Last night Overseas Press Club gave out a new award for “Continuing Coverage of Conflict,” to honor journalism that sustains focus on underreported conflicts & crises, especially in cases where the headlines & stories move elsewhere, awarded to Reuters for “Slaughter in Sudan'

An NBC News investigation into seven deadly airstrikes has found Palestinians were killed in areas of southern Gaza that the Israeli military had explicitly designated as safe zones.

Hala Gorani reports from Israel.

At least two children die from extreme heat in Gaza, UNRWA chief says. Via Cate Brown

In a rare move, the family of Israeli-American Hersh Goldberg-Polin has given permission to publish the video of him released by Hamas after over 200 days in captivity in Gaza. In it, he is seen with an amputated hand, calling on the government to release the hostages.

A photo of Egyptian lawyer Ragia Omran after she was physically released. 🩶🩶🩶

She was arrested yesterday, interrogated this morning, and ordered released on bail for her participation in a feminist solidarity stand for the women of Gaza and Sudan.

Important piece on rising anger at Hamas in Gaza. “I pray every day for God to punish the one who brought us to this situation,” says one man. “I pray every day for the death of Sinwar.” ft.com/content/c529a3…

So well deserved. Akbar Shahid Ahmed’s dogged reporting throughout this conflict has been invaluable.

Beyond thrilled that Anastacia Galouchka and I have been selected as a Livingston Award finalists Wallace House Center for Journalists for our reporting in Kherson region, Dnipro and Hroza. Our package 'Civilians Under Fire' documented the horrors of the war in Ukraine. wallacehouse.umich.edu/announcing-the…

Extremely grateful to be a Livingston finalist for our work on Myanmar.

Even more delighted I get to share this honor with three young Myanmar journalists who have worked relentlessly to share the stories of their communities.

Their names are (cont.)

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Throughout 2023, Government of Iraq - الحكومة العراقية championed impunity, abandoned IDPS, buried justice for hundreds of protesters maimed & killed by security forces in 2019, hounded activists and attempted to pass law to control freedom of expression.
Amnesty International’s annual report:

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11 women arrested -so far- from the protest in front of الأمم المتحدة office in Cairo including:
Ragia Omran
Mahienour El masry
Rasha azab
Lobna Darwish
Hadeer Almahdawy
Asmaa Naeem
Farida Al hefny
Eman Ouf
May El Mahdy
Israa Youssef
Lina Aly

פסח 'שמח'

Nearly 300 bodies found in mass grave outside Gaza's Nasser hospital, according to civil defence workers. Some found with hands and feet tied - 'there were signs of field executions'. edition.cnn.com/2024/04/22/mid…

Airwars is thrilled to win second prize up in the Outstanding Investigative Reporting category at the Fetisov Journalism Awards for our joint investigation with The Guardian into the civilian harm the UK government refuses to recognise.

Read the investigation here:
airwars.org/investigation/…

Israel has still not provided evidence of widespread militancy among UNRWA staff, independent report concludes. “Israel made public claims,” it says. “Israel has yet to provide supporting evidence.” washingtonpost.com/world/2024/04/…

So richly deserved. Welcome to the The Washington Post! ❤️

The chief of the IDF's Military Intelligence Directorate, Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva, is due to announce that he is stepping down, Ynet reports.

Following the October 7 onslaught, Haliva said he bears responsibility for the failures that led to the Hamas attack.

World Central Kitchen volunteer Damian Sobol laid to rest in #Przemysl , Poland, on Saturday.

📸: EPA

Important report, bravo Brett Murphy.