Jeremy Diamond - Jerusalem Correspondent
Jeremy Diamond
Jerusalem Correspondent
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‘It’s not by mistake’: A family demands justice after 7-month-old killed by Israeli soldierJun 13, 2026Video evidence contradicts the Israeli military’s claim that the vehicle was accelerating toward soldiers when one opened fire, fatally shooting a baby boy. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates June 11, 2026 — Trump cancels planned strikes and touts progress, Iran says no deal finalizedJun 12, 2026President Donald Trump says the US has “ended the war with Iran,” but Tehran has yet to confirm any deal was reached. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates June 9-10, 2026 - US military launches strikes ‘against multiple targets in Iran’Jun 11, 2026The US military said it launched strikes “against multiple targets in Iran.” Trump warns the US could resume attacks, blaming slow progress in negotiations to end the war. -
Why Lebanon may hold the key to the future of the Iran warJun 9, 2026The new reality is the result of Iran’s effort to link the fate of both conflicts, and of the diverging priorities of the US president and the Israeli prime minister. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates June 7-8, 2026 — Ceasefire falters as Israel and Iran trade worst strikes in monthsJun 9, 2026Israel has halted attacks on Iran, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, stopping short of acknowledging a ceasefire that US President Donald Trump said the countries were aiming for. -
• Video 0:45Video One killed in suspected terror attack in Israel 0:45Jun 7, 2026At least one person was killed and several wounded in Kochav Yair in central Israel, according to emergency responders. Police said they were investigating the shooting as a suspected terror attack after they “neutralized” the suspect. An Israeli security source said the suspect was a Palestinian citizen of Israel from Tayibe, an Arab town just north of Kochav Yair. CNN’s Jeremy Diamond reports. -
Trump and Netanyahu diverge on Iran war’s future in tense phone callMay 21, 2026President Donald Trump had a tense conservation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday that reflected their different views on how to proceed with the Iran war, a US official told CNN. -
‘It was a real hell’: Palestinian journalist on his year in Israeli prisonMay 9, 2026He is one of 105 Palestinian journalists who have been detained and imprisoned since October 7, 2023, the majority also held without charge, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. -
US and Hamas hold first direct talks since Gaza truce as ceasefire process stallsApr 15, 2026The US and Hamas held their first direct talks since the Gaza ceasefire as part of efforts to advance the fragile US-brokered agreement, two Hamas sources said. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 42 of Middle East conflict — Trump warns Iran ahead of high-stakes talks in PakistanApr 11, 2026President Donald Trump said he’d renew and intensify US strikes if a deal isn’t reached soon. Israel’s conflict with Hezbollah is adding uncertainty to the peace efforts. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 41 of Middle East conflict — Netanyahu says there’s no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel pursues talksApr 10, 2026Israel’s offensive against Hezbollah and reopening the Strait of Hormuz remain sticking points in a tenuous agreement to pause fighting in Iran. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 40 of Middle East conflict — Israel attacks Lebanon, Iran says shipping stopped in Strait of HormuzApr 9, 2026White House says the Strait of Hormuz must stay open, as the Iran’s Revolutionary Guards say shipping there has stopped. -
WHO driver killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza, relatives sayApr 8, 2026A Palestinian man working for the World Health Organization was killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza on Monday, according to his relatives and a doctor who received his body. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 39 of Middle East conflict — US, Israel, Iran agree to ceasefire before Trump’s deadlineApr 8, 2026The president said the agreement was made on the condition that Iran agree to reopen the critical Strait of Hormuz. -
• Live UpdatesLive Updates Day 35 of Middle East conflict — US fighter jet shot down over IranApr 4, 2026Two US aircraft were downed in the Middle East on Friday, and the status of one US service member remains unknown. -
Israeli settlers build new illegal outpost near West Bank village where soldiers assaulted, detained CNN crewApr 1, 2026Israeli settlers on Tuesday mounted another attack in the West Bank village of Tayasir, days after a CNN team covering the establishment of an illegal settler outpost were detained and assaulted by Israeli soldiers.
About
Jeremy Diamond is CNN’s award-winning Jerusalem correspondent.
Since the Hamas-led October 7, 2023 attack on Israel and the ensuing war in Gaza, Diamond has reported extensively from Israel, Gaza and the occupied West Bank for CNN.
His work has frequently highlighted the devastating impact on civilians and focused on holding those in power to account.
He has played a leading role in CNN’s coverage of the Middle East, including the US and Israel’s war in Iran, reporting from the front lines and leveraging his sources in the region and in Washington to shed light on fast-moving developments.
His field reporting, interviews and investigative reports have earned him two Emmy Awards and seven Emmy Award nominations.
In 2026, Diamond took home the Emmy Award for “Outstanding News Interview: Short Form” for his exclusive interview with senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad, in which Diamond pressed Hamad on the group’s responsibility for the ongoing suffering in Gaza.
He has also led groundbreaking investigations into alleged Israeli war crimes in Gaza and has reported extensively from the West Bank, where he and his team have been attacked by Israeli settlers and detained by the Israeli military for their reporting.
Diamond sits on the board of the Foreign Press Association (FPA) in Israel and the Palestinian territories, where he has advocated for independent press access to Gaza.
He was nominated for “Outstanding Emerging Journalist” at the 2024 Emmy Awards and was a finalist for the Livingston Awards the next year, recognizing exceptional reporting by journalists under the age of 35.
Diamond previously served as a White House correspondent for CNN based in Washington, D.C., where he covered President Joe Biden and President Donald Trump and the 2020 election. His White House reporting earned him a spot on Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list in 2022.
Prior to that, he travelled across the country as an embedded reporter covering the Trump campaign, from Trump’s ride down Trump Tower’s golden escalator to Election Day.
Diamond joined CNN as a political reporter for CNN in September 2014 after two previous internships with the network. He graduated Cum Laude from The George Washington University with a degree in international affairs. He is fluent in French and conversational in Spanish and Hebrew.
