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Sam Mednick

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Associated Press correspondent for Israel and the Palestinian territories. Former West & Central Africa & SouthSudan. Watch my @TEDx bit.ly/2ZWpXVC

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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Israel says it will halt operations of several aid groups starting in 2026. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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Israel says it will halt operations of several humanitarian organizations in Gaza starting in 2026
Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Israeli army takes journalists into a tunnel in a Gaza city it seized and largely flattened apnews.com/article/gaza...
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Israeli army takes journalists into a tunnel in a Gaza city it seized and largely flattened
Israel’s military took journalists into Rafah this week. Troops seized the city at Gaza’s southernmost point last year and largely flattened it.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Nearly 100 people have died in Israeli detention centers since the war between Israel and Hamas began, according to a new report. The AP spoke with a former guard who said detainees were shackled and the prison had been dubbed a “graveyard” as so many prisoners were dying. apnews.com/article/midd...
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Palestinian deaths in Israeli custody have surged. A prison guard describes rampant abuse
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The number of Palestinians dying in Israeli custody surged to nearly 100 people since the start of the war in Gaza, according to a report published Monday by a human rights gro...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Israel and Hamas agree to phase one of Trump’s plan. apnews.com/article/egyp...
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Israel and Hamas agree to part of Trump's Gaza peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners
President Donald Trump says Israel and Hamas have agreed to the “first Phase” of his peace plan to pause fighting and release at least some hostages and prisoners.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Women in #Gaza say men sexually exploited them as they sought aid. Aid groups blame Israel’s offensive and blockade for the humanitarian crisis. As hunger and desperation grow across the enclave, women in particular say they’ve been pushed to make impossible decisions. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to Gaza. apnews.com/article/isra...
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Israeli soldiers, and their mothers, increasingly reject calls to return to Gaza
As Israel calls up tens of thousands of reservists for its invasion of Gaza City, a growing number of soldiers are saying no.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
AP reporting calls into question why and how Israel attacked a #Gaza hospital. Israeli forces struck a position well known as a journalists’ gathering point, because — a military official said — they believed a camera on the roof was being used by Hamas to observe troops. apnews.com/article/isra...
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AP reporting calls into question why and how Israel attacked a Gaza hospital
Associated Press reporting into an Israeli attack that killed 22 people at a Gaza Strip hospital, including five journalists, raises questions about Israel’s rationale for the attack and the way it wa...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
Mariam Dagga, a visual journalist who freelanced for The AP and other news organizations and produced harrowing images of the war in Gaza, was killed Monday by an Israeli strike on a hospital. The Israel-Hamas war has been one of the bloodiest conflicts for media workers apnews.com/article/mari...
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Mariam Dagga, AP freelance journalist in Gaza, was killed by an Israeli strike
Mariam Dagga, a visual freelance journalist in Gaza for The Associated Press, was killed by an Israeli strike on a hospital. She was 33.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
The leading authority on food crises said that there is famine in Gaza City and it's likely to spread. More than half a million people in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger. Many are at risk of dying from malnutrition-related causes. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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Famine grips Gaza's largest city and is likely to spread, authority on food crises says
The world's leading authority on food crises says the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it is likely to spread without an immediate ceasefire and an end to restrictions on human...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Israel is in discussions with #SouthSudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from #Gaza to the war-torn East African country. apnews.com/article/isra...
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Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan
Israel is in talks with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
Video appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist is killed in as an Israeli settler opens fire apnews.com/article/isra...
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Video appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist is killed as an Israeli settler opens fire
New video footage appears to show the moment a Palestinian activist was killed by an Israeli settler in the West Bank last month.
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 29/07/2025
BREAKING: Food crisis experts say the 'worst case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza.
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'Worst-case scenario of famine' is happening in Gaza, food crisis experts say
The leading international authority on food crises said in a new alert that the “worst-case scenario of famine is currently playing out in the Gaza Strip,” and “widespread death” will occur without immediate action.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Two prominent Israeli rights groups on Monday said their country is committing genocide in Gaza, the first time that local Jewish-led organizations have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 months of war. apnews.com/article/geno...
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Two Israeli rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza
Two prominent Israeli rights groups say their country is committing genocide in Gaza. It's the first time that local, Jewish-led groups have made such accusations against Israel during nearly 22 month...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammunition as Palestinians seek food in #Gaza. The AP has obtained videos of a food-distribution site in Gaza and interviewed two American contractors working there. apnews.com/article/pale...
