Becky Sullivan
Becky Sullivan has reported and produced for NPR since 2011 with a focus on hard news and breaking stories. She has been on the ground to cover natural disasters, disease outbreaks, elections and protests, delivering stories to both broadcast and digital platforms.
In January 2020, she traveled to Tehran to help cover the assassination and funeral of Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani, work that made NPR a Pulitzer finalist that year. Her work covering the death of Breonna Taylor won an Edward R. Murrow Award for Hard News.
Sullivan has spoken to armed service members in Afghanistan on the anniversary of Sept. 11, reported from a military parade in Pyongyang for coverage of the regime of Kim Jong-Un, visited hospitals and pregnancy clinics in Colombia to cover the outbreak of Zika and traveled Haiti to report on the aftermath of natural disasters. She's also reported from around the U.S., including Hurricane Michael in Florida and the mass shooting in San Bernardino.
She previously worked as a producer for All Things Considered, where she regularly led the broadcast and produced high-profile newsmaker interviews. Sullivan led NPR's special coverage of the 2018 midterm elections, multiple State of the Union addresses and other special and breaking news coverage.
Originally a Kansas Citian, Sullivan also regularly brings coverage of the Midwest and Great Plains region to NPR.
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The Israeli military said in a posting on social media that it was launching "a precise and targeted operation against Hamas in a specified area" of the Gaza Strip's largest medical facility. -
The Israeli construction industry has long relied on the labor of tens of thousands of Palestinians. But Israel has revoked their permits, paralyzing job sites and upending the West Bank's economy.
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Hundreds of Americans appeared on a list of passport holders approved to leave the territory, as President Biden called for a "pause" in hostilities to allow for the release of hostages held by Hamas. -
It's the first time people have been allowed to exit the Palestinian territory since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel. Ambulances took dozens of seriously wounded people to hospitals in Egypt. -
The attack on northern Gaza's Jabalia camp caused widespread damage, injuries and deaths, Gaza officials say. Israel describes Jabalia as a Hamas stronghold and says it was targeting a Hamas leader. -
In Jenin, at least 11 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes and raids in just over a week, officials say. The heightened pace of violence has frightened residents. -
As Israel continues to push into Gaza, it says its forces freed an Israeli soldier who had been held by Hamas since the Oct. 7 attacks. -
As Israel intensified its attacks on the militant group Hamas, Gaza remained under a near-total communications blackout. More than 1.4 million people in Gaza are displaced, the U.N. estimates. -
Israel's military has escalated operations in Gaza over the past few days. Internet and phone service were out in Gaza after a barrage of airstrikes, a Palestinian telecommunications company reported. -
Along with the war surgery team, six trucks ferrying medical supplies and water purification tools were allowed into Gaza, the ICRC said. And a rocket strike in Tel Aviv injures at least three people.