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Posted - March 9, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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💢 NEW: Bahrain prosecutors now seeking death penalty for citizens accused of photographing damage from Iranian attacks Bahrain’s Public Prosecution is seeking the death penalty for defendants accused of “high betrayal,” alleging they photographed locations where photography is prohibited. In court, prosecutors said the kingdom faces “brutal Iranian aggression,” adding that “loyalty to the homeland is not an option that accepts negotiation,” and calling for “maximum penalties” for violators, “without the slightest mercy,” which they added is the “death penalty.” The case comes as authorities continue blaming Iran for damage from a strike in Sitra, where 32 civilians, including children, were injured after a Bahraini air-defense interceptor appears to have struck a residential area.

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Video from Bahrain appears to contradict the version of events given by U.S. Central Command, appearing to show an air defense interceptor descending and striking an area off camera after a failed interception attempt. Local reports say the interceptor fell into a residential neighborhood, injuring 32 civilians, including four who are in critical condition.

@CENTCOM - U.S. Central Command

🚫 Russian and Iranian media claimed earlier today that a U.S. patriot missile missed while intercepting an Iranian missile or drone and inadvertently hit a neighborhood in Bahrain. LIE. ✅ What really happened: An Iranian drone struck a residential neighborhood, injuring 32

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Posted - January 24, 2026 at 6:36 PM
Saved - January 24, 2026 at 7:48 PM

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Another angle of federal agents killing a Minnesota legal observer, which appears to come from the direction of the woman in pink filming from the sidewalk. Obtained by Drop Site News https://t.co/IT56ftPkYP

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The transcript captures a moment of intense shock and confusion. The speaker repeatedly exclaims with strong profanity, asking, “What the fuck is wrong with you? Did just do? The fuck did you just do? What the fuck? What the fuck?” and follows with multiple cries of “Oh my god” and “Holy shit,” conveying disbelief at what just happened. The speaker asks for someone to call for help, saying, “Liz, somebody call the ambulance. Somebody call the ambulance. Somebody needs to call 911.” The urgency is clear as they insist, “I can't believe they just did that. Holy shit. Holy shit.” The speaker continues to express incredulity, saying, “Just can't get come on. Come on.” There is a directive or plea directed at “Jamaica,” with the speaker saying, “Come here. Come on, Jamaica. Come here. It is.” The tone throughout emphasizes immediate distress and the need for assistance.
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Speaker 0: What the fuck is wrong with you? Did just do? The fuck did you just do? What the fuck? What the fuck? Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. The fuck did you just do? The fuck did you just do? Yes. Liz, somebody call the ambulance. Somebody call the ambulance. Somebody needs to call the ambulance. Please, somebody call 911. I can't believe they just did that. Holy shit. Holy shit. Just can't get come on. Come on. Oh my god. Oh my god. I can't believe I'm seeing it. Can't believe I'm seeing it. Oh my god. Come on. Come on, Jamaica. Come here. Come on. Come here. It is.
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Posted - January 11, 2026 at 11:18 PM
Saved - January 12, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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I report that ICE quietly bought access to Penlink’s surveillance suite, Webloc and Tangles, which can sweep cellphone location data to monitor neighborhoods over time, identifying phones, traces of travel, and likely homes/workplaces without a warrant, plus social media monitoring. Civil liberties groups warn of a mass dragnet; ICE says commercially sourced data is warrant-exempt, critics say this exploits loopholes and endangers privacy, free speech, and immigrant communities.

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🟢 NEW | ICE has quietly bought access to a powerful surveillance system that can monitor entire neighborhoods by sweeping up cellphone location data and tracking people’s movements over time, according to documents obtained by 404 Media. The system, built by Penlink, consists of two tools called Webloc and Tangles. Webloc lets agents draw virtual perimeters around blocks or cities, identify phones present, and trace where devices travel over time, including likely homes and workplaces — all without a warrant. Tangles adds social media monitoring, including tracking and analysis of online activity. Civil liberties groups warn the system enables mass dragnet surveillance to help ICE’s deportation crackdown. ICE argues commercially sourced data is exempt from warrant requirements, a claim critics say exploits legal loopholes and poses serious risks to privacy, free speech, and immigrant communities. Full story in reply.

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https://www.404media.co/inside-ices-tool-to-monitor-phones-in-entire-neighborhoods/

Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods 404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or to their employer. 404media.co
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Posted - January 1, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Saved - January 2, 2026 at 3:47 PM
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I report that Namecheap revoked the domain of Zionism Observer, an archive with over 16,000 videos of Palestinians killed in Gaza, mostly documenting suspected Israeli war crimes. Namecheap said the archive promoted or displayed cruelty. Zionism Observer says the videos were submitted for use at The Hague and by human rights groups, and losing the domain “broke hundreds of links” in lawsuits, court cases, and reports.

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🔴 BREAKING: Namecheap, a major domain registrar and web-hosting company, revoked the domain of Zionism Observer, an archive account which had uploaded more than 16,000 videos of Palestinians killed in Gaza, mostly documenting suspected Israeli war crimes. Namecheap explained the move by saying the archive “promoted or displayed cruelty.” But, Zionism Obserer stated that the videos had been submitted to be used at The Hague in international criminal proceedings, and by human rights groups. “Nuking our domain name just broke hundreds of links in lawsuits, court cases, and human rights reports,” the account wrote on Twitter/X.

@receipts_lol - Zionism Observer

NameCheap revoked the domain name for the digital memorial we created to honor those massacred by Israel in Gaza. Over 16,000 videos, mostly of war crimes, were removed. NameCheap said our memorial "promotes, encourages, engages or displays cruelty to humans or animals." https://t.co/enX89lEVZX

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Posted - November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Rep. Thomas Massie: Epstein had close ties to our own intelligence agency and Israel's intelligence agencies. That’s why they’re trying to stop this. (Learn about those ties in Drop Site News - link below) https://t.co/c2L1bLQyO6

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The speaker contends that the real reason for hard efforts to prevent the release of the files for months is to protect billionaires, friends of the speaker and associated political donors. They claim Epstein had close ties to our own intelligence agencies and Israel's intelligence agencies, and argue that there will be attempts to stop this somewhere else, which they believe will backfire.
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Speaker 0: It's that simple. Why do you think he is working so hard not to get them released for so many months? What do you think the real reason is? It these files implicate billionaires and friends of him and of his and of political donors that he's trying to protect. And Epstein also had close ties to our own intelligence agencies and Israel's intelligence agencies. That's why there's so much effort in trying to stop this. And and I do believe they'll try to stop it somewhere else, and that's gonna backfire on them too. So the pres
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Posted - November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Saved - December 11, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I report that more than a dozen Israeli soldiers speak to ITV in Breaking Ranks about a two-year Gaza campaign: shooting unarmed Palestinians, using teens as human shields, and flattening neighborhoods with no real threat. They recall a man on a roof labeled a spotter, a tower blown; two teens with a cart shot; “If I wanted, I could incriminate the entire Strip.” “Eli” says commanders claimed 112 terrorists killed, only one armed. They were told to ignore international law and take revenge.

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More than a dozen Israeli soldiers spoke to ITV for their new documentary Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, about how their army’s two-year campaign in Gaza involved shooting unarmed Palestinians en masse, using teenagers as human shields, and flattening entire neighborhoods without pretext of any threat. One soldier recalls a man on a roof hanging his washing. A tank brigade 700 meters away decided to label him a “spotter” with no evidence of threat, and blew up half the residential tower, killing and injuring many civilians. Another remembers two teenage boys quietly pushing a cart, and Israeli soldiers deciding to shoot one in the head, adding: “If they walk too fast, they’re suspicious. If they walk too slow, they’re suspicious. They’re plotting something… If you want to, you can always find a reason to incriminate someone. If I wanted to, I could incriminate the entire Strip.” “Eli,” another soldier, said his commander reported their unit killed 112 “terrorists” at the end of their deployment— before admitting only one was even suspected of being armed. Soldiers said they were ordered to “ignore international law” and told to “take revenge on them all.”

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Posted - November 12, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Saved - November 13, 2025 at 6:06 PM
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More than a dozen Israeli soldiers describe in ITV's Breaking Ranks a Gaza campaign marked by shooting unarmed Palestinians, using teenagers as human shields, and flattening neighborhoods with no evident threat. Anecdotes include labeling a rooftop man a spotter and killing one of two teens with a cart; a unit allegedly killed 112 “terrorists” but only one was armed. They say orders were to ignore international law and avenge all. Netanyahu cites a civilian-to-militant ratio under 1.5:1; a soldier counters: 111:1.

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More than a dozen Israeli soldiers spoke to ITV for their new documentary Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, about how their army’s two-year campaign in Gaza involved shooting unarmed Palestinians en masse, using teenagers as human shields, and flattening entire neighborhoods without pretext of any threat. One soldier recalls a man on a roof hanging his washing. A tank brigade 700 meters away decided to label him a “spotter” with no evidence of threat, and blew up half the residential tower, killing and injuring many civilians. Another remembers two teenage boys quietly pushing a cart, and Israeli soldiers deciding to shoot one in the head, adding: “If they walk too fast, they’re suspicious. If they walk too slow, they’re suspicious. They’re plotting something… If you want to, you can always find a reason to incriminate someone. If I wanted to, I could incriminate the entire Strip.” “Eli,” another soldier, said his commander reported their unit killed 112 “terrorists” at the end of their deployment— before admitting only one was even suspected of being armed. Soldiers said they were ordered to “ignore international law” and told to “take revenge on them all.”

