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Israeli tanks rolled into Rafah Tuesday, taking control of the territory's border crossing with Egypt, even as Israel sent a delegation to Cairo for Hamas truce talks.

A section of the U.S.-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza broke apart in storms and rough seas. Food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command said Friday.

As ceasefire negotiations resume in Cairo, we ask Middle East expert Aaron David Miller whether Arab states could play a larger role in future administration of Gaza? More importantly, should they?

Hamas said it accepted a proposal for a cease-fire. Israel responded that the deal didn't meet its requirements and announced it was pushing ahead with an assault in Rafah.

Israel dropped a bomb on a U.N.-run school it said was being used by Hamas. The blast killed dozens, including women and children, medics and witnesses say. The bomb was U.S.-made, NPR has discovered.

The families of Israeli hostages being held in Gaza say time is running out and fear their loved ones will be forgotten. Protests in Israel continue as many call for the prime minister to do more.

The Biden administration has again used its veto power on the U.N. Security Council to block a call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. A U.S. ambassador suggested a different draft resolution.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Francesca Albanese, U.N. special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories, about the grounds to believe Israel is committing acts of genocide.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to David Scheffer, former U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Issues, about the limits of international laws governing how wars are fought.

Israel's military assault on Gaza has killed at least 70 Palestinian journalists, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

In Oakland, everyone has their go-to corner store. Reporter Alia Taqieddin sure does. But she found out her local corner store owner is grappling with a question she also faces: about where to find home. Alia brings us this latest story in our “At Work” series.

Amid the war in Gaza, a crowd of people went into the Mediterranean Sea this week to try to retrieve boxes of aid from air drops. Gaza authorities say 12 people drowned.