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OMG I did it!! After years of waiting, I got the shot I've always wanted. This magical woodland path with the wild garlic 🧄 My favourite time of the year is here. I really hope you like it! Let me know ❤️

فيديو يوثق مقتل أم فلسطينية كانت تحمل طفلتها ذات التسعة أشهر، وتحمل خبزًا لتطعم أطفالها، قبل أن تتحول اللحظة إلى مأساة. رصاصة أنهت حياتها، وتركت خلفها طفلة لا تفهم ما حدث. مثل هذه المشاهد تعيد طرح سؤال مؤلم: كيف يمكن حماية المدنيين، خاصة النساء والأطفال، في أوقات الحرب؟ وتثير أيضًا تساؤلات حول المساءلة، وحدود الحماية الدولية في مثل هذه القضايا.

"Si bien las economías son menos dependientes del petróleo que hace unas décadas, esta crisis tiene el potencial de ser más severa que la desencadenada tras la invasión rusa de Ucrania", @BurgueteVidal analiza el impacto del cierre del estrecho de Ormuz cidob.org/publicaciones/…

It’s not a ceasefire. In the shadow of its war with Iran, Israel is continuing its war on civilians in Gaza, including by barring or severely restricting entry of thousands of essential items it defines as “dual-use.” See more in Gisha’s new report: gisha.org/en/dual-use-it…

From trying to bring down Iran’s regime to reoccupying southern Lebanon, Israeli officials are very open about the inspiration for their latest military campaigns. If Palestine is a laboratory for the new regional order, the world should be very worried. lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v48/…

As a foreign journalist that lives and works in Lebanon I never wanted to be the centre of attention. After Israel launched an attack on me and my dear friend @AliRida_SB I was unwittingly catapulted into the limelight. I have never courted "fame" and until recently not engaged too much in social media, which, while it has positives, is a breeding ground for misinformation and a proliferation of grifters speaking over the top of the people to whom this land belongs. Over the past years I have made hundreds of films, but always raised the voices of the people, centring them and as a journalist for an international news organisation endeavoured to bring their stories to the world. It is a basic journalistic principle and one I try my best to adhere to. More often than not war ends up as a cash cow for influencers, YouTubers and the like seeking internet fame and donations to allow them to continue their “work”. Sadly they often have no regard for the people on whose land they are treading or their safety - rarely, if ever, bothering to speak to them. Lebanon is not “a war zone”. It is a land that belongs to its people. The “bombed out buildings” you pose in front of are people’s homes, their businesses, their lives and should be treated with dignity and respect - not simply a place for crass “hero shots” This is the land soaked in the blood of thousands of martyrs, those that have given their lives to defend their homes. We must walk with dignity and humility. We are not and should never be the story. Our job, especially as guests in this country is to raise the voices of the people, not for vanity shots or to promote ourselves as “brave” Unless you are bringing context, history, details and most importantly, speaking to the people then what you are doing becomes nothing more than tourism - exploiting the people for clicks, internet fame or money. Journalists in the field should always defer to their Lebanese peers, the people that live here and know the land better than anyone, not act as “white saviours.” Lebanon has many great journalists, commentators, analysts, writers whose knowledge is invaluable to understand this country and its history. We stand on the shoulders of giants and for as long as we are in the field our mic will remain the tribune of the people. For updates and analysis follow: @AliRida_SB @samerhajali @AmalKhalil83 @HadiHtt @Marwa__Osman @Leila1H @HalaJaber @HasanAtieh1 @aliimortada @radwanmortada @roqchams @EyesOnSouth1 @sayedhashem90 @hasanfakih24 @fatimadaoud @SondossAlAsaad @LaraJBitar @Galgalpheebs @levantupdates @AbdlKamh @smarterleb @HanadyGerges @RaniaKhalek @HusseinSabralb @TamjidKobaissy @AlakhbarNews @manarenglish @mayadeenlebanon @MayadeenEnglish @BasiraPress_ @beirutreview25 @TVFreePalestine I am sorry for those I missed - please add suggestions below

LBC presenter Shelagh Fogarty and Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland discuss how tough life is for Israelis. “It’s the blitz… it’s very difficult to imagine… waking up the children to go to an underground shelter…” Words fail me.

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“Sewage pollution is at record levels, companies are staggering under debts of £60bn accrued in part to pay shareholder dividends of £78bn and infrastructure has been left to rot.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

Watched University Challenge with my dad last night for the first time in about 20 years. Was pleased with myself for getting the maths questions right. Then I remembered I am a professor of mathematics. Took the shine off.

Nigel Farage has kindly asked we stop sharing this video of him talking about why we should privatise the NHS 💙 You know what to do!

Wonder what will happen to the Scott Mills bridge at Welcome Break Fleet Services?

The global response yesterday, calling out Israeli police for preventing Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, was important and necessary. Diplomatic pressure matters. What is urgently needed now is real, sustained pressure to stop Israeli settler terrorism in the West Bank, which continues unchecked. Just today alone, more than nine attacks were carried out against Palestinian villages and communities across the West Bank. The Christian village of Taybeh is now under direct threat. Settlers are raiding the village repeatedly, almost daily, intimidating residents, and creating a reality where many Christian families are already considering leaving. This is how communities are emptied slowly under constant fear. The world has largely looked away from settler terrorism. Some Israeli voices have been harsher in condemning Israeli settler terrorism than many world leaders. It is time to act before it is too late. What is happening in the West Bank is a slow process of ethnic cleansing, something even Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has openly spoken about as a plan to empty the West Bank under the term “voluntary migration.” savewestbankchristians.com

There is already a death penalty for Palestinians in the West Bank, carried out on the ground by Israeli settlers and the Israeli army. Palestinians in the West Bank are killed daily simply for being Palestinian

Tomorrow's front page 📰 More US bombers in the UK 'expose Starmer's lie'

@ScotNational It's wild that this man was allowed to present on the BBC for so long. Not great for the so called impartiality of the institution that their flagship political presenters leave and start behaving like peoples angry right wing uncle at Xmas!

Today, the FBI and NYPD disrupted a plot by a member of a pro-Israel terrorist organization to assassinate Nerdeen Kiswani. This is a reprehensible act of political violence. There is no place for it in our city nor our country. I am thankful Ms. Kiswani is safe and the assailant is under arrest.

@AOC If you recognize that Israel is committing a genocide, why are you voting in favor of giving it $500 million for anything?

Oh, I didn’t know that Tony Blair was responsible for defining genocide. So it’s all just genocidal rhetoric? It’s all peace and rainbows, and the people and kids are still alive? — What a relief! I hope he informs the UN, ICJ, and ICC—stat. ohchr.org/en/press-relea… ohchr.org/en/instruments…