🔴 Ben Gvir Calls for Death Penalty While Standing Over Bound Palestinian Prisoners

Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben Gvir posted a video on his Telegram channel on October 31, standing over Palestinian detainees lying face-down, bound and blindfolded, declaring: “These guys … the Nukhba who came to kill children and women … there’s still something that must be done — the death penalty for the terrorists.”

It was his second such prison visit this month, renewing calls for executions as Israel arbitrarily detains thousands of Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza. Rights groups say his theatrics signal the deepening systemic torture inside Israel’s prisons, where starvation and abuse have already been widely documented.

For more details on conditions in Israeli prisons and detention sites, see report by PBS linked below.

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Israel announced on Tuesday that it will bar the International Committee of the Red Cross from visiting Palestinian detainees held under the so-called “unlawful combatants” law — a measure first enacted in 2002 that permits indefinite imprisonment without charge or trial of Palestinian individuals in military facilities.

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🚨 BREAKING: Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu says he has “instructed the military to immediately carry out forceful strikes in the Gaza Strip.”

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The Israeli Foreign Ministry accused Hamas of “staging excavations” in eastern Gaza, saying the group “knows where the remaining hostages are” but is refusing to transfer the remains.

In a statement, Israel alleged that Hamas is “moving and reburying body remains, and staging a false discovery for the Red Cross to witness.”

The video attached does not show all that. It only shows bodies being buried or recovered in Gaza.

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🟢 In a wide-ranging interview on Al Jazeera Arabic’s Al-Muqabla (“The Interview”), Hamas’s chief negotiator Dr. Khalil al-Hayya gives his most detailed public account yet of the movement’s position on the ceasefire, Gaza’s governance, weapons, the prisoner and captive files, and unity talks with Palestinian factions — including rival Fatah.

Below, Drop Site highlights nine defining moments from the conversation. Each clip is auto-translated but paired with a full cleaned English transcript for non-Arabic speakers. 👇 1⃣ Hamas believes Israel’s war on Gaza is over. Al-Hayya says the resistance will not provide Israel with any excuse to resume fighting:

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💬 Testimony of a Freed Prisoner from Rakevet Detention Center: “A Hell Beneath the Ground Devouring the Bodies of Gaza Prisoners”

📄 Published by the Prisoners’ Media Office

In new testimony, a recently released detainee, identified as M.N., recounts his journey through “layers of torment” from the Nitzarim checkpoint to the barracks around Gaza, the interrogation cells of Ofer, and finally to the infamous Rakevet Detention Center, the underground isolation wing in occupied Ramla.

“Words must leave their hiding place and reach the ears of living consciences,” he says, “so they might save what remains of the prisoners’ bodies down there.”

Thread🧵

Editor’s note: Photos, when not specified, are for illustration only. Taken at Ketziot Prison in February 2025, prior to the captives exchange. ▪️Journey from Gaza

M.N. recounts:

“On 16 November 2023, I was arrested at what I call the trap crossing — the so-called safe passage at Nitzarim. I aim, through this testimony, to convey the prisoners’ message and the suffering, humiliation, beatings, deprivation, and repression they endure, so it reaches media platforms, human-rights groups, and living consciences everywhere.”

He says the first stage of detention was “degrading beyond reason: constant searches, humiliation, and insults.”

“The way they transported us from Nitzarim to the barracks in Gaza was humiliating and degrading — unfit even for animals. The young men were blindfolded, their hands and feet shackled, forced to sit on their knees, forbidden to speak or move.”

Photo: Israeli soldiers stand by a truck with Palestinian detainees in the Gaza Strip, Dec. 8, 2023.

🇲🇦🇩🇿 U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said the Trump administration is working on a peace agreement between Morocco and Algeria, telling CBS News: “We are working on Morocco and Algeria right now. Our team is focused on it — there’s going to be a peace deal in the next, in my view, 60 days.”

