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Investigating state and corporate violence globally, presenting our findings from the courtroom to the gallery. Study with us at @GoldsmithUoL: https://t.co/jLCQTegr1I
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Preliminary analysis by FA, @alhaq_org & @earshot_ngo into the #AlAhli hospital blast in Gaza casts significant doubt on IOF claims that the source of the deadly explosion was a Palestinian-fired rocket travelling west to east.
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NEW REPORT: We analysed the visual material presented by Israel at the @CIJ_ICJ hearing on 12 Jan '24. We found 8 instances of the Israeli legal team misrepresenting materials presented through incorrect annotations and misleading descriptions. Full report
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Israel has falsely claimed that ‘the IDF does not hit hospitals’. @alhaq_org has footage of an IOF strike on the Al-Ahli Hospital cancer ward on 14 Oct (see image stills), and WHO has reported 59 attacks on healthcare in Gaza and 137 across the Occupied Territory since 7 Oct.
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In reviewing our analysis, investigator & explosive weapons expert @CobbSmith agrees the fragmentation patterns may indicate the projectile came from the northeast—the direction of the Israeli-controlled side of the Gaza perimeter—and not from the west, as claimed by the IOF.
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Our/@CobbSmith’s analysis of the crater size suggests a munition larger than eg a Spike or Hellfire missile commonly used by IOF drones. It is more consistent w/ the impact marks from an artillery shell—but w/o additional material evidence, we cannot make a definitive assessment.
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@earshot_ngo analysed the recording released by IOF officials of an alleged exchange between members of Hamas implicating the Islamic Jihad in the attack. They found that the recording was manipulated and therefore not a credible source of evidence:
On the morning of October 18th, Israel Defence Forces released this video performed an audio analysis and found that this recording was manipulated and cannot be used as a credible source of evidence. 1/4.
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Drawing upon available footage, our partner @earshot_ngo performed independent audio analysis of the missile attack, the findings from which lend further credibility to our preliminary assessment of directionality:
performed a Doppler Effect analysis from two videos from the missile attack on the Al-Ahli hospital. The results cast doubt on the IDF’s claim that the missile that hit the hospital approached from the south-west. #AlAhli #IDF 1/7
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We are continuing to update our Cartography of Genocide platform with our analysis of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Half of the layers are currently updated through mid-January, highlighting the escalation in bombardments and forced displacement across northern Gaza over
NEW: ‘A Cartography of Genocide’. Since October 2023, we have collected and analysed data related to Israel’s military campaign in Gaza. Our findings indicate that Israel has systematically targeted all aspects of civilian life.
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Last week, we launched and asked you to share your footage with us of police brutality at the #BlackLivesMatter protests following #GeorgeFloyd's killing. We're turning that footage into an interactive platform, documenting violent acts by police.
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With @alhaq_org, we continue to monitor cases of reported attacks by Israel on medical facilities in Gaza. This task is made harder by Israeli disinformation; in the thread below, we demonstrate that Israeli media statements following the al-Ahli hospital blast were misleading.
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Today at the ICJ, Israel claimed its targeting of medical facilities has military justifications. All hospitals in the northern region of the strip were rendered inoperable, irrespective of whether such military justifications were provided. See below:.
Our aggregation of news reports since 7 Oct suggests that hospitals in Gaza are subjected to a repeated pattern of intimidation, direct targeting, siege, and occupation by the Israeli military:
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7 months ago Lucas Villa was killed in Pereira Colombia while participating in protests during a national strike. FA @bellingcat @cerosetenta @BaudoAP analyzed the incident inc previously unseen footage. Our analysis shows Lucas was targeted in a coordinated assassination. Thread
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Our joint investigation w/ @earshot_ngo and @AJFaultLines into the killing of 6-year-old Hind Rajab, her 4 cousins, her aunt and uncle, and 2 paramedics on 29 Jan 2024 challenges the Israeli Army’s claim that troops weren't in the area that day.
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A ‘humanitarian zone’ from which displaced people are ordered to evacuate is a meaningless construct. This morning the Israeli army ordered Palestinians in the eastern part of what it had declared an 'expanded humanitarian zone’ on 6 May to evacuate west, towards areas already
As with its relentless targeting of hospitals, Israel’s regular attacks on the so-called ‘humanitarian zone’ in al-Mawasi threaten to normalise such flagrant violations of international law. The deadly strike on Saturday is just one in a series of repeated attacks on the
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In its defence at the @CIJ_ICJ, Israel claimed it has protected civilians with ‘evacuation orders’ and ‘humanitarian/safe zones’. In the week leading up to today's ruling on provisional measures, Israel has repeatedly targeted shelters & hospitals within these humanitarian zones.
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The second Israeli raid on the al-Shifa compound in Gaza is still ongoing. The limited visuals that have surfaced depict horrific scenes of fires raging in the specialised surgery building and the arrest and detention of Palestinians, reportedly totalling in the many hundreds.
Early Monday, Israeli soldiers raided al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City for a second time and issued another evacuation order to civilians sheltering in and around the medical compound. We are continuing to document attacks on al-Shifa here:
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NEW: With @PLandSoc and Palestinian survivors, we uncovered new evidence of a massacre carried out by Israeli forces during the 1948 Nakba in the village of al-Dawayima. Together, we identified for the first time the likely locations of the massacre and the mass grave where those
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After targeting Jabalia, the Israeli military is continuing its campaign to forcefully displace Palestinians from northern Gaza, this time from Beit Lahia. Multiple schools, serving as some of the last remaining shelters in the area, have been set on fire. Palestinians who
Ethnic cleansing is unfolding in northern Gaza. We are witnessing an intensification and acceleration of military tactics previously used by the Israeli military throughout the Strip, this time aimed at enforcing large-scale displacement from the north. Analysis of Israeli ground
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Responding to the 17 May @CIJ_ICJ hearing, we assessed Israel’s actions re: provision of aid, shelter & safe passage to civilians. Findings suggest Israel is not only neglecting its humanitarian duties, but actively destroying conditions of life in Gaza.
