Israeli forces targeting rocket launcher position. Tuffah, Gaza. 31.516004, 34.472592 Source footage: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wuj... @geoconfirmed.org #gaza

Attempt by Hamas to carry out an attack on Israeli forces. al-Qarara, Khan Yunis, Gaza. 31.359079, 34.34482 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

A massive crowd of Palestinians surrounding aid trucks is visible in July 26 SkySat imagery from @planet.com near the so-called Morag Corridor at 31.3104, 34.2822 in southern Gaza. July 26 video from Ibrahim Alsallout on Instagram showed the crowd from the ground: www.instagram.com/p/DMkmVvNo6n...

Qassam fighter drops explosive device into open hatch on Israeli APC. Khan Yunis, Gaza. 31.333369, 34.319120 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

What looks like remotely operated Spike ATGM. P4V6+W2G Teheran, Iran 35.744822, 51.110081 @geoconfirmed.org #IranIsraelConflict #Iran

Crowd of people running south on Al-Rashid, Northern Gaza. 31.551775, 34.460255 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

Two Palestinians showed us first-person videos of what it's like to try and retrieve, and provide, food in Gaza City. By Ang Li, Meg Felling, and me. Heaps of geolocation help too from @fdov21.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

0:00-0:18: People going south on Salah Al Din, around 700m south of GHF SDS4. We can hear gunfire. North of Bureij, Gaza. 31.453034, 34.411722 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

People walking towards Al-Alam roundabout on Abu Baker Al Seddeq, we can hear gunfire. It's around 600m from GHF SDS1. Rafah, Gaza. 31.328531, 34.232228 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

Palestinians on their way to and from picking up aid from SDS1, we can hear gunfire. It's around 600m from SDS1, on Abu Baker Al Seddeq. 31.328965, 34.231959 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

Israeli soldiers demolishing buildings with explosives, Rafah, Gaza. 31.269843, 34.262294 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

Bombing of tents west of Khan Yunis, Gaza. 31.353987, 34.284397 @geoconfirmed.org #gaza

Qassam conducting an ambush, Al Bayuk, Gaza. 31.263124, 34.292094 @geoconfirmed.org #gaza

Israeli soldiers demolishing buildings with explosives, about 400m from Gaza European Hospital, Gaza. 31.299118, 34.322487 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

Israeli soldiers demolishing buildings with explosives. Rafah, Gaza. 31.309736, 34.278122 @geoconfirmed.org

Israeli forces open fire towards group of diplomats, Jenin, West bank. 32.459708, 35.293678 @geoconfirmed.org

01:00-01:42: Qassam targeting Israeli vehicles, Shejaiya / East Turkman, Gaza. 31.491771, 34.470892 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

The last thing Putin wants right now is pictures of him and Zelensky shaking hands. That was not what his suggestion about negotiations in Turkey on Thursday was about. What Russia wants is low-level negotiations that can go on for months and delay Western decision making.

Israeli forces found and destroyed underground infrastructure, along Taha Houssein, Rafah, Gaza. P1: 31.284261, 34.271472 P2: 31.286992, 34.267686 P3: 31.284261, 34.271472 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

03:35: Qassam targeting Israeli vehicles. Rafah, Gaza. 31.271412, 34.266418 Source: t.me/qassambrigad... @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

Geolocation| Israeli forces blow up multiple buildings north of Rafah, South #Gaza 31.279095, 34.301120 Video: x.com/ytirawi/stat...

Our visual analysis shows the remnants of at least three American GBU-39 bombs at the site of the Yemeni migrant detention center that was bombed on Monday. Dozens of migrants died in the strike. From @arijetalajka.bsky.social and me. www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Israeli forces demolishing buildings with explosives Rafah, Gaza. 31.301329, 34.271882 @geoconfirmed.org #Gaza

a second Israeli airstrike in Daraa that evening reduced the following building to rubble, 32.631903, 36.091697.

Geolocation| Aftermath of a reported Israeli airstrike reportedly on the mourning house for the Mubarak family, Sultans neighborhood, Beit Lahia, North #Gaza 14 people were reportedly killed, casualties visible in the footage. 31.551054, 34.481532 Video: x.com/HossamShabat...

We're hiring! Bellingcat is looking for an Open Source Investigator and Trainer to join our Human Rights and Conflict Monitoring team. Read about the role and apply here: www.bellingcat.com/bellingcat-i...

