
@lilymayers.bsky.social freelance journalist currently based in Spain @SondaInt • @abcnews • OSINT • All opinions my own
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Vessel movements resume in the Strait of Hormuz following ceasefire announcement
Early signs of vessel activity are emerging in the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire announcement, which includes a temporary reopening of the strategic waterway to allow for negotiations. According to #MarineTraffic data, hundreds of vessels remain in the region, including 426 tankers, 34 LPG carriers, and 19 LNG vessels, many of which had been effectively stranded during the disruption.
Initial movements are now being recorded. The Greek-owned bulk carrier NJ Earth crossed the Strait at 08:44 UTC, while the Liberia-flagged Daytona Beach transited earlier at 06:59 UTC, shortly after departing Bandar Abbas at 05:28 UTC.
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This is VERY bad news. The world must be able to document what the US and Israel are doing to Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and more.
@Planet Labs CEO Will Marshall must reverse his company's terrible decision to block public access to satellite imagery of the Middle East.
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Satellite imaging company Planet Labs says it will indefinitely withhold Iran war imagery after a request from the Trump administration aje.news/cc93u3
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In September 2023, the captain of the Russian cargo ship ANGARA posted a photo from the Dunay military port. As the sun set, it revealed a row of North Korean containers likely destined for the front lines and marked the beginning of a major ongoing logistical operation we detail today: stories.opensourcecentre.org…
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Hormuz traffic sends mixed signals
Iran appears to be pursuing a calibrated strategy in the Strait of Hormuz, using selective vessel passage as strategic signalling rather than imposing full disruption. According to #MarineTraffic data, some activity may be resuming, with nine vessels having crossed since yesterday, including the Marivex, Jasmin, Bright Gold, Lenore, Jag Vasant, Pine Gas, Kiazand, Artman, and Levantes.
Some of these movements appear to be taking place outside the IMO traffic separation scheme, close to Qeshm Island, raising questions about route control, risk exposure, and whether this reflects a genuine resumption of activity or a more constrained traffic pattern.
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⏳TIEMPO | Colapso del glaciar Birch, en los Alpes suizos.
Un deslizamiento sepultó en mayo el pueblo de Blatten.
Saber más 👉 goo.su/nXjXNR
✍️ @lilymayers
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Nueva publicación en la sección TIEMPO
'La Franja de Gaza'
El enclave antes y después de dos años de ofensiva israelí
Por @lilymayers
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Nueva publicación en la sección TIEMPO⏳
'Retroceso del glaciar Jakobshavn, Groenlandia'
Las imágenes satelitales muestran pérdidas de hielo significativas a lo largo de 40 años
✍️ @lilymayers
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Spain’s Vuelta cycling finale abandoned after massive pro-Palestine protest aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/14…
#LaVuelta25
Police use tear gas and force on protesters near Atocha Station, close to the planned finish line of La Vuelta cycling race
La Vuelta has just cancelled its last stage due to protests in Madrid City
#vueltaciclistaespana2025
#LaVuelta25 La Vuelta has just cancelled its last stage due to protests in Madrid City
Clashes between police and protesters got heated at Atocha Station, close to the planned finish line #vueltaciclistaespana2025
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Reportaje: Para que no arda el bosque.
🔥 Prevención de incendios
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🔥 Paisajes inflamables: un desastre medioambiental que amenaza la península ibérica.
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“When I entered Gaza the Israeli military had a rule: I was only allowed to bring in three kilos of food. As I was weighing out protein bars, trying to get under the limit, I said to my husband: ‘How sinister is this?’ I’m a humanitarian aid worker. Why would there even be a limit on food? I’ve worked in many places with extreme hunger, but what’s so jarring in this context is how cruel it is, how deliberate. I was in Gaza for two months; there’s no way to describe the horror of what’s happening. And I say this as a pediatric ICU doctor who sees children die as part of my work. Among our own staff we have doctors and nurses who are trying to treat patients while hungry, exhausted. They’re living in tents. Some of them have lost fifteen, twenty members of their families. In the hospital there are kids maimed by airstrikes: missing arms, missing legs, third degree burns. Often there’s not enough pain medication. But the children are not screaming about the pain, they’re screaming: ‘I’m hungry! I’m hungry!” I hate to only focus on the kids, because nobody should be starving. But the kids, it just haunts you in a different way. When my two months were finished, I didn’t want to leave. It’s a feeling I haven’t experienced in nearly twenty years of humanitarian assignments. But I felt ashamed. Ashamed to leave my Palestinian colleagues, who were some of the most beautiful and compassionate people that I’ve ever met. I was ashamed as an American, as a human being, that we’ve been unable to stop something that is so clearly a genocide. I remember when our bus pulled out of the buffer zone. Out the window on one side I could see Rafah, which was nothing but rubble. On the other side was lush, green Israel. When we exited the gate, the first thing I saw was a group of Israeli soldiers, sitting at a table, eating lunch. I’ve never felt so nauseous seeing a table full of food.”
