Middle East crisis — explained The conflict between Israel and Palestinians — and other groups in the Middle East — goes back decades. These stories provide context for current developments and the history that led up to them.
Mohammed Nabil Abu Naser looks over a list of his dead relatives. Mahmoud Rehan for NPR hide caption
toggle caption Mahmoud Rehan for NPR Investigating One of the Deadliest Moments of the War in GazaPalestinians struggle to get donated food at a community kitchen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Monday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption
toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/APSmoke rises from the area following an Israeli strike in Khan Yunis, Gaza on May 05, 2025. Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Hani Alshaer/Anadolu via Getty ImagesWedad Abdelaal and her husband Ammar feed their 9-month-old son Khaled, in their tent at a camp for displaced Palestinians in Mawasi Khan Younis, Gaza Strip on Friday. Abdel Kareem Hana/AP hide caption
toggle caption Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Israel planning to limit way food and supplies distributed in GazaIsraeli soldiers and mourners observe two minutes of silence during the Memorial Day commemoration for fallen soldiers, or Yom HaZikaron in Hebrew, at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem on April 30, 2025. MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images Conflicted Feelings as Israel Reflects on 18 Months of WarA Palestinian flag flies outside the International Court of Justice, which opened hearings into a United Nations request for an advisory opinion on Israel's obligations to allow humanitarian assistance in Gaza and the West Bank, in The Hague, Netherlands, Monday. Peter Dejong/AP hide caption
toggle caption Peter Dejong/APMembers of the clergy celebrate Mass for the late Pope Francis at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City on Monday. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images Christians in Gaza say they feel 'orphaned' by the death of Pope FrancisThe White Helmets search for unexploded ordnance in Homs, Syria, on Jan. 29. Yahya Nemah for NPR hide caption
toggle caption Yahya Nemah for NPR With Assad gone and Syria's war over, the White Helmets have a new missionMike Huckabee, recently confirmed as U.S. ambassador to Israel, places a note given to him from President Trump in the cracks of the Western Wall, during Huckabee's visit to the holy site in the old city of Jerusalem on April 18. Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Gil Cohen-Magen/AFP via Getty ImagesPalmyra's ancient theater, seen on Feb. 21, was used by ISIS for public executions during the group's takeover of the region. Syrians are hoping for a return of tourists now that the country has reopened to international visitors after the fall of the regime of Bashar al-Assad to rebel fighters last December. Ayman Oghanna for NPR hide caption
toggle caption Ayman Oghanna for NPRPeople walk by a tent shelter near the rubble of a collapsed building in western Gaza City on April 15. Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP via Getty Images"The regime has fallen, and I need to transition to civilian life," says former opposition fighter Omar Halaby, 29, who lost his right leg during a 2017 attack by Syrian forces loyal to then-President Bashar al-Assad. "Part of that process is seeing my late friends one last time, to give them a dignified reburial." Lauren Frayer/NPR hide caption
toggle caption Lauren Frayer/NPR How Trump's cuts to U.S. foreign aid have hobbled Syria's war crimes investigationsThe Harry S. Truman Federal Building, headquarters of the U.S. Department of State in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Big Changes at the U.S. State DepartmentA view over ruined buildings in the northern Gaza Strip as seen from a position on the Israeli side of the border on April 2, southern Israel. Defense Minister Israel Katz has said Israel will "capture extensive territory" to be added to "buffer zones" in the Gaza Strip after the military expanded its ground assault. Amir Levy/Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption Amir Levy/Getty Images Gaza's territory is dramatically shrinking as Israel seizes more areasAbdul Rahman Hamdan, 32, recounts how his uncle was killed by Israeli troops who attacked their village of Koayiah, Syria. Yahya Nemah for NPR hide caption
toggle caption Yahya Nemah for NPRAza Mohamed, 40, a mother of six, lost her leg below the knee to an Israeli artillery shell during a March 25 attack. Yahya Nemah for NPR hide caption
toggle caption Yahya Nemah for NPR Israel's Attacks on SyriaMourners carry the body of 14-year-old Palestinian Amir Rabee, a U.S. citizen, during his funeral in the village of Turmus Ayya, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, on Monday. John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
toggle caption John Wessels/AFP via Getty Images Israeli Soldiers Refusing to Serve in GazaIranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei waves to the crowd in Tehran, Iran, March 31. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP hide caption
toggle caption Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/APIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Feb. 4, in Washington, D.C. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
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