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Friday

Boiling weeds, eating animal feed: People in Gaza stave off hunger any way they can

A Palestinian boy waits with his pot among a crowd in Beit Lahia, in northern Gaza, while trying to get a small amount of soup from one of the few soup kitchens, on Feb. 26. Omar El Qattaa for NPR hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Boiling weeds, eating animal feed: People in Gaza stave off hunger any way they can

Palestinians in Gaza tell NPR they've resorted to boiling weeds in seawater, eating animal feed and grinding date pits. "If the bombs don't kill us, the hunger will," a teenage girl says.

Thursday

Middle East

Aid is only trickling into north Gaza despite imminent famine

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.

Aid is only trickling into north Gaza despite imminent famine

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A Window Into Life in Northern Gaza

Palestinians gather to collect aid food in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip, on February 26, 2024. Omar El Qattaa for NPR hide caption

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A Window Into Life in Northern Gaza

We hear what life is like for three families in northern Gaza where finding food and water is a struggle and hundreds of thousands of people are facing starvation.

A Window Into Life in Northern Gaza

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Monday

Middle East

Half the population of Gaza is facing catastrophic food insecurity, WFP says

More than half of Gaza's population is experiencing catastrophic food insecurity, according to a new report. Despite international pressure on Israel to allow more aid in, it hasn't been enough.

Half the population of Gaza is facing catastrophic food insecurity, WFP says

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Saturday

Middle East

Netanyahu approves plan to invade Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approves a plan to invade the heavily populated city of Rafah in southern Gaza. Plus, the first food aid to arrive by sea.

Netanyahu approves plan to invade Rafah, where 1.4 million Palestinians are sheltering

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Thursday

Middle East

Palestinian boy killed by police in East Jerusalem

A 12-year-old East Jerusalem Palestinian boy playing with fireworks was shot and killed by an Israeli border police officer. Israel's attorney general has launched an investigation.

Palestinian boy killed by police in East Jerusalem

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Wednesday

With aid headed to Gaza, risks remain to getting food to its starving population

Displaced Palestinians gather to receive food donated by a charity before an iftar meal, the breaking of fast, on the second day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan, in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Tuesday, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Majdi Fathi/NurPhoto via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

With aid headed to Gaza, risks remain to getting food to its starving population

An Israeli strike hit a food distribution center, killing a U.N. relief worker — a sign of the heightened dangers and challenges of bringing much-needed aid into Gaza during the war.

With aid headed to Gaza, risks remain to getting food to its starving population

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Monday

Middle East

How the first day of Ramadan went in Jerusalem and Gaza

The Muslim holy month of Ramadan has arrived with no ceasefire in Gaza. There's growing anxiety about tensions spreading to Jerusalem, where the Al-Aqsa mosque sits at the very center of the conflict.

How the first day of Ramadan went in Jerusalem and Gaza

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Saturday

Middle East

Ceasefire talks stall even as conditions in Gaza worsen

As the Muslim holy month of Ramadan approaches, and ceasefire talks stall, there are increasing fears of worsening conditions in Gaza.

Ceasefire talks stall even as conditions in Gaza worsen

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Thursday

Middle East

U.S. dropped tens of thousands of meals into Gaza with more planned. It's not enough

Tens of thousands of Ready-To-Eat meals have again been airdropped into Gaza by U.S. Air Force cargo planes. Officials say more drops are planned and the U.S. will take part in moving aid by sea.

U.S. dropped tens of thousands of meals into Gaza with more planned. It's not enough

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Middle East

As Palestinians face famine, why is it so hard for help to reach Gaza?

Israel says it's not restricting food or medicine from trickling into Gaza. Aid and rights organizations counter that Israel has systematically made it harder for help to reach the enclave.

As Palestinians face famine, why is it so hard for help to reach Gaza?

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Tuesday

Middle East

The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority resigned yesterday. What comes next

The Palestinian prime minister in the occupied West Bank has announced that he is resigning, as pressure mounts for the moribund leadership to reform and possibly take charge of Gaza after the war.

The prime minister of the Palestinian Authority resigned yesterday. What comes next

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Thursday

Middle East

Yemen's reaction to the Houthi attacks on ships that have drawn U.S. strikes

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have drawn U.S. strikes in Yemen, dredging up traumatic memories of the country's recent civil war. But many Yemenis still support the attacks.

Yemen's reaction to the Houthi attacks on ships that have drawn U.S. strikes

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