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Emma Pengelly

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BBC Verify journalist Insta: @emmapengelly.bbc

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Iran fortifies underground complex near nuclear site, satellite images show The activity comes at a time of heightened tensions as talks between Iranian and US officials continue over Iran's nuclear programme.

Iran is fortifying entrances to a tunnel complex near one of its nuclear sites, satellite images show.

With Ghoncheh Habibiazad and analysis from the Institute for Science and International Security.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

13.02.2026 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Kristi Noem/ DHS vs the video evidence. Analysis for Verify w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social building on verification work by @paulybrown.bsky.social

1) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...
2) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...

25.01.2026 14:12 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Israel moves Yellow Line deeper into Gaza, satellite images show Israel placed and later moved control markers in three areas, with some placed deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.

We mapped 200+ of these markers using satellite images and video, finding 16 of them were moved further inside Gaza after initial placement. Of the others, more than half were placed significantly deeper inside Gaza than marked on maps under the October ceasefire deal.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Since it began being marked, a series of deadly incidents around the yellow line have ensued.

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With @benedictgarman.com, our investigation found Israel is moving the yellow blocks supposed to mark its line of control in Gaza deeper into the territory, sowing confusion among Palestinians.

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How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded BBC Verify breaks down how the shooting which killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis unfolded.

Trump and Noem's claims about the circumstances leading up to the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent are contradicted by video evidence. W/ @jakehorton.bsky.social @richib.bsky.social @paulybrown.bsky.social @emmapengelly.bsky.social @herdjemimah.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

08.01.2026 19:55 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israel maintaining control deeper inside Gaza than expected, new boundary markers suggest Israel has placed boundary markers up to 520m deeper inside Gaza than expected under the ceasefire deal with Hamas.

The Israeli military is exerting control over more of Gaza than expected from the ceasefire deal with Hamas, w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

23.10.2025 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Israel struck Gaza's Nasser Hospital four times, analysis finds New footage has revealed that two more strikes were carried out on hospital by Israel than initially reported.

Israel hit Nasser hospital 4 times in its deadly attack on Monday. Analysis with @merlynthomas.bsky.social and Sebastian Vandermeersch. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

29.08.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 63    πŸ” 37    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.

NEW: BBC Verify has uncovered a previously unacknowledged Israeli strike in al-Mawasi.

The Israeli army admitted that the strike did not hit its intended "target" due to "technical or operational errors".

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@emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.06.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.

Investigation by @merlynthomas.bsky.social and @emmapengelly.bsky.social prompts IDF to admit 'error' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

06.06.2025 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hamas 'thoroughly reviewing' ceasefire plan as UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine The proposal would reportedly see 28 Israeli hostages – alive and dead – returned in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.

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Applying OSint to two different Gaza aid moments:

Fri 30 May, south of the Netzarim GHF distribution site, and Sat 31 May, WFP truck(s) in Khan Yunis.

On Netzarim, here's what @emmapengelly.bsky.social and I could find, in a BBC live page post: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

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The Israeli strike on Gaza's European Hospital: BBC Verify investigates | BBC News
YouTube video by BBC News The Israeli strike on Gaza's European Hospital: BBC Verify investigates | BBC News

Our investigation into the Israeli strike on the European Hospital last week:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sws6...

22.05.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ukraine war live: Russian general killed in car bomb as Trump envoy meets Putin in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks Russian authorities confirm that General Yaroslav Moskalik is killed in a Moscow explosion.

#BBCNews live page www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cv...
Russian general killed in car bomb as Trump envoy meets Putin in Moscow for Ukraine peace talks
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25.04.2025 12:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC News To save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport.

Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol.

BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

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With @merlynthomas.bsky.social & Matt Murphy & Thomas Spencer

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Gaza medics killing: Israeli army fired as close as 12m, audio suggests The analysis shows Israeli troops fired 100 shots during the attack which killed 15 people.

Israeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack in which they killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, with some shots from as close as 12m away, a forensic audio analysis of mobile phone footage commissioned by BBC Verify has found.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

10.04.2025 17:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Verify analyses video showing Israel's killing of Gaza medics The IDF's killing of 15 emergency workers has drawn international condemnation. BBC Verify examines new footage of the incident.

Yesterday: our video on the 15 emergency workers killed in Gaza by the IDF and how footage recovered from a medic’s phone forced the Israeli army to change its initial account.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

08.04.2025 17:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gaza: Israeli strike on school kills 27, health ministry says Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre.

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How we know what we know about what happened around Dar al-Arqam school, al Tuffah, Gaza, yesterday afternoon and evening. (Call it OSint if you like.)

This will include unpacking two images in our main story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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