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The discussion outlines the conditions under which armed force may be employed in armed conflict. It states that combatants may be subjected to armed force, and that military force can sometimes be used against civilians who are directly participating in hostilities. This implies a distinction between ordinary civilians and those who actively take part in combat or military actions; the latter may be targeted with force in the course of conflict. A central principle highlighted is proportionality. The instruction emphasizes that the harm caused, including deaths or the destruction of civilian infrastructure, must be proportional to the military advantage that is sought by the party employing force. In other words, the proportionality requirement ties the expected or actual use of force to the legitimate military objective, ensuring that the adverse impact on civilian life and property does not exceed what is necessary to achieve that objective. The speaker also references the existence of attacks that are deemed completely disproportionate. This portion indicates that there are specific actions or campaigns in which the level of harm caused to civilians or civilian infrastructure is far beyond what could reasonably be considered connected to the military advantage obtainable from those actions. Such assessments lead to the labeling of those actions as completely disproportionate. From these points, the speaker identifies a threshold beyond which conduct in war is deemed unacceptable or illegal. The term “war crimes” is invoked to describe those attacks that are completely disproportionate. This designation implies a formal judgment that certain acts, when they exceed what is proportional to the military objective, violate established laws of armed conflict and carry legal and moral implications. In summary, the speaker articulates a framework in which the use of armed force is permissible against combatants, and in some cases against civilians who participate directly in hostilities, provided that the harm caused remains proportional to the military advantage sought. When the level of harm is completely disproportionate—well beyond the military advantage—such actions are identified as war crimes. The overall focus is on maintaining a balance between military necessity and protection of civilian life and infrastructure, with severe consequences for actions that fail to meet the proportionality standard.
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Speaker 0: You're allowed to use armed force against combatants. Sometimes, you're also allowed to use military force and against civilians who are directly participating in hostilities. But the harm, including death or destruction of civilian infrastructure, must be proportional to the military advantage that is sought. There are certain attacks where we say this was completely disproportionate. This was beyond what the the military advantage that any government or military could seek, and that's where we talk about war crimes.

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@DropSiteNews Netanyahu two weeks ago: Israel's civilian-to-militant kill ratio is "less than 1.5:1." IDF soldier to ITV: Our civilian-to-militant kill ratio was, at best, 111:1. https://t.co/zBay11NHq0

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Posted - October 20, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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I report that Al Jazeera Arabic’s investigation identifies Israeli soldiers and officers linked to the killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family, and the ambulance crew. It names 401st Armored Brigade figures, including Lt. Col. Daniel Ela and Maj. Sean Glass, who allegedly ordered tank fire on the car in Gaza City. The unit, “Vampire Empire,” includes foreign dual nationals. Forensic Architecture links a tank within ~400m with no cross-fire. Hind Rajab Foundation pursues ICC and national cases.

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🔴 BREAKING: Al Jazeera Arabic’s “What’s Hidden is Greater” documentary investigation says it has identified the Israeli soldiers and officers directly involved in the killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her family, and the ambulance crew who tried to save her. ➤ The report names officers from Israel’s 401st Armored Brigade, including battalion commander Lt. Col. Daniel Ela and field officer Maj. Sean Glass, who allegedly ordered tank fire on the family car in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa district. ➤ The soldiers belonged to a unit calling itself “Vampire Empire,” described as partly made up of foreign and dual-national troops. One member, Itay Shukirkov, is an Argentine-Israeli now facing a legal complaint in Argentina. ➤ Evidence analyzed by Forensic Architecture and satellite imagery located the tank within roughly 400 meters of the car and ruled out any cross-fire. ➤ The Brussels-based Hind Rajab Foundation has filed war-crimes cases at the International Criminal Court and in several national courts, calling the findings “proof of command responsibility in a civilian massacre.” [Read / Watch via Al Jazeera]

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Posted - September 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Saved - September 27, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, facing war crimes allegations, met with American social media influencers, emphasizing TikTok as a crucial tool in securing support for Israel. He described social media as a modern weapon and highlighted the importance of engaging with platforms like X, noting that Elon Musk is not an adversary. Netanyahu urged the influencers to rally support for Israel's position, particularly among right-leaning audiences.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court, met today with American social media influencers and told them that TikTok is the “most important” “weapon” in the fight to secure Israel’s base on the right. “Weapons change over time… the most important ones are on social media,” Netanyahu said, before quizzing the group on what’s the most important one that is being “purchased” right now. One influencer guessed “bots.” Netanyahu corrected them: “TikTok.” He added that the other key platform is X, stressing Elon Musk is “not an enemy” and must be engaged. He urged the content creators to help secure support on the right for the Israeli apartheid state.

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Christian influencers discuss the 'woke right,' calling it the 'woke reich,' arguing they are different from the woke left but share concerns. They say the base of support in the United States is being challenged systematically, with money from NGOs and governments driving it, and that we must fight back. Emphasis on influencers and on using battle tools that match the battlefield, especially social media; the weapons change over time. 'The most important purchase that is going on right now is class Followers. Five followers. TikTok. TikTok. One.' and 'X' are highlighted, with a push to talk to Elon, 'He's not an enemy. He's a friend.' The goal is to 'take, give direction to the Jewish people and give direction to our non Jewish friends or those who could be our Jewish, our friends.' Are we gonna succeed with everyone? No. Will there be a strong counter yes.
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Speaker 0: Christian influencers. Okay. You said you talked about the woke right, and you said, I call it the woke reich. That's a brilliant I don't know what is. The woke reich because these people, you know, they're not any different from the woke left. I mean, they're they're insane. They're amazing. But they're actually meeting on some of the things. And what we have to do is we have to secure that part of our base of our support in The United States. That is being challenged systematically. A lot of this is done with money. Money of NGOs, fast. Money of governments, faster. We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers. I think you should also talk to them if you have a chance to that community. They're very important. And secondly, we're gonna have to use the tools of battle. You know, the the weapons change over time. You can't fight today with swords. That doesn't work very well. Okay? And you can't fight with the fight with cavalry. That doesn't work very well. And you have these new things, you know, like drones, things like that. I won't get into that. But we have to fight with the weapons that apply to the battlefields in which we're engaged, and the most important ones are in social media. And the most important purchase that is going on right now is class Followers. Five followers. TikTok. TikTok. One. Number one. And I hope it goes through because it's it can be consequential. Mhmm. And the other one what's the other one that's most important? X. Mhmm. X. X. X. That's Successful. Very good. You know, so we have to talk to Elon. He's not an enemy. He's a friend. We should talk to him. Now if we can get those two things, we get a lot, and I could go on on other things, but that's not the point right now. We have to fight the fight. Okay? To take, give direction to the Jewish people and give direction to our non Jewish friends or those who could be our Jewish, our friends. Are we gonna succeed with everyone? No. Will there be a strong counter yes.

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Prime Minister Netanyahu’s response to my question: (I’m so mad I didn’t record the intro of “as Debra mentioned” 😭)

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Speaker discusses “Christian influencers” and the claim of the “woke reich,” arguing they are “not any different from the woke left.” He says a base in the United States is being “challenged systematically,” and that “money” from NGOs and governments funds this. The strategy is to fight back using “our influencers” and to engage that community, and to use “the weapons that apply to the battlefields”—primarily social media. The emphasis is on platform impact: “the most important purchase” is “‘class Followers. Five followers. No. Barts? TikTok.’” He adds “‘X. X.’” and says to talk to Elon, “‘He’s not an enemy. He’s a friend.’” With TikTok and X alignment, “‘we get a lot.’” He mentions guiding “the Jewish people” and “our non Jewish friends” and acknowledges: “‘Are we gonna succeed with everyone? No. Will there be a strong counterpoint? Yes.’”
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Speaker 0: Christian influencers. Okay. You said you talked about the woke right, and you said, I call it the woke reich. That's a brilliant I don't know what is. The woke reich because these people, you they're not any different from the woke left. I mean, insane. They're amazing. But they're actually meeting on some of the things. And what we have to do is we have to secure that part of our the base of our support in The United States. That is being challenged systematically. A lot of this is done with money. Money of NGOs, vast. Money of governments, vaster. Okay? We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers. I think you should also talk to them if you have a chance, to that that community. They're very important. And secondly, we're gonna have to use the tools of battle. You know, the the weapons change over time. You can't fight today with swords. That doesn't work very well. Okay? And you can't fight with the fight with cavalry. That doesn't work very well. And you have these new things, you know, like drones, things like that. I won't get into that. But we have to fight with the weapons that apply to the battlefields in which we're engaged. And most important ones are in social media. And the most important purchase that is going on right now is class Followers. Five followers. No. Barts? TikTok. What is it? Number one. Number one. And I hope it goes through because it's it can be consequential. Mhmm. And the other one what's the other one that's most important? X. X. X. Oh. Successful. Very good. And, you know, so we have to talk to Elon. He's not an enemy. He's a friend. We should talk to him. Now if we can get those two things, we get a lot, and I could go on on other things, but that's not the point right now. We have to fight the fight. Okay? To take give direction to the Jewish people and give direction to our non Jewish friends or those who could be our Jewish our our friends. Are we gonna succeed with everyone? No. Will there be a strong counterpoint? Yes.

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Posted - September 9, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Saved - September 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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I spoke with Miguel Duarte, a Portuguese activist with the Global Sumud Flotilla, who witnessed the Family Boat being struck in Tunisia. He described seeing a drone hovering above him before it dropped what appeared to be a bomb.

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🎥 Watch: Drop Site spoke with Miguel Duarte, a Portuguese activist with the Global Sumud Flotilla and the primary witness aboard the Family Boat when it was struck in Tunisia last night. “I saw a drone hovering about 3 or 4 meters above my head. I called a colleague who came to see it as well… it stood for a few seconds there and then dropped what was clearly a bomb of some kind,” Duarte told us.

