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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.

A UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza passed thanks to a rare US abstention. That angered Israel, which canceled a delegation to Washington to talk about its plans for an assault on Rafah.

Israel's Ultra-Orthodox Jews have broad exemption from military duty. But the expanded war on Hamas has intensified pressure to change that.

In a city synonymous with the birth of Jesus, Christmas is typically a time when Bethlehem is full of visitors. But with war raging, the city's Christian leaders have canceled public celebrations.

A report out this week says hunger, malnutrition and even starvation are widespread in Gaza, but stopped short of declaring it a 'famine.' Here's a primer on what that means, and who gets to decide.

Israeli settlers tried to block a new aid route into Gaza. The incident was a setback for Blinken, who was trying to highlight progress in getting Palestinians food and supplies to stave off famine.

Ralph Nader has spent the past the past 70 years fighting for the people. He hosts a weekly radio show, writes a column, and is out with a new book, The Rebellious CEO.

The ties between Israel and Egypt have long been underpinned by security coordination, but tensions are mounting over concerns Israel may try to take control of Gaza's border with Egypt.

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.

Can ruins become the material for rebuilding? NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Palestinian architect Yara Sharif about the future reconstruction of Gaza.

With Israel's military poised to stage a land, sea and air invasion of Gaza, we hear from a Palestinian journalist who has already fled northern Gaza with her family.

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.