Hello there, I'm Kristen Welker.

I just stepped off the Meet the Press set where I interviewed Secretary of State Antony

Blinken, former Speaker of the House, Kevin McCarthy, and former Vice President Mike Pence.

As Israel's neighbors pushed for de-escalation, worried the war could turn into a wider

Middle East conflict, there were some positive strides reached this week, namely the release

on Friday of two Americans held hostage by Hamas, and the arrival of the first humanitarian

aid trucks in Gaza.

But anguish remains in the region where more than 200 Israelis are still being held captive,

and the threat of an Israeli ground invasion continues to loom.

President Biden traveled to the war zone this week, underlining his support for Israel,

while also urging his ally to maintain some level of restraint in its retaliation.

I am sitting here now with Amna Nawaz, co-anchor of PBS NewsHour, who was just recently reporting

in the region.

Amna, welcome to post-game.

Thank you for being here.

Kristen, thank you so much for having me.

I want to just start off by saying your coverage was incredible while you were in Israel.

Thank you.

It was incredibly brave, and you have come back with a unique perspective, and a firsthand

look at everything that is unfolding there.

So big picture, what were your big takeaways of Amna after being in Israel?

Well, first of all, I'll say thank you on behalf of the entire team that it takes to get

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