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 828th day.)
At least one Palestinian was killed in Gaza on Tuesday, and a baby died from the cold, in Israel’s latest ceasefire violations.
Since the “ceasefire” began on October 11, Israel has killed at least 466 Palestinians. At least 1,294 have been injured. Death toll figures are tentative.
At least 25 Palestinians in Gaza have died due to the extreme cold, including 21 children, since the start of Israel’s genocidal war in October 2023. At least 9 Palestinian children have died of extreme cold this winter.
Israel has so far violated the 11 October ceasefire deal in Gaza at least 1,244 times (as of Jan. 15, 2026). More statistics below.
GAZA NEWS & HEADLINES:
(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.
A Palestinian infant died Tuesday from severe cold in the Gaza Strip, raising to nine the number of children who have lost their lives to cold-related causes since the start of the current winter season, a medical source said.
The infant, seven-month-old Shatha Abu Jarad from Gaza City’s al-Daraj neighborhood, died after her heart suddenly stopped as a result of extreme cold, the source told Anadolu.
*NOTE: A number of infants died of hypothermia in the winter of 2023-2024 and 2024-2025, for the same reason it is happening this winter: Israel’s refusal to provide shelter – a responsibility under international law.
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They survived the bombs, but not the virus: Fatal illness spreads in Gaza
Doctors struggle to save patients as impact of starvation and healthcare collapse accelerate deaths from treatable illnesses.
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Rafah crossing* remains closed: no entry for aid or Gaza administration committee
Israel has decided to keep the Rafah crossing closed and to prevent the Gaza administration committee from entering the territory, despite US demands. This comes amid disagreements with Washington over the make-up of the executive council and the role of Qatar and Turkey. No date has been set for the committee to start work because of direct Israeli obstacles.
*NOTE: After imposing severe restrictions on aid to Gaza for months and causing widespread hunger and hundreds of deaths due to starvation, the ceasefire terms required Israel to surge massive quantities of aid into Gaza (600 trucks a day – actually a modest amount given the circumstances). More than 100 days into the ceasefire, this critical crossing is still closed, and the entry of aid is well below the amount agreed upon. Israel’s refusal to open the Rafah crossing now in retaliation for Washington’s Board of Peace appointments is just another of Netanyahu’s many delay tactics to prolong the genocide.
According to Doctors Without Borders, over 18,000 Gazans are in need of medical evacuation – over 1,000 have died already due to the crossing closure.
In fact, Israel has violated most or all of the terms of the ceasefire: All military operations were supposed to be suspended, but Israel has continued them, killing 466 Palestinians since the ceasefire began; rehabilitation of infrastructure, hospitals, and bakeries was supposed to begin, and Israel was supposed to allow entry of necessary equipment to remove rubble and open roads – none of these commitments have been fulfilled.
RELATED: How medical evacuation from Gaza has become another front in the war on survival
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GAZA “BOARD OF PEACE” NEWS & HEADLINES:
The so-called “Board of Peace” for Gaza is stacked with wealthy and powerful Israel supporters. Political strategist Ashish Prashar said, “It appears the only qualification for joining the Gaza ‘peace board’ is to have a strong track record of endorsing (and arming) Israel’s project of genocide, apartheid and ethnic cleansing, and criminalizing those who oppose it.”
Among the world leaders invited to be on the Board of Peace is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an indicted war criminal– but zero Palestinians. (Read more here.)
Sources: Trump to lead Gaza peace board post-presidency, may supplant UN
President Donald J. Trump disclosed Tuesday that the Board of Peace, which he is forming to manage Gaza, may ultimately supplant the United Nations.
“Possibly,” Trump responded when questioned about this objective, elaborating, “The UN just hasn’t been very helpful. I’m a big fan of the UN’s potential, but it has never lived up to its potential,” he continued.
Israel Hayom has learned that Trump and his team plan for him to personally continue chairing the Board of Peace after completing his US presidential term in three years. Security Council Resolution 2803, which ratified the 20-point Gaza framework, explicitly identifies Trump by name as the Board of Peace leader.
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‘Board of Peace’: Trump is running Gaza, and the world, like a mafia boss
To invite the same cast of characters who denied a genocide was and is taking place in Gaza, who intimidated and imprisoned college students who protested in support of Palestine, who are profoundly ignorant about the Middle East – and expect them to end the conflict – is more than just insane. It’s criminal.
RELATED: Why Trump’s ‘Board Of Peace’ Is Destined To Crash And Burn
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Canada Joins Trump’s ‘Board of Peace,’ Echoing the Logic of the Balfour Declaration
Canada’s participation in Trump’s Gaza “Board of Peace” reflects a long historical pattern of imperial decision-making over Palestine, sidelining Palestinian consent and enabling dispossession.
UAE formally agrees to join Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ for Gaza
Abu Dhabi continues to back armed groups responsible for mass atrocities, including ISIS-linked looters in Gaza and the RSF in Sudan.
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Trump threatens steep tariffs over reports France may decline joining Gaza Board of Peace
China says it received invitation to join ‘Board of Peace’ on Gaza
Board of Peace’s mission creep distracts from demilitarizing Gaza
OCCUPIED WEST BANK/EAST JERUSALEM NEWS & HEADLINES:
(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.)
UNRWA chief calls Israeli raid on East Jerusalem HQ ‘deliberate defiance of int’l law’
“A new level of open and deliberate defiance of international law, including of the privileges and immunities of the United Nations, by the State of Israel,” Philippe Lazzarini said of the latest Israeli attack in a post on X. “International law has come under increasing attack for too long and is risking irrelevancy in the absence of response by member states,” he said.
