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Elham Fakhro

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Academic and author of a recent book on the Abraham Accords. Interested in the Gulf states, conflict diplomacy, progressive ideas. cup.columbia.edu/book/the-abraham-a…

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James Ryan @jdryan08.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good 🧵 on Steinem and the CIA.
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John W @jcwill324.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Pop question: before this year, when was the last time a US Navy base was destroyed during war? Wake Island, December 23 1941. So much winning.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A little bit of detail about the damage incurred to the US base in Bahrain www.militarytimes.com/opinion/2026...
militarytimes.com
The devastation of NSA Bahrain is a national security warning
Opinion: If NSA Bahrain is not reconstituted to pre-attack capabilities, it will fundamentally change how the U.S. Navy operates, the author of this op-ed writes.
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Fathel @fath0039.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
These two book are a must-read to understand the dialectic of French empire and nationalism, especially in the non-European Mediterranean, and especially in the Arab part. They are provide valuable insights into understanding French colonialism in the Levant too.
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Laleh Khalili @lalehkhalili.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
Hah! www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
washingtonpost.com
U.S. military has lost roughly 25% of its Reaper drones as Iran war depletes arsenal
The aircraft, which cost up to $50 million each, have seen heavy use around the Strait of Hormuz — but they are relatively easy targets for Iran and its proxies.
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Daniel Chomsky @danielchomsky.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
People would not accuse Israel of committing mass murder if top Israeli officials did not declare their intention to commit mass murder every night.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 14/08/2026
This is the coverage of Arday **just in the Telegraph** in the UK. This is only the first four pages of results, just in one outlet.
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Jason Arday found dead
2 hours ago — Mr Arday was found •unresponsive• at an address in Battersea. south London. on Froy
afternoon. He was uter pronounced dead at the scene. A Read rnore
Jason Arday says he was an illiterate, mute child. His .
6 hours ago — Jason Arday says he was an i&erate. mute child. Cambridge's youngest-ever black
professor in 2023. Arday attended from the age of four to 11
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A PhD is no longer a sign of brilliance — take it from Dr Arday
1 day aeo — Juon Arday resigns from the Unwersity of Cambrdge after The Telegraph reports he had
falseb• claimed to have pubåshed a book
We are all Jason Arday now
S days ago — Jason Arday resons from the University of Cambridge after The Telegraph reports he had
falsew cGimed to have published a book Aug 7.2028. Read more
Cambridge professor claimed he was on Seven Up..
2 Aug 2026 — He was not bom until 1985. Prof Arday is at the centre of a row about academk
plagiarism after The Tekgragh that he had been accused
The Jason Arday 'memoir' that now appears to be more .
7 days ago — Instead of tales of triumph over adversity. the now-fomer Cambridge professors
autob"qraphy is a case study in self-rnythobgising,
Arday failed to mention 'months-long coma' in autobiography
8 days ago — Jason Arday toz publishers he was k•ft a three-month coma fohwhg a car gash. but
never wrote about the ordeal his memoirs_
Jason Arday is living proof that you reap what you sow
6 Aug 2028 — The Cambridge professor feed plagiarism alegations and made fantastical clä'ns about
his life. so what did he expect woUz happen? Read rmre
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Arday 'accused student of Miite privilege' after she
4 days ago — Forrner Cambrdge professor alleged* htplied that Roehamptm student was racist after
cornplaint about essay SOOre.
Jason Arday is rnerely a symptom of the Leffs corruption
Aug 2026 — Lab-curs on school standards is on the same toxic assumptions that created his
academic career.
Cambridge hired Arday after 'listening to black stu…
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Weapons aren’t the only thing India has sent to Israel during this period. Thousands of Indian workers have also gone to Israel, in many instances to replace Palestinians barred from entering the country after 7 October 2023 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
theguardian.com
As conflict in the Middle East intensifies, India’s relationship with Israel deepens
An Amnesty International report reveals that the country is now a key part of Israel’s weapons supply chain. Plus, Assam floods, student anger spreads and a song to put in rotation
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) on X
🚨Prof. Mohammad Marandi Completly DESTROYS Alan Dershowitz. 🚨“YOU’RE The Evil Monster!” 🚨"You are the Nazi regime that is carrying out a holocaust in Gaza. You're afraid because you know you have ...
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Just so horrific- "The Gironde fire has burned 162 square miles of pine forest west of Bordeaux, an area four times the size of Paris" www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
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Europe’s wildfire crisis shifts as some 200,000 French return but new blazes force thousands to flee
In Greece, hundreds of firefighters fought Saturday to protect Porto Germeno, a popular resort on the Gulf of Corinth, as gale-force winds spread flames west of Athens.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Most of the 60,000 Moroccans who crossed into Spain have already been sent back, voluntarily www.france24.com/en/europe/20...
france24.com
More than 48,000 migrants return to Morocco after thousands cross border into Spain
Spain said on Friday it had largely reversed a surge of migrants into its North African enclave of Ceuta, with 48,000 of the people who crossed from Morocco by land and sea already returning voluntari...
