Will Christou

@will_christou

Writing for @Guardian in Lebanon and Syria. Tips: [email protected]

Beirut

Joined February 2019

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Will Christou@will_christou · Jul 19

In Gaza, being a helpful, loving child can be a death sentence. Heart wrenching read by @_EmmaGH on the Israeli killing of two children waiting for water in starving Gaza. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

will_christou's tweet card. Karam al-Ghussain, 9, and Lulu, 10, were fetching water from a nearby distribution station when an Israeli strike hit it, and them

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Will Christou@will_christou · Jul 18

Overnight, 1000s of Bedouin fighters from across Syria mobilized toward Sweida after reported attacks by Hikmat al-Hijri’s militias on Bedouin civilians. Fueled by sectarian rhetoric, the risk of full-scale communal violence is rapidly escalating.

HHiba Zayadin@ZayadinH · Jul 17

Sweida remains highly volatile despite a fragile ceasefire yesterday, and after 5 days of violence marked by executions, looting, and abuse. Both Druze and Bedouin civilians have suffered. The full scope of the harm is only beginning to come to light.

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Will Christou@will_christou · Jul 18

“They were drinking coffee when gunmen came in and just started shooting. There are no weapons allowed in the hall,” said Maan Radwan, whose 15 relatives were gunned down in Suweida. Horrific testimonials as Suweida is gripped with communal violence. theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

will_christou's tweet card. Sectarian divisions prompted the worst unrest in Syria since March as the Druze population of Sweida province suffered massacres and executions

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Will Christou@will_christou · Jul 17

European missile group MBDA selling parts for bombs that have killed children in Gaza Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UK theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

will_christou's tweet card. Exclusive: Britain has paused some weapons sales to Israel, but a Guardian investigation shows revenues from the GBU-39 bomb generated by the US arm of MBDA flow through the UK

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Will Christou@will_christou · Jul 16

The moment an Israeli strike hits the ministry of defence in Damascus for the second time today.

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Alex Shams@alexshams_ · Jul 7

The detail is buried in this New York Times report "In Iran, prisoners, families, activists and lawyers said that Israel’s action had shown total disregard for the lives and safety of the prisoners." nytimes.com/2025/07/06/wor…

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UK for Syria@UKforSyria · Jul 5

UK Foreign Secretary @DavidLammy met H.E. President al Sharaa & Foreign Minister Shaibani in first 🇬🇧 ministerial visit to Syria in 14 years. Announced renewal of diplomatic ties and £94.5M for recovery, education & humanitarian aid, plus £2M to eliminate chemical weapons.…

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Will Christou@will_christou · Jul 5

‘They’re skin and bones’: doctors in Gaza warn babies at risk of death from lack of formula. Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

will_christou's tweet card. Doctors say Israel is blocking deliveries of formula urgently needed as mothers are either dead or too malnourished to feed their babies

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Trevor Ball@Easybakeovensz · Jul 3

Additional photos and article link: theguardian.com/world/2025/jul…

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