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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Dr. Ismail Mehr of the Islamic Medical Association of North America about the collapsed medical care in Rafah, a region of Gaza that Israel threatens to invade.

Gazans are increasingly voicing their anger at Hamas' handling of the war and the heavy costs civilians have paid.

Since October 7, there have been at least 410 attacks on health care in Gaza, according to the World Health Organization. What does international humanitarian law say about targeting hospitals?

The protest Tuesday came a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who faces criticism at home and abroad, is scheduled to address a joint meeting of Congress.

Israel has announced a daily pause in combat along an aid corridor in Gaza, to increase the amount of aid getting to civilians at a critical point in the Israel-Hamas war.

Israel's military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting throughout daytime hours along a route in southern Gaza to free up a backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries.

The attack, coming more than eight months into a grinding war that shows few signs of ending soon, was likely to fuel new calls by Israeli protesters for a cease-fire.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee Council about how Israel's evacuation of Rafah could affect the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Dr. Medhat Abbas, Gaza's Health Ministry director general, said his hospital was already short on medical supplies and medications. Now, with military strikes that have killed hundreds, it's worse.

The death toll is rising in Israel and Gaza, as the Israeli military and Hamas militants battled for a second day.

The U.N. says famine is imminent in north Gaza, as hundreds of thousands of people are facing the highest levels of starvations. And despite urgent calls for help – aid is still only trickling in.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Médecins Sans Frontières Secretary General Chris Lockyear about the view from Gaza, and how the organization is operating there.