Secunder Kermani , Foreign Affairs Correspondent
Secunder Kermani is an award-winning journalist and a Foreign Affairs Correspondent for Channel 4 News.
He is one of the few foreign journalists to have reported inside rebel-held territory in Myanmar, where a brutal civil war is raging, and also recently interviewed former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan after his release from jail.
Since joining Channel 4 News last year, he has covered major stories in Brazil, Israel and the Palestinian Territories and Japan. Secunder was previously the BBC’s Pakistan and Afghanistan Correspondent where he played a leading role in covering the rise to power of the Taliban.
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National strike organised by Israeli protestors as they demand release of hostages
Tens of thousands of people protested on the streets of Israel last night to demand a ceasefire after the bodies of six hostages were found in Gaza over the weekend.
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Israeli settlements surge amidst Gaza war
Since the start of last year, it has approved more than 20,000 new homes in the West Bank, despite the UN branding it a war crime and making a ‘two state solution’ next to impossible.
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One of Russia’s biggest attacks on Ukraine: hundreds of drones and missiles fired
It was one of Russia’s biggest attacks of the war: more than 200 missiles and drones launched at towns and cities across Ukraine during the night and into the day.
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Palestinian detainees allege torture and sexual abuse by Israeli captors (DUBBED)
Since the Hamas-led massacre on October 7th and Israel’s subsequent assault on Gaza, Israel has detained thousands of Palestinians in the strip.
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Palestinian detainees allege torture and sexual abuse by Israeli captors
In testimony collected for this programme we can reveal shocking allegations of physical, psychological and sexual abuse inflicted on Palestinian detainees.
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Israeli airstrike on Gaza school kills over 70
Rescue teams in Gaza City say up to a hundred people were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school building in Gaza City where thousands of people had been sheltering.
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Israeli airstrike reportedly kills senior Hamas militant in Lebanon
Thousands of Palestinians have been forced to flee the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis – as Israeli forces returned to the area.
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Hezbollah drones fired into Israel after 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli raid
Tensions continue to grow on Israel’s border with Lebanon, after Hezbollah fired drones into the north of the country earlier today.
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Israel hostage families intensify criticism of Netanyahu
A flurry of diplomatic activity continues around the Middle East, ahead of an anticipated, retaliatory attack on Israel by Iran and Hezbollah, following the assassination of the leader of Hamas in Tehran last week.
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Britain urges citizens to leave Lebanon as Middle East tension escalates
Britain has joined a number of countries urging their citizens to leave Lebanon – amid increasing fears of military escalation in the Middle East.
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Israeli airstrike kills Hamas commander in West Bank
At least 10 people have been killed after an Israeli airstrike hit a school in Gaza where displaced people were sheltering, according to the Hamas-run media office.
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Israel braces for Iranian response following Hamas leader assassination
Iran has vowed revenge over the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Israel, which has not confirmed or denied it was behind the attack, said it was in a “state of high readiness for any scenario”.
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Israel says Hamas military chief killed in Gaza airstrike last month
Israel appears to have dealt a double blow to Hamas, adding to fears of a wider war in the Middle East.
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How the killing of Hamas’ political leader will impact Israel-Gaza war
Iran’s Supreme leader has vowed revenge after Hamas’s political leader was killed in an air strike in Tehran.
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Netanyahu vows strong response after deadly Golan Heights strike blamed on Hezbollah
The Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed a harsh response against Hezbollah – after a rocket attack in the Golan Heights which left twelve children and teenagers dead.
