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NEW: How does the scale of harm in Gaza compare to other conflicts? Our new report presents a unique analysis of where and how thousands of civilians were killed in the first 25 days in Gaza - and how these patterns are unprecedented in modern warfare. gaza-patterns-harm.airwars.org

Israel has published more videos of its own airstrikes than any other modern military - boasting precision in its campaign in Gaza. But who was really killed? A new Airwars visual investigation in collaboration with @SkyNews idf-tweets-gaza.airwars.org

Really proud of the stories we've been able to tell!!

NEW: Airwars investigation documents where and how 3,000 civilians were killed in the first weeks of the war in Gaza. The findings show the initial Palestinian Ministry of Health death toll to be largely reliable. gaza-civilians.airwars.org

“Entire families are buried in mass graves, in hospital courtyards or beneath staircases in the homes where they were killed” Powerful new AP story on civilians killed in Gaza, citing the Airwars archive. apnews.com/article/gaza-p…

Today we launch the new and improved Open Source Munitions Portal to help the general public better understand modern conflict. This thread highlights 9 new features of the tool osmp.airwars.org

Since October 7th, Airwars has been geolocating every allegation of civilian harm from airstrikes in Gaza. So far, we’ve published 250 geolocated incidents in our archive - with new cases published each week. 🧵Here are a handful of exact locations showcasing our work so far:

We have now published our 100th assessment of civilian harm in the Gaza Strip, an attack on the Al-Taj tower block on Oct 25th. We found reports of at least 101 civilians killed. The incident received little international coverage. airwars.org/civilian-casua…

Two weeks ago, Israeli strikes hit the densely populated Jabalia camp in Gaza. We identified at least 126 civilians killed in the strike, including 116 full or partial names - the most named victims we have ever monitored in a single event. airwars.org/civilian-casua…

Among the new set of cases released today is a strike on October 9th that reportedly killed 69 civilians. Almost every name we tracked appeared in the Palestinian Ministry of Health data. airwars.org/civilian-casua…

We have now identified more than a hundred named victims within the more than 20 incidents now archived on our website. This is less than 5% of the total number of monitored incidents we have yet to fully assess. airwars.org/conflict/israe…

With claim and counterclaim over civilian deaths in Gaza, vital stories are being lost or ignored. Today we release the first of our casualty records - preserving the voices of civilians to build a permanent archive of each life lost. airwars.org/conflict/israe…

As part of our work at Bellingcat we've written guides about dealing with traumatic imagery. The first is How to Prevent, Identify and Address Vicarious Trauma — While Conducting Open Source Investigations in the Middle East by @h_e_ellis bellingcat.com/resources/how-…

🚨URGENT: ACT BY FRIDAY SEPT 1st! Contact @SenatorRisch now & demand he release the hold on $75 million of funding for #UNRWA. Over 1M+ Palestinian refugees depend on this vital food program. See instructions on how to call NOW @UNAUSA: unausa.org/call-senator-r…

Our director @Emily_4319 and conflict analyst @anna_zahn1 outline the potential implications for local harm allegations, and why we’re so worried by this finding. Read our full analysis here: airwars.org/research/impos…

This week we discuss on the @just_security podcast why the reference to metadata matters in the new US military civilian harm documents, released to @NPR's @DanielEstrin buzzsprout.com/2074610/134678…

Thanks to @Emily_4319 and Anna for joining the show to discuss the Defense Department's review of evidence of civilian harm in the Baghdadi raid. The U.S. should increase transparency around how it assesses civilian harm from military operations around the world. @NPR @airwars

Is the U.S. military using a new standard to assess evidence of civilian harm? @airwars' @Emily_4319 and Anna Zahn join the #podcast to explain how a Defense Department review of airstrikes in #Syria required metadata to consider images as evidence. buzzsprout.com/2074610/134678…

New, inconsistent and near impossible standards for casualty assessment were used by the US DoD in its rejection of civilian harm claims during the Baghdadi raid. Our analysis, explained by our lead researcher @anna_zahn1 in @just_security today. justsecurity.org/87539/baghdadi…

The Pentagon initially concluded no civilians were harmed in a 2019 operation against ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. @airwars's Anna Zahn explains that for the first time the military's review required metadata for images to be considered as evidence. justsecurity.org/87539/baghdadi…