RELATED: Ben Gvir Celebrates as Israel Destroys Aid Agency Headquarters
Occupation Forces Shoot a Child in the Eye Near Jerusalem
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 passes along only factual reporting.)
New B’Tselem report: Living Hell: the Israeli prison system as a network of torture camps
In a new report that follows up on the August 2024 report Welcome to Hell, B’Tselem made use of the testimonies of 21 Palestinians released from Israeli prisons in recent months and on the work of Israeli and international human rights organizations that monitor prisons.
Several of the interviewees described undergoing or witnessing sexual violence in custody; others highlighted brutality during interrogations – confirming the pattern of abuse already presented in B’Tselem’s August 2024 report (continue reading the summary here; find the full report here).
NEWS & HEADLINES FROM ISRAELI MEDIA:
(You can learn a lot about a country from its headlines. Get a glimpse inside this country that is rife with turmoil and contradictions that receives $63 million a day from America.)
Israel’s Foreign Ministry Discussing Israel’s Withdrawal From Paris Climate Treaty Under U.S. Pressure
Government sources and environmental groups decry the disastrous consequences of exiting the international climate accords, an abrupt about-face to the Israeli government’s longstanding and enthusiastic support for climate agreements and green energy technologies.
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In break with status quo*, police let Jewish visitors take printed prayers onto Temple Mount
Israeli police confirm change to longstanding ban on non-Muslim prayer, which comes weeks after Ben Gvir confidant appointed as Jerusalem’s top officer; Jewish activists laud policy.
*NOTE: Anyone can visit the Al Aqsa Mosque grounds, but only Muslims are allowed to pray there, according to an understanding known as the ‘status quo agreement,’ under which for decades, Israel has formally pledged to allow Muslims to pray at the site, while Jews pray at the Western Wall below. The agreement has been in place since Israel captured the Old City of Jerusalem from Jordan in 1967.
In practice, however, restrictions have steadily eroded. Since 2023, Israeli police have increasingly allowed Jewish visitors to pray inside the compound. Authorities have also permitted audible group prayer, singing and, in 2024, public Torah lessons, particularly on the eastern side of the compound.
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30,000 Israelis designated as draft evaders, but true figure is higher, IDF says
Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee told the figure is likely to rise by many thousands in coming month, as coalition rushes to pass law exempting Haredim from service.
OTHER NEWS & HEADLINES:
Israeli detained at Canada airport after Hind Rajab Foundation* complaint over Gaza war crimes
An Israeli national was detained and questioned at a Canadian airport after a legal complaint filed by the Hind Rajab Foundation over Gaza war crimes.
*NOTE: Read about the this effort to hold Israeli soldiers accountable here; find out who Hind Rajab was here.
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Australia’s Frightening New “Hate Speech” Laws Are Clearly Aimed At Pro-Palestine Groups
Some European states rethink presence at US-backed Gaza base, diplomats say
She Criticized the Mayor’s Support for Israel on Facebook. Then the Cops Showed Up at Her Door.
ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
Respiratory virus claims lives in Gaza as health system nears total collapse
Paving military roads, Israel prepares permanent control of West Bank camps
‘Not a Big Fan of Bibi’: Gavin Newsom Says Israel’s War in Gaza Was Not Genocide, but ‘Destruction Broke My Heart’
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – JANUARY 20, 2026*:
- At least 72,658 Palestinians killed, 182,372 injured – including:
- At least 71,551 killed in Gaza (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls)
- At least 1,107 killed in the West Bank (~230 children)
- At least 171,372 injured in Gaza
- About 11,000 injured in the West Bank
*NOTE: Thousands of those killed in Gaza have yet to be identified, and an estimated 10,000 more are still buried under rubble. 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 – January 20, 2026: ~1,661 – including ~1,139** on October 7, 2023 (~36 children), 471 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.
By one count, Israeli attacks have killed approximately 275 Palestinian journalists and media workers; Palestinians have killed 4 Israeli journalists (other groups have tallied between 215 and 328 Palestinian journalists killed – depending on the criteria used).
**NOTE: It is unknown at this time how many of the
- Human rights reports on Israel-Palestine (regularly updated)
- Brutal Beatings, Arson, and Impunity: A Palestinian Plant Nursery Becomes a Target for Settler Pogroms
- On Iran’s protests, Israeli hypocrisy knows no limits
- A Cease-fire for Israelis and a War for Palestinians
- ‘When will Baba come back?’ Gaza’s widows and orphans struggle to survive
- Genocide research institute levels accusations against Germany for denying Israel’s genocide against Palestinians
- How an Israeli Firm Spreads Lies and Chaos Around the World
- ADL ‘Helping’ Ted Cruz and Ben Shapiro ‘Take Down’ Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, CEO Suggests
- Israel is Destroying Hope for the Future: Reproductive Violence in Gaza
- J Street is the new AIPAC in the Democratic Party
- The fate of Gaza’s disappeared remains unknown
- The U.S. has announced ‘Phase 2’ of the Gaza ceasefire. Here’s why it doesn’t matter for Palestinians.
- ‘My leg went to heaven before me’: Israeli war extinguishes Gaza childhoods
- Founders of deadly GHF ‘shaping’ new US-backed administration for Gaza: Report
- Genocide isn’t a mistake. Which is why the media can’t tell you the truth about Gaza
