Julia Frankel

In exclusive video we obtained from a Gaza aid site, heavily-armed men appearing to be US contractors discuss how to disperse nearby Palestinians. Gunshots erupt. One man yells, "I think you hit one!" Another shout is heard: "Hell yeah, boy!" Read more: apnews.com/article/palest…

"Nineteen months of media blackout is far too long. We urge Israel to uphold its stated democratic ideals and to let us in." Important editorial today by @FPAIsPal board @joseffederman @Tajourno @JDiamond1 haaretz.com/opinion/2025-0…

#Israel outlines plans to pack #Gaza's population into a closed border zone. Here's a closer look ⁦@FrankelJulia⁩ apnews.com/article/israel…

The UN had clearly warned that routing crowds of hungry Palestinian aid seekers through land controlled by the IDF could lead to troops using gunfire as “crowd control”. The GHF opened its sites regardless, as Palestinians were gunned down repeatedly. washingtonpost.com/world/2025/07/…

US contractors guarding GHF sites in Gaza are using live ammo and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, the @AP reports. Contractors said staff were often unqualified, unvetted, and seemed to have open license to do whatever they wished. apnews.com/article/palest…

Today, GHF denied our @AP report that US contractors fire live ammo on Gaza aid sites & said the gunshots in the videos we published were fired by Israeli troops. That’s as Israel’s military spokesperson told us no troops are stationed in/near the sites. apnews.com/article/gaza-c…

Important story by @FrankelJulia and @sammednick

US contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza. apnews.com/article/palest…

We spoke with 2 contractors for UG solutions, the shadowy US outfit manning aid sites in Gaza. They say guards are firing live ammo and stun grenades as Palestinians seek food. One said the org is sharing info with the Israeli military. W/ @sammednick apnews.com/article/palest…

عاجل | تحقيق لأسوشيتد برس: المتعاقدون الأمريكيون الذين يحرسون مواقع توزيع المساعدات بغزة يستخدمون الذخيرة الحية

The testimonies & videos offer a rare glimpse inside the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the newly created, American organization backed by Israel to feed Gaza's population w/@FrankelJulia apnews.com/article/palest…

A woman tried to call her mom in #Iran. A robotic voice answered the phone @FarnoushAmiri @seldeeb apnews.com/article/iran-i…

Israel and Iran trade strikes for a third day as nuclear talks are called off @jongambrellAP @melanielidman @FrankelJulia apnews.com/article/israel…

The AP has no corporate owner and no shareholders. If we don’t step up to defend Americans’ right to speak freely, who will? Today the U.S. government wants to control the AP’s speech. Tomorrow it could be someone else’s.    nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%…

Told to fix notorious prison, Israel just relocated alleged abuses, detainees say w/@FrankelJulia apnews.com/article/israel…

Israeli authorities released an Oscar-winning Palestinian director, Hamdan Ballal, who was detained by the army after being attacked by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank. He said they beat him in front of his home while they filmed the assault.

Israeli authorities released a Palestinian director of the Oscar-winning documentary "No Other Land." Hamdan Ballal tells the AP he was beaten by three Israeli settlers in the West Bank while another filmed the attack. apnews.com/article/israel…

"Their attorney, Lea Tsemel, said they spent the night on the floor of a military base while receiving only minimal care for their injuries from the attack." @FrankelJulia for @AP apnews.com/article/israel…

“What is happening is hell”. #Gaza inferno described by Wafaa Shurafaa, ⁦@FrankelJulia⁩ ⁦@sammymagdy⁩ apnews.com/article/gaza-a…

DEIR EL BALAH, Gaza— The Israeli bombs began falling before dawn, lighting the sky orange and shattering the stillness. Palestinians clawed bodies from wreckage with their bare hands. Parents arrived at hospitals barefoot, carrying children covered in ash. apnews.com/article/gaza-a…