Thomas Helm

Jerusalem Correspondent at The National

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

They belong to the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land, the head of which, Francesco Ielpo, was barred from entering the church today alongside Pizzaballa. Allowing in an extra two people (one of whom could be the next pope) means nothing

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

Wrong to say concern for safety was behind the decision. There have been about a dozen Catholic clergy in the Church of the Holy Sepulchre since the war began who are there to carry out liturgical celebrations day and night.

[Dahlia Scheindlin @dahliasc]

My interview in this good podcast by @TheNationalNews considering Israeli strategy, society & politics during the war, also w/ @citrinowicz & correspondent Thomas Helm. https://t.co/X7Dm65PTCu

[Danny (Dennis) Citrinowicz ,داني سيترينوفيتش @citrinowicz]

Told @TheNationalNews
we shouldn’t underestimate the US and Israeli achievements, especially on the conventional side regarding command and control and decapitation of senior leadership [...] this is not accumulating into a strategic effect as the regime wasn’t toppled, and it managed to overcome Khamenei’s decapitation.

If the war ends today, despite the achievement, we can’t call it a success. We still have the same regime, which is weaker but more emboldened. The war was operationally planned quite well, but nobody thought about the implications

https://t.co/8IeeHIoecV

[Nada Homsi @NadaOHomsi]

A source briefed on Israel ops told @ThomasFHelm earlier this month that it's "very unusual" northern communities are not being evacuated because "they’re being hit really hard."

[Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر @lcmporter]

"Israel is preparing for a prolonged campaign in Lebanon likely to involve deeper incursions into the south as it seeks to annihilate threats from Hezbollah" - @ThomasFHelm @MaucourantNada https://t.co/euR86gp2BY

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

There are signs that Iran is showing new willingness to target Jerusalem, a notable escalation for a city where the stakes are so high:

https://t.co/komIJnpKd5

[Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر @lcmporter]

Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was a target of Israel's strikes, along with other “senior Iranian officials”, a source briefed on the offensive told @ThomasFHelm @TheNationalNews

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[محمد أبوعبيد @mobeid]

فضيحة موظفة السفارة البريطانية في تل أبيب...تقرير مهم لصحيفة ذا ناشونال نيوز من مراسلها في القدس توماس هيلم
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[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

"Revealed: UK embassy worker in Tel Aviv owns property in settlement built by movement sanctioned by Britain.
Government described Amana organisation as ‘funding Israeli settlers involved in perpetrating acts of violence against Palestinian communities’"
https://t.co/FEHJbm2olZ

[Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر @lcmporter]

"Small cells of 3-4 young tho active #Hamas members [...] have been forming in #Gaza. Many of them are preparing for suicide missions that wouldn't turn the war's tide but constitute an irritant to Israel's military." By Hamza H. & @ThomasFHelm https://t.co/hv0RwPVgr9

[Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر @lcmporter]

“Lands cultivated with love are being burnt," Father Bashar Fawadleh said. "Citizens are terrorised at night and besieged by day. We are surrounded by iron gates, choked by military checkpoints, as if we are strangers in our own land." @ThomasFHelm https://t.co/tLpywlEM7R

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

Israeli forces fire at group of around 30 diplomatic missions in Jenin, including close allies Canada, Netherlands and UK. One diplomat there tells @TheNationalNews that "around six shots" fired after group was standing at military barrier. "Was all coordinated with IDF before."

[Lizzie Porterلِيزي بورتر @lcmporter]

. @ThomasFHelm and I wrote about how #Israel is trying to shut down @UNRWA schools in #Jerusalem, as part of longer running efforts to erase the Palestinian curriculum in the city. https://t.co/cXUoNXZXZv

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

Jerusalem braces itself for ultra-nationalist Flag March on Wednesday. One expert and longtime resident says the event is an "abomination" that has the potential to spark a regional war. https://t.co/AtJNHFN8Hg

[Foreign Press Assoc. @FPAIsPal]

FPA Statement on Israel returning AP broadcast equipment

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

News today of intense GPS jamming in Israel could lead to more unlikely dating app encounters between Israelis and Lebanese.

Me and @MaucourantNada looked at the topic in March

https://t.co/ROQtQRNSsT

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

A piece about child cancer patients from Gaza stranded in a Jerusalem hospital and the doctors grappling with the saddest moment in their careers

https://t.co/w4t8X1l7cz

[Mohamad Ali Harisi @aleeharissi]

90,000 people were displaced from south #Lebanon, and 60,000 Israelis have been evacuated. The situation is escalating. The Big war is looming large.

Excellent writing and reporting from border towns by @NadaOHomsi,
@MaucourantNada and @ThomasFHelm

https://t.co/gnApVC3Rpd

[Thomas Helm @ThomasFHelm]

Dating app users in Lebanon and Israel are baffled to see the enemy on their feeds. Love in a hopeless place, as one friend said. https://t.co/ROQtQRNSsT