The two countries have had no diplomatic relations since 2021, when Algeria cut ties over what it called Moroccan “hostile acts.”
Here’s what to know: 🧵🔽

📸 Photo: Massad Boulos, U.S. senior adviser for Africa, and Tiffany Trump’s father-in-law, meets Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune in late July. He is leading U.S. efforts to mediate between Morocco and Algeria.
2/ Their decades-long rift centers on the Western Sahara dispute, a vast territory Morocco claims as its own and Algeria supports as independent. Morocco insists its 2007 autonomy plan—which would keep the region under Moroccan sovereignty while granting local self-rule—is the only viable path forward.

Algeria, meanwhile, hosts and backs the Polisario Front, which seeks a U.N.-supervised referendum on independence.

The conflict dates back to 1975, when Spain withdrew and Morocco annexed most of Western Sahara, triggering war between Moroccan forces and Polisario fighters. A U.N.-brokered ceasefire in 1991 froze the conflict but left the territory’s status unresolved. Morocco now controls about 80% of the land, while Polisario administers desert areas near the Algerian border.

Recent years have seen tensions rise as the U.S. formally recognized Moroccan sovereignty in 2020, and several countries opened consulates in Laayoune and Dakhla (major cities in Western Sahara)—moves Algeria condemns as violations of international law.

🧵Thread: The Gaza Ministry of Health has released images of Palestinian bodies returned by Israeli authorities — some 150 so far, fewer than the 15-to-1 ratio originally agreed under the ceasefire exchange deal.

They arrived without names, tagged only with numbered labels, making identification nearly impossible. Many show signs of abuse — torture, blindfolds, bindings to hands and feet, gunshot wounds to the head, missing limbs and organs, and severe decomposition.

In the posts that follow, we are publishing the photographs released by the Ministry, accompanied by brief context for each. Viewer discretion is strongly advised. The images are deeply disturbing.

“We also have serious suspicions that Israel has stolen organs from some of these martyrs—corneas, livers, and other internal organs—which were clearly missing when the bodies were examined.”

— Dr. Ismail Al-Thawabta, Director General of the Government Media Office in Gaza ⭕️ The Office confirmed receiving a total of 120 Palestinian bodies since the ceasefire took effect.

▪️“These bodies arrived in extremely poor and distressing condition.
The Israeli occupation executed many of them in cold blood. A large number were found blindfolded, with their hands and feet bound, and others showed signs of hanging or close-range gunfire.”

“We also found bodies showing clear evidence of severe torture until death.”

— Dr. Ismail Al-Thawabta, Director General of the Government Media Office in Gaza

📺 “I challenge anyone, on your channel right now, to name a single innocent person who was attacked. Just one name.”

—Mukhtar Abu Salman al-Mughni, head of the Higher Commission for Palestinian Tribes (Gaza’s largest tribal assembly) defended the crackdown in Gaza on what Hamas has described as “occupation-backed gangs,” rejecting Trump and PA claims of executions of innocents.

Here are the key exchanges from his new interview with Al Jazeera Mubasher:

1. Sheikh Mughni was asked about the claims being spread in Western media about Hamas executing innocent Palestinians

🎙️Mughni:
“I challenge anyone, on your channel right now, to name a single innocent person who was attacked.”

Just one name.

The security forces didn’t harm innocents — they went after the gangs.
These groups had armed posts in Rafah, Khan Younis, Shuja‘iyya, and the north.
When the police moved to clean out those posts, the gangs fought back and killed police officers too.

Had the police not intervened, people themselves would have taken revenge — and that would have become a civil war.
The security forces prevented that.” 2.
🎙️Al Jazeera Host:
Some critics say these men should have been tried in court, not executed in the street. What do you say?

🎙️Sheikh Mughni:
“Where are the courts?
Where are the prisons?
All destroyed.
The police can’t even detain one man safely — there’s nowhere left to hold them.
Those who talk about trials are speaking from comfort, not from Gaza’s reality.
Police stations, courts, schools, mosques, hospitals — everything’s been bombed.
Even when a policeman shows his face, Israeli aircraft target him.
Many police were killed trying to stop these crimes.
That’s the truth of what happened.”

🇱🇧🧵Thread: Israeli Airstrikes Target Construction Warehouses and Grassroots Organizer in Southern Lebanon

By Drop Site News — with reporting from @ aatma.atmaa (IG) and @ tanseqeye_shaabeye_lebanon (IG, Popular Committee Lebanon).