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Miguel Duarte, a Portuguese sea rescuer and Lisbon scholar, describes a night shift aboard a ship in flotilla en route to Gaza. A drone hovered three or four meters above his head, then dropped "what was, you know, clearly a bomb of some kind" onto a pile of life jackets, triggering a large explosion and fire on the forward deck. Fire extinguishers used and the fire was put out within a few minutes; the crew of six aboard night. Police boarded and searched; footage from another boat captured the explosive as it descended and hit the deck in flames. He notes this is the thirty eighth ship that is either attacked or intercepted by Israeli forces. Thousands gathered off Tunis to show support for the flotilla and protest attacks. He calls for attention to what he calls genocide and Western complicity, and says the flotilla aims to end it.
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Speaker 0: Hi. My name is Miguel Duarte, and I'm a Portuguese citizen. I'm a sea rescuer in the Mediterranean Sea, and I'm a scholar in Lisbon. Speaker 1: Thank you for talking with us, Miguel. First things first, could you tell us a bit about what happened last night from your perspective from the beginning? Speaker 0: So I was doing a night shift in the in one of the ships that composed the the the global summit flotilla on its way to Gaza. I was hanging around the the the the aft deck, so the the the back part of the ship, when I heard a noise that was clearly a drone approaching the ship. So I got out of the the cover that that covers the the the aft deck, and I saw a drone hovering about three or four meters above my head. So I clearly, as it as it stood right above me, I called a colleague who who came to see it as well. So we both stood right under it Mhmm. For a few seconds, then we saw the the drone approach the forward part of the deck slowly. It stood for a few seconds there again and then dropped what was, you know, clearly a bomb of some of some kind. It fell on a a pile of life jackets, and as it fell, it triggered this this big explosion. Flames kind of engulfed the the forward part of the ship. So, you know, obviously that started a big fire and we we the first thing we did was to get the fire extinguishers, call for help, get the fire extinguishers to extinguish the fire. Fortunately, we were able to put it out within within a few minutes, which means that although there was some there was some superficial damage to the ship, the the crew is fortunately safe. Speaker 1: Were there any remnants of the device on the deck? Speaker 0: Not that we could obviously identify, but, but the the the police, came into the ship and did their own, search. So, we might we don't know the results yet, but there might be there might be something. Speaker 1: Who else was on the boat with you at the time? Speaker 0: We were six people within a crew of about 28. Most of us were were onshore. Those of us on the ship were were doing shifts throughout the night exactly to, you know, to account for this type of of action, which unfortunately has been more than common over the last years in similar situations, similar actions. It has been said that this is already, I mean the vast majority of the flotillas that attempt to reach Gaza are either intercepted or attacked by Israeli forces And so this was unfortunately not an outstanding event. This is the thirty eighth ship that is either attacked or intercepted by Israeli forces. Speaker 1: After you put the fire out, what happened next? Speaker 0: After we put out the fire, we checked, if all the six of us were safe. When we, realized that we were, the police was already on its way, and it boarded the ship and searched the you know, looked at the evidence. We told them what had happened. Some of it they definitely saw the fire from afar. And yeah, that was that moment. The organizers came on board as well and eventually we we got home we got to land. We're not docked at the moment, the ship is just off the coast of Tunis. So when we came to the dock, we saw already like few thousands of people, gathered to to to, know, to to show support for the flotilla, and to protest these, attacks. There was footage that was shot. Speaker 1: It was shot from a a different boat. Is that right? Speaker 0: Yep. So, yeah, there fortunately, there were there were there were some cameras on on a different boat that caught the the incident. Right? I I don't think the footage show shows a a drone clearly, but it show but it shows the the the sort of explosive that was that was dropped on the ship, and it shows that very clearly. Right? So you see this explosive that's already kind of in flames as it's as it descends upon the ship, and and then you see the big explosion fire and you hear calls for help. Speaker 1: Yeah, the object itself was in flames when it was falling, yeah? Speaker 0: It seemed like at least like some sort of sparks were coming out of it or it was incandescent or something like this. I don't know explosives. I'm no specialist, but but certainly there was there was light coming out of it as it as it came as it came down. Speaker 1: Okay. And then when it fell, exploded when it hit the deck. Is that right? Speaker 0: Yeah. The moment it hit the deck, there was fire, all over the the forward part of the deck. Speaker 1: Okay. Wow. Well, how are you feeling? Speaker 0: Right now, I'm good. I'm okay. I'm determined. And and I feel safe. Fortunately, this only goes to show that I'm in good company, that that that I can trust my crew, and the and my crew my crew can trust me, which is good in a mission like this. Speaker 1: Okay. Is there anything you'd like to say about the event to the broader world or to people following the flotilla? Speaker 0: Absolutely. I mean, it's, it's, it's again, the confirmation of what we've been saying all along, right? That genocide that's been happening over the last two years, which is only the, you know, the more violent and more visible parts of decades of violence by the Israeli forces on the Palestinian people, then have all of these repercussions, Right? So all of the the Palestine Solidarity Movement across the world is a target as well because we bring eyes on Gaza. We bring eyes on the West Bank. We bring, attention on on the the the crimes the atrocities that the Israeli forces have been conducting in Palestine and this is against their interests, right? Sadly, it seems to also be against the interests of most Western governments and so the measures against the genocide that's being perpetrated by Israeli forces has been at least we could say complicit. Mean, I'm Portuguese, I'm a Portuguese citizen, my government is complicit in this genocide and so many other governments within Europe and the rest of the Western world and not only. This is what we need to end. We need to, and this is what the flotilla is for. We need to bring attention to what's happening. We need to bring outrage about what's happening. We need to bring people to the streets to not give a chance for our governments to deny what's happening and to participate and contribute to it. Speaker 1: Okay, thank you so much, Mikko, for talking with us. Speaker 0: Of course.
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Posted - June 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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I shared a breaking statement from PM Netanyahu, suggesting that US assistance in assassinating Iran’s Supreme Leader could help resolve the conflict and improve the Middle East. I also referenced Netanyahu's 2002 testimony to Congress, where he falsely claimed that Saddam Hussein was developing nuclear weapons and insisted that removing him would positively impact the region. Lastly, I encouraged readers to subscribe to Drop Site News for free or consider a paid subscription to support our journalism.

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🚨BREAKING: PM Netanyahu says if the US helps Israel assassinate Iran’s Supreme Leader it will “help end the conflict,” and “makes the Middle East great again.”

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"US officials tell us that the president flatly rejected a a a plan, an opportunity that that the EU that the Israelis had to take out the supreme leader." "It's not gonna escalate the conflict. It's gonna end the conflict." "That's the forever war is what Iran wants, and they're bring bringing us to the brink of nuclear war." "In fact, what Israel is doing is preventing this, bringing an end to this aggression, and we can only do so by standing up to the forces of evil." "We're preventing the most horrific war imaginable, and we're bringing peace to the Middle East." "And I believe that after our action, we're gonna be able to bring the Middle East to new heights that nobody even imagined. You know, make make The Middle East great again. Make it truly great."
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Speaker 0: US officials tell us that the president flatly rejected a a a plan, an opportunity that that that the EU that the Israelis had to take out the supreme leader. Do you understand his concern? My my understanding is con his concern is that this would escalate the conflict beyond where it is already. Speaker 1: It's not gonna escalate the conflict. It's gonna end the conflict. We've had half a century of conflict spread by this regime that is terrorizes everyone in the Middle East, has bombed the Aramco oil fields in Saudi Arabia, is spreading terrorism and subversion and sabotage everywhere. That's the forever war is what Iran wants, and they're bring bringing us to the brink of nuclear war. In fact, what Israel is doing is preventing this, bringing an end to this this aggression, and we can only do so by standing up to the forces of evil. Look. Democracies have had to learn this lesson. You know, they faced a tyrannical regime, a radical fanatic regime. I've for forty years for forty years, I've been saying actually, three years after the establishment of this radical Islamist Ayatollah regime in Tehran, I said that the greatest danger, not only to the survival of my country, but to the peace of the world, is Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons, and they are on the brink of achieving that. So imagine what they're doing now without nuclear weapons, chanting death to America without nuclear weapons. Imagine what will happen if they had nuclear weapons and the ICBMs, the intercontinental ballistic missiles, to deliver it to every place on Earth. We're preventing the most horrific war imaginable, and we're bringing peace to the Middle East. And I believe that after our action, we're gonna be able to bring the Middle East to new heights that nobody even imagined. You know, make make The Middle East great again. Make it truly great. Speaker 0: Have

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Worth remembering Netanyahu’s 2002 testimony to Congress, urging the US to invade Iraq based on lies. “It’s simply not reflecting reality to assume that Saddam isn’t feverishly working to develop nuclear weapons…If you take out Saddam, I guarantee you, that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the region”

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And this is a tyrant who is feverishly trying to acquire nuclear weapons. And today, The United States must destroy the same regime because a nuclear armed Saddam will place the security of our entire world at risk. The three o's, location location location. The three principles of winning the war on terror are the three w's. Winning, winning, and winning. The first victory in Afghanistan makes a second victory in Iraq that much easier. Because Saddam's nuclear program has fundamentally changed in those two decades. He can produce it in centrifuges the size of washing machines that can be hidden throughout the country. And I wanna remind you that Iraq is a very big country. It is not the size of Monte Carlo. And I believe that even free and unfettered inspections will not uncover these portable manufacturing sites of mass death.
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Speaker 0: And this is a tyrant who is feverishly trying to acquire nuclear weapons. And today, The United States must destroy the same regime because a nuclear armed Saddam will place the security of our entire world at risk is simply not, reflecting the reality to assume that Saddam isn't feverishly working to develop nuclear weapons. It is. If you take out Saddam, Saddam's regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the regime. Principles of real estate, the three o's, location location location. The three principles of winning the war on terror are the three w's. Winning, winning, and winning. The more victories you amass, the easier the next victory becomes. The first victory in Afghanistan makes a second victory in Iraq that much easier. The second victory in Iraq will make the third victory that much less than dismantling his regime will do. Because Saddam's nuclear program has fundamentally changed in those two decades. He no longer needs one large reactor to produce the deadly material necessary for atomic bombs. He can produce it in centrifuges the size of washing machines that can be hidden throughout the country. And I wanna remind you that Iraq is a very big country. It is not the size of Monte Carlo. It is a big country. And I believe that even free and unfettered inspections will not uncover these portable manufacturing sites of mass death.

