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Edan Alexander, an Israeli soldier raised in New Jersey, is believed to be the last living U.S. citizen captured by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. Four other Americans' bodies are still held in Gaza.

Arab leaders will meet in Cairo to reject Palestinian displacement from Gaza. NPR looks at Egypt's reconstruction plans for Gaza that counter President Trump's ideas of expulsion.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Antoine Renard, the World Food Programme Country director for Gaza, about how people in north Gaza are starving and aid shipments reached their lowest level in September.

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.

There's a loneliness epidemic in the United States according to the U.S. Surgeon General. One woman works to change that by organizing monthly get togethers in a small city in Vermont.

The Israeli military has unblocked roads going north in Gaza, allowing many Palestinians to return for the first time since the beginning of the war. Including NPR's Anas Baba, who fled 15 months ago.

What do we know about what Middle East foreign policy would look like under a potential Harris presidency?

Dr. Mimi Syed spent one month in Gaza providing medical care for residents there. She documented her time via voice memos for NPR.

Israel's cabinet approved a plan to limit the way life-saving aid is distributed in Gaza. And, Diddy's trial begins today wth jury selection.

Israel is reportedly using a new kind of weapon in Gaza: small drones that carry guns and fire at targets like snipers. Eyewitnesses in Gaza say these drones have killed many civilians.

Israel’s seizure and closing of the Rafah crossing raises concerns that already scarce supplies will be further depleted and lead to a “catastrophic” disaster.

NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with Rev. Munther Isaac of Bethlehem's Evangelical Lutheran Christmas Church about Christmas in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.