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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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An Israeli military vehicle in the Jenin refugee camp, long considered one of the most significant militant heartlands in the West Bank. EPA
Israel's Jenin raid continues after seven Palestinians killed

Clashes involving Israeli forces were reported throughout the West Bank on Tuesday night, including in the Palestinian capital Ramallah

MENADecember 13, 2023
Seif Darwish, 14, is the youngest Palestinian detainee to be released from Israeli prison during a temporary truce in the Israel-Gaza war. Jihan Abdalla / The National
'It's getting worse': Bethlehem's youths fear a violent future

The West Bank town, like much of the occupied territory, has not been spared an Israeli army crackdown

Palestine-IsraelDecember 12, 2023
Captured and detained Palestinians sit on a street in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip, as Israeli soldiers stand guard. Reuters
It was torture, say Gazan men stripped by Israeli army

Accounts from freed detainees shed light on what appears to be a widening practice by the military of detaining men and boys in the Gaza Strip

Palestine-IsraelDecember 11, 2023
Palestinian men are stripped to their underpants and paraded through a square once used by Hamas in Gaza's Beit Lahia. Photo: Emanuel Fabian / X
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Families express anger after Israel parades Gazan men in underwear

Hani Al Madoun describes 'utter humiliation' after his younger brother, father and other relatives were detained and stripped by Israeli soldiers

Palestine-IsraelDecember 08, 2023
A Jewish settler scuffles with a Palestinian demonstrator in the West Bank city of Hebron. AFP
US visa restrictions on Israel settlers attacking Palestinians

Secretary of State says Washington has consistently warned against settler violence and that Israel needs to do more to hold perpetrators accountable

USDecember 05, 2023
White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan speaks during a White House press briefing. EPA
US says it expects Israel to avoid attacking 'no-strike' zones in Gaza

Israel has ordered civilians to evacuate parts of southern Gaza, leaving few places for people to seek refuge

USDecember 04, 2023
Office of Management and Budget director Shalanda Young warned Congress that the US is running out of money to support Ukraine's war efforts. AP
Ukraine funding will run out by end of year, White House warns

'We are out of money — and nearly out of time,' US official says in letter to leaders in Congress

USDecember 04, 2023
National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks to reporters during a daily briefing at the White House. AFP
White House blames Hamas for collapse of truce talks in Gaza

National Security Council spokesman says a reduced number of lorries carrying aid would be entering Gaza at Washington's request

USDecember 01, 2023
Mehdi Hasan attends the Muslim Public Affairs Council Convention in Los Angeles, California. AFP
Cancellation of Mehdi Hasan's show by MSNBC elicits backlash from progressives

Clips of journalist's sharp questioning of guests often went viral

USDecember 01, 2023
The temporary truce in Gaza came amid mounting international pressure to bring to a halt weeks of Israeli bombardment after a Hamas attack on Israel. Getty Images
White House says it is working to extend truce and condemns Hamas attack in Jerusalem

Israel has vowed to resume its war on Gaza, saying it is intent on destroying Hamas

USNovember 30, 2023
Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid were shot on Saturday night on their way to a family dinner in Vermont. Institute for Middle East Understanding / AFP
'Where is safe for us?' Anger as three Palestinian students shot in US

The shooting comes amid rising concerns over a surge in Islamophobic and anti-Arab attacks in the US

USNovember 27, 2023
President Joe Biden speaks to reporters in Nantucket, Massachusetts. AP
Biden welcomes 'start of a process' after release of hostages from Gaza

On Friday, 13 Israeli captives held in Gaza were released in exchange for 39 Palestinian detainees in Israeli jails

USNovember 24, 2023
With a rising death toll and a worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza, calls have been increasing for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. AP
Biden in diplomatic calls to help secure temporary truce in Gaza

The deal could see 50 hostages released from Gaza, 150 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli prisons and a four-day truce in Gaza

USNovember 22, 2023
Wagner troops pose for a picture as they get deployed near the headquarters of the Southern Military District in the city of Rostov-on-Don, Russia, June 24, 2023. Reuters
White House says Wagner group ready to help Hezbollah or Iran

Washington is concerned over a deepening military partnership between Russia and Iran

USNovember 22, 2023
Israeli singer Idan Raichel performs during a rally with the families of hostages demanding that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secure their release. Getty Images
White House claims progress being made over Gaza hostages

US officials says negotiations are now the closest they have been since the start of the war

USNovember 19, 2023
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