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Diplomatic correspondent Jonathan's beat includes foreign policy, Iran, Iraq, Europe and the Middle East. And, as Washington correspondent, he covered the US elections and Hurricane Katrina.

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Bringing aid to 'hell on earth' »

There was a lull in the fighting today to allow humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. But the UN representative inside the territory has described conditions there as hell on earth.

Israeli soldiers (credit:Reuters)

Carnage in Gaza as UN schools hit »

At least 30 people are killed as Israeli shells explode outside a UN school in Gaza where hundreds of civilians were sheltering. Is this a turning point in the Gaza conflict?

A wounded Palestinian is carried near a United Nations school in Jabalya in the northern Gaza Strip January 6, 2009. Israeli tank fire killed up to 40 Palestinians at a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, medical sources at two Gaza hospitals said (Reuters)

What hope for peace? »

Hamas warns that its fighters are waiting "in every street and every house" in Gaza, while Israel vows its assault will continue until its territory is safe from attack.

Biography

Jonathan Rugman is diplomatic correspondent for Channel 4 News.

His varied beat includes foreign policy, Iran, Iraq, Europe and the Middle East.

As Washington correspondent he covered US Presidential and mid-term elections and Hurricane Katrina, along with films from Venezuela, Bolivia and Mexico.

He joined the programme in 1999 as business correspondent, and in 2003 went on to become our Washington correspondent until 2006.

In 2006 his reports on global warming from California and the Canadian Arctic won the News category of the British Environment Media Awards.

He has reported for the programme from 15 countries, his reports winning six broadcasting awards.

Prior to joining Channel 4 News, Jonathan was an investigative reporter on BBC Radio 4's File on 4 and prior to that a correspondent based in Turkey for The Guardian, The Observer and BBC World Service.

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