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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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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 6h

Trump says Israel and Hamas have signed off on the first phase of his ceasefire plan, entailing a release of captives and an Israeli withdrawal to an ‘agreed upon line.’

Trump says Israel, Hamas agree on ‘first phase’ of Gaza peace plan

The US president says he may travel to Egypt this weekend as negotiators hold talks to end two years of the war in Gaza.

www.aljazeera.com

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 15h

Two years of Gaza genocide: ‘The intensifying campaign of demonisation will grow, as will the crackdown on fundamental and long-cherished rights. Israel has declared war on the Palestinian people. And our leaders are slowly declaring war on us.’

Gaza genocide two years on: The West must be deradicalised so this never happens again

This brutal war on Palestinians has not just unleashed Israel's demons. It has unmasked our own regimes, as they crack down on humanitarian activism

www.middleeasteye.net

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 1d

An average of nearly 100 Palestinians per day have been confirmed killed since Israel’s genocide began two years ago. Its attacks on Gaza continue to this day.

At least 92 Palestinians killed every day in Gaza for 2 straight years; U.S. opens the door for war with Venezuela

Drop Site Daily: October 7, 2025

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 2d

‘Israel is seeking full domination of the region. After Gaza, no Arab country is safe’

Israel is seeking full domination of the region. After Gaza, no Arab country is safe

As the US enables Israel's violent expansionism, regimes across the region have failed to marshal a credible deterrent

www.middleeasteye.net

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 6d

Delighted to announce the launch of Middle East Eye’s first-ever Fellowship programme, designed to support in-depth reporting by freelance journalists across the Middle East. For more details and to apply before the deadline of November 1, please visit:

www.middleeasteye.net/fellowship

Middle East Eye Fellowship - applications now open until 1 November - middleeasteye.org/fellowship

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 7d

Live-stream coverage and communications have been lost with several boats as Israel intercepts the Global Sumud Flotilla.

Live: Israel begins unlawful interception of Sumud Flotilla vessels

Meanwhile, Italy and Greece call on Israel not to hurt the Global Sumud Flotilla activists

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 8d

The US ‘peace plan’ is defined ‘by profound asymmetry, conditional rights, and the imposition of external control, reflecting a continuation of colonialist logic rather than a genuine pathway to self-determination. Trump, in the shoes of previous imperialists, imposed the plan as an ultimatum.’

Why Trump's 'peace plan' is a disaster for the Palestinians

By demanding submission and making self-determination entirely conditional and vague, the plan constitutes a colonial subjugation of Palestinian national aspirations

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 9d

Netanyahu has accepted Trump’s 20-point plan to end Israel’s war on Gaza, which requires the disarmament of Hamas and the end of the group’s rule in the Palestinian territory. Hamas has yet to publicly respond.

Trump says Netanyahu has agreed to 20-point proposal to end Gaza war

If both sides agree to the proposal, the war will immediately end, says the proposal shared by the White House.

www.aljazeera.com

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 11d

‘Imagine that these four leading western countries had recognised Palestine not in late 2025, when Palestine is in the final stages of being eradicated, but in the late 1990s, during a period of supposed Palestinian state-building.’

Recognition of Palestine is a repeat of the West’s Oslo 'peace' fraud

Britain’s Keir Starmer is already pulling the rug from under his own grudging declaration. The only hope of change is of the unintended consequences variety

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 14d

Final goodbyes to Gaza City: ‘I look at the walls of my house, even the lamp, and it breaks my heart, the little details. It feels strange to think I won’t have a house. This thought will haunt you no matter where you go.’

Final goodbye: MEE reporters on the pain of being forced out of Gaza City

Facing death or displacement, Palestinian journalists make the agonising decision to leave or stay in the city under Israeli attack

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 17d

The UK, Canada and Australia have officially announced their recognition of a Palestinian state. France is expected to imminently follow suit.

Britain recognises Palestine, 108 years on from Balfour declaration

Recognising a Palestinian state will further deteriorate already strained relations between Britain and Israel, two historical allies

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 20d

‘Silencing their voices’: Israel’s decimation of Gaza City has left around 800,000 Palestinians in a total internet and telecommunications blackout.

Gaza City communication blackout isolates 800,000 Palestinians

Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor says shutdown of internet and telecommunication is 'silencing' Palestinians voices amid Israeli assaults

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 21d

Gaza City is facing an internet and mobile network blackout amid Israel’s ground offensive and intensified attacks.

