One side emerged from a tunnel; the other side killed 31. Both must “exercise restraint” – Not a ceasefire Day 115

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One side emerged from a tunnel; the other side killed 31. Both must “exercise restraint” – Not a ceasefire Day 115
Smoke, dust and flames rise after the Israeli army targets a building in Nasser neighborhood of Gaza City, Gaza on January 31, 2026. (Saeed M. M. T. Jaras – Anadolu Agency)

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 841st day.)

Two Palestinians were killed on Sunday as Israeli forces carried out new strikes across the Gaza Strip.

Since the “ceasefire” began on October 11, Israel has killed at least 526 Palestinians. At least 1,447 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 1,450 times (as of Feb. 1, 2026). More statistics below.

Be sure to check out two new videos (at the bottom of today’s update) from If Americans Knew, featuring Cenk Uygur, co-host of The Young Turks, and Tucker Carlson. They discuss holding our elected officials to account on who they give our tax dollars to.: https://votersagainstbillions.org/
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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.

Rafah crossing set to open Monday – foot traffic only

Around 80,000 Palestinians who were forcibly displaced from Gaza during the genocide are seeking to return, and over 20,000 wounded and ill Palestinians who are in need of leaving the strip for urgent medical care. 

Around 150 Palestinians will reportedly be allowed to leave daily. This includes 50 medical patients, each allowed two companions. Another 50 will be permitted entry into Gaza per day. 

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Both-sides-ism from Trump’s Board of Peace director-general 

Nickolay Mladenov, the director-general of Trump’s Board of Peace in Gaza, has urged the parties in the Strip to “exercise restraint and uphold the ceasefire” after Israel killed over 30 Palestinians Saturday, allegedly in retaliation for Hamas actions on Friday. Israel said militants had emerged from a tunnel in an Israeli-controlled area of Rafah*, describing it as “a violation of the ceasefire agreement.”

*NOTE: In reality, the Israeli military has been moving the boundary (Yellow Line) between the Hamas-controlled and Israel-controlled parts of Gaza – essentially not just entering, but taking over Hamas-controlled territory – a much more serious breach than the one Hamas is accused of. More importantly, Israel has violated the ceasefire deal in Gaza at least 1,450 times.

IRAN NEWS AND HEADLINES:

The Trump administration’s (and Democrats‘ – and previous administrations‘) desire for regime change and military weakening of Iran is wholly in the interests of Israel. The bad blood between the US and Iran is due in great part to American meddling. The cost – in both lives and tax dollars – of a war with Iran on Israel’s behalf would be staggering.

Israel ‘cannot coexist with’ Iran’s ballistic missiles, military official says

Israeli official calls Iranian ballistic missiles ‘existential threat.

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US strengthening air, missile defenses across Middle East as part of preparation before striking Iran: Reports

Pentagon moves THAAD, Patriot systems to Middle East to protect US forces, Israel, and Gulf partners amid concerns over potential Iranian retaliation, says US officials

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US ambassador to Israel says decision on US strike against Iran ‘yet to be made’

‘I would say that the decision still needs to be made,” Mike Huckabee says.

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Top Iranian commander calls US naval deployment ‘psychological warfare’

‘Enemy efforts to create a sense of imminent war are part of broader psychological operation aimed at influencing public perception,’ IRGC deputy head says.

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Israeli army chief expects US attack on Iran ‘within 2 weeks to 2 months’

“This is a period of uncertainty,” Army Radio quoted Zamir as saying during a situation assessment meeting.

Israeli police and search and rescue teams launch investigation and search operations after one of the missiles fired by Iran in retaliation for Israeli attacks struck Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 22, 2025.
Israeli police and search and rescue teams launch investigation and search operations after one of the missiles fired by Iran in retaliation for Israeli attacks struck Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 22, 2025. (Saeed Qaq – Anadolu Agency)

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.)

IDF Blocks Palestinian Bedouins From Rebuilding Their West Bank Homes Burned by Israeli Settlers

Bedouin residents of Mukhmas arrived Sunday to rebuild homes torched by settlers but were stopped by Israeli soldiers, who said the area was a closed military zone. When asked about an Israeli man who photographed the houses, a soldier responded, ‘He can do whatever he wants.’