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
For exports, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company is building a plant that will almost treble its liquefied natural gas capacity by 2028. The state-run firm will invest alongside TotalEnergies, Eni and China National Petroleum Corporation in the project www.ft.com/content/9384...
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Home - Financial Times
News, analysis and opinion from the Financial Times on the latest in markets, economics and politics
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Almost 100 troops injured in recent weeks, Pentagon admits, as Iran launches reprisals on US allies
Iran has attacked a tanker in the strait of Hormuz, forcing its crew to abandon the ship, after the US launched a tenth consecutive night of strikes
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
As a senior officer, he formulated a doctrine calling for the use of overwhelming force, including targeting civilian infrastructure. While Eisenkot didn’t implement the doctrine as army chief many view it as a precursor to the IDF’s devastating tactics in Gaza and Lebanon www.ft.com/content/1966...
ft.com
The man running against Benjamin Netanyahu
Former military chief Gadi Eisenkot is the main opponent to Israel’s divisive prime minister ahead of October election
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Bravo Spain!!! 🇪🇸
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Oli @oliaworth96.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
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Shibley Telhami @stelhami.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
"Iran has been increasingly targeting Jordan with attacks like the one on Friday that killed two U.S. servicemen. The reason, analysts said, is that Jordan has been playing a more central role in U.S. military operations against Iran." www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/w...
nytimes.com
Increased Cooperation With U.S. Has Put Jordan in Iran’s Cross Hairs
Jordan’s role in U.S. operations against Iran has grown as other allies in the region have restricted Washington’s ability to use their bases and airspace.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
US strikes bridges in Iran, Iran strikes a water desalination plant in Kuwait. apnews.com/article/iran...
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US strikes bridges in Iran, which targets a water desalination plant in Kuwait
The United States has expanded its airstrike campaign against Iran by hitting more bridges and collapsing a tower at a key Iranian port.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Iran Claims to Kill 3 U.S. Service Members in Kuwait (Kuwait and Bahrain have been targeted by Iranian missiles almost every night since Trump resumed strikes on Iran roughly one week ago) theintercept.com/2026/07/13/i...
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Iran Claims to Kill 3 U.S. Service Members in Kuwait
The Pentagon said there were “zero reports” of deaths over the weekend — then announced a new death on Monday.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
An excellent and entertaining read by @kristianulrichsen.bsky.social Unlike this World Cup, it won't disappoint at all! ⚽️
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dr. thrasher, an american writer in ex(archia)(xile) @thrasherxy.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
BREAKING: I am suing Northwestern University, a member of congress, two cabinet secretaries and the Attorney General of the United States. I explain why in @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/when-we-figh...
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When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government
Yesterday, I filed a lawsuit against Northwestern University and—in his official capacity as Chairman of the US House of Representatives House Committee on Education and the Workforce—Michigan Cong…
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
This is howling at the moon. Won't happen.
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#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 13/07/2026
In what is essentially the logical end conclusion of being pro-Israel, the United States chief diplomat Marco Rubio has unveiled a "plan" to permanently dismantle the International Criminal Court.
wsj.com
Opinion | Why We’re Dismantling the ICC
America never agreed to a world tribunal that can override our own courts and the Constitution.
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
My longstanding policy preference has been to torture zero souls, for zero days. My colleague Satan preferred to torture all souls, for eternity. I appreciated his willingness to negotiate, which led to the historic Torture One Million Souls act of 2014 and the Torture A Bunch More Souls act of 2018
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Jamison Foser @jamisonfoser.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Deeply saddened to learn of the loss of my dear friend Satan, the Prince of Lies. Though we often disagreed about matters such as the appropriate role of torture in the afterlife, I will most remember how his quick wit and affable nature made our weekly golf outings a ritual. He will be missed.
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 12/07/2026
Photos: Qatari Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani aje.news/y9tz7r
Former Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani [Handout/Amiri Diwan]Sheikh Hamad addresses the first meeting of his cabinet in Doha, Qatar, on October 30, 1996. [Reuters]Sheikh Hamad meets with US President George W Bush at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 8, 2003, seven weeks after the Iraq War began. [Stephen J Boitano/LightRocket via Getty Images]Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono drives Sheikh Hamad and his wife Sheikha Moza bint Nasser during a visit to Jakarta on May 19, 2009. [Adek Berry/AFP]
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Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 12/07/2026
I was sunning by the pool when the boxes arrived. And here in my hand is my life’s work: “The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War On Democracy.” Coming 8/18. Pre-orders make a huge difference! Make a fascist sweat—pre-order today! www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Ne...
