NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, about the politics that influenced the timing of the ceasefire deal, and what the future holds for Gaza.

The hospital director was detained during an Israeli raid last Friday Israel has confirmed it is holding Gaza hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya after earlier telling a local NGO that it was ...

This attack is part of Israel's ongoing military efforts against Hamas, targeting senior officials and infrastructure. While Israel claims to be dismantling Hamas' military capabilities ...

Gaza’s population dropped by 6% – about 160,000 people – in 2024, according to a new report, as Israel’s war against Hamas took a heavy toll on the Palestinian enclave’s demographics.

But, in full knowledge of the folly of my endeavor, here are my predictions for Israel in 2025. 1. The Middle East wars will wind down, thanks to a new U.S. administration The regional mayhem ...

Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics reported that 82,700 individuals left Israel in 2024, while only 23,800 returned. Although the bureau did not state specific reasons for the exodus ...

One of the main challenges for Israel in 2024 was the multi-front war it was fighting. Hamas launched the October 7 massacre in 2023, but the multi-front war became the major challenge in 2024.

Confirming what many observers have concluded, Israeli paper Israel Hayom says Israel may decide to stay in south Lebanon beyond the 60-day withdrawal period specified in a ceasefire. The failure ...

Houthi spokesperson Mohammed Abdulsalam called the strikes “an American aggression” and “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of an independent state and a blatant support for Israel.” ...

Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations has issued what he called a final warning to Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi militants to halt missile attacks on Israel, saying they risked the same ...

Discover the values that drive the story. The Christian Science Monitor's coverage of the war between Hamas and Israel, and related articles. A deeper view that unites instead of divides ...