Michele Kelemen

Secretary Antony Blinken is in the Middle East as the pause in fighting in Gaza and hostage releases continue. But there's concern about what's next.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel in an effort to further extend the ceasefire and secure the release of more hostages.

Blinken will make his third trip to the region since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7. Before that he'll be at NATO headquarters in Brussels to reaffirm support for Ukraine in its war against Russia.

The U.S.'s lead diplomat heads towards the Middle East again, in an effort to extending the pause in fighting, greater humanitarian access in Gaza and a release of more hostages.

The United Nations hopes to use an expected pause in the war between Hamas and Israel to get more aid into Gaza — where women and children are bearing the brunt of Israel's operation.

The State Department and the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab release new information about Belarus's "complicity in and support for" Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.

Israel will allow 140,000 liters of fuel into Gaza every two days for the United Nations' use to distribute aid and for telecommunications provider Paltel to keep phone and internet service available.

The State Department and the Yale School of Public Health's Humanitarian Research Lab release new information about Belarus' "complicity in and support for" Russia's abduction of Ukrainian children.

There's been some dissent in the State Department and among aid workers about the Biden administration's stance on Israel during the war in Gaza.

Dozens of U.S. diplomats and aid experts have been expressing dissent over US policy in the Middle East.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues his Middle East trip, with a surprise visit to the occupied West Bank and to the Iraqi capital Baghdad, in search of a diplomatic solution to the war.

President Biden sent Secretary of State Antony Blinken back to Israel as the death toll mounts in Gaza, and international calls for a ceasefire grow.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed back to the Middle East — seeking to contain the war between Israel and Hamas.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets Arab and European counterparts at the United Nations, as diplomats try to ease the humanitarian suffering in Gaza and get more hostages out.

Hamas released two hostages, but a flurry of international diplomatic activity to free more and allow aid into Gaza is moving slowly.

Hamas released two U.S. citizens — but 10 more Americans and nearly 200 others are still held by Hamas in Gaza.

A deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza had an immediate impact on President Biden's trip — calling off a visit to Jordan. He made remarks declaring U.S. support for Israel in Tel Aviv.

A deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza had an immediate impact on President Biden's trip — calling off a visit to Jordan. His message in Tel Aviv will be much more about safeguarding civilians in Gaza.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has crossed the Middle East trying to keep the war between Israel and Hamas from spreading.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with NPR's Michele Kelemen about Secretary of State Antony Blinken's trip to the Middle East in the midst of war between Israel and Hamas.