🚨BREAKING: Hamas says it is ready to release American-Israeli soldier Edan Alexander as part of steps toward a ceasefire, aid access, and an end to the war in Gaza.

The full statement by Dr. Khalil al-Hayya, head of Hamas in Gaza and its negotiating delegation, is below:
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Press Statement:

As part of the efforts being made by our mediator brothers to achieve a ceasefire, Hamas has been in contact with the US administration over the past few days. The movement has expressed a high degree of positivity, and the release of Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, a dual US citizen, will be part of the steps being taken to achieve a ceasefire, open the crossings, and allow aid and relief to reach our people in the Gaza Strip.

The movement affirms its readiness to immediately begin intensive negotiations and exert serious efforts to reach a final agreement to end the war, exchange prisoners by mutual consent, and administer the Gaza Strip to an independent, professional body. This will ensure continued calm and stability for many years, along with reconstruction and an end to the blockade.

The movement appreciates the tireless efforts made by our mediator brothers in the sisterly State of Qatar and the Arab Republic of Egypt, as well as our brothers in Türkiye, throughout the past period.

Dr. Khalil al-Hayya
Head of Hamas in Gaza
Head of the Negotiating Delegation

Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas

Sunday: 13 Dhu al-Qi'dah 1446 AH
Corresponding to: May 11, 2025 AD
Since late February Hamas has made clear it was willing to release Edan Alexander as a “goodwill gesture” toward the U.S. as part of a process where Israel is pushed to return to a deal framework that ends the genocide. Hamas officials have said they treated Alexander’s case as a high priority in the context of direct talks with U.S. officials.

BREAKING: ICC Prosecutor Karim Khan was interviewed this week in a formal investigation about alleged sexual abuse.

As the scandal unfolded over the past year, he requested a string of high-profile arrest warrants—including for Israel's PM Benjamin Netanyahu. Staff say they were taken by surprise, the cases were not yet trial ready, and that Khan used them to distract from the abuse allegations and protect his position.

Here’s what @alicesperi uncovered in a 6-month investigation for Drop Site: 🧵⬇️ 2.⁠ ⁠Karim Khan became the face of the ICC’s most explosive case ever—seeking the arrest of Israeli leaders for war crimes, including the starvation of civilians in Gaza.

But inside the court, staff say he accelerated the case to distract from a serious sexual abuse allegation, instructing his staff to do the "impossible" to get it out quickly.

“There may come a day when Israel finds itself longing for Hamas.”

In an exclusive interview with Drop Site’s @JeremyScahill, Dr. Mohammed Al-Hindi—Deputy Secretary General and political department chief of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), the second-largest armed resistance group in Gaza—discussed ceasefire conditions, armed resistance, and the future of Palestine.

Here’s what he said: 🧵🔽 1. On Ceasefire and Disarmament Conditions:

“We are prepared to implement a comprehensive deal—the release of all captives held in Gaza in exchange for an end to the war and withdrawal,” Al-Hindi said, affirming they remain open to a deal that is “implemented in phases.”

He rejected Israeli demands for disarmament and said Israel’s latest proposal—demanding the release of captives without any path to a long-term truce—was “as if [Israel] was saying, ‘The people of Gaza and the resistance in Gaza are sentenced to death, but we want to return the captives in order to carry out this sentence.’”

Photo: PIJ parade Khan Younis, in southern Gaza Strip, on March 2, 2023, SAID KHATIB, AFP

🚨NEW | The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) — For Aid and Occupation

A newly formed and U.S.-backed private foundation forms the backbone of Israel’s new plan to control all humanitarian aid entering Gaza—68 days into a total siege that has driven the territory into catastrophic hunger.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is being marketed as a secure and efficient alternative to traditional UN and NGO pipelines which Israel has systematically attacked and sought to dismantle. Staffed by U.S. military veterans, former officials, and corporate financiers, GHF promises to deliver aid to 1.2 million Palestinians through privately secured distribution hubs, with plans to expand to more than 2 million.

A closer look at the Foundation’s presentation documents obtained by Axios indicates it is likely to serve as a foreign-controlled proxy to militarize aid, sideline Palestinian institutions, and entrench a system of occupation under the guise of neutrality.

Here’s what to know: 🧵🔽 1. The Operational Model: Armored Aid Hubs and Biometric Control

GHF says it will establish four Secure Distribution Sites (SDS) inside Gaza, each designed to serve up to 300,000 people with food, water, hygiene kits, and medical supplies—scaling up to more than 2 million people over time. These aid hubs will be protected by private security contractors, not the Israeli military—but GHF states openly that all movement will be coordinated with the IDF and COGAT.

