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Jihan Abdalla

Jihan Abdalla

Senior US Correspondent
Washington
Jihan is a Washington-based correspondent and multimedia journalist who has extensively reported from Israel/Palestine, the United Nations headquarters and Mexico City. Before joining The National, she worked for Al Jazeera, Reuters and the Associated Press among others. Jihan is fluent in English, Arabic, French and Spanish.
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US President Donald Trump predicted 'a very sad end' for Hamas should the Palestinian group reject his latest peace deal for Gaza. Bloomberg
Hamas has ‘three or four days’ to respond to Gaza peace proposal, Trump warns

US President repeats threat to group should it fail to accept terms

USSeptember 30, 2025
President Donald Trump during a news conference with Israel's Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. EPA
'Eternal peace in the Middle East': Trump unveils Gaza plan

Hamas is studying proposal; temporary international force would go to Gaza; and Israeli leader apologises to Qatari PM for deadly strike on Doha

USSeptember 29, 2025
Flames and smoke rise from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, after a shooting that killed at least four people. AP
At least four dead in shooting on Mormon church in Michigan

President Donald Trump said it was a 'targeted attack on Christians'

USSeptember 28, 2025
US President Donald Trump welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House in Washington in July. AP
Trump says 'we will get it done' ahead of meeting with Netanyahu on Gaza

US President claims there's 'real chance for greatness' in Middle East, despite dismay over Israeli PM's comments at UN assembly

USSeptember 28, 2025
US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Thursday. EPA
‘I will not allow Israel to annex the West Bank,' says Trump

Declaration comes two days after the US President met Arab leaders on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly

USSeptember 25, 2025
US President Donald Trump hosted Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Oval Office on Thursday. AP
'We're close to getting some kind of a deal done' on Gaza, Trump says

US President welcomes Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan for first visit to White House in six years

USSeptember 25, 2025
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 23: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks as President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdo?an looks on during a multilateral meeting with leaders from several Arab and Muslim-majority countries at the 80th session of the UN�s General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters on September 23, 2025 in New York City. The leaders discussed plans for post-war governance in Gaza. World leaders convened for the 80th Session of UNGA, with this year�s theme for the annual global meeting being �Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.� Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by CHIP SOMODEVILLA / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
Trump to announce Gaza 'breakthrough' after presenting 21-point proposal

Announcement of plan, which includes permanent truce and gradual Israeli withdrawal from enclave, could come in days, officials say

USSeptember 24, 2025
US President Donald Trump met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. AFP
Trump says Ukraine can gain back all territory seized by Russia with Nato's help

US President says Moscow has been 'aimlessly' fighting the war, making it look like a 'a paper tiger'

USSeptember 23, 2025
TikTok chief executive Shou Zi Chew, centre, arrives to attend US President Donald Trump's inauguration at the Capitol in Washington, in January. Reuters
Trump to sign TikTok deal this week, White House says

Tech company Oracle set to manage app's security for US users

USSeptember 22, 2025
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has pushed a debunked theory that vaccines cause autism. AFP
Trump links common painkiller ingredient to autism and announces new guidance

Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr says diagnoses of condition in US is growing at 'alarming rate'

USSeptember 22, 2025
The Palestinian-American doctor who built an orphanage in Gaza. Dr David Hasan has already set up one school in Gaza and has plans for at least two more. Photos: Dr David Hasan
The doctor who wants to build orphanages in Gaza - and bridges with Israelis

Neurosurgeon David Hasan has already set up one school in the enclave and has plans for at least two more. But his dreams don't end there

USSeptember 19, 2025
US President Donald Trump held a bilateral press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers. Getty Images
Trump 'disagrees' with Starmer on Palestine recognition

US leader on historic second UK state visit also issues a warning on Afghanistan's main airbase

USSeptember 18, 2025
Prince William, Prince of Wales and heir to the British throne, and Kate, Princess of Wales, receive US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania at Windsor Castle. PA
Donald Trump shown historic King George III 'independence letter' during state visit

US President studies documents marking America’s 250th anniversary during second UK state visit

UKSeptember 17, 2025
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump disembark Air Force One after arriving at London Stansted Airport. Getty Images
Trade, pomp and controversy: Trump embarks on UK visit

Carefully choreographed two-day visit will blend modern diplomacy with royal glitz

USSeptember 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump with King Charles III, who was then Prince of Wales, during his last state visit to Britain in 2019. Getty Images
Britain rolls out peak pageantry for Trump state visit

King Charles III to host US President in feast of military pomp and ceremony

UKSeptember 15, 2025
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