Tonight on PBS News Weekend, Israeli strikes Pound Gaza overnight as indirect talks are set to get underway in Egypt to swap hostages and Palestinian prisoners.

Then a new documentary tells the story of school librarians on the front lines in the battle over book banning.

And creating music on his own terms, how superstar Bad Bunny is making history while celebrating his Puerto Rican culture on the world stage.

Caribbean music has shaped global musical tastes since the 19th century, English and Spanish. So it's important also

to put Bad Bunny in that larger, broader, longer context.

Good evening. I'm John Yang.

Israel continued bombarding parts of Gaza today, even as its negotiators prepare for mediated talks with Hamas in Egypt,

aimed at a deal to exchange the remaining hostages for Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

And that could be the first step toward ending the war in Gaza.

Leaving the White House this morning, President Trump was optimistic.

You could have peace, if you think about it.

Peace in the Middle East for the first time in, they say really, 3,000 years.

So I'm very honored to be a big part of that. Appearing on ABC's this week, Secretary of State Marco Rubio balanced optimism with the remaining hurdles.

This is the closest we've come to getting all of the hostages released every single one, all 48, including the 28 who were deceased, of course the 20 that are still alive. But there's a lot of pitfalls along the way. There's some work to be done here.

In Jerusalem, near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residents,

relatives of hostages kept up their pressure for a deal.

Now, when it's almost here, we feel it.

We must not let this opportunity be damaged.

This historic agreement must not be sacrificed again on the political altar, on the sovereignty

of the Prime Minister, or on the chair of his political partners, like the ministers in his government.

The war began two years ago this week after Hamas's bloody assault on Israel.

Daniel Estrin is NPR's correspondent covering the Israel Hamas war.

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