Holly Johnston

Holly Johnston

Breaking News Reporter
Holly is based in Abu Dhabi and joined the team in 2022. She previously led a team of English-speaking journalists in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and enjoys covering current affairs and human interest stories from across the Middle East, especially Iran and the Levant.
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FILE PHOTO: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a press conference for the international media at the Government Press office in Jerusalem, Sept. 4 2024. ABIR SULTAN / Pool via REUTERS / File Photo
Israel puts peace prospects in doubt with new war goal on Lebanon front

Ministers pledge to return 60,000 northern Israel residents to homes as Hamas threatens 'war of attrition' in Gaza

September 17, 2024, 5:19 AM
From left, Amos Hochstein, US Envoy, meets with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant during his visit to Tel Aviv, Israel on Monday. Reuters
Military action needed in Israel's north, Gallant tells US envoy

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu says situation cannot continue

September 16, 2024, 5:49 AM
The burning Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion, which has been on fire since the end of August after an attack by Yemeni rebels in the Red Sea, has been taken under tow by salvage teams. Reuters
New effort under way to tow Houthi-damaged oil tanker from Red Sea

MV Sounion, on fire since attack on August 21, secured to supply vessel in first phase of salvage operation

September 15, 2024, 8:05 AM
People use a blanket to carry a victim after an Israeli air strike on a UN-run school in Nuseirat refugee camp. AFP
Israeli strikes kill 14 as UN chief condemns school attack

Antonio Guterres says bombing in Nuseirat 'unacceptable' after six UN agency staff confirmed dead

September 12, 2024, 5:58 AM
Houses destroyed by Israeli air strikes in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. EPA
Dozens of Palestinians killed as Israel intensifies strikes on Gaza

At least 14 people were killed in a strike on a UN school sheltering displaced in Nuseirat camp

September 11, 2024, 8:09 AM
A Palestinian boy looks over a crater created in an overnight Israeli strike on Al Mawasi. Reuters
At least 40 killed in Israeli strike on Al Mawasi 'safe zone'

'Entire families have disappeared into the sand,' Gaza's civil defence says

September 10, 2024, 4:40 AM
Benny Gantz said Iran and its proxy groups, including Hezbollah, are now the main threat to Israel. EPA
Israel needs to shift military focus to Lebanon, Gantz says

Hamas is 'old news', former war cabinet and defence minister tells forum in US

September 09, 2024, 5:35 AM
Israeli police at the scene of a shooting near the Allenby border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan. AFP
Jordanian lorry driver kills three Israelis at Allenby crossing

Attack at the Allenby Bridge crossing comes amid tension between Jordan and Israel over Gaza war

September 08, 2024, 9:24 AM
Protesters demanding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accept a ceasefire deal rally in Tel Aviv on September 4. Bloomberg
Netanyahu's excuse to stall Gaza ceasefire is scam, Israeli politician says

Ofer Cassif, who was almost expelled from the Knesset for his support of the ICJ case on Gaza, says Salah Al Din border strip is political distraction

September 06, 2024, 5:01 AM
A man stands in front of burnt cars a day after an attack by Israeli settlers on the village of Jit near Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. AFP
Tougher sanctions needed against Israel over settler attacks, think tank warns

US, EU, and UK must sanction Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir over rising settler attacks on Palestinians, says International Crisis Group

September 05, 2024, 11:01 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu points at a map of the Gaza Strip during a news conference in Jerusalem on Wednesday. AP
Withdrawing from Salah Al Din corridor a 'red line', Netanyahu says

October 7 Hamas attack gave Israel 'legitimacy' to reoccupy area, Prime Minister claims

September 04, 2024, 1:26 PM
Demonstrators clash with police during an anti-government protest calling for action to secure the release of Israeli hostages held captive since the October 7 attacks by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip, in front of the Israeli Defence Ministry in the coastal city of Tel Aviv on September 3, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and the militant Hamas group. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
Pressure builds on Netanyahu as Israel's anger rages over hostage deaths

Widow of hostage refuses to meet Israeli Prime Minister as anti-government protests set to resume

September 03, 2024, 12:52 PM
Protests raged in Israel on Sunday on the eve of a general strike against the government's handling of the Gaza war and refusal to come to a deal to secure the return of Israeli hostages. Reuters
Israel's trade unions declare general strike amid hostage killings

Protests took place across on Sunday in response to the continuing war in Gaza

September 01, 2024, 3:15 PM
Missiles explode on the deck of the Greek-flagged oil tanker MV Sounion. Houthi handout via Reuters
Damaged oil tanker to be towed as Houthis announce new ship attack in Gulf of Aden

MV Sounion has been on fire since being struck on August 21

September 01, 2024, 9:39 AM
The bodies of, clockwise from top left: Almog Sarusi, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Carmel Gat and Ori Danino were recovered from Gaza overnight. AP
Hostage relatives demand ceasefire deal as bodies recovered from Gaza

Captives' families lead calls to 'bring Israel to a halt' in nationwide rallies across Israel

September 01, 2024, 8:05 AM