Hadeel Al-Shalchi
Stories
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International Rescue Committee official explains suspension of programs in Gaza City
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to the International Rescue Committee's head of emergencies, Bob Kitchen, about the aid organization's decision to close all its programming in Gaza City, amid an Israeli military takeover of the city.
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How Israel's bombing of Qatar impacts its role as mediator in the war with Hamas
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Khaled el-Gindy from Georgetown Center for Contemporary Arab Studies about the latest Israeli strike on Qatar targeting Hamas leadership and Qatar's role as mediator.
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Palestinian statehood will be up for debate at the UNGA, with no Palestinian official
We look at what the U.S. block on Palestinian officials from attending the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting this month could mean for Palestinian statehood.
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A personal tale of an Iraqi friendship that has defied religion and conflict
NPR's Hadeel Al-Shalchi tells an unexpected family story from Israel about the friendship of her father and his Iraqi Jewish college friend.
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The air Israeli strikes on the capital marked a sharp escalation
Israel bombed the Syrian capital Damascus on Wednesday, saying it targeted the Syrian military headquarters and the area near the presidential palace to protect the Druze religious minority in Syria.
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Israel strikes Syria's capital Damascus, pledging to defend Druze minorities
Israel said it struck military targets in Syria's capital to intervene after Syrian and Bedouin fighting against the Druze in southeastern Syria.
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Trump says Israel has agreed to 60-day ceasefire in Gaza, urges Hamas to accept it
President Trump says Israel has agreed to a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and urged Hamas to accept it. This comes ahead of a Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House next week.
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Netanyahu slams Israeli media report that IDF soldiers were ordered to shoot at aid sites
Israeli media reports that Israeli soldiers were ordered to shoot at Palestinian civilians trying to get aid in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu slammed the report, calling it "blood libel."
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Reaction from Israel after U.S. bombing of Iran
Hadeel Al-Shalchi speaks with Israelis on the morning after the U.S. bombing of Ira; one man said his ruined home was the price for destroying Iran's nuclear program.
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The latest on the conflict between Iran and Israel
President Trump left the G7 summit in Canada to focus on the conflict between Israel and Iran, he said. NPR reports the latest in the rapidly escalating conflict between the two countries.