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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 5d

Full story here (with a lot more details) with @bvdm.bsky.social

news.sky.com/story/guns-c...

Guns, cash and American aid: Investigation reveals Israel's support for Gaza militia

The former looting gang is living in luxury thanks to aid from the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation and smuggled cash, cars and cigarettes.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 5d

The Norwegian Refugee council disagree with this definition of impartiality, telling Sky “Once channelled through an armed group, aid no longer meets that definition,” and that it “it becomes indistinguishable from support to one side in the fighting”

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 5d

We geolocated numerous videos like this to the group’s compound and noted the presence of GHF branded aid still wrapped on pallets.

Presenting our findings to the GHF, they acknowledged the militia had received aid directly from them, claiming neutrality in the conflict.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · 5d

We went through months of footage to find details of the IDF’s support for a Gaza militia positioning itself as an alternative governing force

Found the Popular Forces to be receiving aid directly from the GHF, and moving vehicles & equipment with relative ease over the border

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 21

New Planet imagery shows buildings being demolished by the IDF around a recently abandoned camp in the south of Gaza city.

Just ten days prior the area was full of people.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 20

Full story here:

news.sky.com/story/tents-...

Tents abandoned as Palestinians flee Israeli advance into Gaza City

The offensive comes as Israel considers whether to accept a new ceasefire proposal or proceed with a full-scale invasion of the city, where a million Palestinians are reportedly sheltering.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 20

Between 9-17 August, at least 132 buildings were destroyed in a single square kilometre containing one camp.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 20

The IDF advance has been accompanied by airstrikes targeting buildings very close to camps, further increasing the danger for those present.

This strike was less than 200 meters from a major camp.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 20

A newly fortified area not far to the south of the encampments contains a large number of military vehicles and demolition equipment.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 20

The most recent Planet imagery is from 16 and 17 August, in it demolition equipment and military vehicles can be seen next to two recently abandoned encampments.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 20

Satellite imagery from Planet shows large tent encampments have recently been abandoned in the south of Gaza city, coinciding with IDF advances in the area.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 20

The IDF have pushed into the south east of Gaza city, with Palestinians forced to abandon camps in nearby neighbourhoods.

After the destruction of whole neighbourhoods across the strip, high numbers of demolition equipment suggest a similar plan for the city.

Story with @bvdm.bsky.social

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Aug 5

The dead in this video were filmed on the coastal road, ~500 meters south of a newly manned fortified area visible on Planet imagery from 26 July

22 July imagery shows the area was empty until quite recently

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Jul 25

Sure it’s unrelated

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Dr. Manisha Ganguly @manisha.bsky.social · Jul 17

NEW INVESIGATION: Europe's largest missile maker is supplying bomb parts to Israeli munitions that have killed over 100 children in Gaza, across 24 incidents we investigated. 10+ of these Israeli strikes were on schools. With @juliettegarside.bsky.social. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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Benedict Garman @benedictgarman.com · Jul 17

Great piece by @bvdm.bsky.social @samdoak.bsky.social and Michelle Inez Simon looking at the decisions leading to more than 20 people being killed at a Gaza aid distribution site: news.sky.com/story/deadly...

Deadly crush at Gaza aid site after new system implemented

Eyewitness testimony and analysis of social media posts suggests that the crush was the result of systemic failures of communication and crowd control at the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation aid site.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Jun 18

The oil tankers usually grouped around Kharg noticeably gone since the recent attacks in Iran started.

Last time I remember seeing this was during the strikes last year.

Imagery 12 - 16 June.

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Dr. Manisha Ganguly @manisha.bsky.social · Jun 10

I interviewed Oxfam about what's in the aid boxes for Gaza- I was told they do not meet nutritional standards for a starving population.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · Jun 5

Congrats! Really well deserved

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · May 29

Article covers wider issues with aid distribution, including the placement of distribution centres, and the presence of armed looters in IDF controlled territory.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · May 29

Later in the video, a person films a crowd moving away rom the site. Gunfire can be heard, while the crowd ducks and continues to move away.

This is followed by five bursts of gunfire. Children are visible, and nobody is visibly armed in the footage.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · May 29

Throughout the footage, fences can be seen sheared and bent across the site. There are no visible signs they were securely fixed to concrete foundations.

I found the product brochure for the model of fence, and it does not mention suitability for controlling large crowds.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · May 29

Video shows the furthest east fence went don first, allowing the crowd in this line to enter the central area and easily cross the berm.

People in the lines further west can be seen pushing the other fences.

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · May 29

The fences appear to have started to give way relatively early on.

A video filmed by security personnel at the site shows a section of the furthest east fence starting to give way, while seemingly unaware security makes a heart sign to the crowd

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Sam Doak @samdoak.bsky.social · May 29

Initially, aid was distributed as planned by those in control of the site, with a small group of people filmed inside the compound receiving food.

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