SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Hamas has released four Israeli soldiers, all women, taken hostage in the attacks of October 7, 2023, and held in Gaza until today.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Yossi Mekelberg of Chatham House's Middle East and North Africa Program, about the Israeli political response to a negotiated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: One of the deadliest strikes in Gaza since the war began occurred today. Palestinian health officials say more than 90 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike on a ...

Hamas had insisted on a permanent cease-fire, but has now said it will accept an initial temporary one. Al-Moussawi said, either way, Hezbollah would follow the lead of Hamas. SIMON: NPR's Jane ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Michael Wahid Hanna of the International Crisis Group about the ceasefire between Israel and Iran and other diplomatic efforts to stabilize the wider region.

scott simon, host: At the beginning of the year, warring sides and several Middle East conflicts had agreed to truces - bot only Israel and Hamas, but the Houthis in Yemen.

Florida Senator Rick Scott issued a strong statement Sunday condemning Hamas after the bodies of several hostages, including American citizen Hersh Goldberg-Polin, were recovered in a Rafah tunnel.

As the Israel-Hamas war continues, many children in Gaza are facing hunger and devastating injuries. Some, medevaced to Qatar, are learning to live without limbs, and often without their families.

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Like Senator Schumer, the Israeli government strongly denies that its campaign against Hamas and Gaza amounts to genocide. South Africa is arguing in the International Court of ...