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Aqsa Durrani is a pediatric doctor and board member of Doctors Without Borders USA, with nearly twenty years of experience in humanitarian projects. During our interview Aqsa repeatedly expressed a desire to center the voices of her Palestinian colleagues. To this end I’ve spent the past week collecting stories from the Palestinian staff of Doctors Without Borders in Gaza. I will be sharing these stories over the next several days. I’m so grateful for the time that these people gave me; they were sleepless, hungry, traumatized, and often working 24-hour shifts. Because of the unreliable internet connection their images are sometimes grainy. Their words, however, will be crystal clear.
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Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
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This is my will and my final message. If these words reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice. First, peace be upon you and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
Allah knows I gave every effort and all my strength to be a support and a voice for my people, ever since I opened my eyes to life in the alleys and streets of the Jabalia refugee camp. My hope was that Allah would extend my life so I could return with my family and loved ones to our original town of occupied Asqalan (Al-Majdal). But Allah’s will came first, and His decree is final. I have lived through pain in all its details, tasted suffering and loss many times, yet I never once hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or falsification—so that Allah may bear witness against those who stayed silent, those who accepted our killing, those who choked our breath, and whose hearts were unmoved by the scattered remains of our children and women, doing nothing to stop the massacre that our people have faced for more than a year and a half.
I entrust you with Palestine—the jewel in the crown of the Muslim world, the heartbeat of every free person in this world. I entrust you with its people, with its wronged and innocent children who never had the time to dream or live in safety and peace. Their pure bodies were crushed under thousands of tons of Israeli bombs and missiles, torn apart and scattered across the walls.
I urge you not to let chains silence you, nor borders restrain you. Be bridges toward the liberation of the land and its people, until the sun of dignity and freedom rises over our stolen homeland. I entrust you to take care of my family. I entrust you with my beloved daughter Sham, the light of my eyes, whom I never got the chance to watch grow up as I had dreamed.
I entrust you with my dear son Salah, whom I had wished to support and accompany through life until he grew strong enough to carry my burden and continue the mission.
I entrust you with my beloved mother, whose blessed prayers brought me to where I am, whose supplications were my fortress and whose light guided my path. I pray that Allah grants her strength and rewards her on my behalf with the best of rewards.
I also entrust you with my lifelong companion, my beloved wife, Umm Salah (Bayan), from whom the war separated me for many long days and months. Yet she remained faithful to our bond, steadfast as the trunk of an olive tree that does not bend—patient, trusting in Allah, and carrying the responsibility in my absence with all her strength and faith.
I urge you to stand by them, to be their support after Allah Almighty. If I die, I die steadfast upon my principles. I testify before Allah that I am content with His decree, certain of meeting Him, and assured that what is with Allah is better and everlasting.
O Allah, accept me among the martyrs, forgive my past and future sins, and make my blood a light that illuminates the path of freedom for my people and my family. Forgive me if I have fallen short, and pray for me with mercy, for I kept my promise and never changed or betrayed it.
Do not forget Gaza… And do not forget me in your sincere prayers for forgiveness and acceptance.
Anas Jamal Al-Sharif
06.04.2025
This is what our beloved Anas requested to be published upon his martyrdom.
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🔥 A wildfire near Paüls, Spain 🇪🇸 broke out on 7 July, burning over 3,300 ha - one-third in Parc Natural dels Ports. Lockdowns affected ~18,000 people.
This #CopernicusEU #Sentinel2 #ImageOfTheDay shows the burn scar.
🛰️ Satellite data supports emergency response.
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Replying to @FundacionGabo @Bancolombia @GRUPOSURA @victormoriyama @FlaMilhorance @DialogueEarthBR @AMPerobelli @ReutersBrasil @laura_leongomez @elpaissemanal @federicorios @revista5W @MarcoGarro9 @nytimeses @A_PALLON
“Nadie llegó a tiempo”, publicado por @SantiPalacios en @SondaInt, nominado al #PremioGabo2025 🏆
Ensayo fotográfico sobre las consecuencias humanas y materiales de las peores inundaciones del siglo en Valencia ➡️ sondainternacional.com/proye…















