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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 15m

A woman speaks to Tareq Abu Azzoum as she makes the journey back north.

Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2h

Rahab has lost her home. Her husband was killed. Two of her children were killed. Now she has almost nothing and she is raising her remaining children alone.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3h

"For the past 2 years we've witnessed govts around the world, including the UK, choosing to act in a way that is essentially geared towards dismantling international law & protecting Israel from accountability..."

Aimee Shalan from the @britpalcommitt.bsky.social

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3h

"Palestinians have very long experience not only of Israel breaking ceasefires but also of using phased agreements to entrench their expansionist agenda"

Aimee Shalan from the @britpalcommitt.bsky.social giving a history lesson on Sky News

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3h

"Israels announcement didn't refer to a ceasefire... the remarks of Netanyahu talked only about a hostage release framework... as it stands what we're seeing is genocide being used a tool for negotiation..."

Aimee Shalan from the @britpalcommitt.bsky.social

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 3h

The foreign secretary says the UK has been contributing to the peace process.

No. What the UK govt has been contributing to is the extermination of the Palestinian people.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 4h

"We need two things.. we need to guarantee access for international organisations & the UN.. [&] we need accountability. Israel as a perpetrator cannot go without accountability for all the war crimes that have been committed in Gaza"

Aseel Baidoun from @medicalaidpal.bsky.social #GMB

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 4h

Aseel Baidoun from @medicalaidpal.bsky.social making the point on #GMB that what's been happening in Gaza is genocide.

Kate Garraway then does her best to 'both sides' the genocide.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 5h

"We want to go back to our home, but we don't have one"

Israel has damaged or destroyed over 90% of all homes in Gaza #GMB

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 5h

#C4News: "Gaza has been reduced to ruins.. the ferocity of Israels assault on Gaza is unprecedented in modern times.. there's said to be 61 million tonnes of debris in Gaza that could take years to clear"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20h

Aseel Baidoun from @medicalaidpal.bsky.social : "From previous exp as Palestinians we cannot trust the Israeli govt... we fear the moment the Israelis receive the hostages they will continue mass killing Palestinians in Gaza & continue their plan to ethnically cleanse Palestinians from Gaza"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20h

Francesca Albanese is asked, how likely is it that Hamas will disarm?

Francesca Albanese explains that Hamas has said it will disarm once there is an independent and sovereign Palestinian state that grants stability and security to the Palestinian people.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20h

Francesca Albanese: "The request to demilitarise and deradicalise Gaza... in the name of Israels security. Where is the security of the Palestinians, who have been attacked without respite for decades... where is the demilitarisation and deradicalisation of Israels society?"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 20h

"Francesca Albanese, how do you feel today?"

Always worth listening to.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 21h

'Journalist' Alex Phillips says we should now see an end to the pro Palestine marches & goes on to suggest people on the marches receive support from Islamist organisations with connections to terrorist regimes & groups.

@fisherandrew79.bsky.social has to sit next to her & listen to this

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 21h

Labour MP Jack Abbott: "We did have this in our grasp only a short while ago with a ceasefire that then broke down. We've to make sure sure that this is lasting"

The last ceasefire broke down because Israel ripped it up & started killing again.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 21h

"It sent 110,000 bullets last month to Israeli snipers who we know have been using Palestinian children as target practice at times"

On #PoliticsLive @fisherandrew79.bsky.social mentioning the complicity of our government.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 21h

Well done to @fisherandrew79.bsky.social for highlighting that there are Palestinian hostages too.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

"Its an incomplete joy because we've lost a lot. I don't have a spoon or a fork in my house, its just some stones. Other lost families, some lost everything they own. Others lost legs and limbs, some lost everything, some went missing as well"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Claire Manera from MSF: "Not only have the Israeli forces prevented us from safely receiving medical supplies, food & fuel for more than 6 months now, they've killed more than 1,500 healthcare workers, & one week ago Israeli forces attacked our MSF colleagues, killing 2 of them"

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Chris Sidoti from the UN Commission of Inquiry is hopeful but anxious.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Protests at Amsterdam railway station last night.

Step Vaessen reporting.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

The thousands of hostages we never hear about.

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

Asked about the lack of Palestinian leadership, @yarahawari.bsky.social points out this is by design & a product of military occupation. Yara goes on to highlight how Palestinians are denied the right to determine their own future (whereas the war criminal Tony Blair is involved!)

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Saul Staniforth @saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 1d

@yarahawari.bsky.social : "Israel is notorious for breaking ceasefire deals.. Netanyahu says one thing to an international audience & something else to a domestic audience.. Israel is not a good faith actor.."

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