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 847th day.)
The Ministry of Health in Gaza released its latest daily update on Saturday, confirming that two Palestinians were killed in the past twenty‑four hours as a result of ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip.
Since the “ceasefire” began on October 11, Israel has killed at least 576 Palestinians (288 children, women, and elderly). At least 1,543 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 11 Palestinian children have died of extreme cold this winter.
Israel has so far violated the 11 October ceasefire deal in Gaza at least 1,520 times (as of Feb. 1, 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.
Gazans resume weddings in attempt to return to normal life after two years of war
Although the ceremonies taking place are modest and much smaller in size, Palestinians say the choice to resume weddings is an act of defiance in order to continue normal life live despite the widescale devastation brought about by two years of genocidal Israeli war.
Prior to October 2023, weddings in Gaza were major social occasions marked with huge parties, musical celebrations, street gatherings, and abundant family meals; today, ceremonies are instead hosted at homes or small halls if available. Estimates suggest that 93% of Gaza’s hotels, tourist facilities and wedding halls have been destroyed in Israeli bombardments.
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Hamas on Saturday called for serious pressure on Israel to facilitate the entry of the 12-member technocratic committee into Gaza to oversee the territory’s governance, saying Israel’s ongoing attacks undermine the ceasefire agreement.
Under the US-led “Board of Peace” in charge of overseeing Gaza’s post-war affairs, the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG) is made up of 12 Palestinian technocrats who will act as interim government in the enclave. Despite being formed last month, the technocratic committee is still based in Egypt – a key broker in the Gaza ceasefire – and has not yet entered Gaza to begin its work.
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Israeli settlers storm Gaza to ‘plant trees’ in bid to establish Jewish settlement
Hundreds of Israeli settlers held a protest and briefly entered Gaza on 7 February as part of a broader effort to establish Jewish settlements on the ruins. “Gaza belongs solely to the people of Israel! The time has come to settle in Gaza!” the Nachala settlement movement stated in a post on social media documenting the protest.
A Knesset member spoke at the event: “The nation of Israel’s rebirth will come when an Israeli flag flies over Gaza — when Jewish communities thrive in Gaza. That will be the absolute victory over absolute evil,” he said. “We will not surrender to Trump’s dictates: No to an international Gaza, yes to a Jewish Gaza,” one of the slogans read.
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.)
Israeli Soldiers, Colonizers, Continue West Bank Violations
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.)
The Toxic Border: How Israel’s Chemical Spraying is Reshaping Life in South Lebanon
Reports that Israeli aircraft sprayed chemical agents along the Lebanese border — later identified as toxic defoliants — have intensified concerns over environmental damage, civilian harm, and possible violations of international law, with similar incidents also reported in southern Syria.
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Turkish police arrest suspected Mossad agents, revealing espionage network
Turkish intelligence said the network operated through commercial and logistical fronts, a method that echoes Israel’s 2024 pager terror attack in Lebanon.
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 warns Trump: We may act alone if Iran crosses ballistic missile red line
“We told the Americans we will strike alone if Iran crosses the red line we set on ballistic missiles,” the source said, adding that Israel is not yet at that threshold.
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Netanyahu to Meet Trump on Wednesday to Discuss Iran, PM’s Office Says
‘The prime minister believes that any negotiations must include limiting ballistic missiles and ending support for the Iranian axis.’
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‘Netanyahu is a liar’: Yoav Gallant challenges PM’s pre-October 7 intelligence documents
Gallant accused the prime minister of attempting to “engineer the perception” of Israeli society: “They take snippets of discussions and sentences from long periods of time, piece them together.”
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Ha’aretz Fact-check: Meeting Protocols Show Netanyahu’s Lies and Deceptions About Oct. 7
Minutes reviewed by Haaretz prove that Netanyahu lied, distorted and omitted facts in his version of the events of October 7 and the decision-making that led to the intelligence failure, which he published in a 55-page declassified document.
Importing Teachers Won’t Fix Israel’s Education Crisis
Housing Up 90%, Groceries Up 60%: For Israel, A Terrible 20 Years of Price Rises
Unaffordable Israel: ‘When it comes to the cost of living, rent is taking center stage,’ one analyst says. In another key sector, curbs on food imports don’t help, or the domination of the food industry by three companies.
OTHER NEWS & HEADLINES:
IRAN: Trump has ‘no clear goals’ for Iran as nuclear talks resume: Report
US President Donald Trump and his administration have no “clear guidance” on what Washington hopes to accomplish in any potential attack against Iran, sources told NBC News on 6 February. “There is no clear road map or consensus within the administration over what role the US would play after any such operation,” the US officials said.
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IRAN: US treasury head admits creating ‘dollar shortage’ in Iran to spark Dec. protests
Washington uses economic sanctions and financial strangulation to wage war ‘without firing shots’
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WINTER OLYMPICS: Jeers target US, Israeli delegations during Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan
IOC urges respect amid protests over ICE agents’ presence, Middle East tensions.
ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:
“AIPAC is a right-wing org that undermines democracy”
Pentagon Makes Largest Known Arms Purchase from Israel — For Banned Cluster Weapons
(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)
STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – FEBRUARY 7, 2026*:
- At least 73,139 Palestinians killed, 182,651 injured – including:
- At least 72,027** killed in Gaza (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls)
- At least 1,112 killed in the West Bank (~230 children)
- At least 171,651 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; 5,000 more are reportedly missing, with no information about their fate.
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.
**Note: The number of 174 martyrs was added to the cumulative statistics of the martyrs, of whom their identification and certification was completed by the Committee on Certification of the Shahada 30/01/2026 to 06/02/2026.
Reported Israeli death toll from October 7, 2023 – February 7, 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 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)
- AIPAC Coordinates Donors in Illinois House Primaries
- Geneva Academy warns Gaza death toll could top 200,000
- Media ignore allegations that Israel raped German journalist
- Former Israeli PM: Settlers are Aiding and Abetting Jewish Rioters in the West Bank
- Tucker Carlson sheds light on Christian-Muslim harmony in Palestine, Jordan
- Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
- Bypassing Oversight to Rush Billions in Arms to Israel
- In Honor of My Friend, Mary Hughes Thompson
- The Truth About Gaza’s Death Toll – Part 3: What Do We Actually Know?
- The Truth About Gaza’s Death Toll – Part 2: A Gross Undercount
- The Truth About Gaza’s Dead – Part 1: How We Got Here
- A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children
- Trump signs bill ending shutdown, with more than $4 billion for Israel
- How Human Rights Watch Killed a Report Calling Israel’s Denial of Palestinians’ Right of Return a Crime Against Humanity
