Daniel Estrin

NPR

Daniel Estrin appears in the following:

What Israelis believe now, five months after Oct. 7

Thursday, March 07, 2024

We look at five ways Israelis have been changed through five months of war. The Oct. 7 Hamas attack was the single deadliest day for Israelis in history, prompting the deadly Israeli assault on Gaza.

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It's been 5 months since Oct. 7 when Hamas attacked Israel

Thursday, March 07, 2024

Palestinian lives in Gaza were changed by Israel's deadly military response. Israeli lives changed as well, and the state of Israeli society is crucial to understanding where this war might lead.

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Negotiators in Cairo aim to strike a deal for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza

Monday, March 04, 2024

Both Israel and Hamas agree to the basic framework of the deal: a six-week cease-fire, an exchange of some of the Israeli hostages in Gaza for Palestinian prisoners and getting more aid to Gaza.

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Some Gazans are paying tens of thousands of dollars to escape with their families

Friday, March 01, 2024

Gaza's borders are tightly controlled and most Palestinians can't escape. Some are managing to enter Egypt by paying thousands of dollars to a company with reported ties to Egyptian security services.

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2 initiatives in Gaza are on a collision course: possible cease-fire, Rafah offensive

Monday, February 26, 2024

Indirect talks between Israel and Hamas are moving to Qatar as the sides try to reach a deal on a cease-fire and hostage release. And Israel's military could launch an offensive into southern Gaza.

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A Gaza influencer who posted feel-good videos is now processing losing his family

Friday, February 23, 2024

A young Instagram influencer in Gaza built a big following posting feel-good videos during years of hardship. His darkest hour came during the war at a rare moment of joy in Israel.

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Israeli troops have taken over a Gaza hospital as potential operation in Rafah looms

Friday, February 16, 2024

Israeli troops have taken over a main hospital in southern Gaza looking for Hamas fighters and remains of Israeli hostages — as a potential Israeli operation looms in the most crowded part of Gaza.

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Gazans are becoming more openly angry with Hamas for the war's toll on civilians

Wednesday, February 07, 2024

Gazans are increasingly voicing their anger at Hamas's handling of the war and the heavy costs civilians have paid.

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Israeli and Palestinian radio stations broadcast messages for locked up loved ones

Monday, January 29, 2024

An Israeli radio station is airing messages and songs to hostages in Gaza, while a Palestinian station broadcasts families' voice messages to relatives held in Israeli prisons.

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Deal is in the works to release Israeli hostages and for a pause in fighting in Gaza

Monday, January 29, 2024

Israel says there are still differences between the sides on what the deal should look like. This comes nearly four months into the war, and the humanitarian crisis in Gaza getting worse.

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In Israel, anger at Netanyahu is getting louder

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he'll face questions about responsibility for Palestinian deaths when the war is over, but there are signs that that reckoning is already approaching.

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In Israel talks, U.S. reaffirms demands for Middle East's future — to little success

Friday, January 19, 2024

A rift is deepening between the Biden administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The backdrop is the war in Gaza and what the future should hold for Palestinians.

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Mothers of IDF soldiers protest to bring troops home

Thursday, January 18, 2024

A new group of soldiers' mothers is calling to bring home the troops from Gaza and strike a diplomatic deal to end the war. The mothers represent a minority view in Israel.

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What will it take for Israel to affirm mission accomplished in Gaza, and end the war?

Thursday, January 04, 2024

What will it take politically and militarily, for Israel to declare victory and end the war in Gaza? There is growing debate in Israel about what kind of victory is even achievable.

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Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to the judiciary

Tuesday, January 02, 2024

The landmark ruling struck down a law passed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government that curtailed some of the high court's power and sparked nationwide protests.

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Disagreements emerge over who should be in control of Gaza when the war ends

Friday, December 15, 2023

Who should be in charge in Gaza after the war? Disagreements have emerged between the U.S., Israel, Palestinian and Gulf leaders, and activists.

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Israel's offensive has brought war to the hospital in Gaza's second largest city

Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Israel's military offensive against Hamas is now focused on Gaza's second largest city, Khan Younis. The hospital there is overwhelmed with newly wounded people, but many doctors have fled.

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Israeli strike badly damages Gaza's oldest mosque

Friday, December 08, 2023

An Israeli strike has destroyed an iconic and historic mosque in Gaza. As conditions around Gaza worsen amid the offensive, Israel claims it was aiming at Hamas militants.

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After cease-fire with Hamas collapses, Israel resumes hitting targets in Gaza

Friday, December 01, 2023

Israel's warplanes began pounding targets in Gaza, shortly after it announced the collapse of a twice-renewed truce that had allowed the release of more than 100 hostages seized by Hamas militants.

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Israel and Hamas strike deal to extend the temporary cease-fire in Gaza

Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Israelis and Palestinians are waiting to see how much longer the cease-fire could be extended, and how many more hostages and prisoners will go home.

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