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...i tuoi occhi i tuoi occhi i tuoi occhi
quante volte hanno pianto davanti a me
son rimasti tutti nudi, i tuoi occhi
nudi e immensi come gli occhi di un bimbo
ma non un giorno han perso il loro sole...
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Is Fukushima the greatest environmental disaster of all time? Every single day, 300 tons of radioactive water from Fukushima enters the Pacific Ocean. The radioactive material that is being released will outlive all of us by a very wide margin, and it is constantly building up in the food chain. Nobody knows for sure how many people will eventually develop cancer and other health problems as a result of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, but some experts are not afraid to use the word “billions”. It has been well over two years since the original disaster, and now they are telling us that it could take up to 40 more years to clean it up. It is a nightmare of unimaginable proportions, and there is nowhere in the northern hemisphere that you will be able to hide from it. The following are 11 facts about the ongoing Fukushima nuclear holocaust that are almost too horrifying to believe…
#1 It is estimated that there are 1,331 used nuclear fuel rods that need to be removed from Fukushima. Because of all of the damage that has taken place, computer-guided removal of the rods will not be possible. Manual removal is much riskier, and it is absolutely essential that the removal of each of the 1,331 rods goes perfectly because a single mistake could potentially lead to a nuclear chain reaction.
#2 According to Reuters, the combined amount of cesium-137 contained in those nuclear fuel rods is 14,000 times greater than what was released when the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Other estimates put this number far higher.
#3 Officials in Japan admit that 300 tons of radioactive water from Fukushima is entering the Pacific Ocean every 24 hours.
#4 According to a professor at Tokyo University, 3 gigabecquerels of cesium-137 are flowing into the port at Fukushima Daiichi every single day…
Yoichiro Tateiwa, NHK reporter: [Professor Jota] Kanda argues government statistics don’t add up. He says a daily leakage of 300 tons doesn’t explain the current levels of radiation in the water.
Jota Kanda, Tokyo University professor: According to my research there are now 3 gigabecquerels [3 billion becquerels] of cesium-137 flowing into the port at Fukushima Daiichi every day. But for the 300 tons of groundwater to contain this much cesium-137, one liter of groundwater has to contain 10,000 becquerels of the radioactive isotope.
NHK: Kanda’s research and monitoring by Tepco puts the amount of cesium-137 in the groundwater around the plant at several hundred becquerels per liter at most. He’s concluded that radioactive isotope is finding another way to get into the ocean. He’s calling on the government and Tepco to identify contamination routes other than groundwater.
#5 According to Tepco, a total of somewhere between 20 trillion and 40 trillion becquerels of radioactive tritium have gotten into the Pacific Ocean since the Fukushima disaster first began.
#6 Something is causing fish along the west coast of Canada to bleed from their gills, bellies and eyeballs. Could Fukushima be responsible?
#7 150 former sailors and Marines say that they now have radiation sickness as a result of serving on U.S. Navy ships near Fukushima and they are suing for damages.
#8 The Iodine-131, Cesium-137 and Strontium-90 that are constantly coming from Fukushima are going to affect the health of those living the the northern hemisphere for a very, very long time. Just check out what Harvey Wasserman had to say recently…
Iodine-131, for example, can be ingested into the thyroid, where it emits beta particles (electrons) that damage tissue. A plague of damaged thyroids has already been reported among as many as 40 percent of the children in the Fukushima area. That percentage can only go higher. In developing youngsters, it can stunt both physical and mental growth. Among adults it causes a very wide range of ancillary ailments, including cancer.
Cesium-137 from Fukushima has been found in fish caught as far away as California. It spreads throughout the body, but tends to accumulate in the muscles.
Strontium-90’s half-life is around 29 years. It mimics calcium and goes to our bones.
#9 It is believed that the Fukushima nuclear facility originally contained a whopping 1760 tons of nuclear material.
#10 It is being projected that the entire Pacific Ocean will soon “have cesium levels 5 to 10 times higher” than what we witnessed during the era of heavy atomic bomb testing in the Pacific many decades ago.
#11 According to the Wall Street Journal, it is being projected that the cleanup of Fukushima could take up to 40 years to complete.
