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Jihan Abdalla

Jihan Abdalla

Senior US Correspondent
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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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The remains of a residential building after an Israeli air strike in Rafah, southern Gaza. Bloomberg
US 'will not support a major Israeli ground operation in Rafah'

Israel's military struck areas of the city on Thursday, killing at least 13

USFebruary 08, 2024
Residents of Dearborn, Michigan, are actively campaigning against US President Joe Biden, who is running for re-election. Josh Longmore / The National
Biden administration officials to meet Arab-American and Muslim leaders in Michigan

Meeting comes amid growing concerns among Democrats that US President could lose the battleground state in the 2024 election

USFebruary 07, 2024
Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza demonstrate outside the Joe Biden campaign event in Warren, Michigan, on Thursday. AP
Biden dodges angry Gaza protesters in Michigan visit

Police with riot shields hold back pro-Palestinian demonstrators who accuse President of supporting 'genocide'

USFebruary 02, 2024
Arab and Muslim-Americans in Dearborn, Michigan demonstrate against President Joe Biden over his policies in Israel's war on Gaza. Joshua Longmore / The National
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Muslim and Arab Americans in Michigan protest against Biden

Key 2024 presidential election battleground state is home to one of US's largest Arab American populations

USFebruary 01, 2024
President Joe Biden told reporters the US did not want a more direct confrontation with Iran. AFP
US strikes seem imminent despite pro-Iran militia standing down

President Joe Biden blames Iran for supplying weapons used in attack that killed three soldiers

USJanuary 30, 2024
Families of hostages held in Gaza by Hamas have been protesting almost daily in Israel demanding an immediate deal. AFP
Attack on US troops will not affect Gaza hostage negotiations, US says

Discussions aimed at humanitarian pause in fighting that will allow 'large number of hostages' to be released

USJanuary 29, 2024
US soldiers participate in a military exercise near Amman in May 2017. AFP
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US looks to respond to drone strike in Jordan without starting war with Iran

Two attacks on vulnerable outpost in the past six months were thwarted by air defences

MENAJanuary 29, 2024
Abdullah Hammoud was elected mayor of Dearborn, Michigan in 2021, becoming the city’s first Arab-American mayor. Detroit News via AP
Dearborn mayor and other top 'Arab America' officials refuse to meet Biden campaign

Mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, tells The National that his constituents feel disrespected by President Joe Biden's policy on war in Gaza

USJanuary 29, 2024
US President Joe Biden's administration has been seeking to contain the war on Gaza as part of efforts to avoid a wider regional conflict. Reuters
Biden accuses Iran-backed militants as three US soldiers killed in Jordan

Republicans goad White House to strike Iranian targets after first fatalities of US troops in the region since war began in Gaza

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 28, 2024
Plaintiffs stand outside federal court in Oakland, California, after presenting oral arguments in a lawsuit filed against the administration of President Joe Biden. Reuters
US court hears case accusing Biden administration of complicity in Gaza war

Judge to decide on preliminary injunction that would prohibit any further US military or diplomatic support for Israel while the case is being considered

USJanuary 27, 2024
A protester outside the International Court of Justice during the court ruling in The Hague on Friday. Bloomberg
Genocide allegations against Israel 'unfounded', says US after ICJ ruling

The International Court of Justice has issued its first decisions in South Africa's case against Israel over its actions in Gaza

USJanuary 26, 2024
Pro-Palestine demonstrators gather in front of the White House during a demonstration on January 13. AFP
Biden administration to face allegations of genocide complicity in Gaza in US court

Case comes as pressure mounts on US President to do more to rein in Israel's military campaign in the enclave

USJanuary 25, 2024
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during his week-long trip aimed at calming tensions across the Middle East, in the Muqata'a, in Ramallah in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Can a reformed Palestinian Authority really rule Gaza and the West Bank?

The National talks to former PA advisers about the contentious US proposal

USJanuary 24, 2024
Protesters hold photos of hostages during a rally in Jerusalem. Getty Images
US Middle East envoy in Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks

Brett McGurk engaged in 'sober and serious' discussions on the issue

USJanuary 23, 2024
The family of Tawfic Abdel Jabbar mourn at his funeral. The teenager had travelled with his parents from the US to the West Bank to visit their hometown. AFP
Palestinian-American family mourn teen killed in West Bank

Tawfic Abdel Jabbar was shot and killed by an off-duty Israeli police officer, his cousin says

Palestine-IsraelJanuary 22, 2024
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