Urooba Jamal

Globally-minded journalist @AJEnglish, now MENA-based • Ex: @BusinessInsider, @AP, and reported from Canada/Latin America/Europe • tips: [email protected]

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Israel forces new displacement in north Gaza, Hamas reviewing ceasefire

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Urooba Jamal

Israeli strikes continue to rain heavily on north Gaza as it clears five new areas, forcing Palestinians to move west. Israel has issued forced displacement orders for five more areas in north Gaza, as it continues to squeeze the Strip's population into smaller areas of the enclave. Hamas is currently reviewing a new ceasefire proposal the United States says has been signed off on by Israel, but that in its current form will only result in more killings in Gaza.
Israel kills at least 13 in Gaza, condemnation of aid seeker killings grows

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Urooba Jamal

By Urooba Jamal The UN is the latest to slam Israel for army's killing of at least 10 hungry Palestinians seeking aid in southern Gaza. Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed at least 13 people so far today, including seven who were sheltering at a kindergarten in Jabalia in the north. Condemnation is growing over the killings of 10 Gaza aid seekers by Israeli troops in southern Gaza, with authorities in the Strip saying soldiers opened fire on hungry people.
Updates: Israel begins ‘preparations’ for new Gaza offensive as 115 killed

2 weeks ago | defenddemocracy.press | Umut Uras |Virginia Pietromarchi |Urooba Jamal |Jillian Kestler-D’Amours

By Umut Uras, Virginia Pietromarchi, Urooba Jamal and Jillian Kestler-D’AmoursMay 16, 2025Israeli air strikes have killed at least 115 Palestinians across Gaza since dawn today, with the military saying the attacks are the initial stages of its new expanded offensive. Health authorities say at least one person was killed and nine others were injured in Israeli strikes on the ports of Hodeidah and as-Salif in Houthi-controlled territory.
Updates: Israel’s blockade starved 57 Palestinians to death in Gaza | Gaza News | Al Jazeera

4 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Umut Uras |Federica Marsi |Urooba Jamal

These were the updates on Israel’s war on Gaza and attacks on the occupied West Bank for Saturday, May 3.
Global economies, markets on edge as Trump tariffs deadline looms

2 months ago | aljazeera.com | Urooba Jamal

By Urooba Jamal US president says the reciprocal tariffs to be announced on April 2 will be lower than what other countries charge. Countries around the world are bracing for the latest round of United States tariffs after President Donald Trump said "all countries" would be targeted. As uncertainty over the likely April 2 announcement continues to roil global stocks, the Republican leader has promised to be "very kind" in addressing what he says are unfair trade imbalances.
The lasting impact of war on Lebanese students

Jan 25, 2025 | aljazeera.com | Urooba Jamal

The fierce stench of rotten food and burned furniture greeted 19-year-old Fouad Abou Mrad and his father when they returned to their home in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stark reminder of how Israeli attacks had upended their lives. The student at Notre Dame University - Louaize and his family had abandoned their home in Dahiyeh during Israel's bombing campaign in September. Recommended Stories "Seeing the place that I grew up in in that state was just shocking.
Israel bombs another Gaza City school, killing 4, as truce talks continue

Jan 13, 2025 | aljazeera.com | Mersiha Gadzo |Urooba Jamal

Attacks come as Biden spoke with Israel's Netanyahu, and stressed the need for an 'immediate ceasefire' in Gaza. Israeli forces continue to pound Gaza, killing at least four Palestinians in attacks on the Salah al-Din School and three more in the Shujayea neighbourhood of Gaza City. The latest attacks come as Israel's siege of north Gaza crossed the 100-day mark, with Palestinian officials saying some 5,000 people have been killed or are missing since the offensive began.
How strategic is Wad Madani city, retaken by Sudanese army?

Jan 12, 2025 | aljazeera.com | Urooba Jamal

Sudan's army has recaptured Wad Madani, a strategically important city some 200km (124 miles) southeast of the capital Khartoum, in a major blow to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). "The leadership of the Armed Forces congratulates our people on the entry of our forces into Wad Madani this morning. They are now working to clean up the remaining rebel pockets inside the city," an army statement read.
US envoy Hochstein

Dec 7, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Urooba Jamal

The top Biden diplomat said a weakened Syrian government will make it difficult for Iran to transfer weapons to Hezbollah. Doha, Qatar - The weakening of Syria's government with the recent gains made by the opposition forces is going to have "massive implications" in neighbouring Lebanon, according to US envoy Amos Hochstein. Speaking at the Doha Forum on Saturday, the diplomat said Iran would find it difficult to transfer weapons to the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah.
Ukraine raises alarm over Russia's use of powerful intercontinental missile

Nov 21, 2024 | aljazeera.com | Tamila Varshalomidze |Urooba Jamal

By Tamila Varshalomidze,Urooba Jamal Russia uses a powerful, long-range missile for the first time to hit Ukraine's central city of Dnipro, Kyiv says. Russia has launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from its southern Astrakhan region during a morning attack on Ukraine's central-eastern city of Dnipro, Ukraine's air force has said, without elaborating on the results of the assault. Ukrainian air defences shot down six Kh-101 cruise missiles during the attack, the air force says.