An enduring source of despair is the fact that hundreds of thousands of Syrians continue to search for news of their own loved ones, taken by regime forces or killed by ISIS or other actors, throughout the still-ongoing war. They remain in my thoughts today.

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"...I saw sadists there." "... once every two hours there was a case of beating." "... each time teeth were broken, bones were broken." ".... they tried very hard for the media not to hear about it." haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

'But among Israeli security officials, the prevailing assessment is that a deal could still be reached within days if Mr. Netanyahu set aside some of his conditions.' nytimes.com/live/2024/08/0…

“The advice being sent through to the Foreign Office [from February onwards] was clear that the breaches of international law by Israel as the occupying power were so obvious that there was a danger of UK complicity if the licences were not withdrawn.” theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Periodic reminder of what an outlier this war is in terms of access for international journalists. The only no-go zones I’ve previously encountered were because of militant groups, never a close U.S. ally

Heard the horrific news that my relative, Anas Shaladan was killed by an armed Israeli drone on September 2, the day he turned 16. His father was injured. I couldn’t find news reports about it, which tells you deaths are undercounted. May he rest in peace. Enough.

⚠ Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to internet connectivity in the #Gaza Strip in the southern governorates for the first time in months as operators report issues due to "ongoing aggression"; overall service remains significantly below pre-war levels

Cannot wait to read Lindsey Hilsum's new book on how often it's poets who find the words that fail us. theguardian.com/books/article/…

"Christine Rinawi, a correspondent of Al-Araby TV, [said] a soldier had fired in the direction of her team, even though they were holding microphones and could be identified as journalists wearing labeled safety vests." haaretz.com/israel-news/20… Hagar Shezaf.

3 eyewitnesses to the killing of 26-year-old American-Turkish activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi told Haaretz.com that Israeli troops shot her for no reason and there had been no clashes at the time.haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Weapons experts say 2,000-pound bombs were likely used in Al-Mawasi strike cnn.com/world/live-new…

Israeli soldiers crossed into Gaza & assaulted truck drivers for an aid group, "handcuffed their hands & legs, covered their eyes with cloths... despite documentation of the incident, no investigation into the reservists' actions was initially conducted." haaretz.com/israel-news/20…

Blinken asked UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy last month what the UK would need from Israel to reconsider restricting weapons sales, according to two US officials briefed on the call. politico.com/news/2024/09/1…

"When Israel prevents foreign journalists from covering what is happening in Gaza we must ask: What does the state have to hide," writes the Haaretz.com editorial board. haaretz.com/opinion/editor…

The IDF says US citizen Aysenur Eygi was likey shot in the head by one of its soldiers "during a violent riot”. Our team found she was in fact shot more than a half-hour after the height of confrontations the IDF described — and more than 200 yards away. washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

Post investigation finds shots fired toward the activists, including the one that claimed Eygi’s life, “came some 20 minutes after they had retreated to the bottom of the hill — more than two football fields away from the nearest Israeli soldiers.” washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

.The Washington Post team reconstructs how IDF shot and killed American volunteer in West Bank from a safe distance, after skirmish with local protesters had subsided: washingtonpost.com/world/2024/09/…

This report is mandatory reading for anyone seeking to understand the trajectory of starvation in Gaza and the urgency of the situation now. It includes key updated information and an important rebuttal of Israel's pushback against IPC analysis, findings, and warnings.