Hamdi Alkhshali - CNN International Field and News Desk Producer
Hamdi Alkhshali
CNN International Field and News Desk Producer
Hamdi Alkhshali is an award winning International Field and News Desk Producer for CNN's International Desk.
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Israeli strike kills Hezbollah spokesperson as group prepares response to fresh ceasefire proposal
Nov 18, 2024
The spokesperson of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif, was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on Sunday.
German-Iranian national and longtime US resident executed in Iran
Oct 29, 2024
He was sentenced to death in 2022 for “corruption on Earth,” sparking widespread condemnation from human rights groups and Western governments.
Airstrikes hit Syrian facility that West alleged produced chemical weapons, eyewitness says
Sep 9, 2024
Alleged Israeli airstrikes in central Syria on Sunday night struck a facility claimed by the West to have produced chemical weapons, according to a local resident.
Three killed in Israeli airstrike were emergency workers, Lebanon says. Israel says it targeted terrorists
Sep 8, 2024
Three people have been killed and two wounded in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, authorities in the country said Saturday.
Seven US troops injured during Iraq raid that killed 15 ISIS operatives
Aug 31, 2024
Seven US troops were injured in a raid in Iraq on Thursday that killed 15 ISIS members, three defense officials said.
New Zealand’s indigenous Māori king dies age 69
Aug 30, 2024
The king of New Zealand’s indigenous Māori people, Kiingi Tuheitia Pootatau Te Wherowhero VII, died peacefully on Friday, according to his representatives. He was 69.
Injured American citizen’s condition ‘worsening’ after Hezbollah missiles fired toward Israel
Jul 7, 2024
The condition of an American citizen injured Sunday after the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired missiles toward northern Israel is “worsening,” according to the medical center treating him.
Ceasefire talks in turmoil as Hamas responds to proposal
Jun 12, 2024
Talks to bring about a ceasefire and hostage deal that could stop the war in Gaza were thrown into doubt Tuesday evening when Israel characterized a Hamas response to the latest proposal as a rejection, precipitating a blame game between the two sides.
Israel vows to press on in Gaza after UN Security Council approves ceasefire proposal
Jun 11, 2024
Israel has vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to bring an end to the eight-month war.
Villagers flee in terror as 150 reportedly killed in Sudan rebel attack
Jun 6, 2024
At least 150 people were killed and 200 injured in an attack by rebel forces in Sudan, local officials and witnesses said, in the latest atrocity in the year-long war that has displaced more than 7 million people.
Member of Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units killed in blast at base, Iraqi army says
Apr 20, 2024
The Iraqi army said on Saturday that a command post at Kalsu military base, south of the capital Baghdad, had been hit by an explosion overnight, killing one member of the Popular Mobilization Units (PMU) and injuring eight other people.
Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, US official tells CNN, as region braces for further escalation
Apr 19, 2024
Israel has carried out a strike inside Iran, a US official told CNN Friday, a move that threatens to push the region deeper into conflict. The target is not nuclear, the official added.
Iran launches unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel in major escalation of widening conflict
Apr 14, 2024
Iran has launched a wave of strikes toward Israel in retaliation for last week’s deadly Israeli strike on an Iranian embassy complex in Syria, in an unprecedented move by Tehran that could further widen the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
Iran vows revenge as it accuses Israel of deadly airstrike on Syria consulate in deepening Middle East crisis
Apr 2, 2024
Iran has vowed to retaliate after it accused Israel of bombing its embassy complex in Syria on Monday, in a deadly escalation of regional tensions over the war in Gaza that once again appeared to raise the risk of a wider Middle Eastern conflict.
Israel moves to shut down Al Jazeera after new law allows for ‘security threat’ bans on international media
Apr 2, 2024
Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to shut down news network Al Jazeera following the passage Monday of a sweeping law allowing the government to ban foreign networks perceived as posing a threat to national security.
