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Thursday

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, in the Bekaa Valley, on Thursday.

Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted an area on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek, in the Bekaa Valley, on Thursday. Nidal Solh/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Israel strikes Lebanon’s ancient city of Baalbek, as tens of thousands of people flee

As Israel intensified attacks in the Lebanese city of Baalbek, residents fled to an ancient Roman temple, hoping the site’s UNESCO status might save them.

Tuesday

Ivana Likbiri, an 18-month-old Lebanese baby who got injured during an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, is hospitalized at Geitaoui Hospital's burn unit, in Beirut, on Oct. 18.

Ivana Likbiri, an 18-month-old Lebanese baby who got injured during an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, is hospitalized at Geitaoui Hospital's burn unit, in Beirut, on Oct. 18. Ali Khara for NPR hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Lebanon's only burn unit sees a surge of patients as Israel strikes the country

Geitaoui Hospital has Lebanon's only unit specializing in burn treatment. Since Israel launched an air and ground invasion of the country to fight Hezbollah, burn cases have mounted.

Sunday

Israeli police and rescue services inspect the site where a truck driver rammed into a bus stop near an army base, wounding dozens of people, according to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024.

Israeli police and rescue services inspect the site where a truck driver rammed into a bus stop near an army base, wounding dozens of people, according to Israel's Magen David Adom rescue service in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024. Oded Balilty/AP/AP hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Israeli strikes on Gaza kill 33, while truck ramming near Tel Aviv kills one

The Gaza Health Ministry’s emergency service said that 11 women and 2 children were among those killed in the strikes late Saturday on several homes and buildings in the northern town of Beit Lahiya.

Tuesday

People watch a building collapse after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday.

People watch a building collapse after being hit by an Israeli airstrike in Ghobeiri, Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday. Bilal Hussein/AP hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Israel says it killed a top Hezbollah official expected to be the group's next leader

The Israeli military said that one of its airstrikes earlier this month killed Hashem Safieddine. There was no immediate confirmation from the militant group about the fate of top official.

Monday

People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.

People inspect the damage at the site of an overnight Israeli airstrike that targeted a branch of the Al-Qard Al-Hassan finance group in Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday. -/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Lebanon assesses the damage after Israel strikes Hezbollah-linked banks

Israel's military carried out airstrikes overnight on targets in Lebanon that the military says belong to Al-Qard Al-Hassan, a financial institution that undergirds the militant group Hezbollah.

Assessing the damage after Israel strikes Lebanese bank branches linked to Hezbollah

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Friday

Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) man an observation point along what's called the Blue Line on the border between Lebanon and Israel, near the southern Lebanese town of Marwahin, on Oct. 12, 2023.

Peacekeepers from the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) man an observation point along what's called the Blue Line on the border between Lebanon and Israel, near the southern Lebanese town of Marwahin, on Oct. 12, 2023. Christina Assi/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

What is the U.N. peacekeeping force stationed in Lebanon?

The mission was created in 1978 to help restore order after Israel's first invasion of Lebanon. Decades later, it's still there but has come under fire during a new Israeli invasion in Lebanon.

Left: A woman in Chad has spent 13 days at a malnutrition clinic seeking treatment for her 15-month-old child. Right: Flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Florida.

Left: A woman in Chad has spent 13 days at a malnutrition clinic seeking treatment for her 15-month-old child. Right: Flooding in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in Florida. Claire Harbage/NPR; Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption

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Goats and Soda

On Giving Tuesday: In a world full of disasters, how to make your donations count

The world is facing a devastating array of disasters. If you want to donate to a charity to make a difference, how can you make sure your dollars will do the most good?

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.

Rescue workers search for victims at the site of Thursday's Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday. Hassan Ammar/AP hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

In separate strikes, Israel kills 2 Lebanese soldiers and injures 2 U.N. peacekeepers

The Israeli attack on the Lebanese army came hours after Israeli troops fired on the headquarters of U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon, injuring two peacekeepers for the second time this week.

Thursday

Fairuz's music is renowned in Lebanon.

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Music

Amid airstrikes and armed conflict, Lebanese musicians hit a somber note

Lebanon is a cultural hub for Arab music. Lebanese music writer Danny Hajjar has been talking with musicians there about how they're dealing with escalating conflict in the region.

Lebanese Musicians

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Monday

Two people embrace as relatives and supporters of Israelis killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack attend a ceremony at the Nova memorial near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2024.

Two people embrace as relatives and supporters of Israelis killed in the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack attend a ceremony at the Nova memorial near Kibbutz Reim in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2024. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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A year since Oct. 7

Vigils and protests mark 1 year since Hamas attacks on Israel as fighting rages on

Vigils are taking worldwide to commemorate the approximately 1,200 killed in the Hamas attacks a year ago. Protests are planned to demand a cease-fire to the war that has killed nearly 42,000 in Gaza.

Sunday

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on October 6, 2024. Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah on October 6, almost a year since the attack by Palestinian Hamas militants that sparked the war in Gaza.

Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a neighborhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on Oct. 6, 2024. Israel unleashed intense strikes targeting Hezbollah on Sunday almost a year since the attack by Palestinian Hamas militants that sparked the war in Gaza. Anwar Amro/AFP via Getty Images/AFP hide caption

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Middle East crisis — explained

Israeli strike on Gaza mosque kills 19 as conflict widens in Lebanon

As the expanding Mideast war nears a one-year milestone, Israel launched targeted strikes in Lebanon overnight, where the conflict pushed further north.

Palestinians carry the body of a person who was found under the rubble of a destroyed mosque following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, Sunday.

Palestinians carry the body of a person who was found under the rubble of a destroyed mosque following an Israeli airstrike in Deir al-Balah, on Sunday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption

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Middle East

A strike on a mosque kills 19 as Israel bombards northern Gaza and southern Beirut

An Israeli airstrike hit a mosque in central Gaza early Sunday. Israeli planes also lit up the skyline across the southern suburbs of Beirut, striking what the military said were Hezbollah targets.

Friday