Sadly, the true horror of this disaster is only starting to be understood, and most people have absolutely no idea how serious all of this is. What fallout researcher Christina Consolo told RT the other day should be very sobering for all of us…
We have endless releases into the Pacific Ocean that will be ongoing for not only our lifetimes, but our children’s’ lifetimes. We have 40 million people living in the Tokyo area nearby. We have continued releases from the underground corium that reminds us it is there occasionally with steam events and huge increases in radiation levels. Across the Pacific, we have at least two peer-reviewed scientific studies so far that have already provided evidence of increased mortality in North America, and thyroid problems in infants on the west coast states from our initial exposures.
We have increasing contamination of the food chain, through bioaccumulation and biomagnification. And a newly stated concern is the proximity of melted fuel in relation to the Tokyo aquifer that extends under the plant. If and when the corium reaches the Tokyo aquifer, serious and expedient discussions will have to take place about evacuating 40 million people from the greater metropolitan area. As impossible as this sounds, you cannot live in an area which does not have access to safe water.
The operation to begin removing fuel from such a severely damaged pool has never been attempted before. The rods are unwieldy and very heavy, each one weighing two-thirds of a ton. But it has to be done, unless there is some way to encase the entire building in concrete with the pool as it is. I don’t know of anyone discussing that option, but it would seem much ‘safer’ than what they are about to attempt…but not without its own set of risks.
And all this collateral damage will continue for decades, if not centuries, even if things stay exactly the way they are now. But that is unlikely, as bad things happen like natural disasters and deterioration with time…earthquakes, subsidence, and corrosion, to name a few. Every day that goes by, the statistical risk increases for this apocalyptic scenario. No one can say or know how this will play out, except that millions of people will probably die even if things stay exactly as they are, and billions could die if things get any worse.
The area immediately around Fukushima is already permanently uninhabitable, and the truth is that a much wider area of northern Japan should probably be declared off limits for human habitation.
But this just isn’t about Japan. The cold, hard reality of the matter is that this is truly a disaster that is planetary in scope. The nuclear material from Fukushima is going to be carried all over the northern hemisphere, and countless numbers of people are going to become seriously ill as a result.
And remember, this is a disaster that is not even close to being contained yet. Hundreds of tons of radioactive water continues to enter the Pacific Ocean every single day making the disaster that we are facing even worse.
SOURCE - THETRUTHWINS.COM/
A nice shot of a wonderful bookstore set designed by Kay Weston at Image Essentials (2014 video project of mine). She is the best!
Le Chemin de Fer de la Baie de Somme (CFBS) metre gauge 0-6-2T No.3714 'Beton-Bazoches' built by Buffault et Robatel, Lyon (W/No.3714 of 1909) to a Corpet-Louvet design. No.3714 was built for La Societe Generale des Chemins de Fer Economiques (SE) Seine-et-Marne network, mainly to haul sugar beet trains on the Nagis – Jouy-le-Chatel line. The loco is pictured at Noyelles running around its train, 3 May 2023.
The curious design of cab - open at the front and enclosed at the rear with two large windows - was because the loco was designed to run in reverse! The two large windows at the rear gave excellent visibility which was deemed essential for street running through the villages Marne.
Get lemon as an essential ingredient in the oils produced by Uma Oils. Their lemon essential oils rejuvenate the cracked, dry areas, leading to brighter and more youthful skin.
Respect and protect essential workers! Frontline workers are on the job where you live. We can’t survive without them. Respect them. Protect them. #stayindoors. #iamessential
Some of the essential tools in my retirement. What are the essential tools in your SPARE time or retirement?...not counting your camera.......
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“When you’re hot under the collar, give me a holler.!”
AC engineers are key workers in the Florida economy.
Originally opening in November 1993, as one of two new Kmart stores in Mobile, this store, along with three others in the market, was converted to the Sears Essentials brand in 2005.
The store occupies 51,348 square feet.
It's slate to become a re-branded Kmart store in November 2011.
From a series on work making Tsumani defenses on the coast of Chiba, Japan. Paradise for concrete makers.
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The Chantry ( built1937, listed Grade II 1971) was so christened simply because Clough happened to like the name. The first phase of building at Portmeirion involved Clough in 'pegging out' the project by committing himself to the essential dominant structures, to be linked up with less important buildings later. Thus was Chantry conceived and built at the highest point of all, an escarpment of rock sheer above the roadway and village green. It was intended for the artist Augustus John and included a studio for him on the top floor, complete with fish eye lens looking out over the Campanile. The panel on the cupola is a carving in blue and gold of "Sun and Glory". Chantry is now a self-catering cottage sleeping nine.
