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Fares Akram

@faresakram

Journalist covering Gaza. Retweets not endorsement, etc.

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calendar_today22-06-2009 13:57:40

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Hamas confirms the death of top commander Mohammed Deif in a 2024 Israeli airstrike in S. Gaza, along with 6 other senior militants whom Israel said it had killed throughout the 15-month war.

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A fourth swap of hostages for prisoners moved ahead early Saturday as Israel and Hamas uphold agreements reached as part of the Gaza ceasefire. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via Galit Altstein @FaresAkram

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When Trump said Gaza’s 2M residents should leave so US firms could rebuild, he faced global backlash—including from Gazans for whom displacement is trauma. But in Gaza, where survival itself is a struggle, the truth remains: there are no good options. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Protests against Hamas are rare but not unprecedented. While previous demonstrations have called on Hamas to reconcile with rival Fatah, this is the first time crowds have openly called on Hamas to step aside and sustained protests into a second day. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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🚨 BREAKING: Hamas militias have killed 22-year-old Odai Naser Saadi, one of the leaders of the anti-Hamas protest movement in Gaza. He was kidnapped, tortured for four hours, and then executed. His body was dumped at the doorstep of his family’s home, with a chilling message:

🚨 BREAKING: Hamas militias have killed 22-year-old Odai Naser Saadi, one of the leaders of the anti-Hamas protest movement in Gaza. 

He was kidnapped, tortured for four hours, and then executed. His body was dumped at the doorstep of his family’s home, with a chilling message:
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he won’t stop until Hamas lays down its arms and cedes power in Gaza bloomberg.com/news/newslette… via @FaresAkram

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Israel is preparing to expand the area of its ground attacks in the Gaza Strip, seeking to tighten its grip on the war-ravaged enclave as hope for a new truce keeps fading bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @SherifTarek @FaresAkram

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Israeli army dismissed a commander and reprimanded another over an attack on aid vehicles in Gaza last month that killed 15 Palestinians. W/⁦Dan Williams⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Syrian President Ahmed Al-Sharaa said his administration was holding indirect talks with Israel to ease mounting tensions, the first such discussions between the two Middle Eastern neighbors in 17 years bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @FaresAkram Samy Adghirni

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Israel advanced its ground forces in Gaza and said the new action prompted the group to resume mediated negotiations on a possible ceasefire and hostage release bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @FaresAkram

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Dozens of aid trucks began entering the Gaza Strip for the first time since Israel blocked supplies to the beleaguered territory 80 days ago bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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With aid long stolen & resold at black market prices, GHF opened aid distribution point in south Gaza today. Despite threats & fear, hungry Gazans turned out in droves, walking miles under the scorching sun & returning with heavy boxes. No force seems able to stop the hungry.

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Israel said it killed Mohammed Sinwar, the top commander of Hamas in Gaza, confirming reports from earlier this month bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @FaresAkram

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Israel has accepted a US ceasefire proposal for Gaza that Israeli officials familiar with the matter said would involve a 60-day pause in the fighting and restore UN-led aid distribution to the enclave bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @FaresAkram

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At least 22 people were killed near two aid-distribution stations in Gaza, the latest setback to a new humanitarian relief operation aimed at sidelining Hamas. bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @FaresAkram Fadwa Hodali

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Hamas “must step down from governance,” Abu Shabab, a member of a Bedouin tribe whose kinsmen in the neighboring Egyptian Sinai have fought ISIS, told ⁦Bloomberg⁩ . Latest with ⁦Dan Williams⁩ bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Israel is intensifying operations in one of the last Hamas strongholds in Gaza, as the sides stake out positions before ceasefire negotiations bloomberg.com/news/articles/… with @FaresAkram