Daniel Estrin
Stories
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Ceasefire resolution, growing support for Gaza in the U.S. sour relations with Israel
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Daniel Estrin and Minister for Strategic Affairs in Israel, Ron Dermer.
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A State Department official warns Israel of 'major' reputational damage in Gaza war
Assistant Secretary of State Bill Russo told Israeli officials last week the Gaza war is damaging Israel's global reputation, potentially lasting a generation, according to a readout obtained by NPR.
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How the UN is recruiting locals in Gaza to secure food aid to a starving population
The UN is recruiting the heads of major clans in Gaza to secure food aid to a starving population. The role these families could play now could also lay the ground for who runs Gaza after the war.
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What Israelis believe now, five months after Oct. 7
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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Some Gazans are paying tens of thousands of dollars to escape with their families
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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Reaching hostages and prisoners, through Israeli and Palestinian radio
An Israeli radio station is broadcasting messages and songs to hostages in Gaza, and a Palestinian station in the West Bank is broadcasting families' messages to relatives recently jailed in Israel.
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Israel says withdrawal of some troops doesn't mean the conflict in Gaza is over
Speaking to troops in Gaza, Israel's defense minister said talk of ending operations in the Palestinian territory is "wrong." Earlier, Israel said a senior Hamas leader had been killed in Lebanon.
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In landmark ruling, Israel's Supreme Court rejects right-wing changes to judiciary
The decision on Monday was a blow to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's campaign to weaken his nation's independent judiciary and raised new questions about Netanyahu's political future.
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Two weeks in Gaza, through one Israeli soldier's eyes
A reservist serving in a logistics support role for his combat unit reflects on his first weeks stationed in Gaza. He's one of hundreds of thousands of reservists called up since Hamas' Oct. 7 attack.
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Egyptian officials tout a preliminary plan to end the Israel-Hamas war
The tentative plan includes a possible cease-fire, release of Israeli hostages and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, and a new Palestinian leadership that spans Gaza and West Bank territories.
