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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

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

Family of hostage taken by Hamas says his son’s third birthday is marred by his absence

Watching him “calling for his parents every day and [not] understand why he can’t meet them — I can’t even start to describe how horrible this feeling is,” Almog Or's uncle said.
Almog, Or and Eynav Levy.
Almog, Or and Eynav Levy.

Ultra-Orthodox must serve in Israel's military, top court rules in blow to Netanyahu

The Supreme Court's unanimous ruling Tuesday could lead to the collapse of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's increasingly fragile governing coalition.
Orthodox Jews block highway in a protest against compulsory military service
Orthodox Jews block highway in a protest against compulsory military service

Police patrols increased after protesters clash outside Los Angeles synagogue

Pro-Palestinian groups said demonstrators had gathered outside the synagogue in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood to rally against the sale of occupied land.
A supporter of Israel and a pro-Palestinian protester fight on the ground
A supporter of Israel and a pro-Palestinian protester fight on the ground

Parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin explain why they wanted video of son's Oct. 7 abduction released

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg spoke to NBC News hours before a video was released showing Hamas abducting their son from a music festival in southern Israel on Oct. 7.
Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak with NBC News’ Matt Bradley
Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg-Polin, parents of Hersh Goldberg-Polin, speak with NBC News’ Matt Bradley

Intense fighting in Gaza to soon end and focus shifting to Hezbollah, Netanyahu says

The Israeli leader signaled he would agree only to a "partial" cease-fire in Gaza, drawing criticism from hostage families that he had walked back from a U.S.-supported deal.
Intense phase of war with Hamas about to end as focus shifts north to Lebanon
Intense phase of war with Hamas about to end as focus shifts north to Lebanon

Video of Israeli soldiers driving with injured Palestinian strapped to a jeep sparks outrage

The IDF said the conduct in the video doesn’t conform to its values in the latest incident that has raised questions about Israeli troops’ actions.
A video showed a Palestinian resident of Jenin on the jeep.
A video showed a Palestinian resident of Jenin on the jeep.

Netanyahu again claims the U.S. is withholding arms shipments, days after Washington denies it

The spat highlights how high tensions between Israel and Washington have surged over the war in Gaza.
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks
Benjamin Netanyahu speaks

Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel

Israeli officials have threatened a military offensive in Lebanon if there is no negotiated end to push Hezbollah away from the border.
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels target ship in the Gulf of Aden as the Eisenhower aircraft carrier heads home

The apparent attack by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels came after a second ship was sunk this week, escalating tensions in the critical maritime corridor.
The USS aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on June 12, 2024.
The USS aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on June 12, 2024.

At least 39 people killed in Israeli strikes across northern Gaza, officials say

The deaths come a day after at least 25 people were killed in strikes on tent camps and 50 wounded near the southern city of Rafah.
Palestinians carry a person killed by Israeli bombardment.
Palestinians carry a person killed by Israeli bombardment.

Palestinians reel from repeated strikes on 'humanitarian zones'

The tent camps at Al-Mawasi have been repeatedly struck by the Israeli military, including two strikes this week.
Gaza al-mawasi camp strike
Gaza al-mawasi camp strike