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Israel-Hamas war

Understanding the War

Hezbollah explained

The origin of the Lebanese militant group fighting Israel

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Interactive map

See how the conflict has spread beyond the Mideast.

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Hamas' vast network of tunnels

Israeli soldiers stand at the entrance of what the military says is the largest tunnel yet discovered in Gaza near the Erez crossing in the north of the enclave.

Inside the largest Hamas tunnel discovered by IDF.

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Gaza's future

Gaza Rafah Rubble

Here's what might lie ahead for the besieged enclave.

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Israel's humanitarian corridor in Gaza

An Israeli soldier watches as Palestinian families flee south on the edge of Gaza City on Nov. 15, 2023.

Many Palestinians see it as forced displacement.

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Where Hamas gets its money

Members of the Hamas led-government executive security forces take part in an armed exercise

Its annual military budget is in the millions.

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Who is Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar?

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

Israel considers Sinwar one of its most ruthless enemies.

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Qatar's diplomacy efforts

Judith Raanan and Natalie Shoshana Raanan with Israel Defense Forces on Oct. 20, 2023.

Can Qatar help free more hostages and avert an all-out war?

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Gaza’s population density, visualized

Illustration showing the relative size and populations of Philadelphia and the Gaza Strip. They are roughly the same size, but Gaza's population is higher.

Gaza is one of the most densely packed places in the world.

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'Gaza’s Metro'

Image: A fireball erupts above Gaza City after an Israeli airstrike on Oct. 9.

Can Israel take out the tunnels used by Hamas fighters?

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The Gaza Strip

A man takes an early morning walk with a cup of coffee along a street in Gaza City on Oct. 3, 2023.

What is the Gaza Strip, who lives there, and who controls it?

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What to know about Hamas

Hamas Fighters Gaza Strip

Who are the Islamists behind the terror attack in Israel?

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What is Hezbollah?

Hezbollah soldiers in Beirut, Lebanon

The Lebanese militant group is backed by Iran.

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Israel's 'Iron Dome'

An Israeli missile launched from an Iron Dome system attempts to intercept a rocket

The system was designed to intercept short-range rockets

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Editors' picks

Inside Rafah

The Israeli military invited reporters for a tour of Rafah, where the military has been operating since May 6.

Rare access shows Gaza's biggest safe zone is a ghost town

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Class destroyed

Images from several universities in Gaza of students and recent destruction

A look at what has become of Gaza's revered universities

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They evacuated Al Shifa

Baby Anas Stateh is carried by his mother in Rafah, southern Gaza.

Now Gaza's premature babies face fresh peril

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'Dead or alive'

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar

A glimpse of Hamas' leader spurs on Israel's military

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Frustrations grow

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Biden disparages Netanyahu in private but hasn't significantly changed U.S. policy

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Running out of options

Palestinians migrate to the middle parts of Gaza

Desperation grows in Rafah as Israeli ground assault looms

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A story of survival

13-year-old is left to care for his seven siblings in Gaza.

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Israel's record of assassinating enemies

Civil defence workers search for survivors inside an apartment following a massive explosion in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Jan. 2, 2024.

Will it work against Hamas?

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Netanyahu's leadership

President Joe Biden with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he joins a meeting of the Israeli war cabinet in Tel Aviv

Opponents say the prime minister should step down.

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A journalist's perspective

NBC News correspondents on reporting on the war.

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View from Lebanon

The ongoing war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip has sparked fears of a wider regional conflict, with near-daily exchanges of fire with Iran-backed Hezbollah across Israel's border with Lebanon and a surge of deadly violence in the occupied West Bank.

Some fear Netanyahu will turn his troubles into a regional war.

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Hospital raids

A photo released Wednesday by the Israeli army shows soldiers carrying out operations inside Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City.

Israeli hospital raids raise international law questions.

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Israel's information missteps

Israeli soldiers during a ground operation

Disputed information had led to weakened credibility.

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NBC Digital Docs

Palestinian women share their stories of survival in Gaza.