At dawn this past Saturday (October 11, 2025), Israeli warplanes carried out over a dozen airstrikes on six construction warehouses across southern Lebanon, destroying heavy equipment and facilities vital to rebuilding border towns.

One warehouse owner, a veteran of Lebanon’s construction sector, reported the total destruction of 116 vehicles—including excavators, bulldozers, and tractors—estimating losses of $5–6 million.

The attacks were followed by an extraordinary incident on Sunday targeting engineer and grassroots organizer Tarek Mazraani, coordinator and co-founder of The Lebanese Border Towns Association, a civic initiative advocating reconstruction and the right of return for displaced residents.

According to documentation shared by @ aatma.atmaa, Israeli drones pursued Mazraani across several southern towns—Yahmor, Kferraman, and Nabatieh—broadcasting threats in Arabic that named him personally:

“Lies and treachery have engulfed Hezbollah. Today, engineer Tarek Mazraani continues their conspiracy. Drive them out to reclaim your land and so that reconstruction may begin.”

Community members describe Mazraani as a respected figure devoted to local rebuilding projects, music, and poetry. His work, however, represents a direct challenge to Israel’s goal of preventing the 80,000 residents who are still displaced from their right to return, rebuild and reclaim their homes.

The harassment was widely understood as an attempt to intimidate civilians spearheading reconstruction and sustain the displacement of Lebanon’s southern border communities.
[1/4] Pattern of Attacks on Lebanese Engineers

The intimidation comes amid what local residents describe as a targeted campaign against engineers and architects rebuilding southern and eastern Lebanon.

▪️On October 2, Israeli drones assassinated architects Ahmad Saad and Moustafa Rizk while they traveled near Khyam to survey damage.

▪️Days earlier, on September 28, a resident installing water pipes for his neighbors was also killed by a drone strike.

▪️In just two weeks, three civil engineers have been killed in southern Lebanon. Israeli forces have repeatedly re-targeted rebuilt homes and flattened infrastructure to obstruct reconstruction and prevent residents’ return. [2/4]

🧵 We’re sharing key takeaways from a briefing today with two senior advisers to Donald Trump, who spoke to reporters on condition of anonymity.

The advisers outlined Washington’s evolving approach to Gaza’s reconstruction, post-war governance, Hamas’ disarmament, and ceasefire implementation — signaling notable shifts in U.S. policy since the start of the Trump administration.

1. On Forced Displacement of Palestinians

Washington has done a full reversal — from previously backing plans that would have ethnically cleansed Gaza and redeveloped it into a “Middle-East Riviera” to reiterating today that Palestinians will not be forced to leave the Strip while it is being rebuilt.

One advisor said:

“These are tough people. They’ve been through a lot, and they seem to be resilient. They’re coming back to their homes, and they’re pitching tents. People feel very invested in the places where they live. It’s remarkable to see,” he says.

“While there are Palestinians who have left because the living conditions are that difficult… no one is forcing any Palestinians to leave,” the senior Trump adviser said. 2. On Disarmament of Palestinian Resistance and Demilitarization of Gaza

The senior advisers acknowledged that demilitarizing Gaza will be one of the most complex and difficult elements of the ceasefire negotiations.

“Right now we’re in the process of defining how to get there in a way where everyone feels safe,” the adviser said. “It’s not realistic to think everyone’s just going to walk in, drop their arms and say, ‘There you go.’”

He described widespread fear among Palestinians:

“A lot of the people, even on the Hamas side, are fearful of retribution from other people inside Gaza. So it’s a very complex dynamic.”

Still, he said Arab mediators and the U.S. “want to continue to work together to find a way to do it,” adding, “We’re all working very closely, creatively and aggressively to find the right outcome that satisfies everyone’s objectives.”

In prison, Israeli guards told him again and again that Israeli soldiers had killed his entire family – a form of psychological torture, he said, meant to break him. But when he walked up the stairs of his Gaza home today, his wife rushed into his arms, his children and parents beside her – alive, waiting, and all of them delirious with relief and joy. One of the 1700 Palestinians of Gaza who returned home today after being abducted and tortured by an illegal occupation.