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I watched Ian Williams, president of the Foreign Press Association, reject CNN’s framing of Anas Al-Sharif’s death, emphasizing that journalists shouldn’t be targeted regardless of their affiliations. He highlighted Al-Sharif’s dedication, stating he worked around the clock and couldn’t be involved in any militant activities.

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WATCH | Foreign Press Association president Ian Williams rejected CNN’s framing that echoed Israeli military talking points to justify murdering Anas Al-Sharif. “Frankly, I don’t care whether Al-Sharif was in Hamas or not. We don’t kill journalists for being Republicans or Democrats or, in Britain, Labour Party,” he said, adding that Al-Sharif worked “24 hours” and couldn’t possibly “have time to work in a cell on the side.”

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Foreign Press Association says it's outraged by the targeted killings of journalists in Gaza. Ian Williams says we should trust Palestinian journalists, but there's profound racism and 'the Israeli government has basically said if you're Palestinian, you're not to be trusted,' while 'whatever the Israeli government says has to be taken with a 100 weight of salt' because 'what they say bears no relation to reality.' He notes 'Hamas is a political organization as well as a terrorist organization' and says 'the IDF actually boasted that this was a targeted killing' and 'they won't let foreign journalists in.' 'Palestinian journalists are the only ones who are there, the only ones who can tell what's happening there,' contradicting Israeli spokespeople. 'I basically don't believe anything the Israeli government says about this.' Reuters, AP, CNN, BBC are not allowed into Gaza; 'journalists have been assaulted and killed in the West Bank.'
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Speaker 0: Foreign Press Association says it's outraged by the targeted killings of journalists in Gaza. Let's bring in Ian Williams, the president of the association. Ian, welcome to the program. As we have noted, we have seen repeated calls for Western journalists to be allowed into Gaza as the war approaches its two year mark. Just talk about tell our viewers why that is so important to have Western journalists there, to observe what is going on on the ground throughout the war, and what the reaction has been and the justification when you reach out to the Israeli government demanding as much? Speaker 1: Well, the one of the points is we should trust Palestinian journalists as well, but there's, you know, profound sort of racism and, the Israeli government has basically said if you're Palestinian, you're not to be trusted, whereas I think the foreign press, the press in general are now beginning to learn that whatever the Israeli government says has to be taken with a a 100 weight of salt because there's, you know, the the it what they say bears no relation to reality, and they use keywords like, you know, the Hamas Ministry of Defense. Hamas controls the place. Any I mean, the Ministry of Health. Hamas controls the place. Journalists there frankly, I don't care whether Ashtariff was in Hamas or not. We don't kill journalists for being Republicans or Democrats or in Britain Labor Party. Hamas is a political organization as well as a terrorist organization, perhaps, but it's not permissible to go killing people. And this was the distinct, change now is the IDF actually boasted that this was a targeted killing. And the reason they're doing that is they're not letting foreign journalists in. So Palestinian journalists are the only ones who are there, the only ones who can tell what's happening there, and what they're saying completely contradicts what's coming from Israeli spokesmen in Israel and across the world. You know, it's quite clear. They've documented the ongoing massacres, and it's the Israelis don't like it. Speaker 0: What do you mean by not caring whether an Assal sheriff was part of Hamas, because the Israelis have produced what they say is evidence and have longstanding statements where they say he was not only part of Hamas, but he was leading a Hamas cell. In your view, that doesn't make him fair game for Israeli targets? Speaker 1: Well, first of all, I don't believe it. He's been working twenty four hours on journalism. He doesn't have go in he doesn't have time to work in a cell on the side. The second point is I basically don't believe anything the Israeli government says about this. They've lied and lied and lied. They buried a whole medical team after denying it. They went and destroyed the evidence. They bombed hospitals claiming the Hamas facilities underneath, which weren't there. And the only way to con conclusively disprove them was to let foreign journalists in, and they won't do that. So now they're basically saying, if foreign journalists are allowed in now, I would I would make sure they compose their wills before they go. Speaker 0: Are two separate Speaker 1: the IDF has no compunction. Speaker 0: The these are two separate issues you raise. I think the majority of journalists around the world, and I would imagine a lot of our viewers, would support allowing Western journal journalists into Gaza to see for themselves and report for themselves what is happening in this war. But when you say you don't believe a word Israel is saying, you know, there's been a lot of accusation thrown at Israel for not producing evidence to confirm some of the claims they've made. If they then produce evidence and you say, I don't believe it, where does that leave things? Speaker 1: Well, it leaves things we work on the balance of proof. Our job is to challenge your authority. The authority here is denying access to to independent witnesses. Nobody else is allowed to go into Gaza. International organizations aren't allowed into Gaza. Journalists aren't allowed into Gaza. Reuters, AP, CNN, BBC are not allowed into Gaza. Now what does that give us sort of more than a little hint that things are going on there that the Israeli government doesn't want you to know about or doesn't want you to witness? What are the conclusion you're going to give? You know, there's a presumption in favor of Israel in a lot of this, which is totally unjustified after recent experience. I think and they've they've targeted journalists before. In the West Bank as well, by the way, we're looking at Gaza, but, journalists have been, assaulted and killed in in the West Bank as well for witnessing what the settlers are doing, let alone what the IDF is doing. So I I think we're really you know, it's not it it doesn't do Israel any great favors for basically making everything they say totally questionable. Speaker 0: Alright. Ian Williams, we'll have to leave it there. Thank you so much for the time, president of the Foreign Press Association. We appreciate it.
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I learned from Israel’s Channel 13 that the Israeli security cabinet approved a plan to capture Gaza City and forcibly relocate its population, targeting October 7 for implementation. However, estimates indicate that preparations could take a month, and the entire operation might last several months.

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🟣 Israel’s Channel 13: The plan to capture Gaza City and forcibly move its population was approved by the Israeli security cabinet, with October 7 set as the target date for implementation. But the symbolic date does not align with estimates, which suggest that just the preparations for the operation could take about a month — and the entire plan might take several months. Map: BBC

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Statement from Drop Site News on Israel’s Murder of Our Colleague Hossam Shabat: We Hold Both Israel and the U.S. Government Responsible 🔗 Read here: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/statement-israel-killing-hossam-shabat-journalist-gaza?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

Statement from Drop Site News on Israel’s Murder of Our Colleague Hossam Shabat: We Hold Both Israel and the U.S. Government Responsible Today, March 24, 2025, Israel killed journalist Hossam Shabat, a reporter for Al Jazeera Mubasher and a contributing reporter to Drop Site News, in what witnesses described as a targeted strike. dropsitenews.com
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I shared alarming findings from the FAO and UNOSAT about the agricultural situation in Gaza. Only 1.5% of cropland is accessible and undamaged, while a staggering 86% is damaged. All cropland in Rafah and North Gaza is inaccessible, with nearly all in the Gaza governorate also cut off. These statistics highlight the systematic destruction of farmland, contributing to a worsening famine, compounded by the obstruction of humanitarian aid. Aerial images from the Guardian illustrate the severity of the situation.

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NEW | According to the latest assessment by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT): ➤ Only 1.5% of cropland in Gaza is accessible and not damaged ➤ 86% of cropland in Gaza is damaged ➤ All cropland in Rafah and North Gaza is inaccessible — and nearly all in Gaza governorate is also inaccessible These figures lay bare how the systematic destruction of farmland is driving Gaza’s worsening, deliberate famine — in parallel with the blocking of most humanitarian aid. 📸Aerial images published by the Guardian

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims that the devastation in Gaza is due to Hamas booby trapping buildings, not the extensive Israeli military operations. He explains that after entering, they use an armored personnel carrier loaded with explosives to detonate these traps, causing the buildings to collapse. This statement comes amidst ongoing military actions that have resulted in significant destruction across Gaza. The latest aerial images from the Guardian further illustrate the extent of the damage.

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Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu now says the shocking images of Gaza’s completely flattened landscape aren’t the result of months of Israeli airstrikes, artillery, and systematic bulldozer operations—but because “Hamas booby traps every single building.” In his words: “The reason you see the flattened buildings is because Hamas booby traps every single building… After we move in…we put in an APC with a lot of explosives. Detonate it. It sets off all the booby traps and the buildings begin to collapse.” This is the leader of a military campaign that has systematically and deliberately razed entire cities and towns in Gaza block by block.

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The speaker addresses accusations of genocide in Rafah by stating that if they were committing genocide, they would have eliminated the entire population of Gaza. They claim they are supplying humanitarian food to the enemy, putting in 2,000,000 tons of food, which is not something one would do if they wanted to commit genocide. The speaker says the flattened buildings are a result of Hamas booby-trapping every building. After the population is moved, they detonate the booby traps using an armored personnel carrier with explosives, causing the buildings to collapse. They state these are empty, not populated, buildings.
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Speaker 0: In the southern town of Rafah near the Sinai Desert in Egypt, and that town has been flattened. And you have been accused of genocide. How do you respond to that? Speaker 1: Well, if as as ambassador Huckabee said, if we're practicing genocide, we're surely doing a very bad job of it because we could have, you know, basically eliminated the entire population of Gaza, but we went the other direction. We did something that no army in history ever did. We're supplying humanitarian food to the enemy's population because we distinguish between combatants and non noncombatants. We're putting in we put in 2,000,000 tons of food. I mean, if we wanted to commit genocide, we wouldn't give 2,000,000 tons of food to the population. And also, the reason you see the flattened buildings is because Hamas booby traps every single building. So when we come in, we first have the population moved even though Hamas tries to keep them in the combat zone. But after they move and we start to move into the neighborhoods that are now populated only by terrorists, they ignite these booby traps. So what we do is we put in an APC, an armored personnel carrier with a lot of explosives, detonate it. It sets off all the booby traps, and the buildings begin to collapse as a result of that. They're empty buildings. They're not populated buildings.

