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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Drawn from dozens of verified incidents, figures from the Gaza Ministry of Health, and statements from the IDF. @emmapengelly.bsky.social's work, with me. Help from @benedictgarman.com and @paulybrown.bsky.social. Overseen by @biancabritton.bsky.social. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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More than 900 killed in Gaza this year despite ceasefire, Hamas-run health ministry says

The ministry says the total number of people killed in the Strip since 10 October is now more than 1,300, including 301 children.

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Emma Pengelly @emmapengelly.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Tracking the IDF's construction of earth barriers in Gaza, +23km in total, some sections beyond the Yellow Line. Israel has also built new (and consolidated existing) bases on the side it controls. The evidence shows Israel is preparing for a long stay, experts say. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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Why is Israel building these long earth barriers inside Gaza?

BBC Verify has found Israel has been building a series of earth barriers inside Gaza since the October ceasefire.

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Emma Pengelly @emmapengelly.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Towns and villages are being levelled in south Lebanon by Israeli demolitions. Our analysis out yesterday - just a snapshot of the overall damage - found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed in recent weeks. Reporting with @MerlynThomas and Barbara Metzler. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Satellite images reveal scale of Israeli demolitions as Lebanese villages destroyed

BBC Verify analysis found more than 1,400 buildings had been destroyed since 2 March.

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Emma Pengelly @emmapengelly.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

ICYMI: We verified three photos that emerged on Sunday showing a severely damaged E-3 at Prince Sultan air base www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Photos show heavily damaged US radar jet at Saudi base

US Central Command has not yet publicly commented on the incident.

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Emma Pengelly @emmapengelly.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Iran is fortifying entrances to a tunnel complex near one of its nuclear sites, satellite images show. With Ghoncheh Habibiazad and analysis from the Institute for Science and International Security. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Iran fortifies underground complex near nuclear site, satellite images show

The activity comes at a time of heightened tensions as talks between Iranian and US officials continue over Iran's nuclear programme.

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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 25/01/2026

Kristi Noem/ DHS vs the video evidence. Analysis for Verify w/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social building on verification work by @paulybrown.bsky.social 1) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj... 2) www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cj...

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Emma Pengelly @emmapengelly.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

With @benedictgarman.com, our investigation found Israel is moving the yellow blocks supposed to mark its line of control in Gaza deeper into the territory, sowing confusion among Palestinians.

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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · 08/01/2026

Trump and Noem's claims about the circumstances leading up to the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent are contradicted by video evidence. W/ @jakehorton.bsky.social @richib.bsky.social @paulybrown.bsky.social @emmapengelly.bsky.social @herdjemimah.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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How the ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded

BBC Verify breaks down how the shooting which killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis unfolded.

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Merlyn Thomas @merlynthomas.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

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/ @emmapengelly.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Israeli army admits to Gaza strike after BBC Verify investigation

At least one Palestinian was killed and 30 others injured in the Israeli strike on tents in Khan Younis on Sunday, medics say.

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

1/ THREAD Applying OSint to two different Gaza aid moments: Fri 30 May, south of the Netzarim GHF distribution site, and Sat 31 May, WFP truck(s) in Khan Yunis. On Netzarim, here's what @emmapengelly.bsky.social and I could find, in a BBC live page post: www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...

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Hamas 'thoroughly reviewing' ceasefire plan as UN warns all of Gaza at risk of famine

The proposal would reportedly see 28 Israeli hostages – alive and dead – returned in exchange for dozens of Palestinian prisoners.

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Olga Robinson @olgar.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Russian authorities are systematically seizing thousands of homes from Ukrainian residents of Mariupol. BBC Verify has analysed dozens of official documents published since July 2024 that show at least 5,700 homes have been identified for seizure. www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

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Russia seizing thousands of homes in occupied Mariupol - BBC News

To save their homes, Ukrainians face a dangerous return through Russia, and pressure to take a Russian passport.

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Emma Pengelly @emmapengelly.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Israeli troops fired more than 100 times during an attack in which they killed 15 emergency workers in Gaza, with some shots from as close as 12m away, a forensic audio analysis of mobile phone footage commissioned by BBC Verify has found. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Gaza medics killing: Israeli army fired as close as 12m, audio suggests

The analysis shows Israeli troops fired 100 shots during the attack which killed 15 people.

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Emma Pengelly @emmapengelly.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Yesterday: our video on the 15 emergency workers killed in Gaza by the IDF and how footage recovered from a medic’s phone forced the Israeli army to change its initial account. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

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BBC Verify analyses video showing Israel's killing of Gaza medics

The IDF's killing of 15 emergency workers has drawn international condemnation. BBC Verify examines new footage of the incident.

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Richard Irvine-Brown @richib.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

1/ THREAD How we know what we know about what happened around Dar al-Arqam school, al Tuffah, Gaza, yesterday afternoon and evening. (Call it OSint if you like.) This will include unpacking two images in our main story: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Gaza: Israeli strike on school kills 27, health ministry says

Palestinian authorities say children were among the dead, while Israel says it hit a Hamas command-and-control centre.

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