Bel Trew
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- Sep 1, 2026
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For Mariam: Inside Israeli hospital strike and the possible war crimes behind it (opens the original)
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Against the deadly drumbeat of Israeli tank fire, Mariam Abu Dagga is eking out the last of her precious coffee supplies with close friend, flatmate and journalist Baraa Lafi. It's another Monday in this relentless slaughter. The 33-year-old journalist, who works for Independent Arabia and the Associated Press, is sitting in the partially destroyed building she shares with other female reporters in Khan Younis, south Gaza. Israeli military bulldozers had, at some point earlier in this war, punch
Inside Israeli policy to âjustifyâ lethal actions in deadly attacks on Gaza civilians (opens the original)
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The Israeli military uses a de facto policy of âretrospective incrimination" for high-profile attacks that kill a large number of civilians without a clear military objective in Gaza, including deliberately counting Palestinians as âterroristsâ even when unarmed, a soldier has revealed. The whistleblower, who Israeli advocacy group Breaking the Silence put in contact with The Independent , said it is "policy" to reframe attacks with high death tolls or those on sensitive protected building
The life and light of Mariam Abu Dagga – journalist killed by Israel in Gaza (opens the original)
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Reaching into the body bag, and gently cradling her face, a family member places a mobile phone next to Mariam Abu Dagga's ear. It is a devastating moment. Mariam, a journalist for Independent Arabia, has just been killed in an Israeli double-tap strike on the last functioning hospital in southern Gaza. She is surrounded by mourners in a tableau of grief. On the phone is her only child, 14-year-old Ghaith. And he is saying goodbye. He is more than 1,000 miles away, after his mother fought hard f
Inside the worst places on Earth to give birth (opens the original)
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The muted beeps of the neonatal intensive care unit are drowned out by a sudden scramble of sound. A bundle is rushed into the corridor of this hospital in the Central African Republic (CAR) with a gaggle of people in its wake. Under the swaddle of cloth is a newborn baby girl, eyes closed, her chest heaving with tortured, syncopated breaths. Nurses quickly connect the baby up to a confusion of monitors, tubes and drips. A roar of a ventilator kicks in. The baby’s grandmother looks on anxiously.
Hard Labour: Inside the global crisis killing mothers and babies (opens the original)
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For centuries, pregnancy and childbirth were among the world’s greatest dangers. Over the past 25 years, major advances in healthcare have helped reduce maternal deaths by 40 per cent. But that progress is now under threat. Unprecedented international aid cuts, combined with the highest levels of conflict seen in a generation, are reversing years of hard-won gains. In this powerful new documentary, Bel Trew travels to some of the world's most dangerous places for pregnancy and childbirth, meetin
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