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US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza
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 The Asso...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
A confidential brief to the ICC, seen exclusively by AP, accuses Wagner of promoting atrocities. It asserts that Wagner has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities including ones alluding to cannibalism. apnews.com/article/wagn...
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A confidential brief to the ICC accuses Russia-linked Wagner of promoting atrocities in West Africa
The International Criminal Court is reviewing a confidential legal report asserting that the Russia-linked Wagner group has committed war crimes by spreading images of apparent atrocities in West Afri...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in #Africa and #Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups. apnews.com/article/isra...
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Firms led by US military veterans deliver aid in Africa and Gaza, alarming humanitarian groups
In Gaza and Africa, U.S. contracting firms led by former American intelligence and military officers are taking on aid delivery in conflict zones.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
How Israel used spies, smuggled drones and AI to stun and hobble Iran apnews.com/article/moss...
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How Israel used spies, smuggled drones and AI to stun and hobble Iran
Israel stunned Iran last week with an intelligence and military operation years in the making that struck high-level targets with precision.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
In this Israeli city hit by an Iranian missile, many people still support their military’s operation apnews.com/article/isra...
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In this Israeli city hit by an Iranian missile, many people still support their military's operation
In the central Israeli city of Petah Tikva, many people seem to be lining up to support the military operation against Iran — despite an Iranian missile hitting here days ago.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
apnews.com/video/rescue...  Rescue effort underway were underway in Ramat Gan Friday night after Iran's missile hit building trapping residents
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Rescue effort underway in Ramat Gan after Iran's missile hit building trapping residents, AP explains
15 people were reportedly trapped inside a collapsed building late Friday in the Tel Aviv satellite of Ramat Gan as projectiles launched from Iran rained on central Israel throughout the day.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Israel backs an anti-Hamas armed group known for looting aid in #Gaza. Here’s what we know. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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Israel backs an anti-Hamas armed group known for looting aid in Gaza. Here's what we know
Israel is supporting armed groups of Palestinians in Gaza in what it says is a move to counter Hamas.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the vicinity of new aid hubs in #Gaza. Witnesses say nearby Israeli troops have opened fire. Hospital officials say at least 80 people have been killed and hundreds wounded. Here's what we know. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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What we know about the shootings near Gaza aid distribution sites
Shootings have erupted nearly daily this week in the Gaza Strip in the vicinity of new hubs where desperate Palestinians are being directed to collect food.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
Israeli soldiers and former detainees tell AP Israel’s use of human shields in #Gaza is widespread. Orders often came from the top, and at times nearly every platoon used a Palestinian to clear locations, said an Israeli officer apnews.com/article/isra...
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Israeli soldiers and former detainees tell AP Israel's use of human shields in Gaza is widespread
Several Palestinians and Israeli soldiers say troops are systematically forcing Palestinians to act as human shields in Gaza, sending them into buildings and tunnels to check for bombs and gunmen.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
#Gaza children are sent back to war zone following medical care after Jordan rejects requests to stay. Rights groups warn that forcing the children to go back to a war zone is a possible violation of international law. apnews.com/article/jord...
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Gaza children are sent back to war zone following medical care after Jordan rejects requests to stay
Seventeen Palestinian children and their caregivers were recently sent back to Gaza after receiving medical treatment in Jordan.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
Food security experts warn #Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t end its blockade. Nearly a half million Palestinians are in “catastrophic” levels of hunger, meaning they face possible starvation. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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Food security experts warn Gaza is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn't end its blockade
Food security experts say the Gaza Strip is at critical risk of famine if Israel doesn’t lift its blockade and stop its military campaign.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
A US-backed group seeks to take over aid distribution in #Gaza, in a plan similar to Israel’s. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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A US-backed group seeks to take over Gaza aid distribution in a plan similar to Israel's
A group of American security contractors, ex-military officers and humanitarian aid officials is proposing to take over the distribution of food and other supplies in Gaza based on plans similar to on...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Aid groups working in #Gaza fear an Israeli proposal for controlling aid will forcibly displace people and could push them into “de facto internment conditions". We obtained more than 40 pages of notes summarizing Israel’s proposals and aid groups’ concerns about them. apnews.com/article/gaza...
