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Rob Schmitz

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Up First from NPR
Airstrikes On Gaza, Shutdown Pressure Points, Venezuela Boat Strikes

has released limited information.

Up First from NPR
Airstrikes On Gaza, Shutdown Pressure Points, Venezuela Boat Strikes

And so it leaves all these families filling in the details.

Up First from NPR
Airstrikes On Gaza, Shutdown Pressure Points, Venezuela Boat Strikes

The only thing they know is that their family members went out into the Caribbean and they never came back.

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Airstrikes On Gaza, Shutdown Pressure Points, Venezuela Boat Strikes

Thank you, Leila.

NPR News Now
NPR News: 10-17-2025 10AM EDT

In a statement, Hamas said recovering the 19 bodies of the remaining Israeli hostages may take some time because it requires special digging equipment that it needs from outside Gaza.

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NPR News: 10-17-2025 10AM EDT

Hamas said the bodies are buried in tunnels under the rubble of bombed out buildings.

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NPR News: 10-17-2025 10AM EDT

Hamas's militant wing leaked a video to Al Jazeera showing its men searching for the bodies of hostages.

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NPR News: 10-17-2025 10AM EDT

The Jerusalem Post reports that an 81-person rescue team from Turkey is prepared to assist in the search for bodies, but was barred by Israel's government from entering Gaza.

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NPR News: 10-17-2025 10AM EDT

Israel has accused Hamas this week of holding back these bodies and violating the ceasefire agreement, while Hamas says its inability to find the bodies reflects the complex situation on the ground in Gaza as society attempts to rebuild.

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NPR News: 10-17-2025 10AM EDT

Rob Schmitz and PR News, Tel Aviv.

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Yeah. So in autumn of 2023, Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist civic coalition had a surprise victory over the Law and Justice Party. But since then, Tusk's coalition has had a very difficult time undoing some of the damage that law and justice had done, especially on the country's judiciary. And that's because each time they've tried to pass new laws that aim to restore the courts,

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Yeah. So in autumn of 2023, Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist civic coalition had a surprise victory over the Law and Justice Party. But since then, Tusk's coalition has had a very difficult time undoing some of the damage that law and justice had done, especially on the country's judiciary. And that's because each time they've tried to pass new laws that aim to restore the courts,

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Yeah. So in autumn of 2023, Prime Minister Donald Tusk's centrist civic coalition had a surprise victory over the Law and Justice Party. But since then, Tusk's coalition has had a very difficult time undoing some of the damage that law and justice had done, especially on the country's judiciary. And that's because each time they've tried to pass new laws that aim to restore the courts,

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Outgoing President Andrzej Duda, an ally of law and justice, has vetoed them, effectively becoming a barrier to Tusk's agenda. But now Duda is termed out as president, and the Civic Coalition has a chance here to win the presidency because their candidate, RafaΕ‚ Trzaskowski, The mayor of Warsaw has a commanding lead in the polls.

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Outgoing President Andrzej Duda, an ally of law and justice, has vetoed them, effectively becoming a barrier to Tusk's agenda. But now Duda is termed out as president, and the Civic Coalition has a chance here to win the presidency because their candidate, RafaΕ‚ Trzaskowski, The mayor of Warsaw has a commanding lead in the polls.

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Outgoing President Andrzej Duda, an ally of law and justice, has vetoed them, effectively becoming a barrier to Tusk's agenda. But now Duda is termed out as president, and the Civic Coalition has a chance here to win the presidency because their candidate, RafaΕ‚ Trzaskowski, The mayor of Warsaw has a commanding lead in the polls.

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Law and Justice's candidate, Karol Nawrocki, is trailing by around 5%. But because there are several other candidates in this election, we likely won't see any single candidate get a majority tomorrow. So it'll likely head to a runoff between two of the leading candidates in early June.

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Law and Justice's candidate, Karol Nawrocki, is trailing by around 5%. But because there are several other candidates in this election, we likely won't see any single candidate get a majority tomorrow. So it'll likely head to a runoff between two of the leading candidates in early June.

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Law and Justice's candidate, Karol Nawrocki, is trailing by around 5%. But because there are several other candidates in this election, we likely won't see any single candidate get a majority tomorrow. So it'll likely head to a runoff between two of the leading candidates in early June.

Up First from NPR
Deadly Kentucky Storms, Supreme Court Ruling, European Presidential Elections

Well, one reason is that we're seeing another resurgence, Scott, in this part of Europe of the far right. And even in Poland, the Law and Justice Party is gaining ground again, which makes analysts think that they could win the next parliamentary election in 2027. And that if there isn't a president to check their power, these observers say Poland's democracy could be in trouble.