Venetia Menzies
@venetiamenzies.bsky.social
Journalist and photographer 📸 | Assistant Data Editor 🗺️| The Times and Sunday Times 🗞️
Airdrops were permitted by Israel last week for the first time since November
MSF have called them dangerous - and Gazans have derided them as humiliating
But proponents argue they are necessary but should not replace overland routes that the Gazans need - right now
MSF have called them dangerous - and Gazans have derided them as humiliating
But proponents argue they are necessary but should not replace overland routes that the Gazans need - right now
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Airdrops were permitted by Israel last week for the first time since November
MSF have called them dangerous - and Gazans have derided them as humiliating
But proponents argue they are necessary but should not replace overland routes that the Gazans need - right now
MSF have called them dangerous - and Gazans have derided them as humiliating
But proponents argue they are necessary but should not replace overland routes that the Gazans need - right now
Yesterday Hamas released a video of starving hostage Evyatar David
While Israel and Hamas prioritise military wins over the needs of those going hungry - civilians and hostages continue to suffer
While Israel and Hamas prioritise military wins over the needs of those going hungry - civilians and hostages continue to suffer
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Yesterday Hamas released a video of starving hostage Evyatar David
While Israel and Hamas prioritise military wins over the needs of those going hungry - civilians and hostages continue to suffer
While Israel and Hamas prioritise military wins over the needs of those going hungry - civilians and hostages continue to suffer
The GHF say they want to work with the UN to help them distribute their rotting aid
The UN say they do not need help but need Israel to lift restrictions on moving the aid
But even when their trucks can move, they are looted by armed gangs and hungry civilians
The UN say they do not need help but need Israel to lift restrictions on moving the aid
But even when their trucks can move, they are looted by armed gangs and hungry civilians
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The GHF say they want to work with the UN to help them distribute their rotting aid
The UN say they do not need help but need Israel to lift restrictions on moving the aid
But even when their trucks can move, they are looted by armed gangs and hungry civilians
The UN say they do not need help but need Israel to lift restrictions on moving the aid
But even when their trucks can move, they are looted by armed gangs and hungry civilians
Even if patients survive, many fail to recover due to malnutrition
@msf.org surgeon Sarmad Tamimy said
“They’ll end up going into wards without enough equipment... they’ll get horrible infections, they’ll keep on coming back to the theatre... then die a more miserable death"
@msf.org surgeon Sarmad Tamimy said
“They’ll end up going into wards without enough equipment... they’ll get horrible infections, they’ll keep on coming back to the theatre... then die a more miserable death"
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Even if patients survive, many fail to recover due to malnutrition
@msf.org surgeon Sarmad Tamimy said
“They’ll end up going into wards without enough equipment... they’ll get horrible infections, they’ll keep on coming back to the theatre... then die a more miserable death"
@msf.org surgeon Sarmad Tamimy said
“They’ll end up going into wards without enough equipment... they’ll get horrible infections, they’ll keep on coming back to the theatre... then die a more miserable death"
Dr Goher Rahbour, an NHS gastrointestinal surgeon who volunteered with
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social said his patients spoke of being shot at by the IDF
He wondered how so many had been shot in both the head and the shoulder, later understanding they had been lying down taking cover
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social said his patients spoke of being shot at by the IDF
He wondered how so many had been shot in both the head and the shoulder, later understanding they had been lying down taking cover
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Dr Goher Rahbour, an NHS gastrointestinal surgeon who volunteered with
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social said his patients spoke of being shot at by the IDF
He wondered how so many had been shot in both the head and the shoulder, later understanding they had been lying down taking cover
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social said his patients spoke of being shot at by the IDF
He wondered how so many had been shot in both the head and the shoulder, later understanding they had been lying down taking cover
“It is 2025, and people are dying because they need a bag of flour,” said Mohammed Fadlalla who volunteered with
@msf.org
His patients described being “indiscriminately sprayed with bullets” by Israeli forces on their way to GHF sites
“It’s a game of chicken with your life”
@msf.org
His patients described being “indiscriminately sprayed with bullets” by Israeli forces on their way to GHF sites
“It’s a game of chicken with your life”
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
“It is 2025, and people are dying because they need a bag of flour,” said Mohammed Fadlalla who volunteered with
@msf.org
His patients described being “indiscriminately sprayed with bullets” by Israeli forces on their way to GHF sites
