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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Philippe Lazzarini, the head of the UN relief agency that aids Palestinians, about the situation in Gaza.

As Israel continues to push into Gaza, it says its forces freed an Israeli soldier who had been held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks.

As Israel intensified its attacks on the militant group Hamas, Gaza remained under a near-total communications blackout. More than 1.4 million people in Gaza are displaced, the U.N. estimates.

More than 800 officials in the U.S. and Europe have signed a letter criticizing their governments' support for Israel's war in Gaza.

Israel's defense minister says Hamas forces have been dismantled in Khan Younis, the main battleground in recent days. He says Israel will now push toward Gaza's southern border.

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, hospitals in Gaza are crowded and chaotic. Pregnant women face awful conditions: An emergency C-section may be conducted by the light from mobile phones.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to Israeli lawmaker Ofer Cassif who was almost expelled from the Knesset after voicing support for the genocide case against Israel.

Dr. Amir Khalil is attempting to coordinate a mission to rescue animals from the war-torn Gaza Strip.

UNICEF estimates about 20,000 babies have been born in Gaza since Israel began its offensive there in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.

The U.N. Security Council vetoed a U.S. resolution on the war. Gilad Erdan, Israel's U.N. ambassador, said the council "is incapable of doing the most basic task of condemning ISIS-like terrorists."

The children were moved out of Rafah by the charity SOS Children's Villages International with the help of the German government. But the transfer has sparked anger among some hardliners in Israel.

Who should be in charge in Gaza after the war? Disagreements have emerged between the U.S., Israel, Palestinian and Gulf leaders, and activists.