Aid, once inside the hub, will be distributed “with no eligibility requirements” and “based solely on need,” GHF says. But access to these hubs will first require passing through Israeli-controlled corridors—where biometric screening, facial recognition technology, and Israeli military approval apply. Once inside, aid is handed out; outside, access is filtered.

New reporting by Le Temps reveals that the broader Israeli plan will allow only 60 aid trucks per day into Gaza—ten times less than what entered during a brief ceasefire earlier this year. Armed personnel will oversee access to the aid zones, checking names and possibly screening individuals deemed “suspicious.”

Rights groups warn this creates a system of militarized aid—with the GHF footing the bill for private mercenary forces and operating under an Israeli security framework, not a humanitarian one.

Israel killed over 100 people in Gaza today.

This is what U.S.-made weapons did to people eating at a restaurant and shopping in a crowded Gaza City market. 5 were killed and several others injured—mostly women and children—after an Israeli airstrike targeted the home of the Rayan family in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza.

🇵🇸THREAD: “How Hamas Sees the Current Moment”

In an exclusive interview with Drop Site News—and in one of the most extensive English-language discussions with a senior Hamas official published by a Western outlet—Osama Hamdan spoke to @JeremyScahill about genocide, resistance, direct U.S. talks, and why disarmament in ceasefire negotiations remains a ‘million red lines’ for Hamas.

Below are 7 quotes from the interview that reveal how Hamas views this moment. 🧵🔽 1. On Why Israel Fears Hamas Talking Directly to the U.S.:

“I believe one of the reasons why the Israelis have assassinated some of the Palestinian leaders, it was because they have the chance to talk directly to the United States.

They want to prevent any kind of contact between the Palestinian resistance and the United States administration because they have a narrative that those are terrorists.

But when they talk to the administration, the administration discovered that they are freedom fighters and they have a political narrative and they have a political stand, and they are seeking to have a political solution. This is what the Israelis are trying to prevent, and this is what, I believe, the United States administration and the congressmen, they have to understand and they have to go to work according to that.”

THREAD: On Monday, the House will vote on H.R. 867—a bill expanding the 2018 Anti-Boycott Act to cover boycotts promoted by the UN or other international governmental bodies.

But under current law, U.S. companies and individuals are already barred from complying with, or even failing to report boycott requests if they fall under boycotts promoted by foreign governments.

Here’s how U.S. law is being enforced to shield apartheid Israel from pressure: 🔽🧵
1. Kuwait Airways (2020)
Fined $700,000 for refusing to sell tickets to Israeli passport holders on its JFK–London route.

That refusal—part of Kuwait’s national policy—was enforced on U.S. soil. Under the 2018 law, foreign state-owned companies operating in the U.S. are prohibited from participating in foreign boycotts of Israel.

🚨NEWS: The House is set to vote Monday on H.R. 867, the “IGO Anti-Boycott Act,” which would punish Americans with fines of up to $1 million or prison terms up to 20 years for participating in boycotts of Israel or Israeli settlements that are promoted by international governmental organizations (IGOs), such as the UN or EU.

The bill, sponsored by pro-Israel lawmaker Rep. Mike Lawler, expands U.S. anti-boycott law to target voluntary, values-based political action by U.S. citizens. Its aim is to shield Israel from nonviolent international pressure campaigns such as BDS.

Rights groups say the legislation criminalizes constitutionally protected political expression and is part of a broader push to suppress opposition to Israeli genocide, apartheid, and illegal settlement expansion, under the guise of fighting antisemitism. Here are plausible examples of how H.R. 867 could lead to Americans being penalized or criminalized for entirely voluntary, values-based actions:

1. A small business owner declines to stock settlement-made wine
A grocery store owner in California chooses not to sell wines produced in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, citing international law violations. If this decision aligns with an IGO recommendation—like one from the UN Human Rights Council—that could trigger penalties under H.R. 867.

2. A church follows a faith-based boycott policy
A progressive Christian denomination issues a statement encouraging its congregants to avoid doing business with companies operating in occupied Palestinian territory. A church member who follows that guidance could be seen as participating in an IGO-aligned boycott.

3. A student group urges divestment from settlement-linked companies
A campus group encourages their university to drop contracts with companies that provide services to Israeli settlements, citing recommendations from the UN. Under H.R. 867, participating students could be investigated for promoting a prohibited boycott.