Portmeirion is a model village built by its founder, the architect Sir Clough Williams-Ellis. He wanted to demonstrate that a naturally beautiful site could be developed without spoiling it, and that architecture in sympathy with its surroundings could be good business. His motto was "Cherish the past, Adorn the present, Construct for the future".
Clough acquired the site in 1925 for around £20,000. It was then, as Clough wrote, "a neglected wilderness. Clough immediately changed the name from Aber Iâ (Glacial Estuary) to Portmeirion: Port because of the coastal location and Meirion as this is Welsh for Merioneth, the county in which it lay.
The concept of a tightly grouped coastal village had already formed in Clough's mind some years before he found the perfect site. Clough sometimes later suggested the development was unplanned but drawings and models suggest otherwise. It appears that he had quite a well defined vision for the village from the outset and that to a large extent he stuck to it. Portmeirion was built in two stages: from 1925 to 1939 the site was 'pegged-out' and its most distinctive buildings were erected. From 1954-76 he filled in the details. The second period was typically classical or Palladian in style in contrast to the Arts and Crafts style of his earlier work. Several buildings were salvaged from demolition sites, giving rise to Clough's description of the place as "a home for fallen buildings".
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The information we get from satellites is essential for understanding how fast our seas are rising so that decision-makers are equipped to take appropriate mitigating action. Satellites carrying altimeter instruments systematically measure the height of the sea surface so that sea-level rise can be closely monitored. Altimetry measurements over the last 25 years show that, on average, sea-level is rising about 3 mm a year, and this rise is accelerating. However, this average number masks big differences as it is not rising at the same rate everywhere. In fact, while in some places it is rising as much as 10 mm a year, in other places it is falling by 10 mm a year. There are many reasons for this imbalance such as differences in local gravity, freshwater discharge from rivers and differences in seawater density.
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Tomorrow is A-level results day & teachers all over the country will be sitting at home, like their students, biting their nails in nervous anticipation of what the next 24 hours will bring.
For the last year I have been teaching in a new place; my third teaching post in my career. I love this college and really want to stay there for a long time; I intend to grow my department, promote my course and inspire young minds.
I'd love to start a new course, and I won't get the green light on that until I can prove myself to my employer. I am looking forward to starting a new syllabus in September (one of many changes I've made as head of department in an effort to improve grades).
These things photographed have become essential tools in the preparation and delivery of my lessons. I pride myself on being able to contextualise all information for the learners, and that means research, research, research.
Reseda, CA - Water: it can save you, kill you, suspend you, fascinate you, depress you, awaken you, relax you and inspire you to take pictures like this one.
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How to use essential oils?
How to use essential oils?
Essential oils, powerful concentrated vegetable energy, are true essences of well-being. They are good for the heart, by their beneficial odors, to the body, thanks to their specific virtues, and give pep to the skin. But beware, they are not used anyhow!
What are their characteristics?
Essential oils are volatile odorous substances contained in plants. They can come from flowers, leaves, fruits, bark, seeds and roots. They are extracted by steam distillation. The amount of oil obtained varies according to the plant of origin. For a liter of lavender, it takes forty kilos of flowers, and it takes one hundred kilos of rose petals for a bottle of 25 ml! This high concentration explains the power of essential oils and their price, often high.
How are they used?
Essential oils are used internally for therapeutic purposes, they act on viral diseases, destroy germs, fungi, infectious toxins and, externally for a global beauty (face, body, hair). They pass very easily through the skin, through the different layers to reach the bloodstream, in about twenty minutes, and act deep in the body. They also penetrate through the respiratory tract: inhaling their perfume provides a deep well-being. Essential oils are only used in very small quantities and always diluted, in the bath water (30 drops of essential oil in a bath of hot water) or in a essential oil, for a topical action.
Manual
Their power is such that they are not used on the skin, some of them can cause burns. They are diluted in essential oils, sweet almond, hazelnut, sesame. Rich in vitamins and unsaturated fatty acids, they moisturize and nourish the skin deeply, and allow the penetration of the beneficial assets of essential oils in the epidermis and dermis.
Caution: Test your wrist. Dilute 1 drop of the essential oil of your choice in 5 drops of essential oil, apply and put on a bandage, leave for several hours and observe the reaction. If you have any irritation, give up.
