Heba Saleh

An insightful look at Saif Al Islam Gaddafi, his myth and the realities of Libya.

@emad_badi Thank you for this. So enlightening and beautifully written.

Rare for me to publish reflection pieces like this - but this one may resonate with those who’ve followed the arc of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi’s journey, and are grappling with the tangle of his legacy in Libya’s politics - & the tragedy of his killing. emadbadi.com/seif-al-islam-…

@leloveluck I am very sorry Louisa. I can’t believe they let go of so many talented people doing a very important job.

Heartbroken to have been laid off by The Washington Post today. It has been the honour of a lifetime to work with these colleagues for a decade, from Damascus to Baghdad, Derna to to Bakhmut. I am proud of our work. Thank you, everyone.

@cairo_claire1 I am so sorry Claire. This is outrageous.

Laid off from the Washington Post, along with the entire roster of Middle East correspondents and our editors. Hard to understand the logic. But I am grateful for my incredible colleagues, whose grit and dedication to the reporting and each other I will miss dearly.

Watching this, I am both immensely proud and heartbroken --proud of my fearless colleagues on the International staff, and heartbroken over rumors of deep cuts coming to their team. I hope @JeffBezos acts to #SaveThePost.

Scoop: Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in talks with US and Israeli officials over a new role in postwar Gaza, despite suspending aid deliveries since ceasefire went into effect earlier this month and a cash crunch. Me + @hebamks @FT ft.com/content/a17de2…

What remains of Gaza? Not much. Rebuilding will cost tens of billions and take years via @FT on.ft.com/3IHXeyY

UNRWA Commissioner-General: 4,000 children have undergone amputations since the beginning of the war in #Gaza, making it home to the largest number of such victims in the world

@geoffdporter Unforgettable

#Gaza is at a breaking point. I've just seen it myself.   @WFP operates in conflict zones all over the world. Families in Gaza are starving—and we know how to deliver at scale.   We must revive our network of 200+ food distribution points, community kitchens & bakeries ASAP.

Chronic illness is no excuse for starvation. Patients in #Gaza still need food, medicine, and care, which is denied by the siege. Their deaths are the direct result of hunger and lack of medical supplies. #Gaza_is_dying_of_starvation

Israel kills prominent Al Jazeera reporter in Gaza via @FT on.ft.com/4llnooa

CPJ on July 24: “We are deeply alarmed by the repeated threats made by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee against Al Jazeera’s Gaza correspondent Anas Al-Sharif and call on the international community to protect him.”

The Committee to Protect Journalists is appalled to learn of the killing of @AlJazeera journalist @AnasAlSharif0, alongside Al Jazeera correspondent Mohammed Qreiqeh and camera operators Ibrahim Zaher and Mohammed Noufal, by Israeli forces in #Gaza. The journalists were killed in an attack on a tent used by journalists in Gaza City. More than 186 journalists have been killed since the start of the Israel-Gaza war on October 7, at least 180 of those journalists are Palestinians killed by Israel. @pressfreedom

Israel says it killed these Palestinian Al Jazeera journalists, claiming - without providing any evidence - that Al Sharif was a terrorist. Previous Israeli claims about him were rejected as unsubstantiated smears by Al Jazeera and the Committee to Protect Journalists. International journalists remain banned by Israel from working independently in Gaza so all major news organisations rely on a number of Palestinians, of which more and more have been killed by Israel.

#Gaza A classroom full of children (28) killed every day - UNICEF

@MosabAbuToha الله يرحمه و يصبّركم

My father-in-law has just died. He succumbed to his injuries. No one from outside of Gaza stepped in to help us. I’m in eternal grief.

The FT View: The longer it has continued, the more it has borne the hallmarks of a vengeful assault by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government to destroy the very fabric of Palestinian society. on.ft.com/44RXXpp

The world is failing the Palestinian people via @FT The FT calls for an end to the war and failing that sanctions on Netanyahu and his government. on.ft.com/3INduON

🔵WFP Statement | #Gaza WFP welcomes the news that Israel is prepared to implement humanitarian pauses, and that designated humanitarian corridors will be created, to facilitate the safe movement of UN convoys delivering emergency food supplies and other aid to people in Gaza. WFP has enough food in - or on its way to - the region to feed the entire population of 2.1 million people for almost three months. These new commitments to improve operating conditions come on top of earlier assurances from Israel to strengthen facilitation of humanitarian assistance. This includes allowing more trucks to enter Gaza with quicker clearances and approvals, use of alternative roads and routes inside Gaza, assurances of no armed forces or shootings near convoys, and the ability for humanitarian organizations to import and use the communications equipment needed to coordinate aid deliveries. Together, we hope these measures will allow for a surge in urgently needed food assistance to reach hungry people without further delays. WFP teams delivered 350 truckloads of food aid into Gaza last week under extremely challenging circumstances that put civilians and aid workers at tremendous risk. This represents just over half the number of convoys WFP requested permission to send in. Since the May 21st reopening of border crossings, WFP has delivered 22,000 tons of food aid into Gaza. More than 62,000 tons of food assistance is needed monthly to cover the entire 2.1 million population. Food aid is the only real way for most people inside Gaza to eat. A third of the population is not eating for days. Some 470,000 people are enduring famine-like conditions. 90,000 women and children need urgent nutrition treatment. People are dying due to a lack of humanitarian assistance. An agreed ceasefire is the only way for humanitarian assistance to reach the entire civilian population in Gaza with critical food supplies in a consistent, predictable, orderly and safe manner -- wherever they are across the Gaza Strip.