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Latest aerial shots of Gaza from the Guardian

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🇱🇧 Mass protests have erupted across Lebanon after the government agreed to a U.S. proposal to disarm Hezbollah. Demonstrators, many waving Hezbollah and Amal flags, denounced the move as capitulation to Washington’s demands.

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BREAKING: Hezbollah supporters continue to flood the streets of Lebanon Massive demonstrations in Beirut, Sidon, Nabatiyeh, Tyre & throughout the country. The road to Beirut Intl Airport closed, in opposition to the government obeying US commands to disarm Hezbollah by force. https://t.co/wMhwx0oGmx

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Two Palestinian women take turns carrying a flour sack on their shoulders, after unloading it from UN trucks passing through the Zikim area in the northwest of Gaza https://t.co/nVYGfEnUuC

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I visited the Ariel settlement in the West Bank, where I planted a tree with my delegation. This area, like other settlements established after 1967, is deemed illegal under international law. During my speech, I emphasized the significance of this land to our faith, asserting that Judea and Samaria rightfully belong to the Jewish people. Ambassador Huckabee echoed this sentiment, stating that Israel is our true partner and that the Jewish people's connection to this land is divinely ordained, transcending human debate.

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⭕️ U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson visited the Ariel settlement in the occupied West Bank during a private trip on Monday, August 4, 2025. He and his delegation planted a tree there. Ariel, like all West Bank settlements established after 1967, is considered illegal under international law. The United Nations, the International Court of Justice, and longstanding global consensus maintain that such settlements are a “grave breach” of the Fourth Geneva Convention. This tour was organized by a pro-Israel advocacy group and did not involve any official U.S. congressional delegation.

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During his speech, Mike Johnson said: "Every corner of this land is important to us. Being here, in the place where our faith began — this has great significance. The Bible teaches that Judea and Samaria were promised to the Jewish people, and they belong to you by right. The world may not see it this way, but we do."

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U.S. Ambassador Mike Huckabee added, "We have many allies, but only one true partner — Israel. God gave the Jewish people a mission and land, even if it is the smallest and most complex. This is not a matter of human debate — it is God's will."

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Over 450 Palestinians have died and thousands more have been injured while seeking food at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation since it began operating. Survivors recount harrowing experiences of being shelled, robbed, and crushed while trying to access aid. Testimonies detail the tragic deaths of individuals like Hatem, Muhammad, and Zahiya, who faced artillery fire while searching for food. Many describe the desperation and violence surrounding these aid sites, highlighting the dire conditions and the risks taken by civilians in their struggle for survival.

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THREAD: Over 450 Palestinians have been killed and more than 3500 injured while trying to access food at the U.S.- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) since May 27, when it began operating in Gaza. Survivors describe being shelled, sniped, robbed, and crushed. In the last week, Drop Site News and +972 Magazine have published separate reports documenting harrowing firsthand accounts from those who made the journey to Israel’s so-called aid ‘death traps.’ Below are some of their testimonies: 🧵

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1. Hatem Shaldan (19, killed) ➤ In the early hours of June 11, Hatem and his brother Hamza left their shelter to find flour. Their family had been surviving without food for weeks. ➤ Along with dozens of others, they gathered on Al-Rashid Street near Gaza’s coastline after hearing aid trucks were on the way. ➤ Around 3:30 a.m., the trucks appeared—followed almost immediately by Israeli artillery fire. ➤ Hatem ran and tried to hide in tall grass. But Israeli tanks opened fire again. ➤ “Hatem was hit by shrapnel in his legs,” a wounded survivor told +972. “He bled for hours. Dogs circled them.” ➤ His body was later found at Al-Aqsa Hospital, identified from a photo circulating in WhatsApp groups. ➤ “Eventually, when more aid trucks arrived, people helped move the bodies onto one of them.”

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2. Muhammad Abu Sharia (17) ➤ The very next night, Muhammad returned to the same area with four relatives, hoping to grab a bag of flour. ➤ As the crowd gathered again, Israeli artillery suddenly struck. ➤ “People were being killed and wounded, but no one stopped. Everyone just kept running for the flour,” he said. ➤ He grabbed a sack lying beside a dead body, but before he could get far, four men surrounded him with knives and threatened to kill him unless he handed it over. ➤ He let it go. ➤ “I saw a man fall under one [truck] and get his head crushed.” ➤ Only Muhammad made it home with flour.

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3. Yousef Abu Jalila (38) ➤ On June 14, Yousef left his tent shelter and headed north with neighbors, trying to reach the Equestrian Club area where aid trucks were rumored to be arriving. ➤ His 10 children had nothing to eat. “My children cry to me that they’re hungry, and I have nothing to feed them.” ➤ When the crowd drifted near an Israeli position, artillery shells suddenly exploded in the middle of the gathering. ➤ “One young man was blown in half; others had their limbs ripped off,” Yousef recalled. ➤ “These were innocent people, unarmed, just trying to get food. Why kill them this way?” ➤ “I walked four hours back. My kids were waiting. I wished I could die rather than see the disappointment in their eyes.”

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4. Zahiya Al-Samour (44) ➤ On the night of June 16, Zahiya joined thousands waiting for aid near Khan Younis. She had no food left at home since the blockade. ➤ “My husband died of cancer last year. I can’t provide for my children.” ➤ She ran two kilometers to the site. The next morning, as people waited in silence, Israeli tanks opened fire without warning. ➤ “I saw people losing limbs, bodies torn apart,” she said. “Three of my neighbors… their bodies were unrecognizable.” ➤ There were no ambulances—only donkey carts to carry the wounded and dead. ➤ “My heart is still trembling,” she said. “My children are hungry. They’re waiting for me to bring food. I don’t know what to tell them.”

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5. Mohammad Al-Basyouni (22) ➤ On May 25, Mohammad left home before sunrise to find flour for his sick father. ➤ “My mother begged me not to go, but I insisted. We had no food.” ➤ When he reached the aid site in Al-Shakoush, Rafah, Israeli gunfire broke out. ➤ “I was hit while fleeing—a sniper shot me in the back.” ➤ He was rushed to surgery in a tuk-tuk. “I survived, but others didn’t. Some came back in body bags.” ➤ He returned home with nothing. “We knew we could die. But what choice do we have? Hunger is a killer.” 🔹 Mohammad was shot on May 25, just two days before GHF launched. The massacre he survived shows the broader pattern already in motion: starving civilians were being attacked before GHF sites became death traps.

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6. Mahmoud Al-Kafarna (48) ➤ After walking all night to reach a GHF aid center in Khan Younis, Mahmoud joined thousands of displaced Palestinians waiting behind a sand barrier guarded by Israeli forces. ➤ At dawn, soldiers shouted through loudspeakers: “You dogs… Leave or we open fire.” Then they did. ➤ “Bullets flew overhead. Dozens were hit. No one could lift their heads.” ➤ After about half an hour, a second announcement came: the aid center would open. The crowd surged forward. ➤ They ran two kilometers with hands raised past heavily armed American contractors, guns trained on their chests. ➤ “Once you grabbed a box, you emptied it into your bag and ran. If you stopped, you’d be robbed or crushed.” ➤ “We looked like animals… begging for survival at the barrel of a gun.” ➤ “We looked like animals… begging for survival at the barrel of a gun.”

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7. Ahmed Matar (20, killed) ➤ A former IT student, Ahmed arrived near the Netzarim Corridor at 4:30 a.m. on June 10, hoping to get flour. ➤ By 6 a.m., Israeli forces opened fire and shelled the crowd. ➤ Ahmed was hit in the leg and abdomen. A neighbor carried his bleeding body to Al-Quds Hospital. ➤ “When his father arrived to see him, he collapsed on the spot from the horror of the scene,” his cousin Nayfah said. “To this day, his father has not fully comprehended his death.” ➤ “Their hopes and dreams were destroyed… the occupation continues to commit endless massacres without pause.”

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8. Ahmed Nejm (28, wounded and paralyzed) ➤ Displaced with his family of 10, Ahmed went to an aid site near Wadi Gaza on June 11—knowing full well it could mean death. ➤ “There’s no bread and no flour. This is what made us go.” ➤ He arrived before dawn with cousins and neighbors. Hours later, Israeli quadcopters’ live fire tore through the crowd. ➤ His 15-year-old cousin Abdulrahman was killed. Nejm, was wounded and left unable to walk. Covered in blood and unable to walk, he crawled away under fire. ➤ “We were in an area [the Israelis] had marked green on the map. I don’t know why they started firing.” ➤ He was eventually carried to Al-Aqsa Hospital. He is now paralyzed and in a wheelchair.

