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Foreign correspondent for @MSNBC and @NBCNews based in Tel Aviv. Formerly @WSJ in Egypt and Iraq. Retweets not endorsements, etc. Instagram: @MattMcBradley

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Opinion | How Israel's Gaza genocide is happening in broad daylight with U.S. support The case for calling Gaza a genocide is simpler than critics claim.

OPINION by @zeeshanaleem.bsky.social:

β€œCalling the atrocity in Gaza something other than genocide requires us to deny what history has taught us.”

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30.07.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 88    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2

One thing I keep hearing from aid agencies working in Gaza:

Hunger affects everything.

It slows recovery from airstrike injuries.

It exacerbates the poor hygiene in displacement camps.

And it weakens the doctors, nurses and emergency workers, who have to care for everyone.

30.07.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Two very grim milestones:

- The death toll in Gaza is now 59,921, according to Gaza's Palestinian Ministry of Health, on the cusp of 60,000.

- For the first time,Β two Israeli humanitarian organizationsΒ publicly stated that Israel's war in the Gaza Strip amounts to genocide.

30.07.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu once again denied there's famine in the Gaza Strip - calling it "a bold-faced lie" - Donald Trump appears to disagree.

"You can't fake the images of real starvation coming out of Gaza," he said today in Scotland.

30.07.2025 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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BREAKING: Israel launches strikes on Syrian capital Damascus

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16.07.2025 14:52 β€” πŸ‘ 37    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7
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A rare weather phenomenon called a "roll cloud" appears over Portugal beaches during a heatwave.

02.07.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 106    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 8
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As dust settles on Iran, Israel focuses on diplomacy with Mideast neighbors Analysis: After bombing Iran, Israel now appears more interested in formalizing diplomatic relations with some of its long-standing adversaries.

The U.S. and Israel have shifted their focus toward an ambitious diplomatic push they hope will translate into the kind of enduring political stability that has evaded the region for decades.

30.06.2025 19:00 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 0
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Senate advances massive bill for Trump's agenda after GOP leaders sway holdouts Republics are trying to steer the 940-page domestic policy legislation through the Senate as they near a self-imposed July 4 deadline for passage.

NEW: The Republican-led Senate on Saturday night advances a sweeping domestic policy package for President Trump’s agenda, moving it one step closer to passage.

29.06.2025 11:27 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 10
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DEVELOPING: An initial assessment by the Defense Intelligence Agency concludes that the U.S. airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear enrichment sites were not as effective as Trump said and only set Iran's nuclear program back by three to six months, according to three people with knowledge of the report.

24.06.2025 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 211    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 10
BREAKING: 'A very angry' Trump lashes out at Iran and Israel
YouTube video by MSNBC BREAKING: 'A very angry' Trump lashes out at Iran and Israel

'A very angry' Trump lashes out at Iran and Israel www.youtube.com/watch?v=KccT...

24.06.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 31    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 4
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Trump claims Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire Hours after Iran targeted a U.S. military base in Qatar today, President Donald Trump said on social media that Iran and Israel had agreed to a total ceasefire. The ceasefire Trump announced was the r...

DEVELOPING: Trump claims Israel and Iran have agreed to a ceasefire
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24.06.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 8

Just as the ceasefire came into effect this morning...

Not one, not two, but THREE air raid sirens here in Tel Aviv all of them in the space of an hour.

25.06.2025 00:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unclear about these details.

It looks like Israel will have a twelve hour period after Iran ceases firing before it too has to stop striking Iran.

Then both sides keep their guns silent for 12 hours before the war officially ends.

That sounds like quite a lopsided deal.

25.06.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Israel just announced a new evacuation order for large parts of Iran’s capital.

This comes even as the clock ticks down for the start of a ceasefire.

24.06.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Shades of Netanyahu.

Just like Israel's leaders began their Iranian adventure last week speaking only about Iran's nuclear infrastructure, they are now speaking openly about regime change in Iran.

For Trump, it took less than 24 hours for him to shift toward the regime change.

24.06.2025 23:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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