“It’s a game of chicken with your life”
@msf.org
His patients described being “indiscriminately sprayed with bullets” by Israeli forces on their way to GHF sites
“It’s a game of chicken with your life”
Scarcity of food is self-reinforcing: limited aid makes hunger rampant and theft highly profitable, meaning less food reaches those who need it
Crowds of desperate civilians overwhelming aid convoys can even be seen via satellite imagery
Crowds of desperate civilians overwhelming aid convoys can even be seen via satellite imagery
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Scarcity of food is self-reinforcing: limited aid makes hunger rampant and theft highly profitable, meaning less food reaches those who need it
Crowds of desperate civilians overwhelming aid convoys can even be seen via satellite imagery
Crowds of desperate civilians overwhelming aid convoys can even be seen via satellite imagery
But more aid is being looted than ever before
Israel blames Hamas for looting
Hamas accuses Israel of “consciously seeking to spread chaos and engineer famine”
The UN says looting is due to desperation and that the only way to restore order is to flood Gaza with supplies
Israel blames Hamas for looting
Hamas accuses Israel of “consciously seeking to spread chaos and engineer famine”
The UN says looting is due to desperation and that the only way to restore order is to flood Gaza with supplies
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
But more aid is being looted than ever before
Israel blames Hamas for looting
Hamas accuses Israel of “consciously seeking to spread chaos and engineer famine”
The UN says looting is due to desperation and that the only way to restore order is to flood Gaza with supplies
Israel blames Hamas for looting
Hamas accuses Israel of “consciously seeking to spread chaos and engineer famine”
The UN says looting is due to desperation and that the only way to restore order is to flood Gaza with supplies
The GHF has four distribution sites, compared with over 400 that were run by the UN previously
Gazans must enter a militarised zone to reach them, with over 1,100 being killed in the process - the majority by the IDF
The GHF says they have asked Israel to expand operations
Gazans must enter a militarised zone to reach them, with over 1,100 being killed in the process - the majority by the IDF
The GHF says they have asked Israel to expand operations
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The GHF has four distribution sites, compared with over 400 that were run by the UN previously
Gazans must enter a militarised zone to reach them, with over 1,100 being killed in the process - the majority by the IDF
The GHF says they have asked Israel to expand operations
Gazans must enter a militarised zone to reach them, with over 1,100 being killed in the process - the majority by the IDF
The GHF says they have asked Israel to expand operations
How did it get this bad?
From March to May, Israel blockaded all aid from reaching Gaza
In May, a new mechanism was set up which Israel says aimed to keep food out of Hamas’ hands, but looting is now worse than ever
From March to May, Israel blockaded all aid from reaching Gaza
In May, a new mechanism was set up which Israel says aimed to keep food out of Hamas’ hands, but looting is now worse than ever
August 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
How did it get this bad?
From March to May, Israel blockaded all aid from reaching Gaza
In May, a new mechanism was set up which Israel says aimed to keep food out of Hamas’ hands, but looting is now worse than ever
From March to May, Israel blockaded all aid from reaching Gaza
In May, a new mechanism was set up which Israel says aimed to keep food out of Hamas’ hands, but looting is now worse than ever
His deputy Ghassan Duhine, a former PA intelligence officer who denies alleged links to ISIS, said Israel is stopping people coming to Rafah to join their 'safe zone' but that many were willing
The group is recruiting volunteers, and said Hamas defectors had approached them
The group is recruiting volunteers, and said Hamas defectors had approached them
July 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
His deputy Ghassan Duhine, a former PA intelligence officer who denies alleged links to ISIS, said Israel is stopping people coming to Rafah to join their 'safe zone' but that many were willing
The group is recruiting volunteers, and said Hamas defectors had approached them
The group is recruiting volunteers, and said Hamas defectors had approached them
Shabab said his vision is for a Gaza that is open to the world, has peace with its neighbours and is democratic
Before considering running in any elections, he wants to 'defeat terrorism'
“We want our area to be a model of how Gaza can defeat terrorism and return to normal”
Before considering running in any elections, he wants to 'defeat terrorism'
“We want our area to be a model of how Gaza can defeat terrorism and return to normal”
July 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Shabab said his vision is for a Gaza that is open to the world, has peace with its neighbours and is democratic
Before considering running in any elections, he wants to 'defeat terrorism'
“We want our area to be a model of how Gaza can defeat terrorism and return to normal”
Before considering running in any elections, he wants to 'defeat terrorism'
“We want our area to be a model of how Gaza can defeat terrorism and return to normal”
