Gaza ceasefire is holding one month on, but progress is stalled

By Aya Batrawy

Published November 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM EST

One month into the ceasefire in Gaza, Israel is still impeding aid as progress to the next phase stalls.

Aya Batrawy

Aya Batraway is an NPR International Correspondent based in Dubai. She joined in 2022 from the Associated Press, where she was an editor and reporter for over 11 years.

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