Brandon

Traveling the world one step at a time. ✈️ 🌎 | M.A. Int'l Policy - Conflict Resolution @MIIS |

[B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم @btselem]

New footage obtained by B’Tselem uncovers the moments when the Abu Haikal family was shot. Seven-month-old Sam Abu Haikal was killed in the shooting, and both his parents were injured. The footage clearly shows that the Israeli soldier fired at the car as it was slowing to a stop. The car was far from the soldiers and posed no danger to them whatsoever.

Moments later, in another video obtained by B’Tselem, seven-month-old Sam’s father, Fahed, is seen just after his son was shot. Fahed is holding baby Sam in his arms, trying to stop the bleeding from his head with his hands, while Sam’s mother, Daniyah, who was also injured by the gunfire while holding her son, is seen sitting on the ground, next to the car.

Last Friday, 5 June, an Israeli soldier fired at a Palestinian family driving home from a family visit, as they sat in their car in the Tel Rumeidah neighborhood in Hebron. The family was shot as the car was slowing to a stop at the soldier’s command. Sam, a seven‑month‑old baby who was in his mother’s arms in the back seat, was struck in the head and pronounced dead shortly afterward. Sam’s parents were also injured by the gunfire; his mother is still in the hospital. After the shooting, the soldier who fired and another soldier who was with him left the scene without checking the car or offering any assistance to the critically wounded baby or to his mother.

In the past two and a half years, Israel has killed tens of thousands of children in Gaza and the West Bank. The immunity it gets from the international community has led to a reality where, under Israeli rule, Palestinian lives are entirely disposable – even a seven‑month‑old baby.

[Kenneth Roth @KenRoth]

Israeli strikes that killed Reuters video journalist Issam Abdallah and injured six other journalists cannot be dismissed as a “mistake.” Why did Israeli forces attack a clearly identifiable group of journalists in southern Lebanon. https://t.co/3vOKPLRKBv

[Brandon @BrandonDuh]

@CharDreizen If you are unable to fully remove the paper label on the PET clamshell, do you still recycle or trash it?

What other common items with paper labels should be removed?

[Sky News @SkyNews]

An Israeli strike captured on camera has killed three paramedics in Lebanon. Just 12 hours earlier, four other medics were killed.

Sky's @AlexCrawfordSky reports

https://t.co/MTDOQ3T0vB

[Ahmed Shihab-Eldin @aseisfree]

Dear @Meta and @instagram

I would appreciate understanding why after being wrongfully detained for 2 months in Kuwait and recently acquitted and released, you permanently disabled and deleted my Instagram account without any notice or explanation.

[MSF International @MSF]

Medical and rescue personnel in Lebanon need urgent protection. 

🚨 We strongly condemn and are outraged by the killing of paramedics by Israeli forces, including a drone strike that hit three paramedics on 12 May 2026.

https://t.co/GTD1L547AD

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

This is a hard article to read, but I hope you'll do so. I've spent some time reporting on widespread rape and other sexual violence of Palestinian male and female prisoners by Israeli authorities, and the article is now published. The assault victims were warned not to give speak of what they endured -- they were sometimes told they would be killed or raped if they gave interviews -- but they found the courage to do so. One man described being raped three times in a single day in Israeli prison, the third time after he tried to protest. A young woman said the guards would come in at the beginning of each shift and strip her naked and abuse her. Another reported that she was shown photos of herself being raped and warned they would be released unless she cooperated with Israeli intelligence. Even three children who had been detained told me they had been sexually abused. Look, whatever our position on the Middle East, we should be able to agree on being anti-rape. Sexual assaults were horrific when Israeli women were targeted on Oct. 7, and they're equally horrific when Israeli authorities use them against Palestinians day after day after day. We should be able to find common ground in opposing rape. Here's a gift link to the article: https://t.co/aMMHId49OO

[Evan Hill @evanhill]

New: A Washington Post satellite imagery review reveals that Iran has caused far more damage to US military sites than previously reported.

Amid a US imagery blackout, Iran has released more than 100 images of strikes on US bases.

We analyzed them: https://t.co/r68Qpki0TG

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Exclusive: Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures or pieces of equipment at U.S. military sites since the war began, according to a Post analysis.

The amount of destruction is far larger than what was previously reported. https://t.co/qcDG06Dwa8

[Spain MFA @SpainMFA]

The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Spain and ten other countries condemn in the strongest terms the Israeli assault on the Global Sumud Flotilla, a peaceful civilian humanitarian initiative.

🔗
https://t.co/x3X6c0NzQ2

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

⚠️ Horrific CCTV footage shows a Catholic nun violently assaulted in Jerusalem’s Old City this week by a “Jewish extremist” who shoved her from behind, slamming her onto the pavement before repeatedly kicking her. A bystander eventually intervened, stopping the attack and helping her escape.

Details linked below.

[John Hudson @John_Hudson]

New: For those who don't want Trump's face on their passport, they can renew online or go to a passport agency outside of DC. But this will be the only available passport for those who show up in person at the Washington Passport Agency until this limited edition runs out

[Sabrina Siddiqui @SabrinaSiddiqui]

NEW: State Dept spokesman confirms American journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, who was acquitted of all charges yesterday after being detained for nearly two months, "has safely departed Kuwait."

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 BREAKING | U.S.-Kuwaiti journalist Ahmed Shihab-Eldin was acquitted of all charges by a court in Kuwait on Thursday and is expected to be released imminently, according to Caoilfhionn Gallagher, international counsel to Shihab-Eldin’s sisters.

Shihab-Eldin was arrested by Kuwaiti authorities on March 3 reportedly over social media posts related to the Iran war. “We are relieved that, after 52 days in detention, Ahmed has been found innocent on all charges. Our focus now is upon ensuring the liberty and safety of our client,” Gallagher said in a statement. In its first ruling, a newly established court overseeing state security and terrorism crimes on Thursday issued verdicts for 137 defendants accused of “inciting sectarian strife on social media platforms,” according to Al-Rai newspaper.

17 defendants were sentenced to three years in prison; one was sentenced to 10 years; nine were acquitted; and 109 were not subject to any criminal penalty.

[Ihab Hassan @IhabHassane]

Italian UNIFIL soldiers rebuilt the statue of Jesus Christ that was smashed by Israeli soldiers in the town of Debel in southern Lebanon.

Yesterday, the Israeli army sent a statue to the village to replace the one that was smashed, but it was rejected by the residents.

[James🔻 @GoodVibePolitik]

Iran also did not like the new season I see

[MoFA Indonesia @Kemlu_RI]

Indonesia strongly condemns and protests the placement of the “Rising Lion” banner by Israeli forces over the ruins of the Indonesian Hospital in Gaza.

The use of military symbols and propaganda over the ruins of a destroyed hospital, especially when linked to a specific military operation, is a highly provocative act and cannot be justified.

The Indonesian Hospital is a civilian facility dedicated solely to providing medical services for the people of Gaza, not a place for military propaganda or intimidation. This act is an insult to a humanitarian facility built from the solidarity of the Indonesian people for the Palestinian people.

Indonesia reiterates that hospitals and all medical facilities must be respected and protected under international humanitarian law. Indonesia calls on Israel to stop all actions that violate the protection of civilian infrastructure and to ensure accountability for attacks against medical facilities in Gaza.

[Samira Mohyeddin سمیرا @SMohyeddin]

They send IDF soldiers to jail for a statue but not for raping Palestinian hostages on camera. #Israel.