Palestinians fear destruction and damage to mosques, churches and archaeological sites threatens to erase centuries of history; recovery efforts face obstacles under ceasefire The post After two year ...

JERUSALEM — Gaza has long been a powder keg, and it exploded after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, and began killing and abducting people, sparking a crushing Israeli military ...

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Muneer Elbaz remembers the joy of visiting the Great Omari Mosque in Gaza with his family, praying at a site where people have worshipped over centuries as empires came ...

The war in Gaza, now nearly two years old, is said to be at a crossroads, but is it really? Israel has recently achieved major geopolitical victories in the region, having pummeled Iran’s nuclear ...

Historian Bruce Robbins argues Gaza has shifted the debate over how and when the label is used ...

US President Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ is reportedly set to be announced before the year’s end. This news coincides with increasing reports that the US administration is serious about pushing ...

Editor's Note: NPR's Greg Myre was based in Jerusalem as a journalist from 2000-2007 and has made dozens of reporting trips to Gaza. He's currently reporting from Damascus, Syria. President Trump's ...

The Great Omari Mosque in Gaza City was hit by an Israeli strike during the war with Hamas. It is one of dozens of heritage sites that were damaged or destroyed during the war.

Sign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. The war in Gaza, now nearly two years old ...

Most Gaza residents are the descendants of Palestinian refugees driven to the enclave in a 1948 war. They harbor a deep fear of being uprooted... Editor's Note: NPR's Greg Myre was based in Jerusalem ...