Merlyn Thomas
Senior Reporter at BBC
BBC Verify / @BBCNews عربي / മലയാളം / français and yes like the wizard [email protected] or Signal merlynthomas.11
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20 hours ago |
bbc.com | Merlyn Thomas |Kevin Nguyen |Kevin Nguyễn |Kayleen Devlin
A month into Gaza's new aid system -gunfire and chaos are routineMerlyn Thomas, Kevin Nguyen & Kayleen DevlinBBCA month after the start of a controversial US- and Israeli-backed aid distribution system in Gaza, BBC Verify analysis of dozens of videos shows repeated incidents of gunfire near people travelling to collect aid, as well as other moments of chaos and panic. In several of the videos analysed, gunfire can be heard and there are a number showing dead or injured Palestinians.
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.co.uk | Merlyn Thomas |Emma Pengelly
We used the position of the sun to ascertain that the footage was filmed in the evening, shortly before sunset. A local journalist who filmed footage of the scene also told BBC Verify that the incident occurred around 19:00 local time on Sunday - hours after the killings near the aid site. The IDF statement did not offer a figure for those killed in the Khan Younis blast and said that "the incident is under review".
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3 weeks ago |
bbc.com | Merlyn Thomas |Emma Pengelly
Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigationMerlyn Thomas & Emma PengellyBBCThe Israeli military has admitted to BBC Verify that it conducted a previously unacknowledged strike on the al-Mawasi area of southern Gaza, which reportedly killed at least one Palestinian and injured 30 others.
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1 month ago |
businessandamerica.com | Benedict Garman |Matt Murphy |Merlyn Thomas
Benedict Garman, Matt Murphy & Merlyn ThomasBBC VerifyIsrael is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centres for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show. The Israeli government suspended food and medicine deliveries into Gaza in March. Ministers said the move, which has been condemned by UN, European and Middle Eastern leaders, was intended to put pressure on Hamas to release its remaining hostages.
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1 month ago |
bbc.com | Benedict Garman |Matt Murphy |Merlyn Thomas
Construction sites appear in Gaza ahead of Israeli-US aid plan rejected by UN, images showBenedict Garman, Matt Murphy & Merlyn ThomasBBCIsrael is preparing a series of sites in Gaza that could be used as distribution centres for humanitarian aid in a controversial new plan, satellite images show. The Israeli government suspended food and medicine deliveries into Gaza in March.
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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". W/ @emmapenggelly https://t.co/Tb5YPiT2hj