I haven't seen my parents in over two years and don't know when I'll see them next. But that's a small sacrifice. Hundreds of World Service colleagues had to go in exile. And those in Ukraine are working under constant Russian bombing. They are very brave. bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

There's a section of this new Bellingcat / Scripps News documentary where Gazans who have fled from their homes during Israeli offensives DM Jake Godin asking him to check recent satellite imagery to see if their homes have been destroyed.

youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9q8d…

🚨🚨🚨A new Israeli proposal for a possible hostage deal with Hamas includes a willingness to discuss the 'restoration of sustainable calm' in Gaza after an initial release of hostages on humanitarian grounds. My story on Axios
axios.com/2024/04/27/isr…

New Times investigation highlights serious and deadly failures in the deconfliction process between international aid groups operating in Gaza and the IDF.

NYPD Assistant Chief James Mccarthy and a few officers are chased by protestors after making an arrest at NYU last night.

Mccarthy is seen attempting to get inside the NYU Catholic Center, but couldn't open the door. He eventually finds an unlocked door around the corner.…

Hi! I'm a journalist at Columbia Journalism School, and I have been covering the encampments. My colleagues and I have been working non-stop delivering excellent coverage for days. I can speak to what's been happening, or share photo/film for interested outlets.

Had a chance to look over some of the newer Planet imagery from the past week.

As Aric Toler and Christiaan Triebert have pointed out, there's a new large tent camp set up just west of Khan Yunis at 31.345836, 34.273261.

Between April 16 and April 23, about 500 tents have gone up.

The IDF has conducted all necessary preparations for an offensive in southern Gaza's Rafah, and is waiting for government approval, a senior defense official tells Reuters.

A blunder during a recent rotation of Ukrainian forces allowed Russian troops to make a swift 5km gain, capture Ocheretyne village and move towards Ukraine’s newly fortified defenses. “Unfortunately, the enemy managed to take advantage of the situation.”
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Trapped and Starving, 2 Families in Gaza Try to Keep Their Children Alive nytimes.com/2024/04/23/wor…

BBC says no pay off for Huw, but they did pay him £400,000 last year. For doing nothing. Compare that to my friend ⁦Nick Sturdee⁩ who suffered brain damage while filming in Ukraine for BBC. They paid him nothing. I know who was more deserving. bbc.co.uk/news/entertain…

It's hard to really express how large the IDP camps are in Rafah now, and if there is a genuine and comprehensive attempt to evacuate civilians in Rafah, it will take significant time & energy. Some April 20 Planet images of the massive Rafah IDP camp near the UN logistics base:

A ‘proof of life’ video in which Chechen leader Kadyrov doesn’t move a muscle, apart from his lips - which just about part to utter some barely intelligible words (though that part is normal for him)

Article here 👇🏼

novayagazeta.eu/articles/2024/…

My latest for the The New York Times: Video captures the aftermath of a strike on a U.N. school in northern Gaza

nytimes.com/live/2024/04/1…

nytimes.com/2024/04/08/wor…

Foreign Press Association presses again for immediate access to Gaza raising “questions about what Israel does not want international journalists to see”. The US administration has also pressed Netanyahu directly on the issue, still no change.

🚨Absolutely stunning new investigation by Yuval Abraham יובל אברהם of +972 Magazine. TLDR: In Oct, IDF expanded kill lists from 'top commanders' to 'everyone Hamas'—37k ppl.
Via a slap-up AI bot.
And it increased quota of permitted collateral damage from 'zero' to '20' civilians per target.