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The first six testimonies above are drawn from +972 Magazine’s June 20 report, “The Hunger Games: Inside Israel’s Aid Death Traps for Starving Gazans” by Ahmed Ahmed and Ibtisam Mahdi. The full report is linked here: https://www.972mag.com/hunger-games-israel-gaza-food-aid/

‘The Hunger Games’: Israel’s aid death traps for starving Gazans Near-daily Israeli massacres at food distribution sites have killed over 400 Palestinians in the past month alone. 972mag.com

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The final two accounts come from Drop Site News’ June 22 investigation, “Israel Turns Gaza Aid Distribution Sites Into Open Killing Fields” by @edwardmsalha and @sharifkouddous. You can read the full story here: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-aid-massacres-israeli-attacks-ghf

Israel Turns Gaza Aid Distribution Sites Into Open Killing Fields As global attention turns to Iran, Israeli attacks on starving Palestinians seeking aid have dramatically increased. dropsitenews.com
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I came across a report detailing testimonies from Israeli soldiers about the destruction in Gaza's perimeter, which they described as a massive "kill zone." Orders were given to obliterate homes, schools, and farmland, creating an area off-limits to Palestinians. Soldiers recounted shooting at civilians trying to gather food, reflecting a mindset that deemed all adults as suspects. The testimonies highlight the systematic annihilation of villages and the ongoing displacement of thousands, with officials stating that those displaced will not be allowed to return.

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REPORT: Israeli soldiers say Gaza’s perimeter was turned into a massive ‘kill zone’ Testimonies published by Breaking the Silence describe how Israeli forces were ordered to flatten homes, factories, mosques, schools, and farmland up to 1.5 km inside Gaza’s perimeter, creating what soldiers called “a death zone of enormous proportions.” ➤ Soldiers said they received orders to methodically destroy everything in the area—leaving no structures, crops, or civilians behind. One described the zone as “looking like Hiroshima.” ➤ The so-called buffer zone, now off-limits to Palestinians, accounts for over 15% of Gaza’s territory and 35% of its farmland. ➤ Troops were reportedly told to shoot on sight anyone entering the area. Some units were told all adult men were to be killed, while others were ordered to use tank fire to “drive away” women and children. ➤ A sergeant said, “We didn’t know a lot about the places we were destroying or why. From my perspective now, what I saw there… was beyond what I can justify.” ➤ A captain admitted there were no clear rules of engagement: “We decided on a line… past which everyone is a suspect.” ➤ One officer said they repeatedly fired on civilians coming to collect edible plants, like mallow, from the fields: “People are hungry… They come with bags to pick hubeiza.” ➤ That same officer said of the war: “We’re not only killing them—we’re killing their wives, their children, their cats, their dogs. We’re destroying their houses and pissing on their graves.” The Israeli military did not comment on the report. Satellite images and rights groups have previously documented large-scale destruction in the area, warning it may constitute collective punishment and potential war crimes.

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Excerpt: “Despite shoot-to-kill orders, a warrant officer stationed in northern Gaza said Palestinians kept going back to the area “again and again after we fired at them”. The officer said the Palestinians appeared to want to pick edible plants growing in the area. ‘There was hubeiza [mallow] there because no one went near there. People are hungry, so they come with bags to pick hubeiza, I think.’ Some got away with their food and their lives, the officer said. ‘The thing is that, at that point, the IDF really is fulfilling the public’s wishes, which state: There are no innocents in Gaza.’”

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“...everything gets mowed down, everything.” “The Perimeter:” our new collection of soldiers’ testimonies chronicles the systematic annihilation and expropriation of entire villages and agricultural zones - anything that lay in the newly created Gaza buffer zone, which the IDF “completed” last December. Since Oct 2023, Israeli officials have been consistently saying that the 238,000 Palestinians who once lived in this zone will not be allowed to return. The collection details the ethnic cleansing of around 16% of the Gaza Strip. At the time of writing, it seems the perimeter is being expanded further, and thousands are once again displaced. Read the new collection here >> https://www.breakingthesilence.org.il/inside/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Perimeter_English-2.pdf

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I came across a video found on a paramedic's phone, discovered in a mass grave with other medical workers in Gaza. The Red Cross presented it to the UN Security Council. I also read an investigation about a Red Crescent worker who survived an Israeli attack. Israel's Foreign Minister claimed that uncoordinated vehicles approached IDF troops suspiciously, but a New York Times video showed that ambulances had their emergency lights on when struck. An Israeli military statement later acknowledged that some of the vehicles were indeed ambulances and fire trucks. A recent update revealed that the 15 aid workers killed were attacked in an area not under evacuation orders.

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🚨This video was discovered on the cellphone of a paramedic who was found along with 14 other Palestinian rescue and medical workers in a mass grave in Gaza. The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies presented it to the UN Security Council this week.

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Read our investigation at Drop Site, “Red Crescent Worker Who Survived Israeli Massacre Recounts Horror.” Story by @KaviChek https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/red-crescent-massacre-gaza-israel

Red Crescent Worker Who Survived Israeli Massacre Recounts Horror In one of the deadliest attacks on emergency workers in the world in years, Israeli troops killed 15 Palestinian first responders and buried them in a mass grave. dropsitenews.com

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On April 1, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said: “Several uncoordinated vehicles were identified advancing suspiciously toward IDF troops *without headlights or emergency signals.* IDF troops then opened fire at the suspected vehicles.” The New York Times video above shows that the ambulances and fire truck involved in the incident had their emergency lights on when they were struck by Israeli gunfire, contradicting Israel’s claim that the vehicles were advancing suspiciously without headlights or emergency signals.

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The Israeli military press release states: “Additional vehicles advanced suspiciously toward the troops. An initial inquiry indicates that the vehicles were moving without prior coordination, and without headlights or emergency signals. The troops responded by firing toward the suspicious vehicles, eliminating a number of Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists. After an initial inquiry, it was determined that some of the suspicious vehicles that were moving towards the troops were ambulances and fire trucks.”

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BREAKING: Sky News reveals that the 15 aid workers—including paramedics and civil defense personnel—killed in Gaza on March 23 were attacked by Israel in an area not under an evacuation order at the time, contradicting Israel’s claim that coordination was required.

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I discussed Piers Morgan's claims about rape on October 7, which he attributed to a UN report by Pramila Patten. However, Patten clarified that she did not conduct an investigation or collect evidence, only gathering information from undisclosed sources. The evidentiary standard she used is lower than what is required in court. The UN's Commission of Inquiry later found it could not independently verify allegations of rape due to access issues. The Times of London also reported no evidence of rape in the footage reviewed.

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🧵1/ @piersmorgan yesterday berated his guest @DanBilzerian for denying that women were raped on October 7, citing the Pramila Patten UN report as evidence: “You say there was no raping… The United Nations report into all this established it absolutely did happen and was horrific.” This claim, which Piers has made multiple times, is false. A thread👇🏼

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It's important to address the claims about sexual violence in the context of the conflict. The UN special representative on sexual violence reported that Israeli hostages in Gaza experienced sexual violence, including rape and torture. This report indicates that such abuse is ongoing and that there were incidents of conflict-related sexual violence during the October 7 attacks, including multiple cases of rape. When denying these occurrences, it raises questions about the credibility of the UN's findings. Why would the United Nations fabricate such serious allegations?
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Speaker 0: Bullshit. It's just Israeli propaganda. Yeah. I mean, listen. Many people will listen to you and think that what you're spewing is bullshit propaganda from the other side. And the reason I say that is you say there was no raping or abuse of women, and yet the UN special representative on sexual violence in conflict, Pramila Patton, reported in March this year, that there was clear and convincing information that Israeli hostages in Gaza experienced sexual violence, including rape, sexualized torture, and cruel, inhumane, and degrading treatment, and reasonable grounds to believe such abuse is ongoing. There was also reasonable grounds to believe that conflict related sexual violence occurred during the 7th October attacks in multiple locations across Gaza periphery, including rape and gang rape in at least 3 locations. So when you say it didn't happen, what you're really saying is you think that the United Nations report into all this, which established it absolutely did happen and was horrific, is what? Is a pack of lies? And if so, why would the why would the United Nations lie?

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2/ Pramila Patten’s March 2024 report stated there are “reasonable grounds to believe that conflict-related sexual violence — including rape and gang-rape — occurred across multiple locations in Israel and the Gaza periphery during the attacks on October 7, 2023.” However, it’s important to understand what these findings actually mean. 🔗 https://tinyurl.com/sm6smefy

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3/ Pramila Patten, the UN’s Special Envoy on Sexual Violence in Conflict: “I did not collect evidence. I collected information… I did not conduct an investigation.” She added, “I did not meet with survivors of sexual violence, although I received information from sources I cannot disclose.”

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There are a few survivors who are not willing to speak out due to their ongoing specialized trauma treatment. They are currently very disoriented.
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Speaker 0: Although I received information from sources that I cannot disclose for confidentiality reasons, that there is a handful of survivors who are unfortunately not willing to speak out. They are undergoing very specialized trauma treatment and are very disoriented.

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4/ “Information vs. evidence” “We’re not talking evidence that will stand in a court of law,” Patten explains.

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Your mandate wasn't investigative, so why issue a report? Can you clarify the distinction between information and evidence? We're not discussing evidence that would hold up in court. We did not collect or retain any materials, such as raw footage or photos, related to this matter. We have no such materials.
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Speaker 0: Issue of the fact that your mandate was not of a investigative mandate. And the question for me is then if it wasn't investigative, why then issuing the report? If you could clarify that. And then there are several issues that you both talked about, and, if you could clarify the issue of information and evidence because you keep talking about you got information, but I'm not sure, it's if it's the same as evidence or my impression was that you're making a differentiation. If you could please clarify that. Speaker 1: Information versus evidence, I mean like I think you've answered it yourself. I mean like we're not talking evidence, we'll stand in a court of law. We did not collect we did not we are not the custodian of any material from this and your question is about the raw footage or the photos. We did not so we have nothing

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5/ Reporter: “So legally speaking the findings of this report cannot be used as evidence?” Patten: “Not at all.”

