I’m here on a long-unused Twitter account while I await and hope for X to restore me to the @EllenKnickmeyer foreign-policy account I’ve been locked out of. Sad face.
Important from @sammednick and @frankeljulia - American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by @AP . https://t.co/kemrZK9y25
New on @AP: Bush, Obama and a tearful
Bono pay tribute to @USAID on its last day as an independent agency. Obama calls its gutting “a colossal mistake.” https://t.co/OzWJ5YJ3oW
Devastating article from @declanwalsh and @tariqpanja about Sheikh Mansour’s role in Sudan’s war and leadership of Manchester City amid historic corruption. https://t.co/nwoBBy0Bcn
Breaking from @AP: The Trump administration has agreed to help fund an Israeli-backed aid operation intended to replace UN-led humanitarian system in Gaza. With @APDiploWriter https://t.co/6BG9LsfurZ
Breaking from @AP: The Trump administration is authorizing providing $30 million to an Israeli-backed group distributing food in Gaza, US official says
Pointing out this very good story from Prem Thakker of @zeteo_news on the GHF funding request to US. I learned of the issue separately, but he had the scoop! https://t.co/9qcaiYBRpL
Firms led by American former CIA and military officers are coordinating with combatant governments to deliver aid in conflicts in Gaza and Africa. Humanitarian groups fear weaponization of aid. https://t.co/kzjJUJSPxZ
With the world’s attention elsewhere, Saudi Arabia executes a blogger who had advocated for women’s driving and other civil society changes. https://t.co/rRWrFc3FHu
“Crowds of Palestinians broke through the fences around the distribution site on Tuesday, and an Associated Press journalist heard Israeli tank and gun fire, and saw a military helicopter firing flares.”https://t.co/0Fbq6bq2z0