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Lemma Shehadi

Lemma Shehadi

Senior Correspondent
London
Lemma Shehadi covers stories of Middle East interest in the UK. She has reported from the Middle East, Europe and South Asia. She won The Independent’s Rupert Cornwell Prize for foreign journalism to write a series on the Yazidis of Iraq and the Caucasus in 2019. She was a One World Media Fellow 2022, looking at the impact of wildfires and reforestation in the marginalized north of Lebanon.
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Foreigners and Palestinians with dual citizenship prepare to cross the Rafah border into Egypt from Gaza on Friday. AFP
British family awaiting evacuation from Gaza unable to travel to Rafah

West London man tells The National of his attempts to arrange safe passage out of the enclave for his wife and five children

UKNovember 03, 2023
Mayor of London Sadiq Khan holds a multifaith roundtable with Jewish and Muslim faith leaders at City Hall in the capital. PA
London mayor calls for unifying pro-Palestine protests

City's mayor shares his concerns over those 'sowing the seeds of division' among communities

Palestine-IsraelNovember 02, 2023
Protesters hold up placards and wave Palestinian flags at the gates of Downing Street. AFP
UK police chief pleads for better extremism laws

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley said his officers are limited by legal definitions of extremism

UKOctober 29, 2023
Medical supplies and aid packages have been trickling into Gaza through the Rafah crossing. Getty Images
Aid workers stuck in Cairo awaiting access to Gaza

Humanitarians in Egypt describe frustration over delays in bringing much-needed medical supplies into war zone

Palestine-IsraelOctober 29, 2023
A demonstration in Dublin, where support for the Palestinian cause has been strong. PA
Presence of Hezbollah probed by Irish security services

Iran-backed Hezbollah could be creating support networks in Ireland among left-wing republicans and people of Palestinian heritage, reports suggest

EuropeOctober 29, 2023
First Minister Humza Yousaf during a visit to River Street in Brechin, Scotland, after flooding caused by Storm Babet. PA
Embattled but 'human' Humza Yousaf becomes UK's leading voice for Gaza

Scottish First Minister has shared stories of his family's 'nightmare' in Gaza, but his party cannot influence Westminster's thinking on Israel

UKOctober 25, 2023
Israeli soldiers look out towards Gaza – but whether they are sizing up a full-scale ground incursion remains to be seen. Getty Images
Why has Israel held off on its ground invasion of Gaza?

Despite brief incursions into the enclave, the Israeli military is yet to launch a full-scale land offensive

Palestine-IsraelOctober 24, 2023
Ayelet Svatitzky, David Barr and Ofri Bibas Levy show pictures of their loved ones who were taken hostage by Hamas. Reuters
Hamas hostage's daughter: 'I hope I can tell my mother I love her'

Relatives of Israelis taken captive in the October 7 attack call for all captives to be released

UKOctober 24, 2023
The Paris premiere of a play based on the life of Palestinian Ahmed Tobasi, pictured, was cancelled in the fallout from the Israeli-Gaza war AFP
Israel-Gaza war leads to a raft of event cancellations in Europe

UK organisers say they are safeguarding artists and audiences but in France and Germany, people fear a 'shutting down' of Palestinian voices

UKOctober 21, 2023
Protesters outside Labour headquarters in London on Friday demanding the party changes its position on the Israel-Hamas war. PA
Protesters press Labour's Starmer for tougher line on Israel

Party leader has denied he backs Israel withholding humanitarian aid from Gaza

UKOctober 20, 2023
Graduate Lilia, centre, and student Tamaa, right, were among those gathered at the Mosaic Rooms to talk openly about the Gaza situation. Lemma Shehadi / The National
Isolated Londoners gather in hope for peace in Gaza

People seeking safe space to discuss Palestinian issue met on Thursday, as UK leaders call for tolerance and unity

UKOctober 20, 2023
A satellite view of Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza after it was hit on Tuesday. EPA
Church of England calls for 'restraint' on blame for Al Ahli Hospital attack

Israeli military and Gaza factions deny involvement in the hospital bombing which killed hundreds

UKOctober 18, 2023
Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian ambassador to Britain, addressed British media on Tuesday. Reuters
Palestinian envoy welcomes UK call for Israel to respect global laws

Forcibly moving Gaza residents to Egypt out of the question, Husam Zomlot says

UKOctober 17, 2023
Palestinian families flee after an Israeli strike on Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. AFP
Hamas-ISIS comparison opens door to 'brutal' Gaza assault, say experts

Arguments based around Raqqa and Dresden are being used to justify Israel's potentially disproportionate use of force in civilian areas

Palestine-IsraelOctober 17, 2023
Residents begin to evacuate Gaza city on Friday after an Israeli warning of increased military operations in the Gaza Strip. EPA
Europe seeks unity as Israel prepares Gaza ground invasion

Two EU leaders, Ursula von der Leyen and Roberta Metsola, landed in Israel on Friday in a show of support for the country's right to defend itself

WorldOctober 13, 2023
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