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There are significant differences between the two types of exercises. Legally, the findings of this report cannot be considered evidence. Instead, they will contribute to the Secretary-General's annual report, which will be debated by the council on April 25th. Due to our methodology, we require UN-verified information to share with the Security Council.
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Speaker 0: So there is a number of very significant differences between the two types of exercises. So legally speaking, so legally speaking, this report, the re the finding of this report cannot be evidence? Speaker 1: No, not at all. Like I said, the findings will be used for the purpose of the annual report of the secretary general, which will be debated before the council on the 25th April. And given the methodology of our work, we need UN verified information in information that we pass on to the Security Council.

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6/ @dawnmclancy of Pass Blue sheds light on the “sources” Patten says she “received information” from. One key source was Zaka volunteer Yossi Landau, who fabricated a graphic hoax that was widely circulated about Hamas fighters stabbing a pregnant woman, ripping open her stomach and slaughtering both her and her fetus.

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Thank you for the briefing. I have a follow-up question. You mentioned survivors seeking specialized treatment due to trauma. How do you know this? I'm unable to disclose that information. I feel more confused after reading the report. I noticed you met with Yossi Landau, a Zaka volunteer involved in a controversial New York Times investigation. In your report, you referenced a disturbing story about a pregnant woman, which also came from Landau. This raises questions about the credibility of your findings. How is this report different from the New York Times story if it's just evidence collection? I find your question unclear. The report outlines our visits to four locations. But you met with Yossi Landau, who is tied to that story. I understand your concern.
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Speaker 0: Thank you for the briefing. I'm Dawn Clancy with PassBlue. I have a follow-up and then a question. You mentioned the survivors that you didn't get to meet with, that you were told that they are seeking specialized treatment, they're too traumatized. How do you know that? Who who told you that they're seeking Speaker 1: I'm sorry. I cannot disclose that information. Speaker 0: Okay. Then my other my other question is forgive me because I feel like with this report, I'm now a little bit more confused than I was before I I read it. I I noticed on social media that you had met with a Zaka volunteer. His name is Yossi Landau. Yossi Landau has been in the media. He was at the New York Times investigation that was that has been through the shredder at this point as far as figuring out what's accurate and what's not. In this report, you mentioned that there was a media report about a woman who was pregnant. Her stomach was ripped open. The baby was ripped out. It was stabbed, the umbilical cord. That story came from Yossi Landau, who on social media, you can see on their Zaka Instagram page you met with. So when I see that and then I read this report, I'm lost. To what extent do I believe this? This isn't an investigation, but it kind of is. So then how is this any different than the New York Times story if you're just collecting evidence? I'm just really trying to, I mean, if I'm not being clear, please let me know and I'll try to Speaker 1: Well, you are indeed not very clear, but Speaker 0: What wasn't clear? Speaker 1: Well, I mean like I don't get the gist of the question. I mean like I think my report is pretty straightforward. We explained that we went to 4 different locations based on But my question is Speaker 0: you met with Yossi Landau, he's the creator of that. Speaker 1: Oh, well, I know. I I I I get your question.

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7/ Patten outlines the evidentiary standard used in her report: ‘Reasonable grounds to believe’ carries more credibility than ‘circumstantial evidence’, but it is a lower standard than ‘beyond a reasonable doubt,’ the level required in criminal cases.

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Reasonable grounds is a term often used to assess credibility. There are different levels of evidence: for instance, in the case of hostages, firsthand accounts led to a finding of clear and convincing information. This standard is higher than reasonable grounds but lower than the beyond a reasonable doubt standard used in criminal cases.
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Speaker 0: You use the words reasonable grounds quite often. Is there a scale of how that ranks in terms of credibility, and how would you describe that? Speaker 1: Where we received more more information that, for example, in the case of the hostages having met hostages firsthand, we made a finding of clear and convincing information, which is higher than reasonable grounds to believe, but lower than the standard of beyond the reasonable doubt like for a criminal case.

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8/ To recap: we’ve “established” (to borrow Piers’ word) that Patten did not conduct an investigation and collected no “evidence.” She did, however, call for a full investigation. And here’s who she thinks is best suited to carry it out: “OHCHR and the Commission of Inquiry… It is an ongoing independent international commission of inquiry. It has the mandate to look into violations of IHL and it’s the best placed to carry out the investigation.”

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A fully-fledged investigation is necessary to assess the scope and attribution of alleged violations. The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and the Commission of Inquiry (COI) are well-suited for this task. The Human Rights Council established the COI on May 27, 2021, granting it a broad mandate to investigate violations of international humanitarian law and human rights abuses in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, since April 13, 2021. Therefore, the COI is the appropriate body to conduct this investigation.
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Speaker 0: With regard to your call for or you saying that, you know, a fully a fully fledged investigation is needed to sort of look at the scope and attribution and whatnot, who do you think might be best placed to carry out such an investigation? Speaker 1: I think OHCHR and the Commission of Inquiry has the relevant mandate. I mean like you would know that the Human Rights Council on the 27th May 2021 established this ongoing independent international commission of inquiry and it has a broad mandate to look into all alleged violations of international humanitarian and abuses of international human rights law in Israel, but also in OPT including East Jerusalem since 13th April 2021. So I think the COI is the best place to do this work.

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9/ Thankfully, the UN’s Commission of Inquiry did conduct an actual investigation and issue a report in June 2024. Regarding rape on October 7, the Commission stated: “The Commission has reviewed testimonies obtained by journalists and the Israeli police concerning rape but has not been able to independently verify such allegations, due to a lack of access to victims, witnesses, and crime sites, and the obstruction of its investigations by the Israeli authorities.” 🔗 Full report: https://www.un.org/unispal/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/a-hrc-56-26-auv.pdf

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10/ So, there you have it: Piers’ claim about rape on October 7 — that the “UN established… it absolutely did happen and it was horrific” — is categorically false. There’s more..

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11/ The Times of London looked into sexual assault allegations on October 7. Here’s a helpful summary on that report by @krystalball: 🔗 Full investigation: https://www.thetimes.com/magazines/the-times-magazine/article/israel-hamas-rape-investigation-evidence-october-7-6kzphszsj