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Groups fear Israeli proposal for controlling aid in Gaza will forcibly displace people
Israel has blocked aid from entering Gaza for two months and says it won’t allow food, fuel, water or medicine into the besieged territory until it can prevent Hamas and other militants from siphoning...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Freed Israeli hostage said he was starved, beaten and at times had to ‘accept’ death during more than 500 days in captivity in #Gaza. Practicing mindfulness helped him survive. apnews.com/article/host...
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Freed Israeli hostage focused on his 'inner life' to help survive harsh conditions in Gaza
Tal Shoham was freed from captivity in Gaza 505 days after Hamas militants abducted him. He said there were times during his ordeal when he didn't think he'd be alive the next morning.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 16/04/2025
Israeli raids displaced tens of thousands in the #WestBank, now some people have nowhere to live, as few places to shelter remain apnews.com/article/isra...
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Israeli raids displaced tens of thousands in the West Bank. Now few places to shelter remain
Israeli military raids in the occupied West Bank have driven about 40,000 Palestinians from their homes.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Starvation was likely the leading cause of death for a Palestinian teenager who died in an Israeli prison, according to an Israeli doctor who observed the autopsy. apnews.com/article/auto...
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Palestinian teenager who died in Israeli prison showed signs of starvation, medical report says
Seventeen-year-old Walid Ahmad, who had been held for six months without being charged, died last month after collapsing in Megiddo Prison and striking his head, Palestinian officials said.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
Told to fix notorious prison, Israel just relocated alleged abuses, detainees say apnews.com/article/isra...
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Told to fix notorious prison, Israel just relocated alleged abuses, detainees say
Under pressure from Israel’s top court to improve conditions at a facility notorious for mistreating Palestinians seized in Gaza, the military transferred hundreds of detainees to newly opened camps.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in #SouthSudan? apnews.com/article/tech...
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Can technology help more survivors of sexual assault in South Sudan?
Sexual assault is a constant risk for many women in South Sudan. Yet most women struggle to get help.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
As leading coffee-producing countries struggle to grow crops in drier, less reliable weather, prices have soared to the highest in decades and the industry is scrambling for solutions. In #SouthSudan coffee growers are testing a tougher species. apnews.com/article/sout...
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As warming climate hammers coffee crops, South Sudan tests a tougher species
As Earth's warming climate causes problems for big coffee producers around the world, some people are looking to a rarely cultivated species that may stand up better to drought and heat.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track & kill more alleged militants more quickly in #Gaza & Lebanon through a spike in AI & computing services, raising concerns about tech’s role in who lives & who dies in war w/ @newsdude.bsky.social and Garance Burke apnews.com/article/isra...
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As Israel uses US-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies
U.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails apnews.com/article/pale...
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Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails
Dozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
Some Israeli soldiers are refusing to keep fighting in #Gaza saying they saw or did things that crossed ethical lines. apnews.com/article/sold... .
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Some Israeli soldiers refuse to keep fighting in Gaza
A growing number of Israeli soldiers are speaking out against the Israel-Hamas war. They say they did or saw things that crossed ethical lines.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Survivors recount ‘very apocalyptic’ cyclone that ripped through the French territory of #Mayotte. The cyclone decimated communities, particularly people living in shanty towns in the hills, the majority of who are migrants. apnews.com/video/mayott...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Chinese-run gold mining threatens an endangered UN heritage site in Congo. In recent years the mine has rapidly expanded, polluting the environment and threatening the wildlife and the communities living in the Reserve. apnews.com/article/cong...
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Chinese gold mining threatens a protected UN heritage site in Congo
For eight years a Chinese mining company has been vastly expanding inside an endangered World Heritage Site, accused by locals and conservationists of decimating the environment.
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
They fled war in #Sudan. But they haven’t been able to flee the hunger. Sudan's war has created vast hunger, including famine. Aid groups say they can't reach people as warring sides are limiting access. “People are starving to death at the moment" apnews.com/article/suda...
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They fled war in Sudan. But they haven't been able to flee the hunger
The war in Sudan has created vast hunger, including famine. Food in the markets is sparse, prices have spiked and aid groups say they struggle to reach the most vulnerable as warring parties limit acc...
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Sam Mednick @smednick.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
The UN investigates sexual exploitation allegations against aid workers in Chad, following our AP story apnews.com/article/sexu...
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UN investigates sexual exploitation allegations against aid workers in Chad following AP story
The United Nations in Chad has launched an internal investigation, following an Associated Press report on allegations of sexual exploitation of Sudanese refugees, including by aid workers.
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