Jewish author Nathan Thrall, Reuters, and The New York Times received Pulitzer Prizes for their coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with Thrall winning for his book on life under Israeli occupation, Reuters for photography of Hamas attacks, and The New York Times for reports on the conflict and intelligence failures of Israel.

Palestinian journalists Hind Khoudary and Anadolu Agency photographer Ali Jadallah received a special Pulitzer citation for their coverage of the Gaza war, with a focus on the courageous work of journalists under difficult conditions and the significant number of journalists who lost their lives in the conflict.

The podcast discusses how trusted stringers for major Western news organizations like the AP, Reuters, and CNN, were actually working with Hamas militants who orchestrated an attack that resulted in casualties.