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Russia and Ukraine have fought for a decade. The Israel-Hamas war is part of a conflict dating back generations. NPR's Greg Myre has covered both wars and looks at why they seem to defy a solution.

In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel's "drastically increased" evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.

In the city of Rafah, war-weary Palestinians shopped at an open-air market to find whatever they could.

Many Jewish Israelis are looking for ways to leave the country after Oct. 7, saying they don't feel safe in Israel anymore and that their government has failed them.

Critical aid lifelines have been cut to north Gaza as Israeli forces besiege the area and order hospitals shut, prompting U.S. concerns about Israel's endless military operations there.

An Israeli airstrike hit yet another school sheltering displaced people in Gaza. Later, a rocket strike in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights hit a soccer field where kids were playing.

The territory hasn't had any polio cases for 25 years but this suggests the virus is spreading. Polio experts are scrambling to figure out the origins and whether or not there are active cases.

Aid groups say airdrops alone are far from sufficient given the scale of the crisis.

A new report by independent experts on famine says half a million people in Gaza are now facing starvation as the aid people depend on has dwindled.

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is in Washington this week, and will continue conversations while Israel fights on two fronts -- in Gaza and on the border with Lebanon.

The WHO and UN are wrapping up the first round of polio vaccinations in Gaza. In just a few weeks, when vaccinators will re-deploy to give kids under 10 the second shot of the two dose regimen.

As the civilian death toll continues to rise from Israel's military assault on Gaza, Palestinians are suing President Biden for failing to prevent genocide.