Aya Batrawy appears in the following:
A beautician in Gaza was about to open her dream salon. The war destroyed it
Thursday, January 25, 2024
A woman in Gaza reflects on what she has lost since Israel went to war against Hamas.
A Palestinian-American family find itself amid a spike of violence in the West Bank
Monday, January 22, 2024
A Palestinian-American teenager was killed by Israeli gunfire in the West Bank. Israeli authorities are investigating the circumstances.
Anti-war protesters turn out in Tel Aviv for demonstration approved by police
Friday, January 19, 2024
Israeli authorities permitted a rare anti-war protest in Tel Aviv. It drew several hundred people who called for an end to the fighting in Gaza, reflecting some of the divisions in Israel.
100 days of war: 23,000 killed in Gaza, with over 60% of homes destroyed
Sunday, January 14, 2024
Since Israel's war with Hamas began in Gaza almost 100 days ago, more than 1 percent of the population has been killed. Most of the dead are women and children, according to Gaza health officials.
Women in Gaza are desperately in need of washrooms, privacy and pads
Friday, January 05, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of displaced women in Gaza are not only struggling to survive Israeli bombardment, but also have to contend with private struggles trying to find washrooms and pads.
An aid worker describes the 'unbearable' suffering of wounded children in Gaza
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
A medical worker who recently left Gaza describes the difficulties treating children who've lost limbs and face hopelessness.
A top Qatari official discusses why Gaza is a policy priority
Friday, December 22, 2023
Qatar's ties to Hamas are controversial but useful. A top Qatari official tells NPR why the Gulf Arab state hosts senior Hamas figures and why Gaza is a policy priority.
As Egypt's president looks set to return for a third term, voters express their hopes
Sunday, December 17, 2023
Egypt's president most likely won a third term in office last week. We talk to voters about what's on their minds.
The setting of the UN climate conference stirs controversy
Sunday, December 03, 2023
COP 28 is now underway in the United Arab Emirates. Some critics question the choice to hold the UN Climate Conference in one of the world's leading oil producing countries.
There is pushback against the U.A.E, a major oil producer, hosting global climate talks
Saturday, December 02, 2023
Analysis of the motivations — and implications — of the United Arab Emirates, a top producer of oil, hosting this year's United Nations climate summit.
Tens of thousands of delegates are attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference
Thursday, November 30, 2023
The conference, known as COP28, opened in Dubai on Thursday. Questions focus on whether real action will be taken to slow global warming, and on the host country as a major oil producer.
A Gaza woman describes trying to keep her family safe — and alive
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
A Gaza woman describes the fear of living under airstrikes, and her attempts to keep her children safe.
Voices from Egypt weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war
Friday, November 24, 2023
In Egypt, people who might look to the West for support or back the idea of peace in the region are in a tough position as death tolls in Gaza rise and the U.S. supports Israel.
A view from the Egypt-Gaza border
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Since the start of the war, Gaza's only lifeline to the world has been its crossing with Egypt, where Egyptian truck drivers ferry needed aid to Gaza's besieged population on the other side.
Israel says its troops have entered Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
The Israeli military said in a posting on social media that it was launching "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area" of the Gaza Strip's largest medical facility.
Patients and medics are trapped in Gaza hospitals as Israel and Hamas fight outside
Monday, November 13, 2023
Israeli forces are battling Hamas on the streets of Gaza City, with fighting around the main Al-Shifa hospital. Hundreds of patients and hospital staff are still inside, where electricity has run out.
Israel under international pressure to pause fighting as Gaza hospitals struggle
Sunday, November 12, 2023
The U.N. and World Health Organization pleaded in a joint statement for "decisive international action" to preserve what's left of the health care system in Gaza.
The situation in northern Gaza
Saturday, November 11, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of people still in Gaza City and northern Gaza are struggling to survive and facing impossible choices as Israel demands everyone evacuate south.
A chief surgeon with the ICRC describes 11 days in Gaza
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
A British surgeon with the International Committee of the Red Cross describes what he's seen in 11 days at a Gaza hospital.
Gaza's hospitals report growing threats from Israeli airstrikes
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
The Israeli military says that it has not hit any hospitals, but medical facilities are on its radar because it says Hamas is hiding in tunnels underneath medical facilities in Gaza.