Gil Duran holding physical copy of Nerd Reich book
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A prominent Arab-American journalist is very clearly using Chat GPT in all his X posts, as well as his substack. I dont understand how actual "writers" can do this. It is so obvious and obnoxious.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
just a heads up: you dont get access like this without giving something up. the administration wants images of big powerful american jets doing stuff and @cnn.com is serving up precisely what they want. signed, guy who remembers both iraq wars
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
"If China's (electric) car industry were handing out a salesman of the year award for 2026, President Trump would be a leading contender"
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Explosions heard in Bahrain as Iran says any site enabling US attack is 'legitimate target' - www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/liv…
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Explosions heard in Bahrain as Iran says any site enabling US attack is 'legitimate target'
<article data-history-node-id="443795" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/explosions-heard-bahrain-iran-says-any-site-enabling-us-attack" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/explosions-heard-bahrain-iran-says-any-site-enabling-us-attack" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Explosions heard in Bahrain as Iran says any site enabling US attack is 'legitimate target'</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Several explosions rang out across Bahrain, an AFP correspondent said, after authorities sounded air raid sirens to warn of an attack.</p> <p>"Loud" blasts were heard in the north of the island state, the correspondent said, in the first incident since Bahrain reported intercepting Iranian drones and missiles on June 28.</p> <p>Iran's military, meanwhile, warned that any site enabling the United States to attack the country would be considered a "legitimate target".</p> <p>"Any support provided to the aggressive American army to violate the sovereignty and territory of Islamic Iran will be a legitimate target of the armed forces," the military said in a statement. (Reporting by AFP)</p> </div> </div> </article>
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Mehdi Hasan and Naomi Klein- What Elon Musks trillionaire status means for democracy, capitalism, and the rise of racism open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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World’s Worst Person Is Also World’s First Trillionaire. What Does That Mean for the Rest of Us?
In this latest episode of 'Unshocked,' Naomi and Mehdi break down what Elon Musk’s trillionaire status means for democracy, capitalism, and the rise of racism.
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
While I favor France and Norway...I'm also 100 percent in the ABA camp. Anybody but Argentina.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
FIFAs corruption could not be more blatant. Back to boycotting this mess.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Let's go Egypt!!! 🇪🇬 That second (actually third) goal was beautiful! تحيا مصر!
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Jamie "Clanker H8r" Dyer @jamiedcville.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
"The BoD at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will change its definition of who qualifies as a journalist to exclude slain Palestinian and Lebanese journalists who worked for government-funded media outlets. This is a racist scandal of massive proportions for everyone involved"
NEW: The Board of Directors at the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) will formally change its definition of who qualifies as a journalist, to broadly exclude slain Palestinian and Lebanese journalists who worked for government-funded media outlets. Israeli, American, and Ukrainian journalists who work for state-funded outlets or are embedded with the military will remain recognized as journalists, of course. 

The move was catalyzed to appease the right-wing Zionist rag The Free Beacon, which has repeatedly accused Palestinian and Lebanese journalists of being undercover militants or used their political opinions or affiliations as justification for their killing by the IOF. 

This is a racist scandal of massive proportions for everyone involved, and it makes a mockery of the purported mission of the organization. It is absolutely abhorrent that the organization’s resources are wasted on this cowardly witch-hunt, at a moment in history that is the deadliest for journalists, especially in Palestine and Lebanon.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
A shocking 70,000 Kuwaitis have now had their citizenships revoked, leaving many of them stateless, unable to access basic services, and without any appeal process www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Kuwait: Nationality withdrawals disproportionately harming women and children, warns UN expert
GENEVA – The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Reem Alsalem, today expressed serious concern over the continued large-scale withdrawal and revocation of Kuwaiti nationality initi...
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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 28/06/2026
For people upset about Article 13 of this U.S.-Israel-Lebanon trilateral agreement – or its other sovereignty-negating provisions, which effectively put Lebanon in U.S.- and Israeli-supervised receivership – this is where this process was always headed: foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/15/t...
foreignpolicy.com
Trump’s Lebanon Negotiations Are Breaking the Country
Rather than acting as a good-faith mediator, Trump is humiliating the Lebanese government.
