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 876th day.)
On Wednesday in Gaza, Israeli attacks killed two women and injured seven others, including three children.
Since the “ceasefire” began on October 11, Israel has killed at least 651 Palestinians. Over 1,741 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, 15 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 687 people have been killed (at least 91 of them children).
- In other Arab states, at least 43 people have been killed.
IRAN:
Iranian president lays out ‘only way to end war’: “The only way to end this war—ignited by the Zionist regime & US—is recognizing Iran’s legitimate rights, payment of reparations, and firm int’l guarantees against future aggression.”
US-Israeli strikes put hospital out of service in southern Iran
21,720 buildings in Iran hit by ongoing US-Israeli strikes: Iranian Red Crescent
‘Get ready’ for oil to reach $200 a barrel, warns Iran: “We won’t allow even one liter of oil to reach the US, [Israel] and their partners,” a spokesman said. “Get ready for the oil barrel to be at $200 because the oil price depends on the regional security, which you have destabilized.”
Iran significantly boosts oil exports via Strait of Hormuz since taking control of key waterway: Iran is blocking oil exports from Gulf states it considers ‘linked to the aggressors’ from passing through the strait.
Iran vows to target US-Israeli financial institutions in retaliation for Tehran bank strike: Israeli forces have repeatedly bombed branches of Lebanese financial institutions for the past two years in a campaign against the Axis of Resistance’s economic networks.
Russia shares drone tactics with Iran to strike US targets: Report (below, Ukrainian drone experts assist Gulf countries)
Iran confirms Israel killed four diplomats in Beirut hotel attack, denies Tel Aviv’s claim of striking ‘IRGC members’: The Israeli naval attack blew a hole into the fourth floor of a hotel located in the densely populated Raouche area in central Beirut.
UN says 3.2 million people now displaced in Iran as a result of US-Israeli war: Humanitarian needs look set to increase as the war continues, jeopardizing millions of already vulnerable refugees,
Iran will not participate in the FIFA World Cup, sports minister says: Iran says ‘under no circumstances’ will it participate in the sporting event being hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico following the US-Israeli attacks that killed its supreme leader.
U.S./TRUMP ADMINISTRATION:
Dozens of American troops seriously injured in Iranian drone strike in Kuwait: Report: Brain trauma, burns, shrapnel wounds reported in strike on US operations center in Kuwait, says CBS News.
U.S. at Fault in Strike on School in Iran, Preliminary Inquiry Says: Outdated targeting data, possibly combined with AI, may have resulted in a mistaken missile strike, according to the ongoing military investigation, which undercuts President Trump’s assertion that Iran could be to blame. The strike killed at least 160, mostly children.
Trump says he’s unaware of evidence indicating US bombed girls’ school in Iran: This comes four days after the president insisted that Iran targeted the school, killing mostly children.
Department of War Using Palantir AI to Pick Targets in Iran
Iranian strikes damage at least 17 US sites across Middle East: Report: 11 damaged military bases, installations represent nearly half of all such American facilities in region. Example: satellite imagery shows damage to a $1.1 billion early-warning radar near Qatar.
Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion Pentagon officials gave their most comprehensive assessment of the cost of the first six days of the war, although the estimate did not include many of the costs associated with the operation. Lawmakers expect the number to grow considerably as the Pentagon continues to calculate the costs that accumulated just in the first week.
Trump tells Axios there’s “practically nothing left” to target in Iran: President Trump said Wednesday that the war with Iran will end “soon” because there is “practically nothing left to target…Little this and that… Any time I want it to end, it will end.” Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Wednesday the war will continue “without any time limit, for as long as necessary, until we achieve all the objectives and decisively win the campaign.”
Pro-War Republican Senator John Kennedy Apologizes for Iran Girls’ School Massacre After Trump Blames Tehran: An ongoing US military probe has determined that the United States launched the Tomahawk missile attack that killed around 175 people – mostly children – in Minab on the first day of the war on Iran.
Every Senate Dem But Fetterman Signs Call for Probe of Iran School Massacre: “Massive civilian casualty incidents like the attack in Minab are not only detrimental to the Iranian people,” argued the rest of the Senate Democratic Caucus, “but they also undermine US national security interests.”
California boosts security posture amid report of potential Iranian drone threat: ABC News says FBI warned California police of possible Iranian drone attack from vessel off West Coast before US and Israel launched strikes on Iran. RECOMMENDED: Fact Check: Is Iran Planning Drone Attacks on California? What the Reports Actually Say.