Action
Face: Essential oils, real boosters of the skin, block certain processes of cell degradation. A daily massage, before the application of the care cream, stimulates cell renewal and restores radiance and suppleness to the skin.
Body: The essential oils are massaged on certain parts of the body, to treat specific problems, to stimulate the microcirculation and to facilitate the water loss (cellulite, heavy legs), or on the whole of the silhouette to improve the elasticity and the firmness of the skin,
Hair: A good friction with essential oils, soothing, stimulating, activates microcirculation, relaxes the scalp and restores tone to the hair.
What are their virtues?
Anti-stress, antiradical, anti-cellulite, toning, relaxing, sanitizing.
Lavender, bactericidal, rebalance dry and irritated skin.
Geranium, toning, soothes sensitive skin.
The carrot, anti-oxidant, revitalizes dry and tired skin.
Cypress, venous tonic, calms congested skin.
Patchouli, healing, reduces acne.
The lemon, astringent, purifies oily skin.
Roman Chamomile, anti-inflammatory, is suitable for all skin types.
Rosemary, toning, restores radiance to dull hair.
Eucalyptus, antiseptic, cleanses the scalp.
Peppermint, stimulating, restores its vigor to the hair.
Sage, tonic, facilitates the regrowth of hair.
Oregano, anticellulite, refines the silhouette.
Juniper, draining, gum cellulite.
Orange, antispasmodic, relaxes the body.
Sandalwood stimulates and tones the body.
Convenient :
They are kept between 12 and 18 months, protected from light.
Choose them of good quality, undenatured by synthetic components or cut with oils or mineral spirits, read the label well, the mention “first cold pressed” must be mentioned. Why ? because hot pressing causes essential oils to lose their nutrients (fatty acids and vitamins). Look for the organic label and the HEBBD label (botanically and biochemically defined essential oils). Buy your essential oils in health food shops and natural products or in some pharmacies specializing in aromatherapy. There are also some websites but nothing beats the advice of the professional.
recommendations
Do not leave a bottle of essential oil within reach of children.
Strictly observe the indicated dosages.
If, by accident, you project the essential oil in the eye, do not rinse with water but with the first fat that falls on your hand.
Precautions
– Some essential oils are photosensitizing, (bergamot, lemon, cedar, lavender), it is absolutely not recommended to expose to the sun after their application, to avoid stains on the skin.
– Essential oils are not used in cases of allergies, antecedents of eczema, urticaria, allergic rhinitis (stuffy nose). To avoid absolutely in asthmatics, nothing but the smell can cause a crisis.
– Pregnant women should seek advice from their gynecologist.
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365 Project – Day 39
Broke a few chances, a branch of my glasses, lost my coffee card, stuck the elevator (without me in it <o/). The Lego Batman Movie was fun though!
I think you'd agree that it is 'essential' to obey all the rules of road. I can speak from experience that not everyone in the Boston area apparently does though.
Kmart #3619 opened in 1987 and it was 86,079 Square Feet. Kmart planned to closed the store in 2003 but that idea was cancelled and it stayed open. In 2005, this store was converted into a Sears Essentials than in 2006 converted into a smaller version of Sears Grand. That was basically just Sears Essentials. This was my local Sears Essentials store. In fact, my family during the 2011 Christmas shopping season spent $300 but that didn't matter. On February 24, 2012, Sears Holdings announced the closing of this store by May. This was the 2nd to last Sears Essentials store. The store still remains vacant after over 7 years.
Le Châtelard, Lavaux vineyards, canton of Vaud, Switzerland.
Shot with automatic Fuji Tiara II Fujinon EBC 28mm f/3.5 wide-angle lens on Kodak ProImage ISO-100 35mm film.
Originally opening in November 1993, as one of two new Kmart stores in Mobile, this store, along with three others in the market, was converted to the Sears Essentials brand in 2005.
The store occupies 51,348 square feet.
It's slate to become a re-branded Kmart store in November 2011.
Kamera: Nikon F3 (1982)
Linse: Nikkor-S Auto 50mm f1.4 (1970)
Film: Kodak 5222 @ ISO 250
Kjemi: Rodinal (1:50 / 9 min. @ 20°C)
Wikipedia: Gaza Genocide
- ATHENS, GREECE / 3 September 2025 — The Hind Rajab Foundation announces that on 3 September 2025, it has formally submitted a criminal complaint (μηνυτήρια αναφορά) before the Prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Greece, represented by its legal counsel Ms. Evgenia Kouniaki, against Major Yair Ohana, an officer of the Israeli armed forces. Ohana served as a company commander and logistics officer in the Givati Brigade’s 432nd Infantry Battalion “Tzabar”, one of the core units deployed in the genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
Mr. Ohana is now visiting Greece as a tourist.