Live: Gaza City and north lose internet and phone service amid Israeli attacks

Meanwhile, Netanyahu to make fourth visit to White House later this month

www.middleeasteye.net

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 25d

Israel’s attack on Doha ‘sets a dangerous precedent for international mediation more broadly: if neutral negotiating venues are now legitimate targets, this fundamentally alters the calculus for future conflict resolution.’

After Israel's strike, will Qatar continue Gaza mediation?

If neutral negotiating venues are now legitimate targets, this fundamentally alters the calculus for future conflict resolution

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 27d

Four times as many people have been charged in the UK under Section 13 counterterrorism powers since Palestine Action was proscribed in July than during the entire ‘war on terror’ since 2001, Middle East Eye can reveal.

Revealed: More people charged since Palestine Action ban than during entire ‘war on terror’

Four times as many people charged under Section 13 terror powers since July than between 2001 and June 2025

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 28d

Bellingcat’s analysis points to the use of improvised incendiary munitions, dropped from above, in both attacks on the Gaza flotilla this week - even as Tunisian officials cite ‘no evidence of any hostile act or external targeting.’

Incendiary Munitions Strike Gaza-bound Flotilla Two Nights in a Row - bellingcat

On September 8 and 9, two vessels of the Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) were attacked outside the port of Sidi Bou Said in Tunisia. Bellingcat analysed footage and images from both incidents. ...

www.bellingcat.com

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 29d

The senior Hamas members targeted by Israel in Doha all survived the attack, according to Middle East Eye’s sources.

Live: Israel bombs Hamas leaders in Qatar

Meanwhile, six Palestinians in Gaza died of starvation in 24 hours

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · 29d

Several blasts have been heard in Doha, amid reports of an Israeli assassination attempt against Hamas officials.

Several blasts heard in Qatar's Doha, Axios says assassination attempt against Hamas officials

Several blasts were heard in Qatar's Doha on Tuesday, Reuters witnesses said.

www.reuters.com

Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Sep 8

Netanyahu is calling on residents of Gaza City to ‘leave now,’ as Israeli forces prepare to ramp up attacks on the city of one million people.

Netanyahu calls on residents of Gaza City to 'leave now'

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Sep 6

‘I could hear the sound of shrapnel and debris hitting everything, horrifying noises’ - At the centre of Israel’s new wave of violence in Gaza City is its latest battlefield tactic: remotely controlled, explosive-packed vehicles.

Genocide by remote control: Israel's explosive robots devastate Gaza

Israeli forces deploy explosive robots at 'unprecedented pace', obliterating homes and displacing families

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Sep 5

Palestinians in Gaza City are expecting a ‘very violent day,’ as the Israeli military has announced its intentions to continue levelling high-rise buildings in densely populated residential areas.

Live: Israeli defence minister says 'gates of hell' have opened in Gaza

Meanwhile, Israel escalates attacks on displacement tents in Gaza City

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Sep 4

‘In all the dizzying plans for ports, airports, cities with vertiginous skyscrapers … one small detail is missing. What place would there be in Trump’s Gaza Riviera for a monument to the more than 63,000 Palestinians who have been killed and 160,000 wounded in Israel’s genocide?’

Blair joins the vultures feeding on a Palestinian Holocaust

After nearly two years of genocide, western leaders are discussing plans to build Dubai-style 'mega-projects' atop Israel's killing field

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Sep 2

Disability can become a death sentence in Gaza today, ‘as Israel violently maims the host population while disabling the very infrastructure that supports life in the territory.’

How disability can become a death sentence in Gaza today

We are witnessing sanitascide, as Israel violently maims the host population while disabling the very infrastructure that supports life in the territory

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Aug 30

‘Life takes on a different meaning in Gaza: the hungry family who gives a handful of flour to a widowed neighbour; the person who collects bones, then wraps and buries them … What survives from the city, what manages to escape the ashes of destruction, will not vanish with the smoke.’

Gaza has become a mirror exposing Zionism's will to destroy all life

Israel's policy of total annihilation is destroying life as we know it - but what survives from this will shape our global future

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Megan O’Toole @meganotoole.bsky.social · Aug 30

Yemen’s Houthis have confirmed that an Israeli airstrike killed their government’s leader, along with a number of ministers, in the capital Sanaa.

Yemen’s Houthis confirm Israeli airstrike killed the group’s prime minister

The Israeli military had attacked Sanaa on Thursday as tensions in the region escalate amid Israel’s war on Gaza.

www.aljazeera.com