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

Former Palestinian peace talks adviser and human rights lawyer Diana Buttu talks about the the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and what Trump's election will mean for U.S. involvement in agreement.

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.

A human rights lawyer and peace negotiator Diana Buttu talks about the the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and what Trump's election will mean for U.S. involvement in agreement.

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

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.

This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity. Leila Fadel: What went through your mind when you heard a ceasefire agreement had been reached? Shaymaa Ahmed: Well, we still haven't ...

A student in Gaza is afraid to hope that this time the ceasefire will be real The night ... phone calls with NPR's Morning Edition host Leila Fadel. Back in May one of her last messages was ...

There are questions about whether a ceasefire announced by the ... AARON DAVID MILLER: Good morning, Leila. Thanks for having me. FADEL: Thank you for being here. With this news, Aaron, does ...

FADEL: NPR's Emily Feng is joining us from Tel Aviv to take us through this year of rocky negotiations as the war continues. Hi, Emily. EMILY FENG, BYLINE: Hi, Leila. FADEL: OK, so earlier this ...