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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Iran has launched almost 200 long-range missiles against Israel, just hours after Israeli forces launched a ground offensive into southern Lebanon against Iran’s main proxy, Hezbollah.
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Israel’s military campaign is expanding. After assassinating Hezbollah’s leader, Israel’s air force bombed more targets in Lebanon, and stuck Houthi targets in Yemen.
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The Israeli military is calling on residents of southern Lebanon to immediately evacuate homes and other buildings where Hezbollah stores weapons and said it was carrying out "extensive strikes."
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Children in the U.S. have begun another school year. But overseas, what are the challenges for the children who live in three of the worlds most active war zones: Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine?
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In Lebanon, there was a fresh wave of explosions of electronic devices that killed at least 14 more people and injured more than 450.
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There were thousands of causalities when pagers carried by members of Hezbollah exploded in crowded stores and streets. The method of attack was highly unusual -- if not unprecedented.
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In an internal memo obtained by NPR, U.S. officials warn that Israel's "drastically increased" evacuation orders in Gaza have further displaced Palestinians and could debilitate aid efforts.
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The U.S. has imposed sanctions on about a dozen Israelis who it says have taken violent action against Palestinians and posed obstacles to peace. It’s an unprecedented step in the increasingly fraught U.S.-Israel relationship.
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The murder of a young gay Palestinian man in the occupied West Bank has challenged the conservative community's formal and informal systems of justice.
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It's been over 10 months since the attacks on Israel that lead to the war in Gaza. We look at Gaza's humanitarian situation, how the war has affected Israeli politics and where cease-fire talks stand.