Loveday Morris
@LovedayM
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Foreign correspondent for the Washington Post covering the Middle East. Formerly Jerusalem, Baghdad, Beirut, Abu Dhabi.
Berlin, Germany
Joined February 2009
I’m honored to receive the Pulitzer Prize today. Great thanks to the prize’s jury and board members for honoring me. I dedicate this success to my family, friends, teachers, and students in Gaza. Blessings to the 31 members of my family who were killed in one air strike in 2023.
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Israel’s ban on foreign journalists has meant that we have been forced to report from outside, combining visual evidence, and satellite imagery with the testimony of brave Gazans who trusted us with their stories. You can read them here:
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The Post won for breaking news reporting and commentary, and was a finalist in three other categories
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So proud to be part of the incredible Post team recognized as Pulitzer finalists for our Gaza coverage. In awe of the indefatigable efforts of colleagues, particularly Gaza reporters @HajarHarb84 & @iHaZeMi, who have work through such personal hardship
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Details and links to this year’s recipients of journalism’s highest honor
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IDF soldiers said they shot and killed 14 Palestinian emergency workers from a distance, mistaking them for militants. Our investigation finds: - Shooters were close enough to identify the crews: 40m at the start; around 12m within minutes. - IDF said they shot them because they
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Satellite imagery shows structures inside and reveals there are two other similar sites under construction. Israel has also built new roads, blocked others, conducted raids and fired on protesters.
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During our trip to southern Syria we found new evidence of Israel's deepening presence, which is raising fears of long-term occupation. On the ground we saw the beginnings of what appears to be one forward operating base.
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NEW: Israel is building outposts in Syria, raising local fears of occupation from @LovedayM , Zakariah Zakariah and me https://t.co/ai61ZMdcDt
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The new construction, visible in satellite imagery, suggests an extended presence. Israel says its forces will stay as long as needed to protect its citizens.
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'Revenge' videos, burning buildings and wilful destruction: A year of Israeli soldiers’ social media postings from Gaza provide an unvarnished view of likely war crimes there. https://t.co/DVv2pI2XgP by @LovedayM @SarahCahlan @JHBaran + me.
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The Post verified more than 120 photos and videos of the war in Gaza - providing an uncensored view of one of the most deadly and destructive wars in this century.
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A U.N. memo obtained by The Post concluded that gangs “may be benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence” or “protection” from Israel’s military. from @cairo_claire1 @LovedayM @HajarHarb84 @MiriamABerger & Hazem Balousha https://t.co/yIOvkzr5iX
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A U.N. memo obtained by The Post concluded that gangs “may be benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence” or “protection” from Israel’s military.
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Organized gangs are looting much of the aid going into Gaza, "operating freely in areas controlled by the Israeli military": Washington Post *exclusive* from @cairo_claire1, @LovedayM, @MiriamABerger, @iHaZeMi
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A U.N. memo obtained by The Post concluded that gangs “may be benefiting from a passive if not active benevolence” or “protection” from Israel’s military.
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More than 41,000 Palestinians have died in the war in Gaza over the past year, according to MoH figures. No one knows how many more remain uncounted.
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The true death toll in Gaza may be impossible to know until the war is over. These are the stories of those whose deaths have not yet been recorded.
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Team effort from @MiriamABerger @mmkelly22 @osviz_jarrett @sufiantaha1 @leloveluck Sam Granados @jnebraska @nadineajaka
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This was not an isolated incident. 17 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF in Beita alone since 2020, according to monitoring groups. Another American citizen was shot a month ago.
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The IDF said she was shot during a “violent riot” but the Post found that demonstrators and activists had moved down a hill to a point more than 200 yards from Israeli positions when she was hit by Israeli forces who were using live ammunition.
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The Washington Post analyzed exclusive videos and spoke to more than a dozen witnesses and residents to piece together the day Ayşenur Eygi’s was killed. https://t.co/ItaVCpXu3J
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The IDF said Aysenur Eygi was shot “unintentionally” during a “violent riot.” A Post analysis shows clashes had subsided and protesters had retreated.
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Our reconstruction of the Israeli hostage rescue in Nuseirat
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A review of videos of the June 8 raid in Nuseirat shows the Israeli military employed heavy airstrikes on a dense residential area for nearly four hours
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Still two countries: how Germany voted. (Black=Union; blue=AfD).
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One box truck appears in two videos accompanying IDF armored vehicles heading away from the raid site and toward the evacuation point near the floating pier. Its purpose in the raid is unclear
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