“Hamas either accuses their opposers of being traitors working with Israel or being criminals. I am neither of these” said Shabab
“I was an ordinary construction worker before the war. I have no military training, I am just an ordinary Palestinian who cares about his own people”
“I was an ordinary construction worker before the war. I have no military training, I am just an ordinary Palestinian who cares about his own people”
July 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
“Hamas either accuses their opposers of being traitors working with Israel or being criminals. I am neither of these” said Shabab
“I was an ordinary construction worker before the war. I have no military training, I am just an ordinary Palestinian who cares about his own people”
“I was an ordinary construction worker before the war. I have no military training, I am just an ordinary Palestinian who cares about his own people”
Shabab, 35, emerged last year in opposition to Hamas, leading an armed militia of a few hundred men in areas of Gaza's strategic southeastern corner near the borders of Egypt and Israel
After Rafah's closure, this area near Kerem Shalom is at the centre of aid flows
After Rafah's closure, this area near Kerem Shalom is at the centre of aid flows
July 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Shabab, 35, emerged last year in opposition to Hamas, leading an armed militia of a few hundred men in areas of Gaza's strategic southeastern corner near the borders of Egypt and Israel
After Rafah's closure, this area near Kerem Shalom is at the centre of aid flows
After Rafah's closure, this area near Kerem Shalom is at the centre of aid flows
Wendy Austin, 50, was prescribed antidepressants and suffered side effects, finally finding a doctor to prescribe HRT which has lifted her low mood
"All the time I was on antidepressants I just got worse and worse. It’s with hormonal treatment that I’ve finally got my life back"
"All the time I was on antidepressants I just got worse and worse. It’s with hormonal treatment that I’ve finally got my life back"
June 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Wendy Austin, 50, was prescribed antidepressants and suffered side effects, finally finding a doctor to prescribe HRT which has lifted her low mood
"All the time I was on antidepressants I just got worse and worse. It’s with hormonal treatment that I’ve finally got my life back"
"All the time I was on antidepressants I just got worse and worse. It’s with hormonal treatment that I’ve finally got my life back"
Women are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants, and to be on them for longer
With 1 in 4 women aged 50-70 on the drugs @drlouisenewson.bsky.social highlights that many women are misdiagnosed with depression when they are menopausal and when HRT might be more effective
With 1 in 4 women aged 50-70 on the drugs @drlouisenewson.bsky.social highlights that many women are misdiagnosed with depression when they are menopausal and when HRT might be more effective
June 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Women are more likely to be prescribed antidepressants, and to be on them for longer
With 1 in 4 women aged 50-70 on the drugs @drlouisenewson.bsky.social highlights that many women are misdiagnosed with depression when they are menopausal and when HRT might be more effective
With 1 in 4 women aged 50-70 on the drugs @drlouisenewson.bsky.social highlights that many women are misdiagnosed with depression when they are menopausal and when HRT might be more effective
“There is my life before I experienced antidepressant withdrawal, and there is my life after,” said Carrie Clark
“I can't emphasise this to you enough. It is the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. It's like a scar on my life”
📸 Adrian Sherratt for The Sunday Times
“I can't emphasise this to you enough. It is the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. It's like a scar on my life”
📸 Adrian Sherratt for The Sunday Times
June 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
“There is my life before I experienced antidepressant withdrawal, and there is my life after,” said Carrie Clark
“I can't emphasise this to you enough. It is the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. It's like a scar on my life”
📸 Adrian Sherratt for The Sunday Times
“I can't emphasise this to you enough. It is the most terrifying thing that has ever happened to me. It's like a scar on my life”
📸 Adrian Sherratt for The Sunday Times
The investigation based on NHS England data obtained by FOI reveals 👇
- 12% of England on antidepressants (16% of women, 9% of men)
- 7% on them 5 years of more (9% of women, 4% of men) double the amount 3 years ago
- 23% women over 50 on them, 15% for > 5 years
- 12% of England on antidepressants (16% of women, 9% of men)
- 7% on them 5 years of more (9% of women, 4% of men) double the amount 3 years ago
- 23% women over 50 on them, 15% for > 5 years
June 15, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The investigation based on NHS England data obtained by FOI reveals 👇
- 12% of England on antidepressants (16% of women, 9% of men)
- 7% on them 5 years of more (9% of women, 4% of men) double the amount 3 years ago
- 23% women over 50 on them, 15% for > 5 years
- 12% of England on antidepressants (16% of women, 9% of men)
- 7% on them 5 years of more (9% of women, 4% of men) double the amount 3 years ago
- 23% women over 50 on them, 15% for > 5 years
Kate asks Parand if she feels the international community let down Afghan women
"I will answer with this proverb" Parand repies:
“What is evident needs no explanation.”
