Daniel Estrin
Stories
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A second wave of explosions has killed and wounded hundreds of people across Lebanon
In Lebanon, there was a fresh wave of explosions of electronic devices that killed at least 14 more people and injured more than 450.
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World
Another wave of blasts hits Lebanon, as Hezbollah reels from pager explosions
Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday.
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Lebanon blames Israel for thousands of pagers that were turned into little bombs
There were thousands of causalities when pagers carried by members of Hezbollah exploded in crowded stores and streets. The method of attack was highly unusual -- if not unprecedented.
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World
The U.S. urges major changes to Israel's evacuations in Gaza, a leaked memo says
In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel's "drastically increased" evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.
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World
The U.S. imposes sanctions on some Israelis after violence and obstructions to peace
The U.S. has imposed sanctions on about a dozen Israelis who it says have taken violent action against Palestinians and posed obstacles to peace. It’s an unprecedented step in the increasingly fraught U.S.-Israel relationship.
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World
Friends remember a young, gay Palestinian man who was murdered in occupied West Bank
The murder of a young gay Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank has challenged the conservative community's formal and informal systems of justice.
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World
Israel-Hamas war: The status of cease-fire talks, crisis in Gaza and Israeli politics
It's been over 10 months since the attacks on Israel that lead to the war in Gaza. We look at Gaza's humanitarian situation, how the war has affected Israeli politics and where cease-fire talks stand.
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World
As war drags on, there are rifts within Israel's leadership over the next steps
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting his top security chiefs’ calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as Israelis brace themselves for an escalation with Iran.
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World
Israel detains soldiers on allegations of sexual assault of a detainee from Gaza
Israel has detained a group of soldiers on allegations that they sexually assaulted a Gazan detainee. It’s one of the most prominent cases of abuse that authorities have investigated during the war.
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National
The Pentagon is reinvestigating if troops killed civilians in its 2019 Baghdadi raid
A prior investigation rejected claims that civilians were killed and wounded in the raid targeting ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Pentagon says it's reinvestigating after an NPR report.