ISRAEL:
Opinion: Gulf States Now View Israel as an Agent of Chaos Equal to Iran
LEBANON & MIDDLE EAST:
Israel’s indiscriminate air campaign in Lebanon displaces nearly 800,000 citizens: Over 570 people have been killed by Israeli attacks in Lebanon since the beginning of March.
Creating a new reality: Israeli strikes are hitting south Lebanon’s Christian villages: Signs are mounting that Israel is seeking to establish a new demographic reality in southern Lebanon. Evacuation orders are expanding to include areas and villages known to not be aligned with Hezbollah, including those with predominantly Christian populations. On Wednesday, the first Christian Lebanese was killed since the start of the attacks.
Ukrainian drone experts arrive in Persian Gulf as US allies deplete interceptor stock: Anti-drone experts from Ukraine have begun working in Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia. Gulf states are seeking help repelling Iranian drone attacks after expending large quantities of precious and costly air defense missiles in the first two weeks of the war.
UN humanitarian chief warns of ‘grave peril’ across Middle East as crises escalate: Tom Fletcher says humanitarian needs rising rapidly while aid system faces severe funding gap.
Iranian Official: Israel Used Arab ‘Contractor’ in Alleged Oman False-Flag Operation: A senior Iranian security official has accused Israel of orchestrating the attack in Oman to inflame tensions between Tehran and Gulf states and undermine regional diplomacy.
Israel to build base in Somaliland to target Houthis, says report: Somaliland will allow Israel to gather intelligence and conduct operations against Yemeni group, sources say. RECOMMENDED: Israel’s push for Somaliland base raises fears of wider war
EUROPE & BEYOND:
Dozens of countries agreed to release 400 million barrels of oil. But it didn’t bring down prices: Member countries in the Int’l Energy Agency agreed Wednesday to release 400 million barrels of oil from their reserves in a bid to ease soaring prices. The US would contribute 172 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, starting next week.
Trump threatens to cut off trade with Spain for its opposition to Iran war
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.
Palestinians in Gaza Slam Kushner’s Reconstruction Plan as Disguised Theft: Two years of genocide have altered Gaza into a flattened wasteland, with over 90 percent of residential buildings lying in ruins. Yet, despite the so-called ceasefire, the interests that are profiting from its collapse and exploiting its devastation have never truly withdrawn.
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.)
‘Dangerous precedent’: Hamas reacts as Al-Aqsa mosque closure stretches to 11 days: Hamas warns Israel’s multi-day closure of Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan sets a “dangerous precedent” and violates freedom of worship for Palestinian Muslims. Israeli security forces completely sealed off the site since last Saturday, preventing anyone from entering- including mosque staff and guards- following the outbreak of the US-Israel war with Iran.
Rights groups say Israel issued 180 administrative detention* orders in 15 days: The number of administrative detainees had reached 3,442 by the beginning of March, including 20 women and dozens of children, representing more than 36 per cent of all Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody (*NOTE: Administrative detention is intended to be used only in “exceptional” circumstances, but Israel uses it widely. (Read more here.) Approximately 1 million Palestinians have been detained since the Israeli occupation began in 1967).
Invasions, Abductions And Violations In West Bank, Wednesday
Israeli Colonizers Establish New Outpost North of Nablus
Israeli Colonizer Attacks Escalate Across West Bank
Israeli Colonizers Establish New Outpost In Beit Iksa
Israel Expands Colonial Road Network Near Qalandia
Soldiers Shoot a Palestinian Near Hebron
MORE NEWS & HEADLINES:
World Council of Churches calls on governments to hold Israel accountable for violations of international law: The World Council of Churches’ new campaign called “From Condemnation to Consequences” aims to pressure governments to hold Israel accountable for its deepening occupation of the West Bank and its accelerated program of genocide and ethnic cleansing.
Shots fired at US consulate in Canada in what police call ‘national security incident’: No injuries reported but security boosted at US and Israeli diplomatic buildings in Toronto and Ottawa.
ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
In Tehran, Iranians Struggle to Breathe After Israeli Oil Facility Strikes
Witkoff Admits He Doesn’t Know How Iran War Ends
‘They Have No Plan’: Senator Says US War Strategy ‘Incoherent’ after Briefing
‘Unjustifiable’ Attack: Spain Permanently Withdraws Ambassador from Israel
US Coalition Calls for Ending Preparations for a Military Draft
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – MARCH 11, 2026*:
- At least 73,261 Palestinians killed, 183,839 injured – including:
- At least 72,136 killed (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls), 172,839 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 11, 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)
- Israeli strategic plans to “remake the Middle East” from the 1950s and since
- Honoring Gaza’s women who refused to let the world look away
- 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