"I will answer with this proverb" Parand repies:
“What is evident needs no explanation.”
June 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Kate asks Parand if she feels the international community let down Afghan women
"I will answer with this proverb" Parand repies:
“What is evident needs no explanation.”
"I will answer with this proverb" Parand repies:
“What is evident needs no explanation.”
"I stand by the fence and watch him go in alone. Women used to walk and exercise in the park, but now they must circle around its perimeter to maintain a healthy routine. People look at me strangely, as if standing near the park’s gate is some great sin."
June 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"I stand by the fence and watch him go in alone. Women used to walk and exercise in the park, but now they must circle around its perimeter to maintain a healthy routine. People look at me strangely, as if standing near the park’s gate is some great sin."
"I go out with my five-year-old nephew but even then I don’t find relief. He often wants to go to the park near our house but I am not allowed in. I explain to him that women are not allowed in the park, which leads to a flood of questions from him."
June 8, 2025 at 1:46 PM
"I go out with my five-year-old nephew but even then I don’t find relief. He often wants to go to the park near our house but I am not allowed in. I explain to him that women are not allowed in the park, which leads to a flood of questions from him."
Perhaps it is merely watching the seasons pass
From behind a window,
Never emerging from the ugly cocoon
That oppressors have woven around
her freedom
Someone asked:
“Woman, what is your wish?”
She replied: “The longing
for a single breath
Of air untainted by captivity" - Parand
From behind a window,
Never emerging from the ugly cocoon
That oppressors have woven around
her freedom
Someone asked:
“Woman, what is your wish?”
She replied: “The longing
for a single breath
Of air untainted by captivity" - Parand
June 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Perhaps it is merely watching the seasons pass
From behind a window,
Never emerging from the ugly cocoon
That oppressors have woven around
her freedom
Someone asked:
“Woman, what is your wish?”
She replied: “The longing
for a single breath
Of air untainted by captivity" - Parand
From behind a window,
Never emerging from the ugly cocoon
That oppressors have woven around
her freedom
Someone asked:
“Woman, what is your wish?”
She replied: “The longing
for a single breath
Of air untainted by captivity" - Parand
Kate and Parand share many similarities - a love for writing and caring for family members
But one writes in freedom and the other in fear. Parand's freedom is suffocated under Taliban rule - unable to work, study or even walk in the park
But one writes in freedom and the other in fear. Parand's freedom is suffocated under Taliban rule - unable to work, study or even walk in the park
June 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Kate and Parand share many similarities - a love for writing and caring for family members
But one writes in freedom and the other in fear. Parand's freedom is suffocated under Taliban rule - unable to work, study or even walk in the park
But one writes in freedom and the other in fear. Parand's freedom is suffocated under Taliban rule - unable to work, study or even walk in the park
"We will always take someone to hospital if that’s what’s most appropriate," said Terry
But when they want to refer patients to community teams, they face the same challenges as the public, waiting hours on hold to 111 to fight for referrals
But when they want to refer patients to community teams, they face the same challenges as the public, waiting hours on hold to 111 to fight for referrals
May 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"We will always take someone to hospital if that’s what’s most appropriate," said Terry
But when they want to refer patients to community teams, they face the same challenges as the public, waiting hours on hold to 111 to fight for referrals
But when they want to refer patients to community teams, they face the same challenges as the public, waiting hours on hold to 111 to fight for referrals
A&E wards can be very distressing for patients in MH crisis, worsening symptoms
The @londonambulance.nhs.uk service has 6 MH joint response cars that free up ambulances and bring care to patients in the community
We spent a day on shift with Cameron Terry and David Russell 👇
The @londonambulance.nhs.uk service has 6 MH joint response cars that free up ambulances and bring care to patients in the community
We spent a day on shift with Cameron Terry and David Russell 👇
May 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
A&E wards can be very distressing for patients in MH crisis, worsening symptoms
The @londonambulance.nhs.uk service has 6 MH joint response cars that free up ambulances and bring care to patients in the community
We spent a day on shift with Cameron Terry and David Russell 👇
The @londonambulance.nhs.uk service has 6 MH joint response cars that free up ambulances and bring care to patients in the community
We spent a day on shift with Cameron Terry and David Russell 👇