The complaint, supported by a comprehensive evidentiary report prepared by the Foundation, demonstrates that Major Ohana bears individual criminal responsibility for war crimes, torture, and genocide. As a company commander within the 432nd Battalion, and an officer responsible for logistics, Ohana played a critical role in supporting the Battalion’s operations in Gaza and was therefore directly involved in its criminal conduct.
Nature of the Crimes
Systematic Attacks on Civilian Objects Without Military Necessity
As part of the so-called “Generals’ Plan,” the 432nd Battalion executed the wholesale devastation of Netzarim and Jabaliya, destroying homes, schools, hospitals, and essential infrastructure. These attacks were deliberate and controlled demolitions aimed at rendering large areas of northern Gaza permanently uninhabitable and served the strategic aim of erasing entire communities. Such acts may amount to directing attacks against civilian objects, extensive destruction of property, not justified by military necessity, as well as attacking or bombarding, by whatever means, towns, villages, dwellings or buildings which are undefended and which are not military objectives, war crimes under the Rome Statute and the Fourth Geneva Convention.
Torture and Inhumane Treatment
Evidence shows Ohana’s involvement in the transfer of Palestinians detained in Gaza under conditions of humiliation and abuse — blindfolded, bound, and transported to Israel. These acts violate the UN Convention Against Torture and constitute war crimes.
Genocidal Conduct
By creating conditions of life designed to prevent the survival of the civilian population in northern Gaza — through the destruction of entire residential neighborhoods and other civilian objects — the acts contribute to the crime of genocide, as defined in Article 6(c) of the Rome Statute: “deliberately inflicting conditions of life calculated to bring about the physical destruction of a people, in whole or in part.”
By transferring Palestinians arrested by the army in inhumane conditions to places where they were likely subjected to torture and ill-treatment, he also “caused serious bodily or mental harm,” as defined in Article 6(b) of the Rome Statute.
Jurisdiction of Greece
The presence of Yair Ohana on Greek territory establishes the obligation of the Greek state to act:
Article 28 of the Greek Constitution: international treaties such as the Geneva Conventions and the UN Convention Against Torture form part of domestic law and prevail over conflicting provisions.
Article 8 of the Greek Penal Code: Greek criminal law applies to crimes committed abroad when international treaties so require.
Article 7 of the UN Convention Against Torture (Law 1782/1988) and Articles 49, 50, 129, and 146 of the Geneva Conventions (Law 3481/1955) impose an absolute duty on states to prosecute or extradite perpetrators of torture and grave breaches (“aut dedere aut judicare”).
Accordingly, Greece cannot ignore the presence of a suspected war criminal and genocidaire within its territory. The law requires the initiation of a criminal investigation and, where evidence is substantiated, prosecution before Greek courts.
Regional and International Cooperation
The complaint and the full dossier of evidence against Yair Ohana were also shared with all neighboring countries of Greece — Turkey, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, and Cyprus — to encourage parallel action and prevent safe haven for suspected war criminals in the region. Furthermore, the report was also transmitted to Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Slovenia, South Africa, Brazil, and Peru, countries that have taken a leading role in supporting accountability for international crimes. A copy has also been submitted to Interpol, to facilitate international arrest mechanisms, and to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, thereby forming part of the Court’s broader consideration of atrocities committed in Gaza.
The filing against Major Yair Ohana represents not only a demand for justice for the victims of Gaza, but also a test of Greece’s adherence to its international obligations. The crimes documented are not abstract violations — they are acts of calculated brutality, aimed at extinguishing a civilian population through destruction, displacement, and terror.
By opening proceedings against Ohana, Greece has the opportunity to stand on the side of international law, justice, and humanity, and to send a clear message that impunity for war crimes and genocide will not be tolerated on its soil.
