Claire Parker

Cairo, Egypt

Cairo bureau chief

Education: Harvard University, BA in social studies with a minor in Middle Eastern studies and an Arabic language citation

Claire Parker is the Cairo bureau chief for The Washington Post, reporting on North Africa, Yemen and the Israel-Gaza war. She was previously a staff writer on The Post's international desk, a freelance journalist in Tunisia and an Overseas Press Club Foundation fellow with the Associated Press in Paris.
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The Philadelphi Corridor, an Israel-Gaza cease-fire obstacle, explained

Israel’s demand to control the Philadelphi Corridor — a narrow strip of no man’s land — is a key issue in Gaza cease-fire talks.

September 5, 2024
The border fence between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, seen from Rafah in southern Gaza in May.

Netanyahu’s conflicting messages confuse cease-fire talks, officials say 

Netanyahu this week said Israel would not withdraw from the Gaza-Egypt border, while his chief negotiator told mediators the military would eventually pull out.

September 4, 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a news conference in Jerusalem on Monday.

As U.S. readies last cease-fire push, Netanyahu digs in on border demands

The Israeli prime minister’s insistence that troops stay in the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border is scuttling chances of a deal, officials say.

September 3, 2024
An Israeli tank moves along the border with the Gaza Strip on Aug. 29.

Israel kills Palestinian commander, traps civilians in West Bank incursion

The ongoing Israeli military operation killed at least 16 people, according to Israeli and Palestinian authorities, including a prominent commander.

August 29, 2024
Israeli soldiers in Tulkarm, in the north of the occupied West Bank, on Thursday.

Israel launches major operation in West Bank; Palestinian officials say 11 killed

Israel’s military and internal security service said the operation was aimed at infrastructure used by militants in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm.

August 29, 2024
Video shows scenes from Jenin and Tulkarm after Israel raided the West Bank in a large-scale operation involving hundreds of troops on Aug. 28.

What to know about Palestinian militant groups in the West Bank

Militants are strongest in the refugee camps of Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm. Increasingly deadly Israeli raids have driven more young men to arms, analysts say.

August 28, 2024
Israeli army vehicles are parked outside a hospital Wednesday during a military operation in the West Bank city of Jenin.

Israel is redrawing the West Bank, cutting into a prospective Palestinian state

Israeli land grabs, settlement expansion and demolitions in Palestinian communities mark the most significant territorial changes in the West Bank in decades.

August 15, 2024

Ukraine counts on its Olympic athletes to demonstrate ‘the will to win’

High jumper Yaroslava Mahuchikh and fencer Olga Kharlan are among those in Paris trying to not just excel, but to lift up the nation and act as diplomats.

August 7, 2024
Ukrainian fencer Olga Kharlan celebrates after winning a gold medal on Saturday.

Israeli raids in West Bank cities help fuel militant violence

In the city of Jenin, the impact of the raids — and their role in fueling Palestinian militancy — is especially stark.

August 4, 2024

Imane Khelif, Algerian boxer at center of Olympic dispute, wins again

Amid a raucous Algerian crowd, Khelif cruised into the semifinals, assuring that attacks on her eligibility will continue.

August 3, 2024
Imane Khelif of Algeria (red) and Anna Luca Hamori of Hungary after their quarterfinal bout on Friday.