Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., wants pressure from the Trump administration on Israel to end its nearly three-month long blockade of food, medicine and other supplies into Gaza.

Israeli Druze are watching their government's pressure campaign in Syria. Israel says recent airstrikes inside Syria are to protect the Druze religious minority there from sectarian violence.

The luxury jet needs a security overhaul. That usually takes a few years, meaning it might not be ready until Trump is out of office. Shortcuts could create national security risks.

New reports show that the U.S. military effort to provide aid to Gaza with a floating pier became a desperate race against time — and led to one soldier's death.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Palestinian writer Yousri Alghoul about life in north Gaza where he lives with his wife and four children, as Israeli airstrikes continue and food remains scarce.

Israel blocked all supplies into Gaza for nearly three months, the longest blockade it has ever imposed on Gaza. But Israel is relenting amid international pressure to allow food into the territory.

Israel and Hamas have entered the most substantive negotiations in months in Qatar. The talks come amid intense Israeli airstrikes that have killed more than 500 Palestinians in the past five days.

Syria's new leadership has said it wants no trouble with Israel. President Trump has now hinted Syria is willing to go as far as normalizing relations with its once sworn enemy.

There was a lot of pomp on President Trump's Middle East trip, but not much talk about the biggest diplomatic challenge in the region — the war in Gaza.

NPR's Scott Simon asks Eurasia Group's Firas Maksad about President Trump's visit to the Middle East and his administration's shifting priorities in the region.