- Source - Hind Rajab Foundation: No Safe Haven: HRF Seeks Prosecution of Israeli War Criminal Yair Ohana in Greece (Publ. 3 September 2025)
- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / 31 August 2025 — Today, the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) submitted a formal complaint to the International Criminal Court (ICC) regarding the massacre at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on 25 August 2025. The attack killed 22 civilians, including five journalists, three hospital staff, one doctor, a civil defense worker, and one child, 14-year-old Rayan Omar Mahmoud Abu Omar. More than fifty others were injured in what can only be described as a deliberate double-tap strike carried out with full knowledge of the civilian presence.
Golani at the Center of the Operation
The Golani Brigade, under the command of Col. Bar Ganon, was at the heart of this atrocity. Evidence demonstrates that Golani forces engineered the attack from its inception. Their reconnaissance unit, Sayeret Golani (Recon 631), Lead by Lt. Col. Bar Veakart, conducted continuous UAV surveillance over Nasser Hospital and may have executed the first strike themselves using a drone-fired munition. The footage and testimonies establish that Golani’s operators had uninterrupted “eyes on the target,” observing the stairwell where Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri positioned his live camera every day. They knew precisely who was present — journalists in clearly marked press vests, civil defense workers in uniform, doctors, patients, and even a child.
The first strike killed al-Masri and cut his live broadcast. Nine minutes later, once rescue workers and journalists had gathered to assist the wounded, Golani requested and coordinated a second strike. The timing and method show that this was no accident, but a calculated decision to maximize civilian casualties.
Tactical Execution by the 188th Armored Brigade
The 188th Armored Brigade, commanded by Col. Miki Sharvit, executed the second strike. Forensic analysis of debris and video footage confirms that at least two LAHAT laser-guided missiles were fired in near-simultaneous salvo from Merkava tanks, striking the exact same stairwell landing within a second of each other. This precision was only possible because Golani’s UAVs provided the laser designation that guided the missiles directly onto the stairwell filled with civilians.
The 188th Armored Brigade therefore carried out the tactical launch of the massacre, fully aware—thanks to drone oversight—of who their victims would be.
Divisional Oversight by the 36th Armored Division
Above these units stood the 36th Armored Division (“Ga’ash”), commanded by Brig. Gen. Moran Omer. This division held operational responsibility over both the Golani Brigade and the 188th Armored Brigade in Khan Younis. Brig. Gen. Omer personally toured the area in the days before the attack, meeting with his subordinate commanders and overseeing their deployment. His division had ultimate control over fire missions in the sector, and the precision strikes against the hospital stairwell could not have taken place without his approval.
Sectoral Authorization by the Southern Command
The next level of responsibility lies with the Southern Command, led by Maj. Gen. Yaniv Asor (b. 1972). All operations in Gaza fell under his authority, including the approval of attacks on highly sensitive sites such as hospitals. Reports confirm that the first strike on Nasser Hospital was approved specifically as a drone attack due to the sensitivity of the location. The second strike, launched with guided missiles only minutes later, likewise required his approval. His authorization allowed the escalation that transformed one lethal strike into a massacre.
Strategic Oversight by the Chief of Staff
The overall command rested with Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir (b. 1966), Chief of Staff of the Israeli military. Zamir visited Khan Younis just days before the massacre, together with Maj. Gen. Asor and Brig. Gen. Omer, meeting directly with Golani and 188th commanders. As Chief of Staff, Zamir was responsible for the rules of engagement and permitted the use of double-tap tactics: an initial strike, followed by a second strike once journalists, doctors, and rescue teams had rushed to assist the wounded. By endorsing such methods, Zamir effectively institutionalized a strategy designed to maximize terror and death among civilians.
Political Responsibility of the Prime Minister
At the very top stands Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (b. 1949), who provided the political and ideological framework that made this massacre possible. By repeatedly branding journalists as “Hamas affiliates” and hospitals as “terrorist infrastructure,” without offering evidence, Netanyahu legitimized attacks on civilians and created an environment in which the targeting of hospitals and journalists became state policy. His leadership role makes him not only an enabler but also an architect of this policy of extermination and erasure.
Weapons Analysis: Precision and Intent
The weapons analysis carried out by HRF’s forensic team underscores the deliberate nature of the attack. The first strike was carried out with a drone-fired munition, consistent with eyewitness accounts and the localized damage that killed Hussam al-Masri without collapsing the hospital building. The second strike involved at least two LAHAT guided missiles launched from Merkava tanks, homing in on the stairwell designated by Golani’s UAV. Debris collected at the site showed modular alloy casings consistent with guided missile systems, not conventional shells.