Maxar & the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency confirm that Ukrainian confirmed to me by email that access to the satellite platform is suspended. The NGA said the decision, which Maxar is obliged to follow, was made "in accordance with the Administration’s directive on support to Ukraine."

As reported, the entire staff of 538 was laid off this morning. This is a severe blow to political data journalism, and I feel for my colleagues. Readers note: As we were instructed not to publish any new content, all planned updates to polls data and averages are canceled indefinitely. Huge loss :(

Israeli military bases in Syria (red) among the current UNDOF bases and observation posts (blue) in the area

Frontelligence Insight Special Report: AWOL Trends and Casualty Ratios in Russia and Ukraine In assessing overall manpower casualty ratios, we analyzed Russian AWOL figures alongside Ukrainian estimates, factoring in KIA, MIA, and recruitment rates to assess the war’s prospects 🧵Thread:

Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.

🧵News from #Ukraine that you're probably not seeing: Early this morning, Russian forces struck an @msf.ca-supported hospital in #Kharkiv. Four patients were injured and reportedly, over 50 patients had to be evacuated. #NotATarget

Photos posted on 24 Feb. 2025 show what is reported to be the completed field hospital in the Al-Saraya area, Gaza City, Northern #Gaza 31.513181, 34.450963 Source: t.me/safaps/281789 & t.me/safaps/281799 Earlier thread: x.com/NemoAnno/sta...

new from me: Elon Musk's X appears to be blocking links to directly contact users on Signal Signal, the encrypted messaging app, has recently become a major tool for government workers looking to blow the whistle on DOGE

Finding relevant high resolution SAR imagery from Umbra's Open Data Program can be tricky 🛰️ With this new @bellingcat.com project you can browse all the currently available data in Google Earth📍🌏 github.com/bellingcat/u...

Geolocation w/@fdov21.bsky.social| Palestinians taking cover amid audible gunfire, reportedly from Israeli forces, Mansoura Street, eastern Shuja'iyya, Northern #Gaza 31.480849, 34.466946 Painting by @fdov21.bsky.social Video: x.com/Hakeam_ps/st...

Palestinians in Gaza seen from Israel. Around: 31.481674, 34.47083 The piles of sand are around 500m from the border. Found by @annonemo.bsky.social, artwork by me. @geoconfirmed.org

Geolocation| Palestinians returning to northern Gaza close to the checkpoint (h/t @godin.bsky.social) on the so-called Netzarim corridor. 31.472096, 34.428800 Video: x.com/AnasAlSharif...

#FollowFriday: more and more of our staff and offices are joining #Bluesky. Today we would like to highlight a few accounts: @drchristou.msf.org - Surgeon and int President of Doctors Without Borders. @chrislockyear.msf.org - General Secretary of Doctors Without Borders More below ⬇️

Geolocation| Destroyed shop and road infrastructure in Jenin, occupied #WestBank 32.459215, 35.292235 Satellite: Govmap Street-level: Mapillary t.me/JeninMix/215...

You know you should be concerned when headlines like these are caused by allied US and not traditional threat actors like Russia. What wild times we live in.

"The gunman who killed 10 people in an attack on a school in Sweden shouted “you should go away from Europe” in between firing shots at his victims, video analysis shows" "...the school offers Swedish classes for immigrants and programmes for people with learning disabilities."

Sat images from north Gaza show tents appearing over the past month in residential areas. Before image is from 4 January, after is from Sunday (2 February)

Another week, another important story on @bellingcat.com with the fantastic @godin.bsky.social. I have learnt a lot again by editing it.

IDF using Eitan APC in the West Bank. 32.279499, 35.389250 @geoconfirmed.org

In new Planet satellite imagery from January 30, you can see the mass return of Palestinians to Gaza City from space. These were taken in southern Gaza City along the coastal Al Rashid road.

Israeli soldiers demolishing buildings with explosives. Jenin, West Bank. 32.459332, 35.288139 @geoconfirmed.org

If you haven't already, please read my opinion on the secular/Islamist binary (with regard to Syria in particular) and what should replace it.

A satellite imagery time lapse of a new Chinese military command center under construction near Beijing, first reported by @financialtimes.com The facility is on track to be ten times larger than the Pentagon, according to US officials.

BREAKING | Hamas Announces Death of Key Military Leaders Including Qassam Commander Deif Abu Ubaida, the spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, has announced the death of several prominent commanders: 1. Muhammad Al-Deif: Commander of the al-Qassam Brigades.