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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000

"Figures from a classified Israeli military intelligence database indicate five out of six Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza have been civilians, an extreme rate of slaughter rarely matched in recent decades of warfare."

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21.08.2025 14:45 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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My 96-year-old grandfather, John Durrant, spoke at a special commemorative event to mark how, 85 years ago today, 1200 schoolchildren left Harwich and Dovercourt, evacuated from a risk area targeted by German bombers.

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02.06.2025 15:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How Dungannon Swifts went from king of the burgers to proud Irish Cup champions It’s not every day the tranquil surroundings of Shaw’s Bridge is disturbed by a raucous rendition of β€˜Championes, Championes’…but that’s exactly what happened when the Dungannon Swifts’ team bus rocke...

This week's BelTel column

πŸ’™ 'Nice burgers' : No one can patronise Dungannon Swifts again

🏟 I fear crowd restrictions for big cup finals could return

πŸ’š Peter McParland was the star of NI's greatest team

🌈 Be kind when discussing trans issues

www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/opinion/colu...

06.05.2025 09:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Her surname was no accident and I loved that wee Melody from Flack made a cameo.

08.02.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's absolutely charming. The dubbing is just about as flawless as it can be - impressive work from both leads to have trained so well for that.

08.02.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Last night I was talking in a pub with my friend Dan about The Merchant of Venice and my friend Fiona happened to turn up with her boyfriend, also called Dan, and I said β€œA second Daniel come to judgement!” and tumbleweed, guys. Tumbleweed. That would have got me three series from Radio 4, ffs.

19.01.2025 09:27 β€” πŸ‘ 529    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 1

The muscle memory is a painful one.

10.01.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

LA fires are a good reminder that the only difference between me and any refugee is luck.

08.01.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 47739    πŸ” 7363    πŸ’¬ 478    πŸ“Œ 278

Irish League half-term report cards, the briefest of jazz piano bridges and everyone sounding even more Northern Irish than I remember. Plus DJ!

Also available on Spotify.

04.12.2024 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

on the brighter side, it was so good to see you and the gang again!

18.11.2024 13:52 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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