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Eoghan Daltun 🌍 @irishrainforest.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The older I get, the more certain I am that the real meaning of existence is love for life. That is, love for the natural world, all of humanity, and advancing coexistence based on true justice, rights, and respect. 🌍
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Usama Makdisi: Israel sees two models for Lebanon: one is the West Bank model, featuring a neutered PA-style “government” that is totally subordinate to Israeli will..The other is “Gaza” by which Israel means to obliterate and ethnically cleanse the south of Lebanon open.substack.com/pub/makdisi/...
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The "Morning After" the Lebanon"Agreement"
in a time of genocide
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
The cowardly Lebanese puppet government has signed a deal that effectively accepts the continued occupation of sovereign Lebanese territory by Israel, including over 50 villages that 1.2 million Lebanese were recently forced to flee from
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Truly hope this summit happens, and leads to long-term stability/ cooperation between Iran and the Gulf states. Ultimately, that's the only way forward. www.dawn.com/news/amp/201...
dawn.com
Iran-Gulf reconciliation talks expected in Saudi Arabia: diplomat
Talks on reconciliation between Gulf countries and Iran are expected to take place in Saudi Arabia, a diplomat with...
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
This year, Exeter University’s vice-chancellor has received a pay rise (bringing the total salary to nearly 400,000 GBP) despite hundreds of staff leaving the university under cost-cutting measures. What an absolute shame. thetab.com/2026/02/12/e...
thetab.com
Exeter University's vice-chancellor received £3000 pay rise despite hundreds of jobs cut
The university paid over £10,000 in compensation for staff cuts
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Iran’s FM Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in a video that the ongoing conflict in Lebanon would top the agenda, as well as frozen Iranian funds and sales of the country’s oil www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/...
aljazeera.com
Vance wants to ‘turn over a new leaf’ as US-Iran talks start in Switzerland
Both nations seek a durable end to their war as Iran slams Israeli attacks on Lebanon as violations of interim deal.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Lebanon's health ministry said that Israeli attacks since March 2 had reached 4,057 dead, including 135 health and emergency workers, and 12,121 people wounded. 83 were killed on Friday alone. www.thedailystar.net/news/world/u...
thedailystar.net
Lebanon says Israel-Hezbollah war toll tops 4,000 after 83 killed Friday
Health ministry reports 12,121 wounded since March 2
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Since Israel utterly failed at its goal of regime change in Iran, it is now lashing out at its weaker neighbours with even greater violence and malice. It will never tolerate a US-Iran deal, especially not on terms even mildly favorable - or fair to- Iran.
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Drop Site @dropsitenews.com · 19/06/2026
Summary of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory from midday Thu. until 9am local (2am ET), compiled by Courtney Bonneau (X: @cbonneauimages): ▪️ 23 locations hit by airstrikes: Nabatieh, Shoukin, Haboush, Mifdoun, Jabour Heights, Tebna, Kfardjal, Harouf, Doueir, Wadi Roumine, Kfarsir, Qaqaiyat...
Summary of Israeli attacks on Lebanese territory from midday Thursday until 9 am local (2am ET), compiled by 
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▪️ 23 locations hit by airstrikes: Nabatieh, Shoukin, Haboush, Mifdoun, Jabour Heights, Tebna, Kfardjal, Harouf, Doueir, Wadi Roumine, Kfarsir, Qaqaiyat al-Jisr, Jabour, Kfarjoz, Wadi Barghaz, Adchit, Qatrani, Toul, Sajed, Blat, Deir al-Zahrani, Nabatieh al-Fouqa, and Sharqiya.

▪️ 6 locations hit by drone strikes: Doueir, Toul, Deir al-Zahrani, Jebchit, Nabatieh, and the Abbasiya-Hamadiyya area.

▪️ 15 locations subjected to artillery shelling: Ali al-Taher Heights, Srifa, Nabatieh al-Fouqa, Nabatieh, Kfarman, Haboush, Qalawiya, Jebchit, Bani Hayyan, Zebdine, Qabrikha, Kfarjoz, Wadi Salouqi, and Adchit.
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Mohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
In journalism school, we teach that context matters. But, like so much of the Western media, AFP forgets that lesson whenever Israel is involved. Missing context: These four Israeli soldiers were killed in Lebanon, where they were part of an illegal Israeli occupation of a sovereign country.
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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 15/05/2026
My latest for @foreignpolicy.com, on U.S.-sponsored Israel-Lebanon talks that mainly seem premised on embarrassing and discrediting Lebanese leaders without even offering a real ceasefire in exchange: foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/15/t...
foreignpolicy.com
Trump’s Lebanon Negotiations Are Breaking the Country
Rather than acting as a good-faith mediator, Trump is humiliating the Lebanese government.
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Elham Fakhro @elhamfakhro.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Israel looks determined to throw the UAE under the bus. Is the point of this to alienate the UAE from regional states and deepen dependence on Israel?
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