Has hope survived the war? We asked Israelis and Palestinians we spoke to in 2023

From left: Yousef Bashir, who as a teen was shot by an Israeli soldier in Gaza and nearly paralyzed; Dr. Lina Qasem Hassan, an Israeli Palestinian who is chair of Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, a group that advocates for the health of Jews and Palestinians alike; and Maoz Inon, whose parents died in the Hamas attack of Oct. 7.

In 2023, we interviewed them to see how the Israel-Hamas war was affecting their ability to feel compassion and empathy. In the wake of the ceasefire this fall, we followed up. What's changed?

(Image credit: Yousef Bashir; Linda Qasem Hassan; Maoz Inon.)