4. An individual cancels a catering order over settlement goods
Someone discovers that a catering company sources its ingredients from Israeli settlements and cancels the order, referencing a UN database of companies operating in occupied territory. That personal decision could be framed as a violation.

5. A journalist publishes a “do not buy” guide
A writer publishes a guide listing companies involved in the occupation and encourages consumers to avoid them, referencing data from the Palestinian government. The act of publishing and advocating such a list could be penalized for promoting a boycott.

6. An investor divests from a company on ethical grounds
An American investor chooses to sell stock in a corporation doing business in Israeli settlements after reading an EU report urging businesses to withdraw. This divestment, if linked to IGO guidance, could be treated as illegal under the bill.

🧵NEW: Armed gangs are looting food warehouses across Gaza—and Israeli drones are reportedly targeting the police and volunteers trying to stop them.

Multiple sources, including eyewitnesses and journalists, say the gangs are backed by Israel.

Here’s what’s being reported: 🔽 2/ @TareqAzzom Gaza correspondent for Al Jazeera English, reports:
▪️ “Local gangs, reportedly backed by Israel, are looting what remains of Gaza’s food warehouses.”
▪️ Israeli forces, he says, have struck police officers who were trying to stop the thefts.

⚡️NEW: Israel Rejects Hamas Offer to Free All Israeli Captives and End Gaza Assault in Exchange for 5-Year Truce

Israeli officials have told local media there is “no chance” the government will accept Hamas’s latest proposal—a five-year ceasefire that would end the war on Gaza, allow for reconstruction, and secure the release of all Israeli captives. Instead, Israel is planning for ways to prolong the assault.

Here are five key things to know from the latest reports today: 1. Israel Rejects 5-Year Truce and Captive Release Deal

➤ Israeli officials told Yedioth Ahronoth and Times of Israel they will not agree to a hudna (truce) that would allow Hamas to “rearm, recover, and continue its war.”

➤ Hamas’s proposal, as confirmed by Drop Site News and Israeli media, offered to release all Israeli captives in Gaza in exchange for ending the war, a full Israeli withdrawal, reconstruction, and humanitarian aid.

➤ Israel refuses any deal that would halt its military campaign without “dismantling Hamas,” demanding disarmament—a red line for Hamas.

REPORT: Biden Officials Admit They Never Pressured Israel for Ceasefire, as Israeli Leaders Boast of Playing Washington

“God did the State of Israel a favor that Biden was the president during this period… We fought [in Gaza] for over a year and the administration never came to us and said, ‘ceasefire now.’ It never did. And that’s not to be taken for granted.”
—Former Israeli ambassador Michael Herzog:

A sweeping Israeli Channel 13 investigation has exposed the Biden administration’s complicity in Israel’s 19-month war on Gaza. Nine top Biden officials acknowledged avoiding real pressure on Israel—even as the death toll surpassed 30,000. Israeli leaders openly bragged they dragged out the war, playing for time until Donald Trump’s return.

Former National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, Ambassador Tom Nides, and others defended their unwavering support for Israel—even as they admitted enabling a campaign one U.S. aide described as “killing and destroying for the sake of killing and destroying.”

Here’s what the investigation revealed: 🧵⬇️ 1. “Killing and Destroying for the Sake of Killing and Destroying”

➤ Ilan Goldenberg, a senior national security aide, described the war’s aimlessness: “If they’re never going to do this, it doesn’t matter what the outcome is, Hamas is still going to control Gaza. You’re just killing and destroying for the sake of killing and destroying. But you’re not building an alternative.”
➤ U.S. officials pushed a post-war plan modeled on the anti-ISIS campaign, proposing that Arab states temporarily secure Gaza—but Netanyahu blocked it, refusing any role for the Palestinian Authority.
➤ Far-right Israeli ministers Itamar Ben Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich openly pushed for reoccupying Gaza and rebuilding settlements. Netanyahu refused to advance alternatives, keeping the door open to their demands.

🧵THREAD

For more than two decades, Hamas has offered Israel long-term truces (hudna) in exchange for ending the occupation. Every offer has been rejected.

Today, Hamas has begun presenting mediators with a comprehensive plan for a five-year truce to end the war in Gaza—offering major concessions.