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A recent investigation by The Times of London challenges the widespread claims of mass rape by Hamas on October 7th, finding no forensic or video evidence to support these allegations. Despite the Israeli government's assertions of numerous sexual assaults, the report reveals that police have not interviewed any survivors and have produced no evidence. Critics argue that the focus on these claims has overshadowed the actual violence and trauma experienced by victims. Meanwhile, a separate New York Times report details systematic sexual assault against Palestinian prisoners by Israeli forces, highlighting a stark contrast in the media's attention to these issues. The investigation raises questions about the politicization of sexual violence claims and the motivations behind them, suggesting that the narratives may serve political ends rather than genuinely address victims' needs.
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Speaker 0: A mainstream outlet has just kicked a hornet's nest, taking direct aim at the claims of mass rape by Hamas on October 7th, and finding no evidence to back those claims. No surprise, a massive backlash has already begun, so let's take some time to dig into this one. So as you may know, following October 7th, the Israeli government pushed a series of invented atrocities in order to justify a military campaign filled with unjustifiable horrors. Wasn't enough that Hamas had wantonly murdered civilians, including young partygoers at a desert rave. The Israeli government and its American accomplices needed more graphic visual imagery that could persuade the world that Gaza was filled with inhuman monsters who must be wiped off the face of the earth. We heard gruesome stories of 40 beheaded babies. In actuality, 1 baby was horrifically killed on October 7th. None were beheaded. Another baby, we were told, was baked in an oven, also completely false. We were told a pregnant woman had a fetus cut out of her. That was also untrue. And that volunteers had seen bodies piled up in a pyramid. Once again, false. But nothing has been as persistent or as politically charged as the oft repeated allegation that Hamas used rape systematically on October 7th as a weapon of war. This allegation has been embraced in polite society as an ironclad fact, and one which should never be questioned. It was the subject of an Israeli government social media campaign, hashtag believe Israeli women, subject of a Sheryl Sandberg documentary, a UN report, a now discredited, but hugely hyped New York Times investigation, and even a congressional resolution, which claimed Israeli police had evidence of, quote, countless instances of rape, gang rape, sexual mutilation, and other forms of sexual violence. Media elites, current political figures, including Joe Biden, and past political figures, like Hillary Clinton, all repeated the claim that not only did sexual assault occur on October 7th, but that it was widespread and directed from the top down. Speaker 1: Let me be clear. Hamas using rape, sexual violence, and terrorism, and torture Israeli women and girls is appalling and unforgivable. And you should when I was there, saw some of the photographs. And it's beyond it's just beyond comprehension. Speaker 2: We had 2 events last week. We had 3 panels about Ukraine, and they were superb. They went off without a hitch. We learned a lot and were challenged. 2 days later, we had panels on, conflict related sexual violence. It included Ukraine, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Israel, and it was protested. You just have to ask yourself how you could have an event focused on using rape as a tactic of war against women and girls, which is in conflict across the world, and you include the most recent horrendous example out of Israel, and that brings out the protesters. So there is a an invidious strain of antisemitism that has never gone away, but we had hopes it had been, certainly submerged that has been, poking its head up, for quite some time now. 15,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes, 3 quarters of whom And it's are women and children. Speaker 0: Horrible, but you're you don't see Israeli soldiers raping, Speaker 2: well, Dana, I think we're not Speaker 0: I could probably do entire monologues about each of those clips, but the last one with Dana Bash really gives up the game. Sure, Palestinians getting killed. It's terrible. But at least they aren't getting raped like Israeli women. She uses the mass rape claims to dismiss in real time the horrors of Palestinians, which, of course, is the whole reason why these claims were marketed so aggressively by the Israeli government to begin with. But from the beginning, there were some brave voices out there, asking for evidence that just had not yet been produced. Electronic Intifada, the gray zone, zsquirrel, intercept, and many more began looking critically at the reports, pointing out where narratives collapsed, evidence was lacking, or stories were ever shifting. All of these attempts at actual journalism, as opposed to just writing up whatever government spokesperson wants you to say, all of these were roundly smeared. The individuals involved were personally attacked as pro Hamas rape apologist. Brianna Joy Gray was just fired from the hill because of her willingness to question this narrative. Well now, a mainstream outlet, The Times of London, has conducted an investigation into those mass rape allegations, in an attempt to sort fact from fiction. And while, listen, there are some parts I could take some issue with, I still really highly recommend it. The piece is very sympathetic to Israeli perspectives, even to the ultra religious Zakah volunteers whose lies formed a core of the mass rape evidence, and other atrocity fictions as well. But ultimately, Times of London concludes the bottom line is this. There is no forensic evidence of rape. There is no video evidence of October 7th rape. The government of Israel claimed they had evidence of thousands of sexual assaults. They have produced zero evidence to support a single claim. Here is the report, quote, to this date, police have not interviewed a single survivor. On December 24th, the police issued a decree to hospitals ordering them to hand over accounts of any rape survivor who had sought treatment. On January 4th, the police put out a fresh appeal for witnesses, saying they had succeeded in interviewing just 3 and had been unable to match their accounts with the bodies collected from the massacre site. The Times of London also discusses the lack of evidence in the UN report compiled by Pramila Patton, quote, in all the Hamas video footage Patton's team had watched and all the photographs they had seen, there were no depictions of rape. We hired a leading Israeli dark web to look for evidence of those images, including footage deleted from public sources. None could be found. They also detail how the rape claims were obsessed over and politically weaponized in a way that actually was damaging to other survivors. After 300,000 people marched in London to protest the ongoing genocide, an Israeli government spokesperson smeared them all as rape apologists. What's more, the quest to prove the mass rape narrative erased the focus on other horrific trauma and atrocities that were meted out on that day. Doctor Ruth Plonsker, a senior psychologist with non governmental organization, Safe Heart, believes the focus on sexual violence has been unhelpful for NOVA Festival survivors wrestling with their trauma. She said, I don't think there were a lot of sexual assaults. There was a lot of murder. That's what happened there. People were hiding and watching very horrible things. She's skeptical that political leaders have the victim's interest in mind. Quote, therapists are interested in the victims and the survivors. I think politicians are interested in the image of Israel. The head of an Israeli rape rape crisis center told The Times of London she was disgusted by the way the rape allegations had been politicized, quote, on October 11th, the foreign ministry launched a campaign under the hashtag believe Israeli women. I did not think that was sensible, she said. They didn't mean believe Israeli women. They meant believe Israel. Now the article did not conclude that no rape had occurred, and left open the possibility that mass systematic rape had indeed been part of the Hamas October 7th attack, but simply pointed out what is inescapable at this point. As of now, there is no evidence to back those claims. Now naturally, a backlash has been both swift and very revealing. Those 3 Israeli experts that were interviewed for the piece wrote a joint response, claiming their words had been, quote, misrepresented, twisted, and cynically exploited. One can only imagine what pressure these experts are under in Israel itself. Notably though, they don't actually dispute any of the facts from the piece, nor do they specify these supposed misrepresentations, or directly claim that they were actually misquoted. It's all left very vague. Nonetheless, this response has fueled calls for The Times of London to apologize, or even to retract the report entirely. Needless to say, that would be a strange thing to do, given that no error has actually been revealed. Meanwhile, however, the New York Times has published an explosive new report that does detail sexual assault used as a tool of war in a systematic way with actual evidence to back it up. But you probably didn't hear about that report, because it was about Palestinian prisoners being tortured and sodomized by their Israeli captors. In a lengthy investigation into abusive Palestinians at an Israeli military base turned prison, they write that Palestinians were subjected to brutal beatings, electric shocks, intentional degradation, including being forced to wear only diapers, and sexual assault. Quote, mister Alham Lawi, the senior nurse, said a female officer had ordered 2 soldiers to lift him up, and press his rectum against a metal stick that was fixed to the ground. He said the stick penetrated his rectum for roughly 5 seconds, causing it to bleed, and leaving him with unbearable pain. A leaked draft of the UNRWA report detailed an interview that gave a similar account. It cited a 41 year old detainee who said that interrogators, quote, made me sit on something like a hot metal stick, and it felt like fire. And also said that another detainee died after they put the electric stick up his anus. But there will be no congressional resolutions about these assaults, no Sheryl Sandberg film, no convenings with Hillary Clinton to discuss why we should hashtag believe Palestinian men. Because BB and Biden, they never cared about human rights or protection from sexual assault. Hell, they don't even actually care about Israeli women, since they're content to continue to let hostages languish in Gaza with no ceasefire deal. They care about cynical emotional manipulation for their own political ends and to justify their own atrocities. Just a couple of dudes who couldn't care less about violence against women using fake feminism to justify a genocide. At least one outlet is no longer falling for the ruse.
Israel says Hamas weaponised rape. Does the evidence add up? The Israeli government insists that Hamas formally sanctioned sexual assault on October 7, 2023. But investigators say the evidence does not stand up to scrutiny. Catherine Philp and Gabrielle Weiniger report on eight months of claim and counter-claim thetimes.com

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12/ TLDR: From the Times of London: “In all the Hamas video footage Patten’s team had watched, and all the photographs they had seen, there were no depictions of rape. We hired a leading Israeli dark-web researcher to look for evidence of those images, including footage deleted from public sources. None could be found.” cc @piersmorgan

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13/ Longer video of post 3 Longer video for post linked below so you can hear Patten clearly say: “I did not not collect evidence.” “I did not conduct an investigation.” “I received information from sources.” https://t.co/MfvKfptJPh

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I want to clarify that I did not collect evidence but rather information. My mission focused on gathering, analyzing, and verifying information, as I do not have an investigative mandate. My findings are based on firsthand accounts and interviews with recently released hostages. Regarding the October 7th attacks, I did not meet with survivors of sexual violence, but I have received information from confidential sources indicating that there are a few survivors who are unwilling to speak out. They are currently undergoing specialized trauma treatment and are in a disoriented state.
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Speaker 0: Just have to pull you up here. In your press conference, you said that you did not have evidence but findings. Could you clarify, please? I did not collect evidence. I collected information. My mission was about gathering, analysis and verification of information because I did not conduct any investigation per se. And I do not have an investigative mandate. My findings are based on firsthand information, interviews of recently released hostages. With regard to the 7th October attacks, I did not meet with survivors of sexual violence, although I received information from sources that I cannot disclose for confidentiality reasons that there is a handful of survivors who are unfortunately not willing to speak out. They are undergoing very specialized trauma treatment and are very disoriented.

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3/ Pramila Patten, the UN’s Special Envoy on Sexual Violence in Conflict: “I did not collect evidence. I collected information… I did not conduct an investigation.” She added, “I did not meet with survivors of sexual violence, although I received information from sources I cannot disclose.”

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Speaker 0: Although I received information from sources that I cannot disclose for confidentiality reasons, that there is a handful of survivors who are unfortunately not willing to speak out. They are undergoing very specialized trauma treatment and are very disoriented.

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14/ Just to be very clear, the “sources” were “Israeli national institutions” including Zaka, as Patten acknowledged earlier. https://t.co/MSbXWO0zRD

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I shared insights on Israel's historical reactions to UN exhibitions, highlighting a notable incident in 1982 when the Israeli Foreign Ministry protested a display about the Sabra and Shatila massacres, even after their demands were met. Recently, Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon criticized children's artwork promoting peace at the UN, insisting it should not reference Israel. Additionally, I noted an Oxfam report indicating a significant rise in child casualties in Gaza, raising concerns about the UN's choice to display art that calls for the destruction of the Jewish people.

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There’s historical precedent for Israel reacting poorly to UN exhibitions. In November 1982, the United Nations announced an exhibit featuring photos of the Sabra and Shatila massacres in the lobby of the General Assembly building. The Israeli Foreign Ministry threw a tantrum. Even after many of their most outlandish demands were met—such as omitting the word “Palestinian” to describe the victims—Israel sent a representative who stood in the corner, telling journalists the exhibit “had nothing to do with Israel.” Read this thread from Drop Site contributor Yaniv Cogan for more details 👇

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🧵1/ בנובמבר 1982, הודיע האו"ם על קיום תערוכת תמונות מטבח סברה ושתילה, שתוצג בלובי של בניין העצרת הכללית. משרד החוץ הישראלי נכנס לפאניקה. ⬇️ https://t.co/J7CWH7lquv

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Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, demands the removal of children’s paintings depicting world peace at the main entrance of the UN building. “Nothing about Israel. Nothing about our hostages… This is shameful,” Danon said. The Israeli military has killed more children in Gaza over the past year than were killed in any single year of conflict over the past two decades, an Oxfam analysis found.

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The UN, who was established in the wake of the Holocaust's horrors, has chosen to hang paintings on its walls that explicitly call for the destruction of the Jewish people and do not recognize the State of Israel. This is a disgrace, and I demand that the UN immediately remove this shameful exhibition. Watch >>

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At the United Nations entrance, an exhibition on world peace features children's drawings from around the globe. However, it notably excludes any mention of Israel or its hostages. The displayed artwork promotes a narrative that does not recognize Israel, which is seen as shameful and hypocritical. There is a call for the UN to remove this exhibit immediately and to cease its perceived bias against Israel.
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Speaker 0: Here at the main entrance of the United Nations, where thousands of people are passing every day, the UN decided to put an exhibition about world peace. Look at the drawings of children from all around the world. Nothing about Israel. Nothing about our hostages. Look what they have. They don't recognize Israel. They promote hate in those drawings. That is shameful. This is part of the hypocrisy of the United Nations. I demand that the UN will remove this exhibit immediately and will stop with the hypocrisy against Israel.
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