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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Following Tuesday's stunning attack via pagers, Lebanon was hit by another deadly wave of exploding communications devices on Wednesday. -
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. -
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.
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The new round of talks to end the Gaza war will be based on the three-phase proposal President Biden laid out in May. Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. are serving as mediators between Israel and Hamas. -
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is rejecting his top security chiefs’ calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, as Israelis brace themselves for an escalation with Iran.
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Israel has detained a group of soldiers on allegations that they sexually assaulted a Gazan detainee. It’s one of the most prominent cases of abuse that authorities have investigated during the war.
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A prior investigation rejected claims that civilians were killed and wounded in the raid targeting ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. The Pentagon says it's reinvestigating after an NPR report.
