supporting progressive causes. The last few years have been a rocky road for the companies.

Israel expands its ground offensive in Gaza as Hamas fires rockets back

The Israeli military expanded its ground offensive in Gaza, and killed at least 80 Palestinians in a new wave of strikes Thursday. Hamas fired its first rockets since Israel broke a recent ceasefire.

Israel has launched a new ground invasion into Gaza after breaking ceasefire

Israel's military launched a new ground offensive in Gaza, sending troops into areas they retreated from during a two-month ceasefire. This comes a day after airstrikes killed more than 400 people.

Why did Israel resume the war in Gaza?

Israel launched deadly strikes in Gaza to pressure Hamas to agree to a new ceasefire. Hamas isn't budging, and more than half of recently freed hostages oppose the renewed war. Why is Israel doing it?

Why are the Israel-Hamas ceasefire talks stuck? An explainer on the latest

Arab mediators are working to reach a new Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal that would secure the release of 12 living hostages out of the 24 still believed to be held alive by Hamas in Gaza.

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 9, including aid workers and journalists, witnesses say

Two back-to-back Israeli airstrikes in northern Gaza killed at least nine people on Saturday, according to Gaza civil defense. Witnesses say several of those killed were aid workers and journalists.

Hamas says it’s willing to release the five American hostages in Gaza

Hamas, the militant group the U.S. has labeled as terrorists, says it's willing to release the one living American hostage and bodies of four others it's held in Gaza since the 2023 attacks in Israel.

Federal judge hears challenge to Mahmoud Khalil’s detention

The Trump administration has accused Khalil of engaging in anti-Semitic activity and support of Hamas. The administration wants Khalil deported. But he's a legal permanent resident, and his attorneys deny any involvement with the terrorist group.

Palestinians freed in the ceasefire say Israeli forces harass them and their families

Several Palestinian prisoners and detainees freed during this ceasefire deal have been harassed by Israeli forces after their release, their homes raided or their family members arrested.

In a policy shift, U.S. and Hamas say they’re in direct talks on hostages

A Hamas official tells NPR that the United States has held direct talks with the Palestinian militant group over the release of several American-Israeli dual citizens taken hostage during the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.

Israel’s culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film’s Oscar a ‘sad moment’

The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.

Foreign students say the threat of Trump’s executive orders is getting real

President Trump warned international students that if they support groups the U.S. deems terrorist organizations, "we will find you, and we will deport you." It's left many student activists anxious.

The next Israeli hostages Hamas will release include U.S. and Russian nationals

Hamas says it will release three hostages on Saturday, resolving a dispute with Israel that threatened to derail the ceasefire. In exchange, Israel will free dozens of Palestinians from jail.