NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, about the politics that influenced the timing of the ceasefire deal, and what the future holds for Gaza.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: ... It says one of them was a Hamas militant who took part in the October 7, 2023, attack in southern Israel that launched this war. And, Ari, ...

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Israel has a new ultimatum for Hamas - release the hostages held in Gaza or else Israel will expand the war. Israel also plans a major shift in how food and supplies are handed out.

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: It's been exactly a year since militants from Hamas stormed out of Gaza and attacked communities in Southern Israel, killing around 1,200 people and taking 250 hostages.

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: An agreement that ends the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah and Lebanon appears to be holding on its first day. And for the first time in months, things were relatively ...

Israel finally unleashed its firepower against Iran’s nuclear program in a devastating feat of intelligence work, technological competence and war planning. The Israelis not only caught the Iranian ...