Loveday Morris

Berlin

Berlin bureau chief covering Europe

Education: Exeter University, BA in Middle Eastern studies with Arabic

Loveday Morris is The Washington Post's Berlin bureau chief. Before moving to Germany in 2019, she spent a decade in reporting in the Middle East, most recently in Jerusalem. She previously spent three years in Iraq as Baghdad bureau chief covering the country's battles against the Islamic State, from Fallujah to Ramadi and Mosul. She started with The Post as Beirut correspondent in 2013, largely covering Syria's civil war. Before that, she freelanced from the region for publications including the United Kingdom's Independent newspaper. She began her career at Bloomberg News, covering financia
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Israel weighs strike on Iran to ‘send a message’ while preserving alliance

The multilateral effort to repel the Iranian strike could be an opportunity for Israel to return to the international fold after widespread condemnation of its war in Gaza.

April 15, 2024
An elderly Jewish man pulls his cart on a street in Jerusalem at dusk on Sunday.

Iron Dome, David’s Sling, Arrow: Israel’s air defense against Iran, explained

Israel’s air defense systems and a U.S.-led coalition intercepted 99 percent of Iranian drones and missiles fired in the weekend attack, Israeli officials said.

April 15, 2024
Israel's Iron Dome air defense system launches to intercept missiles fired from Iran in this past weekend's attack.

Israel mulls response after U.S.-led alliance fends off Iranian barrage

The nightmare scenario Israeli leaders had long warned about — a direct attack from Iran — showcased the regional coalition and high-tech systems built to repel such an assault.

April 14, 2024
Police officers inspect the remains of a rocket Sunday near Arad, Israel, that, according to Israeli authorities, wounded a young girl.

Germany bars doctor who worked in Gaza, shuts down Palestinian conference

Ghassan Abu Sitta, who worked in Gaza City last year, said he was questioned at Berlin’s airport before being told he was not allowed to enter the country.

April 13, 2024
British Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu Sitta at his home in east London in December.

Israel says it’s boosting Gaza aid, but U.N. says little has changed

Israel announced new measures to alleviate the crisis in Gaza. But relief workers say aid access remains as complicated and risky as ever.

April 11, 2024
The entrance to the port of Ashdod in Israel, which was temporarily approved for the distribution of aid into the Gaza Strip, on Friday.

Before WCK strike, aid groups had warned of peril to Gaza relief workers

The strike highlighted what aid workers say is a faulty process for deconflicting humanitarian operations with the Israeli military in Gaza.

April 6, 2024
Israeli soldiers stand near the border fence, as aid trucks enter through a newly opened entry point allowing quicker access into northern Gaza last month.

Israeli strike on World Central Kitchen convoy halts some Gaza aid efforts

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday’s strike was “unintentional.” President Biden said, “Incidents like yesterday’s simply should not happen.”

April 3, 2024
People gather Tuesday around a World Central Kitchen vehicle that the organization says was hit in an Israeli strike on Monday in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.

How ultra-Orthodox Jews could imperil Netanyahu’s power

Today, how ultra-Orthodox Jews in Israel could upend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition government.

April 1, 2024

Court ruling on ultra-Orthodox in the army imperils Netanyahu’s coalition

The court order withdrawing funding from yeshiva students who shun military service could cost Benjamin Netanyahu’s government the support of the ultra-Orthodox parties.

March 29, 2024
Israeli police officers scuffle with ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a protest over a potential new draft law that could end their exemptions from military service, in Jerusalem on March 18.

Gaza cease-fire talks falter in Doha as Blinken arrives in region

Hamas said Wednesday that Israel provided a “generally negative response” to its latest cease-fire proposal.

March 20, 2024
Humanitarian aid parcels attached to parachutes are airdropped from a military aircraft over Gaza City on Wednesday.