Daniel Estrin
Stories
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Syrian official makes peace overture to Israel. What's the regional impact?
The governor of Damascus faced major backlash in the Arab world for his comments about making peace with Israel. But what do Israelis and Syrians want?
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NPR journalist and a resident of Gaza reflects on what he's seen and experienced
NPR's producer in Gaza, Anas Baba, has been reporting on the war in Gaza for more than 14 months. He reflects on his year of reporting on the war while living through it.
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Hamas and Israel are negotiating the release of 34 hostages from Gaza
The deal would secure release of a third of the approximately 100 hostages who remain in Gaza, including two dual U.S.-Israeli nationals. In return, Israel would release some Palestinian prisoners.
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Trump has a deal for Netanyahu when they meet Tuesday. Will he take it?
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be the first foreign leader to visit the White House since President Trump's return to office, in a crucial meeting for the future of the Middle East.
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Trump says the U.S. will 'take over' Gaza and relocate its people. What does it mean?
It wasn't immediately clear what legal authority Trump would have to execute his proposals, and they would likely be met by fierce resistance from Palestinians and from regional Arab countries.
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Hamas to hand over 4 Israeli hostages' bodies Thursday and 6 living hostages Saturday
Hamas says it has agreed to Israel's request to speed up release of Israeli hostages, including two men held around a decade. The bodies of members of a young family are among those it will hand over.
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U.S. foreign aid freeze shuts down critical infrastructure projects in the West Bank
The U.S. Agency for International Development was the biggest funder of projects for Palestinians to encourage stability and peace. Now these projects are under a stop-work order.
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Palestinian man imprisoned for suicide bombing freed after hostages released from Gaza
A Palestinian man serving 18 life sentences for a pair of bus bombings in 2004 speaks to NPR days after his release.
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Israel's culture minister calls a Palestinian-Israeli film's Oscar a 'sad moment'
The Oscar documentary win by the movie No Other Land is garnering very different reactions in Israel and the West Bank.
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What went wrong? Israel's spy agency lists failures in preventing Oct. 7 attack
Israel's domestic security agency had Hamas' battle plans for the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks but didn't take them seriously. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu deflected responsibility for the failure.