The presence of UAVs over the hospital during the entire attack confirms that the perpetrators saw exactly who was on the ground. The choice to strike the same spot twice, with such precision, proves that this was intentional killing rather than incidental harm.
War Crimes and Genocide
The massacre at Nasser Hospital is not an isolated event but part of a wider pattern. Since October 2023, more than 270 journalists have been killed in Gaza, making it the deadliest conflict for media workers in modern history. At the same time, 94% of Gaza’s hospitals have been damaged or destroyed. This systematic targeting of both healthcare and the press shows a dual strategy: to deprive Palestinians of survival and to erase the evidence of their suffering. Such acts are consistent with a genocidal policy.
HRF and PCHR therefore conclude that the Nasser Hospital massacre constitutes war crimes under the Rome Statute, including willful killing, deliberate attacks on a hospital, and disproportionate harm. It also constitutes genocide, as it involves the intentional killing of members of a protected group and the deliberate infliction of conditions of life calculated to destroy that group in whole or in part.
A Call for Justice
With today’s filing before the ICC, the Hind Rajab Foundation and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights demand that the Court open proceedings and issue arrest warrants against those responsible — from the Golani operators who designated the target, to the tank commanders who launched the missiles, to the generals who approved the attack, and ultimately to Prime Minister Netanyahu who provided political cover.
This massacre was not the result of chaos or confusion but of a carefully executed plan under a clear chain of command. Journalists, doctors, rescue workers, and even a child were killed deliberately, under the watching eyes of Israeli drones. This was not only a war crime — it was an act of genocide.
The world cannot allow impunity to continue. Justice for the victims of Nasser Hospital demands accountability at the highest level.
- Source - Hind Rajab Foundation: HRF and PCHR File ICC Complaint on the Nasser Hospital Massacre: Exposing the Command Chain Behind the Killing of 22 Civilians (Publ. 31 August 2025)
- BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / 12 August 2025 — By any measure, Anas Al-Sharif (1996-2025) should still be alive.
On the morning of 10 August 2025, the 28-year-old Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent was doing what he had done since the first days of the Gaza onslaught — reporting from the frontlines, armed only with a camera and a press vest. Outside the main gate of Al Shifa Hospital, in one of the last corners of northern Gaza where journalists could still work, Al-Sharif was filing footage of bombardments that shook the streets around him. Moments later, a missile struck the tent where he and his colleagues were sheltering.
Seven people died instantly. Among them: Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal, and Moamen Aliwa — four Al Jazeera journalists who, like Al-Sharif, had refused to stop documenting the Genocide.
Mohammed Al-Khaldi, also a journalist who worked for Sahat Media Platform, and Saad Jundiya, a Palestinian civilian who happened to be present in the scene at the time of attack were also killed.
The Israeli military would later admit the strike was deliberate. Their justification? The same recycled accusation used in killing over 220 journalists since October 2023: that the victims were “terrorists in press vests.”
For the Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) and the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), this was not just another tragedy in a long war on the press. This was a clear-cut criminal act — a war crime and part of a broader genocidal campaign — and it demanded a direct, targeted legal response.
A Joint Case to The Hague
The new Article 15 Communication to the International Criminal Court was filed jointly by HRF and PCHR. While HRF focused its investigation on the chain of command and operational decisions that led to Al-Sharif’s killing, PCHR brought to the case its meticulous documentation of the other Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza — cases that fit the same pattern of premeditation and deliberate targeting.
PCHR’s files cover the assassinations of Hossam Shabat (2001-2025), Ismail Al-Ghoul (1997-2024), Ahmed Al-Louh, Hamza Wael Al-Dahdouh (1996-2024), and Samer Abu Daqa (d. 2023), among others — all journalists marked by Israel as “terrorists” before being eliminated in targeted strikes. These cases show that Al-Sharif’s killing was not an isolated event but part of an established policy.
Following the Chain of Command
When HRF investigators began reconstructing the strike, they followed the trail from the moment a drone camera locked onto Al-Sharif’s position to the instant the missile hit.
