
Fotini Ellwood
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Fotini Ellwood
@EllwoodF
Greek mother of three, living overseas & despairing at the state of my country


Israel is explicitly warning Christian and Druze residents in southern Lebanon not to hide Muslim residents among them as their forces advance. Not a peep from Sheryl Sandberg.






JUST IN 🇺🇸🇮🇷: U.S. and Israeli Airstrikes Destroy the Tallest Bridge in the Middle East A key highway bridge linking Tehran to Karaj was struck in today’s attacks, damaging a critical transport route and injuring multiple people. The B1 Bridge, located on the Karaj Northern Bypass, is considered the tallest bridge in the Middle East and a major connector to northern regions. The full extent of the damage remains unclear as strikes continue across the Tehran area.





🇺🇳 The UN Security Council votes this morning on a resolution authorizing military force to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The resolution was drafted by Bahrain and has the support of Gulf Arab states. It would give countries legal cover to use force to restore free shipping through the strait. One problem: China and Russia both have veto power. The initial resolution drafted by Bahrain was revised for this reason. We’ll see what happens at 10 a.m. Source: NYT




🇮🇷 Iran’s Health Ministry says the Pasteur Institute, a key hub for vaccine and infectious disease research, was hit in an attack. They call it “a direct assault on global health security,” violating the Geneva Conventions. The century-old institute is part of the international Pasteur network. Source: @iranintl

🇩🇪🔴JUST IN: Attempted murder of a 13-year-old victim by a Syrian and another suspect outside a school in Germany's Hamburg. Video has now emerged. The teenager was critically injured and had to be resuscitated and undergo emergency surgery. Knife crime has soared in Germany since 2020, with 30,000 victims recorded a year. Syrians are major perpetrators. German schools are becoming increasingly dangerous.











