Jon Donnison

United Kingdom

News Correspondent at BBC

Dad. Cyclist. BBC Correspondent. Currently in UK. Previous postings in Gaza & West Bank, Australia, USA, Egypt. Sheffield boy.

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Gazans grieve children killed in massive Israeli strikes

1 month ago | bbc.com | Jon Donnison

Jon Donnisonreporting from JerusalemIn Gaza, Palestinians have been burying their dead. At Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in the south of the Strip, Alaa Abu Hihal stands cradling his baby son Mohammed in his arms. The child's tiny face peeps out of a white shroud. Mohammed was one of more than 170 children killed in Israel's renewed bombardment of Gaza on Tuesday, which shattered the ceasefire deal in place for the past two months. Alaa's wife lies in a body bag at his feet. She was just 20.
Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister says

2 months ago | bbc.com | Jon Donnison

Israel to cut off electricity supply to Gaza, minister saysLucy Clarke-BillingsReutersIsrael ordered all of Gaza's electricity supply to be cut off on Sunday in an effort to pressure Hamas into releasing the remaining Israeli hostages held in the territory. Energy minister Eli Cohen's announcement came a week after Israel cut off all aid supplies to the territory, which has a population of more than two million people.
Trump says he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza

Jan 26, 2025 | yahoo.com | Alice Cuddy |Jon Donnison

US President Donald Trump has said he wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Trump said he had made the request to Jordan's King Abdullah and planned to ask Egypt's president on Sunday, too. Describing Gaza as a "demolition site", Trump said: "You're talking about probably a million and a half people, and we just clean out that whole thing". He added that the move "could be temporary" or "could be long-term".
Trump llama a Gaza "un sitio de demolición" y quiere que Jordania y Egipto reciban a sus habitantes "temporalmente o a largo plazo"

Jan 26, 2025 | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Alice Cuddy |Jon Donnison

El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, dijo que quiere que Egipto y Jordania acojan a los palestinos de Gaza, área que describió como un "sitio de demolición". Trump señaló que en una llamada telefónica este fin de semana le había dicho al rey Abdalá de Jordania: "Me encantaría que aceptaras más, porque estoy mirando toda la Franja de Gaza en este momento y es un desastre, es un verdadero desastre".
200 Palestinian prisoners released to jubilant scenes in West Bank

Jan 25, 2025 | msn.com | Jon Donnison |George Wright

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200 Palestinian prisoners released to jubilant scenes in West Bank

Jan 25, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jon Donnison |George Wright

A total of 200 Palestinian prisoners have been released to jubilant scenes in the West Bank after Israel freed them in exchange for four female hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. More than half of the 200 released had been serving life sentences in Israeli jails - some were convicted of multiple murders, including the killing of Israeli civilians. Around 70 of the most serious offenders are being deported via Egypt to neighbouring countries, including Qatar and Turkey.
Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal

Jan 20, 2025 | msn.com | Jon Donnison

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Freed Palestinian prisoner welcomes Gaza deal

Jan 20, 2025 | bbc.co.uk | Jon Donnison

On her first day of freedom, Bushra al-Tawil was enjoying a morning coffee and looking forward to lunch when we arrived at the family apartment in Ramallah. "In prison it was just hummus, hummus, hummus. Now, I can have something different," she joked.
Palestinians in West Bank wait anxiously for prisoners to be released

Jan 19, 2025 | yahoo.com | Jon Donnison

The families of 90 Palestinian prisoners are waiting anxiously in the occupied West Bank for them to be released from Israeli jails as part of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal. Hundreds have packed into the town square in Beitunia, about one mile (1.6km) up the road from Israel's Ofer prison, waving Palestinian flags and chanting. Amid an atmosphere of excitement and nervous anticipation Diash Dara was waiting for her sister Hadil.
Israel toma una zona desmilitarizada desde 1974 en los Altos del Golán tras la caída del gobierno de Al Assad en Siria

Dec 9, 2024 | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Jon Donnison

Jon Donnison - BBC News9 de diciembre de 2024, 1:12 a.m.·4 min de lecturaEl primer ministro de Israel anunció este domingo que su ejército ha tomado temporalmente el control de una zona desmilitarizada en los Altos del Golán, afirmando que el acuerdo de retirada de 1974 con Siria había "colapsado" con la toma de control del país por los rebeldes.