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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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People search for victims and survivors after an Israeli strike on the town of Deir Al Balah, in the central Gaza Strip, on October 18. AFP
UN law expert decries Israel's 'illegal' blocking of aid to Gaza

Francesca Albanese said Israel has a duty under international law to protect Palestinian civilians

USOctober 18, 2023
US President Joe Biden is travelling to Israel to address growing global concerns about its war with Gaza. EPA
White House says Biden's Arab summit in Jordan is cancelled

The development comes after a strike on a hospital in Gaza killed hundreds of people

USOctober 17, 2023
Activists calling for a ceasefire in Gaza protest outside the White House in Washington on Monday. Reuters
US Jewish groups call for Gaza ceasefire

Dozens arrested after progressive Jewish groups rallied outside the White House to 'stop the genocide against Palestinians'

Palestine-IsraelOctober 17, 2023
Six-year-old Wadea Al Fayoume was killed in Chicago on Saturday. Reuters
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Family friend mourns Palestinian-American boy killed in Chicago

Wadea Al Fayoume was killed in what police have called an Islamophobic attack sparked by the Israel-Gaza war

USOctober 16, 2023
An explosion over Gaza city on October 11 that Humans Rights Watch said was white phosphorus. Getty Images
What is white phosphorus, and is it being used by Israel?

The Israeli army has denied accusations that it used the toxic chemical in populated areas

USOctober 15, 2023
The White House on Monday was lit in blue and white, the colours of the Israeli flag. AP
White House holds meeting with Arab American groups on aid to Gaza

Meeting with Jake Sullivan comes as Israel prepares for ground invasion of the Gaza Strip

USOctober 14, 2023
Officers in the New York City Police Department counter-terrorism unit patrol Times Square. Reuters
Islamophobia and anti-Arab sentiment on the rise, Arab-American groups say

Unease growing that Israel-Gaza war will lead to rise in hate crimes

USOctober 13, 2023
Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike in northern Gaza city. EPA
Talks continuing over Gaza humanitarian corridor, White House says

Washington says it will arrange flights to help American citizens leave Israel

USOctober 12, 2023
Abdulla Okal and his wife Haneen, who have family in Gaza, were both born and raised in New Jersey. Photo: Abdulla Okal
Palestinian Americans trapped in Gaza plead for help

'There are many American citizens in Gaza - we’re just like everyone else,' says Abdulla Okal, whose wife and three young children are trapped in the enclave

USOctober 11, 2023
US President Joe Biden after speaking by phone with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the situation in Israel. Reuters
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Biden confirms US citizens among hostages taken by Hamas

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel this week

USOctober 10, 2023
Israel has launched air strikes on Gaza after an attack on the country by Hamas militants. EPA
Hamas attack complicates talks on Israeli-Saudi ties, experts say

What now for the historic deal as Prime Minister Netanyahu warns of a long fight ahead

USOctober 07, 2023
Venezuelan migrants wade across the Tuquesa River after trekking through the Darien Gap in Bajo Chiquito, Panama. AP
Biden administration resumes deportation flights to Venezuela

Move comes amid record numbers of Venezuelan migrants arriving at the southern US border

USOctober 05, 2023
Migrants gather near the border wall separating the US and Mexico. Reuters
Biden bypasses federal laws to construct US border wall

The latest decision is a reversal of policy for the US President, who previously said no taxpayer funds would be used to build a barrier

USOctober 05, 2023
US President Joe Biden has approved several military packages that have included a wide range of weapons systems. EPA
Biden calls allies to reassure them of US support for Ukraine

Congress has passed last-minute stopgap bill that does not authorise any new assistance for Kyiv

USOctober 03, 2023
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his wife Olena Zelenska during a wreath-laying ceremony at the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial. AP
Will the US stop funding the war in Ukraine?

US Congress passed a stopgap budget bill that did not include any new aid for Kyiv

USOctober 02, 2023
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