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NBC Digital Docs

A detailed video analysis of the music festival attack.

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American Jews' safety fears

David Kowalsky, 48, owner of Florida Gun Store, stands for a portrait in his shop in Hollywood, Fla.

American Jews reconsider their stance against guns.

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Misinformation

Photo illustration of an airstrike in Gaza and repeated warning symbols.

Misleading content about the conflict is rampant online.

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Israel's Arab Bedouins

Children play next to a woman in the village of Khan al-Ahmar

A minority group is essentially trapped between two worlds.

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Massacre in the desert

Photo illustration of woman running with overlaid map of Gaza Strip and Israel.

How Hamas turned a music festival into a scene of terror.

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More stories

Netanyahu slams protesters, says war against Hamas is America's fight, too

Hundreds marched outside the Capitol and roughly 40 Democrats boycotted the speech in protest of the prime minister's handling of the war in Gaza.
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Image: US-ISRAEL-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-CONGRESS-NETANYAHU

Noa Argamani, a rescued Israeli hostage, draws standing ovation during Netanyahu's speech

Netanyahu described "Noa's look of desperation" during her kidnapping and recounted the commando operation that freed her.
Image: Israeli PM Netanyahu Delivers Address To Joint Meeting Of U.S. Congress
Image: Israeli PM Netanyahu Delivers Address To Joint Meeting Of U.S. Congress

American hostage families' message for Netanyahu in D.C. meeting: Bring them home now

“There is an opportunity right now, and we must seize this opportunity,” Jon Polin, whose son is in captivity, told NBC News. “We need to get this done.”
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israeli hamas conflict

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on Capitol Hill ahead of Netanyahu visit

U.S. Capitol Police said about 200 people were arrested in the Cannon House Office Building.
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Image: cannon office building arrests

Experts fear polio is spreading undetected in Gaza

The World Health Organization warned there is a "high risk" that the virus will spread “within Gaza and internationally if this outbreak is not responded to promptly and optimally.”
A boy with a skin rash on his back stands near rubble and sewage water
A boy with a skin rash on his back stands near rubble and sewage water

Israeli military is destroying hospitals and targeting medical staff in Gaza, doctors and nurses there say

“That is a generational loss that will take us a long time to replace,” one doctor told NBC News.
Gaza Doctor Deaths Investigation
Gaza Doctor Deaths Investigation

Hamas and Fatah sign declaration on ending decadeslong rift after talks in China

China’s foreign minister called it “a historic moment for the cause of Palestine’s liberation.” 
China Hosts Palestinian Factions
China Hosts Palestinian Factions

Kamala Harris won't preside over Netanyahu's speech to Congress but plans separate meeting

“Meeting with Kamala Harris gets a new layer of importance now,” one expert told NBC News. “Before, it wasn’t seen as the key to this visit, and now it’s much more significant.”
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv.

Killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab in Gaza may constitute a war crime, experts say

Hind became one of the conflict’s most high-profile victims, and her case highlights the difficulty in bringing accountability for the deaths of civilians in Gaza.
A mural of Hind Rajab.
A mural of Hind Rajab.

Israel shoots down a missile fired from Yemen hours after a deadly Israeli strike on Houthi rebels

The Israeli army late Saturday confirmed the airstrikes in the western Yemeni port city of Al Hudaydah, a Houthi stronghold.
In this image from video, smoke and flames rise from a site in Hodeidah, Yemen, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The Israeli army says it struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day.
In this image from video, smoke and flames rise from a site in Hodeidah, Yemen, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The Israeli army says it struck several Houthi targets in western Yemen following a fatal drone attack by the rebel group in Tel Aviv the previous day.

IDF strikes several Houthi targets in Yemen in response to attacks

A number of “military targets” were hit in the western port city of Al Hudaydah, a Houthi stronghold, the Israeli army said. Three were killed and at least 87 injured, Houthi officials said.
A column of fire erupting.
A column of fire erupting.