Ben van der Merwe @_BvdM
Digital investigations journalist @SkyNews Signal: bvdm.22 linktr.ee/bvdm London, England Joined August 2016-
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Ben van der Merwe retweeted
What we know about how Charlie Kirk was killed. We tracked and mapped the events before, during and after the shooting - Sky News' Data & Forensics with @KaitlinTosh @FreyaGibson123 @SophiaMassam @_BvdM @jakelevison1201 @SamDoak5
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My team investigated the IDF's claims around the Nasser hospital attack in Gaza. Their account doesn't add up. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=UXGxeB… @charline_bm @_BvdM @SophiaMassam @adamparkr
My team investigated the IDF's claims around the Nasser hospital attack in Gaza. Their account doesn't add up. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=UXGxeB… @charline_bm @_BvdM @SophiaMassam @adamparkr https://t.co/I2sjFwmKk3
Ben van der Merwe retweeted
Important investigation by Sky News team and thread from @_BvdM w/key concluding question: “none of the IDF's statements have addressed the second strike, which killed 20 out of 22 of the victims. Why strike again, ~8 minutes later, when rescue operations are ongoing?"
Important investigation by Sky News team and thread from @_BvdM w/key concluding question: “none of the IDF's statements have addressed the second strike, which killed 20 out of 22 of the victims. Why strike again, ~8 minutes later, when rescue operations are ongoing?"
Ben van der Merwe retweeted
Hamas has approved a ceasefire while the Israeli military accelerates a co-ordinated air and ground offensive continuing to raze Gaza. A forensic look at the ongoing erasure of life in the Strip by @_BvdM and @SamDoak5 news.sky.com/story/tents-ab…
Ben van der Merwe retweeted
Sky News analysis: Entire tent camps in Gaza City have been emptied as Palestinians flee advancing Israeli troops and airstrikes. Satellite images from August 9–17 show families abandoning shelters, at least 132 buildings destroyed, and 58 Israeli military vehicles — including 17…
Sky News analysis: Entire tent camps in Gaza City have been emptied as Palestinians flee advancing Israeli troops and airstrikes. Satellite images from August 9–17 show families abandoning shelters, at least 132 buildings destroyed, and 58 Israeli military vehicles — including 17…
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Wrote about the IDF pushing into the edges of Gaza city, with Palestinians fleeing camps in its southern neighbourhoods. Story with @_BvdM
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