🟡 Statement Issued by the Media Office of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

A leadership delegation from the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine will arrive tonight in Sharm El-Sheikh to participate in the ongoing indirect negotiations concerning a ceasefire, the withdrawal of the occupation army, reaching a prisoner exchange deal, and the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip.

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine – Media Office
Wednesday, 16 Rabi' al-Thani 1447 AH | October 8, 2025 AD On the ground, the Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of PIJ, marked the second anniversary of the October operation by reaffirming a pledge to continue resistance until occupation ends. The group said it seeks an end to the war and lifting of the siege — but warned that enemy prisoners “will not see the light of day except through an honorable exchange deal in which the Zionist entity commits to ending the war.”

The statement also praised allied forces and urged intensified actions across the West Bank. Full statement below.

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg raised her fist as she and about 160 other Global Sumud Flotilla participants arrived in Greece to roaring cheers. Crowds welcomed them after their release from illegal Israeli detention.

Greta later addressed supporters — her remarks are below. Greta Thunberg:

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.

What happened here was Israel… continuing to worsen and escalate their genocide and mass destruction with genocidal intent, attempting to erase an entire population, an entire nation in front of our very eyes.”

“Hamas’s Strategic Gamble”

Thread on the latest report by Drop Site’s Jeremy Scahill 🧵

1. Trump’s Plan and the Stakes
➤ Trump unveiled a 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, framing it as an ultimatum: accept or face escalation.
➤ Plan includes prisoner exchange, ceasefire, aid, withdrawal — but also Palestinian national issues like foreign troop deployment, an international board run by Trump and Tony Blair, and Palestinian disarmament.
➤ Both Trump and Netanyahu said rejection would mean intensified war. 2. Limits of Mandate

➤ Palestinian factions agreed Hamas and Islamic Jihad could negotiate on exchange, ceasefire, aid, and withdrawal.
➤ Mohammed al-Hindi (Islamic Jihad deputy head) told Drop Site:
“Regarding the resistance factions, our jurisdiction is concerning matters of prisoner exchanges in return for halting the aggression, withdrawal, the entry of aid, and stopping the policy of displacement against our people. As for the national issues, the resistance factions are not authorized to speak on them alone, as these concern all factions and forces of the Palestinian people everywhere.”

REPORT | Dr. Mohammed Al-Hindi, deputy head of Islamic Jihad, on Trump’s Gaza plan, and the wider struggle:

1. A Plan Drafted for Netanyahu
➤ Al-Hindi called the Trump draft “a congratulatory note between Trump and Netanyahu” — written to give the occupation, on paper, what it failed to win after two years of war.

➤ He explained that the revisions openly legitimize Netanyahu’s core positions: rejecting a Palestinian state outright and reducing it to a mere “aspiration,” while permitting annexation of the West Bank.

➤ Trump himself, Al-Hindi noted, “said he now accepts Netanyahu’s rejection of a Palestinian state,” showing the draft was tailored to accommodate Israel’s stubbornness and defiance of international law and repackage it as international consensus.

2. Criminalizing Resistance
➤ The text begins with the demand that Gaza be “free of terrorism.” Al-Hindi said this means nothing less than “free of resistance” and Gaza stripped of arms necessary for liberation.

➤ He stressed that this wording locks in Israel’s version of events:

“From the very first line, it reinforces Israel’s claim that the problem is a security problem, that on October 7 terrorists attacked Israel. It erases that this is an occupation, decades of aggression, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing.”

➤ By framing the resistance as “terrorism,” he argued, the draft makes any Palestinian faction a criminal entity and rewrites the entire conflict: “It is not a question of occupation and national liberation anymore, but of ‘terrorists’ who must be disarmed and expelled.”

3. Trusteeship and U.S.–Israeli Control
➤ Al-Hindi warned the plan imposes a system of foreign control that strips Palestinians of sovereignty: It hands sovereignty to a “Board of Peace” led by Trump and Tony Blair, effectively giving security to Israel and municipal services to unelected technocrats.

➤ Under this arrangement, all political, security, and economic decisions would fall under international trusteeship — an American mandate in Israel’s favor.

➤ “It cancels any national political process, even with the Palestinian Authority, which would be forced into “reforms” based on American and Israeli standards,” he warned.

