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Megan O’Toole
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Award-winning investigative/data journalist. Senior editor @MiddleEastEye, former MENA editor @AlJazeera, Global Authentication Project member @Bellingcat, meganotoole.ca
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Israeli attacks might have forced up to one million people - a sixth of the country’s population - to flee parts of Lebanon, fuelling the worst displacement crisis in the country’s history, PM says.

Lebanon may be witnessing 'largest displacement' in its history, PM warns
Lebanon may be witnessing 'largest displacement' in its history, PM warns

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Hezbollah has confirmed the killing of Hassan Nasrallah in Israel’s massive air attack on a densely populated neighbourhood of Beirut.

Hezbollah confirms killing of leader Nasrallah in Israeli strike on Beirut
Hezbollah confirms killing of leader Nasrallah in Israeli strike on Beirut

Israeli army says it killed Hezbollah’s leader in massive air attack on Beirut on Friday.

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Iran is expected to approve the deployment of troops to Lebanon in the coming days, as Israel claims to have killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in its bombardment of Beirut.

Live: Israel claims Hezbollah leader killed in overnight strike on Beirut
Live: Israel claims Hezbollah leader killed in overnight strike on Beirut

Israel calls for forced displacement of Beirut residents as it renews strikes

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Iran’s embassy in Lebanon says the Israeli strike on Beirut today ‘changes the rules of the game,’ vowing retaliation.

Iranian embassy in Lebanon says Israeli strike in Beirut 'changes rules of the game'
Iranian embassy in Lebanon says Israeli strike in Beirut 'changes rules of the game'

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Israeli fighter jets have launched a series of massive air strikes on a crowded area of Beirut, causing widespread destruction amid fears of a large death toll.

Israeli jets pound Beirut with series of massive air strikes
Israeli jets pound Beirut with series of massive air strikes

Heavy bombing flattens residential buildings in crowded southern suburbs, according to initial reports

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Like Israel’s endgame in Gaza, ‘an achievable strategy in southern Lebanon remains unclear or non-existent.’

Israel's war on Lebanon: Lethal tactics, no endgame
Israel's war on Lebanon: Lethal tactics, no endgame

Pager explosions and air strikes appear to be paving the way for a ground invasion - but what is Israel's military goal?

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Amid western-backed genocide in Gaza and a new front in Lebanon, ‘Israel is preparing for years of war … How much will the Arab region be willing to absorb without drawing red lines?’

Israel's war on Gaza and Lebanon: For the Arab world, where are the red lines?
Israel's war on Gaza and Lebanon: For the Arab world, where are the red lines?

As Netanyahu expands his path of destruction, he is relying in part on a deep hatred of Arabs within Israeli society

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Israel is calling up reservists as it continues its massive bombing campaign across Lebanon, killing hundreds of people and displacing more than 90,000.

Israel calls up reservists as deadly Lebanon attacks displace over 90,000
Israel calls up reservists as deadly Lebanon attacks displace over 90,000

Thousands of families fleeing southern Lebanon are unsure where to find safety as Israeli bombardment hits Beirut.

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‘The cognitive dissonance of being in the West while the East burns isn’t simply that misalignment between where your body is and where your mind’s at. It’s being in a place whose every venerable institution insists that this burning is right and good, no matter how barbarous or savage.’

The trauma of watching the 'movie' of Israel's war on Lebanon from afar
The trauma of watching the 'movie' of Israel's war on Lebanon from afar

To the West's press, thrilled at the spectacle, Israel's sadistic acts were 'audacious', the innocent dead mere film extras. For this Lebanese abroad, the cognitive dissonance is immense

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Seventy-five percent of all reporters killed in the world in 2023 died between October 7 and the end of last year. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls the war zone in Gaza the ‘most dangerous ever’ for reporters.

Israel is deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza: Experts
Israel is deliberately targeting journalists in Gaza: Experts

Press freedom groups point to a pattern of killing clearly identified journalists.

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Megan O’Toole
@meganotoole.bsky.social
Award-winning investigative/data journalist. Senior editor @MiddleEastEye, former MENA editor @AlJazeera, Global Authentication Project member @Bellingcat, meganotoole.ca
2k followers341 following566 posts