NPR's Leila Fadel asks Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, about Gaza ceasefire talks and the appointment of a new Hamas leader in Gaza.

President Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept it. This comes ahead of a Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House next week.

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on bail.

After 104 days in a Louisiana immigration detention center, Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil has been released on ...

President Trump announced a ceasefire between Israel and Iran on Monday. But despite separate statements from the two countries saying they agreed to a truce, reports persisted of further airstrikes.

Gaza has receded from headlines as the conflict between Iran and Israel escalates. But in past week, hundreds of Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, many trying to get food, officials said.

NPR's Leila Fadel asks Hussein Ibish, senior resident scholar at the Arab Gulf States Institute, about Gaza ceasefire talks and the appointment of a new Hamas leader in Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is scheduled to meet President Trump at the White House on Monday, when they are expected to discuss a possible ceasefire in Gaza.

Demonstrators protest calling to end the war in Gaza while others rally in favor of continuing the fighting, at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem on May 12, 2025. . Leila Fadel on NPR’s Morning ...

Fadel: You mean they actively stopped you from speaking to journalists while in detention. Khalil: Yes, they did. A number of media outlets reached out to the facility asking for interviews with me, ...

After 104 days in detention, Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil talks with NPR about his experience.

NPR's Leila Fadel talked with him about his experience. MAHMOUD KHALIL: Missing the birth of Deen, I believe that was the most tragic event that happened to me in my life.