Siraj Datoo

Critical take from Israel's Foreign Ministry on my column about sexual assaults of Palestinian men, women and children. You can read my piece here through a gift link: nytimes.com/2026/05/11/opi…

The problem is that this guidance doesn’t match up with reality — teachers for Reception children (age 4+) use screens all day. That’s not a blight on the teachers, the system has geared toward that direction (smart screens/Youtube explainer videos/Cbeebies/BBC clips etc)

Our report detailing the repeated Israeli military attacks on paramedics and healthworkers in Lebanon. The young paramedic we talk to at the end was killed in yesterday’s triple hit on emergency crews trying to help the wounded

My colleague Narges Bajoghli provides the smartest, clearest, most informed take I’ve seen on Iran’s LEGO videos. Her 20 years of research is in there Political, ideological, generational context - all there. I couldn’t pick a quote. They’re all too good nymag.com/intelligencer/…

We’ve been in Marjayoun - the mainly Christian town in south Lebanon - which has been told by Israeli military not to give sanctuary to their Muslim neighbours fleeing the surrounding villages being bombed by Israeli jets. Human rights gps call it ethnic cleansing. Israel claims it’s getting rid of Hezbollah militants endangering citizens across the border. Full report on Sky News YouTube and insta

I had to manually go through 32,000 land registry filings for this piece and have forgotten many treasured memories in favour of weird details about London attractions owned by overseas billionaires. Please make my toil worth it by giving the piece a read

Qatar’s nightmare scenario has come about. ‘The risks to the region of a war with Iran were high, a senior diplomat told me. but to Qatar they were “existential”. From my long read during the 12 Day War on Qatar’s place in global politics. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

"We are going to do what we did in Gaza," a senior Israeli official said.

At the end of the 12-day war in June, the @IDFSpokesperson said the military had destroyed about 80% of Iran’s missile launchers, leaving roughly 100-150. Two weeks ago, when this war began, the estimate again was that Iran had about 100-150 launchers. Eight days into the war, after nonstop bombing, the IDF was still saying Iran had around 150 launchers. Now, on day 13 of this campaign, we are told Israel has destroyed about 75% of the launchers and that Iran still has 100-200 remaining. So what exactly is happening here? Every war starts with the same number. Halfway through the war the number is the same. And now the number is… the same. And when the next war begins - magically - we will be back to the same number again. There are only two possible explanations: either the numbers never change or the numbers were never real to begin with. What we should expect from the media is not to regurgitate figures that clearly have no basis in reality. These numbers are not indicative of success. What will be the measure of success is the realization of the objectives of the war and as long as we do not know what those are, missile launchers do not tell us much.

I spent sixteen months reporting this story. It was deep, painful, and at times unbearable. It follows how surveillance tech is rewriting Gaza in real time — and what it’s doing to the people inside it. Read in @NYMag nymag.com/intelligencer/…

I don't think there's a single post by @MonkEmma where I haven't learned something new: monkdebunks.substack.com/p/no-kids-were…

Breaking News: Israeli military officials say they have no proof Hamas routinely steals UN aid, undercutting a claim Israel has used to limit food for Gaza. nyti.ms/4opoK4n

We're often told journalists should never be the story but in Gaza that's impossible. Our @AFP colleagues covering the war in Gaza are going hungry. "We can't even reach coverage sites because we have no energy left due to hunger and lack of food." france24.com/en/live-news/2…

The Musk Dilemma: Elon’s empire has reached new heights, but it’s creaking under the strain of his antics bloomberg.com/news/features/…

WHAT NYC'S TOP EXECUTIVES ARE THINKING ABOUT ZOHRAN @tracyalloway and I talked to ultimate NYC power broker Kathy Wylde, President of @Partnership4NYC, who has been introducing the city's most powerful CEOs to their likely next mayor. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wha…

Islamaphobic backlash greets New York's new candidate for mayor itv.com/news/2025-06-2…

Mumbai is home to Bollywood and India's biggest banks. But the city of 21 million is perilously unprepared as the risk of major cyclones grows. bloomberg.com/news/features/…

Important analysis by @TheEconomist suggests death toll DOUBLE the 52000 being reported by local Palestinian Health authorities … “it would suggest that between 77,000 and 109,000 Gazans have been killed, 4-5% of the territory’s pre-war population.”

These women put their careers at risk by seeking fertility treatment. A growing number of groups aim to change that bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

When it costs too much for a women’s football team to win. Excellent piece on the crisis this week at @WolvesWomen and the broader message around the sport by @maddielparkerr and @hellierd bloomberg.com/news/articles/…