The resistance movement has not officially released details of its latest ceasefire proposal, but according to Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, which cites Egyptian sources and a senior Hamas official familiar with the negotiations, the plan includes:

➤ Full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, with a short, guaranteed timeline backed by mediators.
➤ Release of all Israeli captives, dead and alive, in exchange for ending the war.
➤ A five-year truce with all reconstruction restrictions lifted, based on Egypt’s Arab League-backed plan to rebuild Gaza over 3-5 years.
➤ Hamas steps down from Gaza’s civil administration, including the police. An interim committee, formed and trained by Egypt (with background checks on personnel), would govern.
➤ Resistance weapons remain, but Hamas offers guarantees: arms won’t be used if Israel adheres to the deal, and no new military infrastructure (including tunnels) will be built near Gaza’s border during the truce.
➤ Aid distribution will be monitored by third parties, including the American security firm that oversaw the January 17 ceasefire, as well as tribal leaders unaffiliated with Hamas to ensure aid reaches civilians and counters Israeli claims of diversion.

Despite major concessions, Hamas’s leadership maintains:
➤ No to disarmament of the resistance.
➤ No to partial deals without full guarantees.

The idea of a hudna is not new, as reported in @jeremyscahill’s latest story on the negotiations. Hamas has suggested such arrangements for decades—and Israel has rejected every offer. Let’s walk through that history. 🔽 2. 1997 | Sheikh Ahmed Yassin’s Offer

Shortly after his release from Israeli prison, Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin offered a 10-year truce if Israel withdrew from the territories occupied in 1967, released Palestinian prisoners, and allowed a Palestinian state.

In Egypt’s Al-Ahram, Yassin said:
“Let’s solve this problem now on the basis of the 1967 borders… Let’s leave the bigger issue for future generations.”

REPORT | Moroccan Dockworkers and Protesters Disrupt Maersk Shipment of F-35 Parts to Israel

Protesters and dockworkers in Tangier and Casablanca took to the streets and ports on Sunday to resist the docking of Maersk ships suspected of transporting components for F-35 warplanes used in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza. What began as mass demonstrations has now escalated into a direct labor refusal at the Tangier Med Port — a clear stand by Moroccan port workers against Israel’s military supply chain for genocide.

🧵Thread continues below

Video: Protests in Casablanca today
➤ Mass Mobilization in Tangier and Casablanca

In Tangier, an estimated 1,500 demonstrators marched from the city center toward the port, denouncing what they described as Morocco’s complicity in genocide. Protesters chanted “No genocidal weapons in Moroccan waters” and called for a full severing of diplomatic ties with Israel.

In Casablanca, where protesters had already mobilized earlier in the week, demonstrators again attempted to reach the port in an effort to intercept the Maersk Nexoe. Both protests were organized by a coalition of pro-Palestine activists, labor unions, and civil society groups. Security forces blocked access to port infrastructure in both cities.

Video: Protests in Tangier

Israel Blocks Palestinians From Holy Saturday Rites, Assaults Worshippers in Jerusalem

On April 19, Israeli forces locked down Jerusalem’s Old City, barring Palestinian Christians from attending Holy Saturday rites at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre. Checkpoints choked off the area, and even senior clergy—including the Vatican’s representative—were detained and turned away.

Videos show Israeli police flooding the church square and physically assaulting worshippers inside, leaving one of Christianity’s holiest sites nearly empty.

The crackdown is emblematic of Israel’s systematic effort to block Palestinian access to religious life in Jerusalem. Thousands of West Bank Christians were denied permits during Holy Week. Similar restrictions were imposed on Muslims throughout Ramadan.

Church leaders responded by canceling public Easter celebrations, citing the ongoing Israeli genocide in Gaza and attacks across the West Bank.

Photos:

🧵NEW: US to Begin Phased Troop Reduction in Syria, Informs Israel

1/ The Trump administration has notified Israel of plans to initiate a phased reduction of U.S. troops in Syria, starting within the next two months, with no final decision on a full withdrawal, according to reports in Israeli media. Israeli officials are anticipating a partial drawdown, and urging U.S. to maintain a presence to counter Turkish influence and secure regional stability.

Image: Ynet 2/ Approximately 2,000 U.S. troops are currently in Syria, primarily in the northeast, partnering with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) with the stated goal of preventing an Islamic State (ISIS) resurgence and monitor Iranian-backed militias. The Pentagon is exploring options for a partial or full withdrawal over 30, 60, or 90 days, prompted by Trump’s expressed desire to reduce U.S. military involvement in the region.

