Daniel Estrin
Daniel Estrin is NPR's international correspondent in Jerusalem.
Since joining NPR in 2017, he has reported from Israel, Gaza, the West Bank, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates. He has chronicled the Trump Administration's policies that have shaped the region, and told stories of everyday life for Israelis and Palestinians. He has also uncovered tales of ancient manuscripts, secret agents and forbidden travel.
He and his team were awarded an Edward R. Murrow award for a 2019 report challenging the U.S. military's account about its raid against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
Estrin has reported from the Middle East for over a decade, including seven years with the Associated Press. His reporting has taken him to Britain, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Jordan, Russia and Ukraine. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Atlantic, The New Republic, PRI's The World and other media.
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Some people are getting out, while others are left behind. We hear the voices of people in Gaza as Israeli forces advance. -
Unlike Hamas, which rules Gaza, the Fatah party favors a peace process with Israel, but is widely seen as weak. NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Sabri Saidam of the Fatah Central Committee.
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Voice memos recorded by NPR's producer in Gaza during a 34-hour communications blackout convey a weekend of anxiety and uncertainty for Palestinians as Israeli ground troops invaded. -
At the same time Israel intensified its assault on Gaza, internet and phone service suddenly dropped. NPR producer in Gaza Anas Baba recounts what he saw during a 34-hour communications blackout.
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As Israel continues to push into Gaza, it says its forces freed an Israeli soldier who had been held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks. -
Israel has expanded air strikes and ground operations in Gaza, knocking out communications for residents there — as the violence spirals nearly three weeks after the Hamas attack in Israel.
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Israel's military has escalated operations in Gaza over the past few days. Internet and phone service were out in Gaza after a barrage of airstrikes, a Palestinian telecommunications company reported. -
NPR has interviewed neighbors and relatives of one of the attackers and reviewed footage and information the Israeli military says it collected from villages and militants. -
Who were the individuals who committed the atrocities in southern Israel this month? The personal story of one attacker offers insights.
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When it comes to attacking Hamas, the U.S. says it supports Israel but has a lot of questions about how it's going about it.
