Compilation of news reports – IAK staff
(While a “ceasefire” is ostensibly in place, Israel has continued its assault on Gaza without interruption. If Americans Knew considers the war to be ongoing, and in its 875th day.)
Seven Palestinians were killed and seventeen others wounded across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.
Since the “ceasefire” began on October 11, Israel has killed at least 649 Palestinians. Over 1,711 have been injured. Death toll figures are tentative.
Israel has so far violated the 11 October ceasefire deal in Gaza at least 1,620 times (as of Feb. 1, 2026). More statistics below.
WAR ON IRAN NEWS & HEADLINES:
Why is If Americans Knew covering the war on Iran? It can not be overemphasized that Israel has been the impetus behind US policies and actions vis-a-vis Iran for years. This is especially true right now, under Donald Trump. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been pushing the US to attack Iran for decades.
The American people have made clear that they do not want to go to war with Iran, but Israel partisans and the Israel lobby use their massive political clout to bring about whatever is beneficial to Israel – including putting the US military in harm’s way. For more background on Israel’s role in American wars, watch IAK’s short film, “The Israeli Hit List.”
Death toll (all numbers are tentative):
- Seven US troops have been killed since the war on Iran began, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).
- In Israel, 13 people have been killed and 1,929 injured, the majority with minor injuries.
- In Iran, 1,348 people have reportedly been killed since the conflict began, the head of Iran’s National Emergency Organization reported. 193 are children, 200 are women.
- In Lebanon, at least 570 people have been killed (at least 83 of them children).
- In other Arab states, at least 19 people have been killed.
IRAN:
Iranians make up 97% of the victims in the US-Israel war on Iran so far. Palestinians make up 98% of the victims of Israel’s ongoing war with Gaza.
US-Israeli Strikes Hit Civilian Targets Across Iran: US and Israeli airstrikes have pounded civilian targets across Iran since the war began on February 28, damaging more than 19,734 civilian units, according to the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), including 77 pharmaceutical and medical centers, and at least 69 schools.
In Tehran, Iranians Struggle to Breathe After Israeli Oil Facility Strikes: ”By the time we finally packed our bags and locked the door, our fingernails were caked in chemical grime, and our lungs were burning just from breathing inside our own living room.”
Iran rules out ceasefire with US, Israel: Parliament speaker says Tehran believes “aggressor must be punished and taught a lesson” to deter future attacks. He added, “The Zionist regime (Israel) has consistently perpetuated a vicious cycle of ‘war, negotiations, ceasefire, then war again’ throughout its disgusting history. We will break this cycle.”
Iran arrests 30 ‘spies’ belonging to US and Israel, intelligence ministry says: The Iranian Ministry of Intelligence said that it arrested “30 spies, agents, and internal field operatives belonging to the American and [Israeli] enemy.”
U.S./TRUMP ADMINISTRATION:
140 US service members wounded since attacks on Iran began, 8 severely injured: Pentagon: Majority of injuries minor; 108 personnel have returned to duty, spokesperson says. The eight severely injured are receiving “the highest level of medical care.”
Iran rejects new negotiation with US as war enters 11th day: Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi said talks with the US are ‘no longer on the agenda’ as Washington has attacked Iran despite vows it wouldn’t.
White House seeks ‘exit plan’ for Iran war as Tehran rebuffs US diplomatic outreach: Report: Washington reportedly sought ceasefire talks with Iranian officials after the first week of the war, amid worries of ‘political backlash’ domestically, especially after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz.
Witkoff Admits He Doesn’t Know How Iran War Ends: “I know this, that President Trump is the wrong guy to go up against. That’s what I knowm” Witkoff said on CNBC.
U.S. asks Israel to halt strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure: The Trump administration asked Israel on Monday not to carry out further strikes on energy facilities in Iran, particularly oil infrastructure. This marks the first time the Trump administration has reined in Israel since the war on Iran started.
Trump says he doesn’t believe Iran’s new supreme leader ‘can live in peace’: US president says talking to Iranian leadership ‘possible’ but depends on terms.
US Democrats threaten Senate vote repeat to halt war on Iran: Democratic senators are threatening to force repeated Senate votes on the war on Iran unless administration officials testify publicly about it and its objectives.