4. Al-Hindi’s On Terms of the Deal
➤ He said the factions “have no objection to a comprehensive deal” where all prisoners are released in exchange for:
 1. A real and permanent halt to aggression
 2. Full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza
 3. Relief and reconstruction
for the Palestinian people.

➤ He said: “We seek amendments that guarantee withdrawal, the halt to aggression, and safeguards against displacement. We want a written guarantee that the war will stop… and we want to guarantee against expelling our people outside Gaza.”

5. The 72-Hour Demand is Impossible
➤ The draft requires all captives be released within 72 hours.

➤ “Even if they were in one house, it could not be done in 72 hours. With the destruction, bombardment, and graves of Gaza — everyone knows this is impossible.”

6. Withdrawal Must Be Scheduled
➤ The only scheduled item in the plan is the release of Israeli prisoners.
➤ “[Israeli] withdrawal is left vague and tied to disarmament. We demand it be phased and explicitly linked to prisoner releases.”

7. Guarantees to Stop the War
➤ Al-Hindi insisted that without guarantees, Israel will resume killing under any pretext:
“We want a written guarantee of a true end to aggression. Not two days for prisoner handover, then Israel resumes its massacres, as it has in Lebanon and Syria.”

8. On Disarmament
➤ “These are not the weapons of Hamas or Jihad. They are the weapon of the Palestinian people. We are in a stage of national liberation. We will not give them up.”
➤ He warned that surrendering arms is a trap: “When Palestinians surrendered their weapons in Lebanon, the massacres of Sabra and Shatila followed.”

Continued… 👇 9. Trump’s Threats Do Not Intimidate
➤ Trump threatened to give Israel a green light to “finish the job militarily” if factions refused within 72 hours.
➤ Al-Hindi replied: “Tons of American bombs have already fallen on our people from American planes with American intelligence. This threat does not frighten us.”

10. Starvation and Massacres
➤ He acknowledged the Israeli siege, engineered starvation, and daily civilian massacres as “the real pressure” facing the resistance.
➤ “Our hearts bleed for our people. But does this plan stop the aggression? That is the key.”

11. National Project Cannot Be Surrendered
➤ Al-Hindi said the plan attempts to liquidate the Palestinian national project and replace it with foreign trusteeship under Trump, Blair, and Israel.
➤ “These questions — Gaza, the West Bank, the future of Palestine — belong to all Palestinians. No faction can surrender them.”

12. Closing Message
➤ “We will not be deceived by illusions and false promises. We will not allow the issue to be reframed as ‘Palestinian terrorism.’ The real issue is occupation, U.S.–Israeli hegemony, and genocide. Our people are not broken, and we will not surrender our rights.”

📌 TLDR: Al-Hindi divided the issues raised by the deal into two distinct buckets.

➤ Resistance Issues:

The exchange of captives, a ceasefire, and Israeli withdrawal — all require clear schedules and guarantees.

And seek clarification on clause about demands to ‘decommission arms,’ since “these are the arms of the Palestinian people in a liberation struggle.”

➤ National Issues:

Broader questions—“the day after,” governance of Gaza, the West Bank, and the future of the Palestinian cause—cannot be decided by one faction.

Al-Hindi said these require all-Palestinian consultation. He warned the current Trump plan reduces Palestinian sovereignty to a trusteeship, giving Israel security control, the U.S. hegemony, and “technocrats” municipal authority—an arrangement he called an American mandate in Israel’s favor.

1/ THREAD:
🇨🇴 Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s final address to the UN General Assembly directly confronted Donald Trump, who he said was complicit in genocide in Palestine, and was now seeking to bring that genocidal violence to the Latin American sphere. The speech, which lasted nearly 45 minutes - denounced war crimes, genocide in Palestine, cruel immigration policies, America’s so-called war on drugs, and climate inaction - prompting the U.S. delegation to walk out. Here are the key moments 🧵

It began:

“This is my last speech here as president. It is my fourth.

In the first, I told this Assembly that a conflict was likely to erupt, both in Ukraine and in Palestine. I called for a peace conference. But those of us without bombs or big budgets are not listened to here.

