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NEW: Hundreds of Israeli military investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds.
Some of the cases are nearly three years old. One of the deadliest reportedly killed at least 93 people, including 6 women and 11 children.
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Hundreds of IDF investigations into killings. But still no public outcomes, years on.
Here’s how we investigated how the Israeli military investigates itself.
Watch the full BBC Verify doc on YouTube now.
youtu.be/QEKOyOMGrwI?is=qsoC…
We put each of the 254 incidents to the IDF multiple times - but only received information on 2 incidents:
One in which 2 women were killed in Gaza in Dec 2023, and the other in which nearly 100 people were reportedly killed.
The IDF said both are still under review.
WATCH: Hundreds of Israeli military investigations into killings in Gaza, Lebanon, the occupied West Bank and Israel still have no public outcome, BBC Verify finds
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NEW: Hundreds of Israeli military investigations into killings without public outcome, BBC Verify finds.
Some of the cases are nearly three years old. One of the deadliest reportedly killed at least 93 people, including 6 women and 11 children.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c574…
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UN investigators say there are "reasonable grounds" the US committed war crimes in strikes in Minab and Lamerd, citing BBC Verify, NYT and Reuters reporting. The report also says Iran's crackdown on protesters in January amount to crimes against humanity. ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
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🧵 BBC Verify spent this week investigating the floods that devastated the Nepal-Tibet border.
We verified more than 30 videos, used satellite imagery and CCTV to trace the path of the floodwaters, and investigated what caused it
Here’s some of our work from the past few days:
WATCH: BBC Verify has traced the deadly path of the Nepal-Tibet flash floods.
What began in the Himalayas as a glacial collapse, has swept through the region, destroying towns and devastating communities.
W/ @aishasembhi @mesutersoz @emmapenggelly
bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cp80m8…
A collapsed Eiffel Tower, a sinkhole swallowing an Egyptian Pyramid and Russian tanks in Kyiv.
These are all fake images BBC Verify could create with Google's new AI tool. Experts say it risks fuelling misinformation + abuse by bad actors.
@paulybrown
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c934…
Well that was quick.
Google has now withdrawn its new AI tool, following our BBC Verify report in which experts raised concerns about misuse and the potential to spread misinformation.
Thanks to @henkvaness @HenryAjder & Bill Greer for their analysis.
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c934…
Merlyn Thomas retweeted
How much can we trust satellite imagery shared online anymore?
Google's new AI tool lets people create fake images by adding almost anything to its real-world maps. Experts say it could be used to spread misinformation.
From @MerlynThomas & @paulybrown: bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c934…