‘They Have No Plan’: Senator Says US War Strategy ‘Incoherent’ after Briefing: “I was in a 2 hour briefing today on the Iran War. All the briefings are closed, because Trump can’t defend this war in public. I obviously can’t disclose classified info, but you deserve to know how incoherent and incomplete these war plans are.”
Sen. Lindsey Graham Declares He Will ‘Be With Israel Until Our Dying Day’: “To our friends in Israel, God bless you. I am with you in every way…I will be with Israel until our dying day. They’re the best ally we could hope for,” the senator said.
Coalition Demands Schumer, Jeffries Step Down Over Failure to Fight ‘War-Crazed’ Trump: “Schumer and Jeffries have shown that they cannot be trusted to prevent more wars, more threats of wars, or the transfer of another half a trillion dollars a year into the war machine.”
ISRAEL:
Hebrew Language Academy Website Hacked in Iranian Cyberattack
LEBANON & THE MIDDLE EAST:
Israel snubs Lebanon’s call for dialogue, seeks to disarm Hezbollah ‘by force’: Israel has not responded to Lebanon’s proposal to end the war and is adamant about continuing its assault on Hezbollah until the group is disarmed.
Explosion heard near US Consulate in Erbil, Iraq as drone intercepted
Drone strike hits major US diplomatic facility in Iraq: Report
Saudi Aramco warns of ‘catastrophic’ consequences for oil market if Hormuz closure persists
EUROPE & BEYOND:
‘Unjustifiable’ Attack: Spain Permanently Withdraws Ambassador from Israel
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‘10 Classrooms Full of Children’: US-Israeli War Kills Hundreds of Iranian, Lebanese Kids: Iran’s Health Ministry said Sunday that 198 women and 190 minors have been killed by US and Israeli attacks since February 28, accounting for more than 30% of those killed, according to the ministry. The Lebanese Health Ministry announced Sunday that 42 women and 83 children, have been killed by IDF attacks since Iran-backed Hezbollah joined the war.
Jeremy Corbyn, current head of the socialist Your Party in the UK, commented, “Classrooms of children in Iran. Hundreds of people in Lebanon. The ongoing genocide in Gaza. The message from our political and media class is clear: Their lives are less valuable than others.”
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The Unexpected Winner of the Iran War? Green Energy in Asia and Europe: China’s decision to invest heavily in a transition to a green economy has also helped buffer it from Iran’s decision to turn the Strait of Hormuz into a chokepoint for the global economy. Car buyers bought an estimated 13.2 million electric vehicles there in 2025, around 53% of all new car sales there last year.
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It’s a War With Iran, Not an “Intervention”: Wars have been distinctly out of fashion as of late, especially since the quagmires of Iraq and Afghanistan. Whether those quagmires are to be blamed on “dumb, politically correct wars” in the eyes of War Secretary Pete Hegseth or not, the idea of putting boots on the ground, doing regime change, occupying a country, and putting American lives in danger is political suicide.
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Western media refute Trump’s claims Iran possesses Tomahawk missiles: On Monday, Trump suggested Iran may have used Tomahawks in the attack on an Iranian school, calling the weapon “very generic” and implying that multiple countries, including Iran, could have access to the system. However, journalists and weapons experts swiftly noted there is no credible evidence that Iran has ever obtained the weapon.
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM GAZA
(For some basic info on the Palestine-Israel conflict, go here. For more critical context, skim this, this, and this. To read about a remarkable but underreported, 20-month-long peaceful protest in Gaza against Israel, go here.
Israel denies women in Gaza ‘conditions to live’: Amnesty: The global rights group says erosion of health, safety in Gaza ‘a deliberate act of war targeting women and girls’ (read the report from Amnesty International here).
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM THE OCCUPIED WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM
Every day, Palestinians in the West Bank and East Jerusalem endure dozens of incidents like the ones below, at the hands of Israeli soldiers and/or settlers. For background on the West Bank, read this and this. For information on the significance of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, read this and this.)
