By Stephen Farrell and Ingrid Melander
Smoke rises from an explosion in northern Gaza following a delay in the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, January 19, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen License this content on Reuters Connect
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Live Page editor. A text and video journalist based in London, Stephen is a former Reuters bureau chief in Jerusalem. He was previously a foreign correspondent for The New York Times and The Times of London. He reported from the Balkans, Iraq, India, Afghanistan, New York and the UK. He is co-author of the book ‘Hamas: The Islamic Resistance Movement’.