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These recent findings follow our previous analysis, which debunked claims made by an Israeli spokesperson about two videos he alleged showed the rocket responsible for the hospital blast:
Our 3D reconstruction and trajectory analysis confirmed reports by @nytimes and @washingtonpost: the Israeli military and media maintain that the 17 Oct blast at al-Ahli was caused by a misfiring PIJ/Hamas rocket based on 2 videos, neither of which in fact shows what they claim.
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On 15 Feb @UNRWA posted a video of the ruins of al-Shati Refugee Camp, under which lies an archaeological site w/ remains from Iron Age, Hellenistic, Roman & Byzantine eras. Its destruction is an attempt to destroy Palestinian heritage, a key part of Israel’s genocidal campaign.
Shocking footage shows unimaginable destruction in📍#Gaza city, including our health centre. 70% of civilian infrastructure- including homes, hospitals & schools- have been destroyed or severely damaged. 84% of health facilities have been affected by attacks. Nowhere is safe.
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NEW Investigation by FA and @alhaq_org's FAI Unit into the 11 May extrajudicial killing of Shireen Abu Akleh uses previously unseen footage provided by @AJArabic and advanced spatial and audio analysis to reveal conclusive evidence. Full investigation: 1/9
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Today we publish our latest, months-long investigation with @counterinv, an interactive cartographic platform that archives, verifies and maps over 1000 ‘drift-backs’ in the Aegean Sea:
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One of Gaza’s most important archaeological sites—threatened previously by Israeli bombings/siege—has been mostly destroyed in the Israeli invasion. The site, near al-Shati refugee camp, consists of several excavations which suggest extensive remains throughout the area:
The present destruction of the site by the IOF has unfolded in three stages: (1) airstrikes, (2) surface-level demolition, and now (3) the installation of water pumps ostensibly to flood underground tunnels.
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4 August 2011, Tottenham, north London: Mark #Duggan is shot dead by police, after his minicab is pulled over by undercover armed police. He leaps out, turns, and is shot twice. Officers said he was holding a gun - but could this be true? Our latest:
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Since this last post from 20 October, @WHO reports that there have been more than 350 attacks on healthcare in Gaza, and over 750 across the Occupied Palestine Territory.
Israel has falsely claimed that ‘the IDF does not hit hospitals’. @alhaq_org has footage of an IOF strike on the Al-Ahli Hospital cancer ward on 14 Oct (see image stills), and WHO has reported 59 attacks on healthcare in Gaza and 137 across the Occupied Territory since 7 Oct.
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Today marks 1 year since our beloved friend and colleague, co-founder of @AinMedia Roshdi al-Sarraj was killed in a targeted Israeli airstrike on his father's home. We miss you dearly, Roshdi, and still feel your great absence.
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At the @CIJ_ICJ, Israel cited its use of ‘humanitarian measures’ to defend itself against the charge of genocide. Our research reveals these measures in fact support Israel’s genocidal campaign, forcing civilians into unliveable areas, where they come under renewed attack.
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FA and members of the Investigative Commons have been monitoring the status of the @GazaFFlotilla as it embarked on a journey to deliver aid to Gaza under the ongoing genocide and total blockade. This morning just after midnight (CET), while just outside Maltese territorial
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Israel's abuse of ‘humanitarian measures’ continued even after the @CIJ_ICJ ruling on provisional measures on 26 Jan. Through Feb, attacks on ‘safe zones’ (including Rafah) escalated, confirming the conclusion of a UN assessment from 6 Jan 2024: ‘there is no safe place in Gaza’.
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With @bellingcat, we're looking to build the most comprehensive database of violence by police against protesters, journalists, and bystanders, to support legal efforts, advocacy, and accountability. Share your footage here:
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Forensis, our sister group in Berlin @andrdimitra @counterinv compiled data on the scale of German weapons export to Israel which has further grown during the genocide… in support of a legal challenge seeking to halt it.
Today, on behalf of three Palestinians in Rafah, we - a Berlin-based collective of lawyers - filed an urgent legal application against the German government to halt the export of war weapons to Israel. This legal action was taken in collaboration w/ @ForensicArchi & @elsclegal
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Delighted in the liberation of the torture prison of Saydnaya. In 2016 we met five survivors and together reconstructed the prison from their recollections.
🚨🚨🚨🚨. The first moments of taking control of the infamous Saydnaya prison and freeing thousands of Syrians whom the Assad regime had detained and tortured for many years. #newsyria
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Our latest investigation is out. With @risestjames, we built tools to find lost cemeteries of enslaved people threatened by industry in Louisiana’s ‘Death Alley’ and used fluid dynamics to evidence the impact of toxic petrochemicals on Black communities.
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Im Februar 2020 wurden neun Menschen bei einem rassistischen Anschlag in #Hanau ermordet. Das Vorgehen der Polizei an diesem Abend wirft viele Fragen auf. Wir arbeiten mit @19februarhanau und den Familien der Opfer zusammen, um einige dieser Fragen zu untersuchen.
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FA is pleased to announce its first collaborative investigation with @CST_echo. Just over 3 months since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, we present a detailed analysis of one of the first symbolically significant events of the war, the Russian missile strike on the Kyiv TV tower.
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Our 3D reconstruction and trajectory analysis confirmed reports by @nytimes and @washingtonpost: the Israeli military and media maintain that the 17 Oct blast at al-Ahli was caused by a misfiring PIJ/Hamas rocket based on 2 videos, neither of which in fact shows what they claim.
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