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0 pointsmarai28mo ago0 comments

BBC's Jeremy Bowen was on the Jordanian aid-dropping plane yesterday or day before. "He was told by the Jordanians that Israel did not want our crew to film outside the plane's windows while he was onboard".[1] Obviously why - then he'd be able to film the ... not decimation, but total destruction of some of the cities in Gaza that would provide evidence for the genocide.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/clyj4gnzxgno

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kayodelycaon8mo ago

The destruction is fully visible in satellite footage. Associated Press has “before and after” comparisons.

diebeforei4858mo ago

Israel lobbied for restrictions on the resolution of satellite footage of the occupied Palestinian territories, so it tends to be a lot more blurred than images of anywhere else.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl–Bingaman_Amendment

senderista8mo ago

I had no idea about this appalling law. It deserves to be much better-known.

Barbing8mo ago

So NYSE-traded Planet Labs PBC would be affected given their San Francisco HQ, and it could be higher resolution than this perhaps w/o that law?

For reference, link to the AP's reporting including satellite photos with before/after sliders (2023<->2025):

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-destruction...

(Disclaimer: I'm out of my depth on satellites, photography, and international relations... & almost everything really)

kayodelycaon8mo ago

Wonderful. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be hiding much.

I can see destroyed buildings on Google Maps. :(

Cyph0n8mo ago

Unbelievable.. first time hearing about this.

mjevans8mo ago

I'd understand a delay for operational security; it is a war zone. However banned entirely?

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0 pointsmarai28mo ago0 comments

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/clyj4gnzxgno

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kayodelycaon8mo ago

The destruction is fully visible in satellite footage. Associated Press has “before and after” comparisons.

diebeforei4858mo ago

Israel lobbied for restrictions on the resolution of satellite footage of the occupied Palestinian territories, so it tends to be a lot more blurred than images of anywhere else.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyl–Bingaman_Amendment

senderista8mo ago

I had no idea about this appalling law. It deserves to be much better-known.

Barbing8mo ago

So NYSE-traded Planet Labs PBC would be affected given their San Francisco HQ, and it could be higher resolution than this perhaps w/o that law?

For reference, link to the AP's reporting including satellite photos with before/after sliders (2023<->2025):

https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-gaza-destruction...

(Disclaimer: I'm out of my depth on satellites, photography, and international relations... & almost everything really)

kayodelycaon8mo ago

Wonderful. Fortunately, it doesn’t seem to be hiding much.

I can see destroyed buildings on Google Maps. :(

Cyph0n8mo ago

Unbelievable.. first time hearing about this.

mjevans8mo ago

I'd understand a delay for operational security; it is a war zone. However banned entirely?

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