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.

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.

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.

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

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 ...

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.

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 ...

LEILA FADEL, HOST: Here is the moment a mother greeted her 21-year-old son after he was released from Hamas captivity in Gaza. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) ...