ALL IN A DAY’S WORK: MORE ISRAELI OCCUPATION ACTIONS ON SUNDAY:

Israel orders evacuation of Bedouin community in occupied West Bank

Sunday: Israeli Invasions, Violations in the Occupied West Bank

Israeli Colonizers Attack Home in Far’ata East of Qalqilia

Two Jerusalem Families Forced Into Self‑Demolition

Israeli military forces launch a raid as reinforcement units patrol streets and establish checkpoints throughout the area in Nablus, West Bank on January 22, 2026.
Israeli military forces launch a raid as reinforcement units patrol streets and establish checkpoints throughout the area in Nablus, West Bank on January 22, 2026. (Nedal Eshtayah – Anadolu Agency)

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.)

1 killed, 7 injured in fresh Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon despite ceasefire

*NOTE: Although Israel signed a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon in November 2024, Israel has attacked Lebanon almost every day since, committing over 10,000 air and ground violations, and killing over 300.

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Israel Continues to Hold 776 Bodies of Identified Palestinians, Other Nationals

Holding on to bodies of Palestinians was initially used by Israel as a tool in negotiations for the return of fallen Israeli soldiers. Now it has become a method of revenge and inflicting further suffering on their families, says the Palestinian organization working for their release.

Israeli troops arrest Palestinians during a raid on Halhul, Hebron, occupied West Bank, in July
Israeli troops arrest Palestinians during a raid on Halhul, Hebron, occupied West Bank, in July 2025. (Wisam Hashlamoun/Anadolu)

EPSTEIN-ISRAEL NEWS & HEADLINES*:

The Jeffrey Epstein saga expands every day with new anecdotes of intrigue, treachery, and depravity – one common, grossly underreported thread is the almost constant presence of Israel, Israeli, and pro-Israel players in Epstein’s orbit. Drop Site News and other alternative outlets have covered this story well; If Americans Knew has shared their work consistently. With every new Epstein-Israel revelation, mainstream media falls farther behind, and truth takes a hit.

 
*NOTE: For more headlines on Epstein’s deep connections to Israel see recent IAK Daily Update here, and check here.
Private photograph found in Epstein’s New York mansion, allegedly showing Ariane de Rothschild with Jeffrey Epstein.
Private photograph found in Epstein’s New York mansion, allegedly showing Ariane de Rothschild with Jeffrey Epstein. (Drop Site News)

OTHER NEWS & HEADLINES:

How Western officials, media coverage pushed to discredit Gaza death toll

Rights advocates say casting doubt over Gaza death toll dehumanized Palestinians as Israel now acknowledges 70,000 killed.

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Church of England bishops criticize UK inaction over Israel’s ‘West Bank de facto annexation’

Three bishops accuse British government of contributing to ‘culture of impunity’ in the occupied territory.

WATCH: New videos from If Americans Knew, featuring Cenk Uygur, co-host of The Young Turks, and Tucker Carlson.  

https://votersagainstbillions.org/

ICYMI, A SELECTION OF YESTERDAY’S HEADLINES:

Nearly half of kidney patients dead as closure of Rafah crossing blocks treatment

Why Israel Matters in the Epstein Story

(Read yesterday’s daily update here.)

Since the start of the Israeli assault on October 7, 2023, the overall toll has risen to at least 71,770 killed Palestinians and more than 171,483 wounded across the Gaza Strip, the majority of them children, women, and elderly.
Since the start of the Israeli assault on October 7, 2023, the overall toll has risen to at least 71,770 killed Palestinians and more than 171,483 wounded across the Gaza Strip, the majority of them children, women, and elderly. (IMEMC)

STATISTICS OCTOBER 7, 2023 – FEBRUARY 1, 2026*:

  • At least 72,910 Palestinians killed, 182,555 injured – including:
  • At least 71,800 killed in Gaza (~22,000 children, 33,000 women and girls)
  • At least 1,110 killed in the West Bank (~230 children)
  • At least 171,555 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 – February 1, 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.

Hover over each bar for exact numbers. Source: IsraelPalestineTimeline.org

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