Mohammad was so seriously injured that doctors said he was in a coma for 21 days. He lost half of the soft tissue on his face in the blast, and faces multiple reconstructive surgeries. Here is Mohammad, with his sisters and mother in Jordan, where he is receiving treatment

Since last October, when Trump declared the war in Gaza over, Israel's military has killed more than 1.400 Palestinians. Among them is Bahaa Baroud, who was killed in an Israeli strike on May 16, with his 10-year-old son, Mohammad, in the car....

These days, Jewish residents have largely gone back to worshipping in private. The Abrahamic House, which includes one of the only synagogues in the region outside Israel, has been closed since Feb. 28.

On one hand, frustration with Israel is running high following its aggressive military campaigns in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.
But at the time, Emirati officials cite ties — including help from Israel as the UAE faced thousands of Iranian missiles and drones.

And then there was Jibril Mukalaz, a 30 year-old from Uganda who said he was terrified as he watched a drone fly above the fish market where he works “I was very scared. … I am very scared…. And I have no choice. I have to stay.” Full story: wapo.st/3PKMW4k

“War has brought too many problems,” said Mohammed Shahbaz, 28, who was used to making a good living in Dubai’s largest fish market. “Everything is expensive — vegetables and fruit and meat and fish.” He added: “When the war finishes, everyone will be happy.”

Many workers said they were most concerned for their livelihoods. As many of Dubai’s wealthier residents have left the city and tourism has dried up, their incomes are at risk. “He needs to stop this thing and let us do business,” an Afghan merchant said of Trump.

Muzaffar’s cousin, Masood, said there had never been any discussion about leaving Dubai after the war started — they couldn’t afford it.

Muzaffar Ali Ghulam worked 12-hour days as a driver in Dubai, sending most of his salary home to his wife and three children in Pakistan, hoping to build his dream house. 
Shrapnel from an Iranian strike hit Ghulam’s car March 7, Emirati officials said, killing him instantly.

@vanhoutenphoto & I were reporting this week in villages in NW Nigeria attacked days before by an Islamic State affiliate the U.S. is targeting. Again & again, people told us they couldn’t believe we were there. It’s work we so desperately don’t want to stop. #SaveThePost