With World’s Eyes on Iran, Israel Locks Down the West Bank: Traffic was at a standstill outside of Nablus in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, as sunset neared and hungry residents were forced to trickle through an Israeli checkpoint to get home and break their fasts…
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Jerusalem: Al-Aqsa Mosque Closed for the Tenth Consecutive Day
Israeli Army and Colonizers Escalate West Bank Attacks
Israeli Colonizers Attack Palestinians Near Ramallah
ISRAEL NEWS & HEADLINES:
(Israel is a tiny country, about the size of New Jersey, with a population smaller than the US state of Georgia – about 10 million (of which about 20 percent are Palestinians), yet it is in the news constantly. As has been demonstrated again and again, however, mainstream media rarely covers Israel accurately. IAK gets the facts – sometimes from Israeli media sites, where we can get a glimpse inside this country that is rife with turmoil and contradictions, and that receives $63 million a day from America.)
Israel has surpassed UK as 7th-largest global arms exporter, report shows: Despite wartime needs and diplomatic backlash, Israeli defense exports grew to 4.4% in 2021–2025, from 3.1% of the global market in 2016–2020, fueled by air defense system sales.
Israel prepares for ‘extended campaign’ against Lebanon even if Iran war wraps up: The Israeli army has killed at least 500 Lebanese since Hezbollah opened its front earlier this month. Israeli officials are preparing for an extended campaign against the Lebanese militant group Hizbollah that is likely to continue beyond the end of the war against Iran, according to people briefed on the discussions.
MORE NEWS & HEADLINES:
US Coalition Calls for Ending Preparations for a Military Draft: A diverse coalition is mobilizing opposition to a recently-passed federal law that seeks to step up preparations for and readiness to activate a military draft. The new law authorizes the federal Selective Service System (SSS) to begin using automated involuntary registration to increase the number of individuals currently listed in the agency’s database of potential draftees.
ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
Trump says war with Iran is finished, Israel says it’s not
US campaign against Iran ‘just the beginning’: Defense secretary
Journalist killed in Gaza, bringing total to at least 261
How Israel and the FBI manipulated assassination plots to goad Trump into Iran war
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – MARCH 10, 2026*:
- At least 73,256 Palestinians killed, 183,828 injured – including:
- At least 72,134 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls), 172,828 injured in Gaza
- At least 1,125 killed (~232 children), 11,700 injured in the West Bank
*NOTE: Thousands of those killed in Gaza have yet to be identified, and an estimated 8,000 more are still buried under rubble (some sources put the number of missing as high as 14,000); 3,000 more are reportedly missing.
Additionally, the numbers of injured and starved are very conservative estimates. Only the dead who are brought to hospitals are included in the official fatality count.
Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – March 10, 2026: ~1,661 – including ~1,139** on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 472 military forces since the ground invasion began in Gaza, about 52 military and civilians (by one count, there have been 59 victims) in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Israel (these numbers do not include deaths from the conflict with Lebanon or the war with Iran).
By one count, Israeli attacks have killed approximately 281 Palestinian journalists and media workers (as of Jan. 21, 2026); Palestinians have killed 4 Israeli journalists (other groups have tallied between 215 and 333 Palestinian journalists killed – depending on the criteria used).
**NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the deaths and injuries of Israelis on October 7 were caused by Israeli soldiers.
- Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)
- Israel Decided the War, But Trump’s America Fights and Pays the Bill
- Conscientious Objector Group: Phone ‘Ringing Off Hook’ As Huge Mobilization Underway
- U.S. support for Israel continues to plummet, despite media’s best efforts
- Lebanon: Israel’s White Phosphorous Use Risks Civilian Harm
- Corporate Media Go All Out To Support The US-Israeli War On Iran
- US-Israel war on Iran is creating a steady growing number of amputees
- Israel planned this war on Iran for 40 years. Everything else is a smoke screen
- The wrong question about the war in Iran
- ‘Your Tax Dollars Being Used to Raise Your Gas Prices’: US-Israel Bomb Major Iranian Oil Depots
- ‘Bogus Evidence’: Former Nuclear Watchdog Head Debunks US Justification for Iran War
- EXPLAINER – Dimona: What to know about Israel’s nuclear site
- Israel is using the ‘Gaza doctrine’ in Lebanon and Iran
- Saudi journalist says ‘not all attacks’ on Gulf coming from Iran, fears US-Israel dragging monarchies into war
- Iranian officials say Israel carried out some of the drone strikes on Gulf energy sites
