For Shaymaa Ahmed, a 21-year-old engineering student in Gaza, a cease-fire means she can finally mourn her own family.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks longtime diplomat and former Mideast peace negotiator Aaron David Miller about the U.S. role in a phased execution of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with 22-year-old engineering student Shaimaa Ahmed in Gaza about how she feels about the news of the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel.

Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks, says the ...

Israel's security cabinet voted to approve a ceasefire deal to end the fighting in Gaza. Full cabinet approval is expected later Friday, a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office ...

As cease-fire talks continue, NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Jonathan Dekel-Chen, whose son Sagui is believed to be alive and among the Israeli hostages who were seized by Hamas in the Oct. 7 attacks.

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In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the family of Katelyn Lyon is advocating for change and support as they prepare for the upcoming trial of her ex-boyfriend, Trenton Frye ...

Accusations were leveled on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu allowed France's reentry into the Lebanon ceasefire deal in exchange for reduced enforcement of the International ...

Israeli forces killed at least 82 Palestinians in Gaza on Wednesday – at least 30 of them after the ceasefire deal was announced. Also among the dead are three more journalists – Ahmed Al-Sayah was ...

UPDATE (Jan. 18, 2024, 8:54 a.m. ET): The Israeli Cabinet has approved the ceasefire deal, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said early Saturday. The agreement is set to take effect on ...

Leila Fadel is a national correspondent for NPR based in Los Angeles, covering issues of culture, diversity, and race. Most recently, she was NPR's international correspondent based in Cairo and ...