The following is a list of U.S. universities where international students and faculty have faced visa revocations, detentions, or deportation orders under the Trump administration—many targeted for pro-Palestinian activism. In many cases, students have been accused, without evidence, of supporting terrorism or posing “foreign policy” risks. 🧵⬇️ 2/ Arizona State University (ASU):

8 international students recently had their visas revoked, reportedly by U.S. consulates in their home countries. While ASU initially suggested the revocations were linked to “various legal infractions,” no specific charges or criminal records have been identified. Activism, including pro-Palestinian protests, has been cited as a factor in similar cases nationwide, though ASU denies this connection for its students.

🚨This video was discovered on the cellphone of a paramedic who was found along with 14 other Palestinian rescue and medical workers in a mass grave in Gaza.

The Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies presented it to the UN Security Council this week.
Read our investigation at Drop Site, “Red Crescent Worker Who Survived Israeli Massacre Recounts Horror.”

Story by @KaviChek

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🚨BREAKING: A U.S. District Court has rejected the Trump administration’s attempt to move Mahmoud Khalil’s case to Louisiana, ruling that his challenge to ICE’s detention must continue in New Jersey. 🧵 2/ Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident and recent Columbia graduate, was detained by DHS and transferred to a facility across the country in Louisiana. His legal team argued that letting the case proceed there would reward the administration’s efforts to suppress dissent and manipulate federal court jurisdiction by transferring Mr. Khalil across state lines.

NEW: Hundreds of international students in the U.S. have been told to self-deport and have had their F-1 visas revoked for sharing “anti-national” content on social media or for alleged involvement in campus activism, according to reports.

Details in thread 🧵⬇️ 2/ The news of mass student visa cancellations for liking or sharing certain content on social media was published by the Times of India on March 29, 2025, though the details are still being confirmed.

REPORT: The Trump administration is attempting to deport non-citizens due to their perceived pro-Palestinian support or criticism of U.S.-Israeli genocide in Gaza.

Here’s an updated list of those known to have been targeted by the U.S. government: 🧵🔽

1. Mahmoud Khalil (Targeted: March 8, 2025)

Khalil, a 30-year-old Syrian-born Algerian citizen and Columbia University graduate student (master’s in international affairs), was arrested on March 8, 2025, at his Manhattan apartment. He’s detained at the ICE facility in Jena, Louisiana, facing deportation after the Trump administration accused him of risking “potentially serious adverse foreign policy consequences for the United States,” per a DHS document cited by The Guardian. On March 23, DHS filed additional claims, alleging he “withheld that he worked for [UNRWA]” and “failed to disclose continuing employment by the Syria Office in the British Embassy in Beirut” on his 2024 green card application, per Reuters. In Newark federal court on March 28, Judge Michael Farbiarz said he’d rule “as quickly as I can” on jurisdiction and bail, leaving Khalil in custody pending a decision. 2. Dr. Rasha Alawieh (Targeted: March 10, 2025)

Dr. Rasha Alawieh, a 34-year-old Lebanese kidney transplant specialist set to join Brown University, was deported on March 10, 2025, upon re-entry from Lebanon. DHS accused her of supporting ex-Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, claiming photos on her phone showed “support for a terrorist figure,” per her lawyer’s statement to CNN. Despite a judge’s order against removal, she’s now in Lebanon, with her legal team fighting to reverse the deportation.

NEWS: Atlantic editor Jeffrey Goldberg reports that senior Trump administration officials mistakenly added him to a Signal group chat where they deliberated on strikes against the Houthis in Yemen. National Security Council Spokesperson Brian Hughes says the text chain appears to be authentic.

The group discussed planning for the bombings, current intelligence assessments, and debated whether to launch the military action.

The chat, called “Houthi PC Small Group,” was started by Mike Waltz, National Security Adviser, and included 18 members of the Principals Committee:
▪️ Vice President
▪️ Secretary of Defense
▪️ National Security Advisor
▪️ Secretary of State
▪️ Steven Witkoff
▪️ Director of National Intelligence
▪️ CIA Director
▪️ Trump’s Chief of Staff

The debate over the bombings includes:
➤ VP Vance arguing against striking, saying only 3% of trade passes through the Red Sea.
➤ Ratcliffe, the CIA Director, weighing in in story.
➤ Hegseth arguing that waiting a month wouldn’t change anything.

Goldberg says he didn’t realize the chat was real until the bombings began on March 15. Mike Waltz celebrated in the chat with multiple emojis.
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