Harsh conditions in Gaza, as Trump admin halts almost all foreign aid (Israel is exempt); private US security contractors to run checkpoints in Gaza; countdown to UNRWA departure; West Bank under fire; Pope Francis stays in touch with Gaza; Lebanon news; Harvard; more.
Food aid and danger in Gaza; Trump will restart 2K-lb bomb shipments to Israel; Palestinian prisoners show Israel’s cruelty; West Bank under attack from Israeli military, settlers
Basem Naim tells Drop Site Israel has failed to defeat Hamas and says Palestinians understand the risks of the Trump presidency
Israel kills 19 after ceasefire deadline; Israel will “allow” the world to fix (and pay for) the mess in Gaza; Hamas and Fatah poised to govern Gaza; Smotrich and Ben Gvir stir up trouble; West Bank death; Bernie and Trump weigh in on ceasefire
Two independent journalists, Sam Husseini & Max Blumenthal, confront Blinken on the US-Israeli genocide. Husseini is literally carried out, manhandled, and handcuffed after Blinken talks about the importance of a free press.
In 2024, the U.S. State Department faced sharp criticism for supplying arms to Israel amid allegations of human rights abuses in Gaza. Internal dissent raised alarms over eroding U.S. credibility, the lack of accountability for Israel’s restrictions on humanitarian aid, and the displacement of civilians—actions seen as undermining America’s human rights commitments.
The unbearably high price Palestinian children are paying for Israel’s war; 6 killed by Israeli airstrike in West Bank; Israeli soldiers demand ceasefire; Congress members demand answers on Ayşenur Ezgi Eygi’s death; more.
Sexual assaults by Israeli forces come to light; Palestinian journalist killed; Kamal Adwan’s De. Hussam Abu Safia held in Ofer Prison; ceasefire reports; pursuing a war criminal in Italy; Jimmy Carter olive grove; new settlement units; extremist Israeli settler leaders to be ‘special guests’ at Trump inauguration; more.
Commentary: The flames I see consuming the Palisades carry echoes of Gaza’s suffering: homes turned to ash, landscapes transformed, and lives upended…
Death is everywhere in Gaza; unexploded munitions litter the enclave; a prisoner swap deal may be close; Palestinian Authority besieges Jenin; 1,000 Israeli soldiers’ names sent to Int’l Criminal Court