@DanielEstrin

@NPR International Correspondent covering Israel, Gaza, West Bank and the region. Signal: danielestrin.22

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I’m deeply honored that our NPR team’s investigation of one of the deadliest strikes of the Gaza war has been nominated for a Peabody Award. The Abu Naser family’s story deserves your attention. It’s here in English, Hebrew and Arabic: apps.npr.org/gaza-building-i…

One family. One attack. 132 names. A Gaza investigation.

More than 51,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's war with Hamas, Gaza health officials say. We reconstructed what happened in one of the deadliest Israeli strikes of the war.

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Discover the future of storytelling with these Interactive/Immersive Media #PeabodyNominees — where purposeful innovation meets impactful content to create unforgettable experiences. 🌐✨ 🏆 peabodyawards.com/awards/nom… #StoriesThatMatter #PeabodyAwards
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"Israelis want to be feared and to be loved...but everything we did to restore fear eroded the love." Listen to my podcast episode about who Israelis are now. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/1zJ… Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas… with @ItayStern @MG_levitt for Sunday Story @UpFirst

Israelis have changed. Will they change their leader?

The Sunday Story · Episode

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Brutally honest, incredible piece by my dear colleague @DanielEstrin. A must listen ahead of the Israelis election! npr.org/2026/10/18/nx-s1-600…

Israelis have changed. Will they change their leader? : Up First from NPR

Israelis will vote in national elections next week. It’s the first vote since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks and the Gaza war. Many Israelis call it the most important vote in their country’s history.On...

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My audio report this morning on three years since the Oct. 7 attacks: npr.org/2026/10/07/nx-s1-598…

3 years after Hamas attack, Israel remembers those killed

Israel remembers those killed on Oct. 7, three years after the Hamas attack that triggered wars across the region.

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My interview with the world's leading Palestinian writer, Raja Shehadeh: npr.org/2026/09/12/g-s1-1427…

The secret quest to preserve Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh's diaries

Leading Palestinian writer Raja Shehadeh has documented Israel's occupation of the West Bank since day one. Fearing the occupation might consume his archive, he secretly moved it to Scotland.

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US and foreign travelers are increasingly denied entry to Israel over their ties to Palestinians, plans to visit the West Bank and opinions of Israel, lawyers say. Entry bans rose sharply this past year and happen weekly, says one lawyer. My report: npr.org/2026/09/02/nx-s1-595…

Israel bars U.S. citizens over criticism and ties to Palestinian activists, lawyers say

Travelers from the U.S. and other nations are denied entry to Israel after interrogations about their links to Palestinians, plans to visit the occupied West Bank and opinions of Israel, lawyers say.

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Israel issued this document to participants of a U.S. multifaith group denied entry to Israel in August. Personal details are blacked out to protect their identity.
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The U.S. State Department's response to me about U.S. groups denied entry to Israel:
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My update on NPR about Jared Kushner's meetings with Hamas and Netanyahu, and Israel's mixed messages in English and Hebrew: npr.org/2026/08/18/nx-s1-593…

Kushner optimistic about Gaza ceasefire plan after meeting with Netanyahu

A marathon meeting between President Trump's envoy Jared Kushner and Israel's prime minister ended without firm commitment to the latest U.S. plan for a Gaza ceasefire.

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1/ Jared Kushner is in Israel today meeting Netanyahu. He had a rare meeting with Hamas in Egypt yesterday with no clear breakthroughs on a postwar transition for Gaza. An official briefed on the talks told me some of what the US is asking from both sides: 🧵👇
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5/ No concrete steps were taken in Gaza in 10 months since the ceasefire deal, and now Israeli elections are 10 weeks away. Netanyahu doesn't want to be seen as giving concessions on Gaza. Kushner's challenge is to get Israel to agree to take steps behind the scenes.
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6/ Listen: npr.org/2026/08/17/nx-s1-593…

Jared Kushner meets with Netanyahu to push Gaza talks forward

President Trump's Middle East negotiator is in the region for talks on the future of Gaza. We look at where negotiations stand.

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Jared Kushner on Mon meets Netanyahu, who rejected a new plan for Hamas to disarm and Israel to leave Gaza. "We will hear the concerns...what is critical is that we both agree on the desired outcome and are finding ways to accelerate progress," a Board of Peace official told me.
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UPDATE: The Palestinian U.N. Ambassador is withdrawing his bid for vice president of the General Assembly, a person familiar with the matter told NPR. The delegation told an Arab country the Ambassador won't run for the next 2 years, the person said.
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NEW: The US is threatening to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the UN unless the Palestinian ambassador withdraws his run for vice president of the General Assembly, according to a US State Department cable Tuesday obtained by NPR. npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-582…

The U.S. threatens to revoke the Palestinian U.N. ambassador's visa

A leaked State Department memo shows the U.S. threatened to revoke Palestinian visas if they pushed for a senior United Nations post.

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Story here: npr.org/2026/05/21/g-s1-1234…

Palestinians drop bid for a senior U.N. role after U.S. pressure

The Palestinian delegation to the United Nations has dropped its bid to secure a top U.N. job after the U.S. threatens to revoke their visas.

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NEW: The US is threatening to revoke the visas of the Palestinian delegation to the UN unless the Palestinian ambassador withdraws his run for vice president of the General Assembly, according to a US State Department cable Tuesday obtained by NPR. npr.org/2026/05/20/nx-s1-582…

The U.S. threatens to revoke the Palestinian U.N. ambassador's visa

A leaked State Department memo shows the U.S. threatened to revoke Palestinian visas if they pushed for a senior United Nations post.

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UPDATE: The Palestinian U.N. Ambassador is withdrawing his bid for vice president of the General Assembly, a person familiar with the matter told NPR on Thursday. The delegation told an Arab country the Ambassador won't run for the next 2 years, the person said.
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Photos and videos from Tel Aviv international airport show around 40 to 50 US Air Force aerial tankers on the tarmac, an uptick from the two dozen or so tankers seen in Israel in the past several weeks of the Iran ceasefire, @avischarf told me. Listen: npr.org/2026/05/18/nx-s1-582…

U.S. and Israel prepare for potential return to full-scale war with Iran

Events over the weekend highlight the risk of renewed war, as the United States and Israel signal they would be ready to fight Iran again.

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