Using operational patterns, signals intelligence reports, and expert military analysis, the foundation identified the chain of command behind the killing:
* Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir (b. 1966) – IDF Chief of the General Staff
* Maj.-Gen. Tomer Bar (b. 1969) – Commander of the Israeli Air Force
* Maj.-Gen. Yaniv Asor (b. 1972) – Southern Command Commander
* Brig.-Gen. Yossi Sariel (b. 1978) – Former Commander of Unit 8200 (Israel’s signals intelligence branch)
* General A. : Current Commander of Unit 8200
* Palmachim Airbase Commander – Name undisclosed
* 161 “Black Snake” Squadron Commander – Name undisclosed
* Col. Avichay Adraee (b. 1982) – IDF Spokesperson’s Unit, Arab Media Division, responsible for a sustained smear campaign against Al-Sharif
At the political summit stands Benjamin Netanyahu (b. 1949), the Prime Minister who presided over — and encouraged — a strategy to eliminate journalists as part of Israel’s assault on Gaza.
The Smear Before the Strike
If the missile was the killing blow, the campaign to delegitimize Anas Al-Sharif (1996-2025) had begun long before. For nearly two years, Avichay Adraee (b. 1982), Israel’s Arabic-language military spokesperson, used social media to accuse Al-Sharif of being a Hamas operative. He mocked the journalist’s emotional reporting, called his on-camera tears “crocodile tears,” and framed his work as propaganda.
This smear playbook is familiar. Before being killed, journalists such as Hamza Wael Al-Dahdouh (1996-2024), Ismail Al-Ghoul (1997-2024), and Hossam Shabat (2001-2025) — whose cases PCHR has fully documented — were branded “terrorists” by Israeli officials. Days or weeks later, they were dead — killed in precision strikes on clearly marked press vehicles or while wearing “PRESS” vests.
A War on Witnesses
The killings of Anas Al-Sharif and his colleagues are not isolated incidents. Together, HRF and PCHR’s investigations reveal a systematic policy targeting Al Jazeera journalists:
1. Label them terrorists without any plausible proof.
2. Smear them publicly to dehumanize and justify their killing.
3. Eliminate them in targeted strikes.
In the Gaza war, local journalists are not just chroniclers—they are the last line of independent witness to a conflict foreign reporters are barred from entering. Silencing them is not collateral damage; it is strategic.
From Evidence to Action
The joint submission to the ICC does not mince words. It accuses the identified military and political figures of:
* War crimes under Article 8(2)(a)(i) of the Rome Statute (willful killing)
* Genocide under Article 6(a) of the Rome Statute (as part of the broader campaign to destroy the Palestinian people and erase those documenting their suffering)
And it makes three urgent demands to the ICC Prosecutor:
1. Issue arrest warrants for the military officials named in the submission.
2. Expand Netanyahu’s arrest warrant to include crimes against journalists.
3. Formally include all 220+ journalist killings in the ICC’s Palestine investigation.
Hunting the Perpetrators
This is not symbolic litigation. HRF is tracking these individuals, identifying their roles, and preparing to pursue them in any jurisdiction willing to act. The case is being built not only for The Hague, but also for prosecution in national courts that recognize universal jurisdiction for war crimes and genocide.
“The assassination of Anas Al-Sharif was so blunt, so arrogant, and so drenched in contempt for human life, truth, the legal order, and humanity itself, that it cannot and will not be allowed to pass into silence.” says HRF Chairman Dyab Abou Jahjah (b. 1971).
The Message to The ICC
The evidence is there. The legal foundation is unshakable. The jurisdiction is established beyond question. What remains is for the International Criminal Court to move past statements of “grave concern” and take the decisive step that justice demands: act.
The killing of journalists in Gaza is not a footnote to the story — it is the method by which every other war crime is hidden from the world. It is the deliberate blinding of humanity’s eyes, the extinguishing of the witnesses who stand between atrocity and oblivion. To ignore this is not neutrality — it is complicity. It is to give the perpetrators the silence they seek.
Anas Al-Sharif (1996-2025) knew this better than anyone. His last words, prepared in anticipation of his own assassination, still echo across the digital world:
“If these words of mine reach you, know that Israel has succeeded in killing me and silencing my voice.”
But voices like his are not so easily buried. The joint HRF–PCHR case ensures that his words will rise again—in the courtroom of the ICC, in the ink of arrest warrants, and in the unyielding memory of history. They will stand as testimony not only to his courage but to the moral imperative that binds us all: that truth must be defended, justice must be pursued, and those who kill to hide their crimes must one day answer for them.
- Source - Hind Rajab Foundation: The Hunt for Anas Al-Sharif’s Killers: HRF and PCHR Bring Israel’s War on Journalists to the ICC (Publ. 12 August 2025)