Four years later, the horrific situation in Palestine has shown me that the same—or nearly the same—could happen in the Colombian Caribbean, when missiles are fired at young, unarmed people in the sea.

Now we face a different situation—perhaps a more global one. Today’s barbarism is planetary, falling on all of humanity. Missiles rained down on 17 unarmed youths in the Caribbean Sea—perhaps some Colombians. Millions of migrants are persecuted, imprisoned, chained, and expelled. Missiles rain down on the 70,000 people of Gaza, killing them. The climate crisis remains unaddressed, its words erased by Trump. All of this is connected, all part of the same cause.” 2/
On Palestine and Gaza:

Petro said today’s barbarism is global. Missiles fell on 17 unarmed youths in the Caribbean “just as they fall on the 70,000 people in Gaza and kill them.” He accused Trump of being complicit in “genocide,” declaring: “It is genocide and we must shout it over and over.”

🧵 THREAD | Senior Hamas Official Osama Hamdan Interviewed by Al Jazeera (September 21, 2025)

1. On Negotiations & Trust in Mediators

Hamdan said the Israeli attack on Hamas’ negotiating team in Doha proved “this enemy is treacherous and aggressive, and cannot be trusted for even one moment.” He accused the United States – despite acting as a mediator with Qatar and Egypt – of giving Israel time and political cover to continue the genocide, citing Washington’s recent veto of the UN Security Council resolution for an immediate ceasefire supported by 14 other members.

He said there is no serious proposal on the table now, and that Hamas would only consider an agreement that includes:
▪️A complete cessation of aggression and a permanent ceasefire
▪️Full withdrawal from Gaza
▪️Open crossings for unrestricted aid
▪️Reconstruction of Gaza
▪️A fair prisoner exchange

He noted that Hamas has never insisted on participation in Gaza governance as a condition, and that they are open to a technocratic administration eventually leading to general Palestinian elections. The obstacle, he insisted, is Israel’s intransigence, not the Palestinian position nor the Arab mediators. 2. On Disarmament Demands

Hamdan rejected the idea that Hamas might disarm: “The talk of giving up weapons is not on the table.” He argued that surrendering arms would mean surrendering the philosophy of resistance — exactly what colonial powers have always wanted. Palestinians, he said, tried the path of compromise in Oslo, giving up 77% of historic Palestine, yet still received nothing. “The right way forward is ending the occupation entirely, not bargaining away more rights.”

🚨ACLED: 94% of Palestinians Killed Since March Are Civilians

New data from ACLED, the UN- and Western-backed conflict tracker, shows Israel’s post-ceasefire campaign in Gaza has produced one of the highest civilian death rates of the war, with roughly 15 civilians killed for every fighter.

▪️ Mass Civilian Deaths: Since Israel broke the January ceasefire on March 18, more than 16,000 Palestinians have been killed, nearly all civilians. Israel claims over 2,100 Hamas “operatives” were killed, but ACLED puts the figure closer to 1,100 — noting that Israel counts Hamas political and civilian governance figures and members of other groups in its tally.

▪️ Deliberate Destruction: Nearly 500 building demolitions have been recorded since March – almost as many as the previous 15 months combined – as Israel expands buffer zones, clears neighborhoods, and reoccupies Rafah, Khan Younis, and eastern Gaza City.

▪️ Targeted Killings of Government and Internal Security Officials in Gaza: ACLED records systematic Israeli strikes on Gaza’s government and internal security officials – police, aid security committees, and civil servants – wiping out the very infrastructure that coordinated evacuations, managed aid, and kept order. ACLED says this destruction is part of a broader Israeli strategy to prevent any alternative Palestinian governance from emerging and to keep Gaza “in a state of permanent crisis” by “pushing Gaza toward unlivable conditions.”

▪️ Weaponized Aid: ACLED found no evidence of systematic Hamas looting of UN aid. Instead, Israel’s U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation system has fueled chaos, with over 1,300 killed near its aid sites, while Gaza is pushed toward “unlivable” conditions to drive “voluntary emigration” and block any path to Palestinian sovereignty.

▪️ Intra-Palestinian Violence: ACLED tracks nearly 120 incidents involving Hamas’ Sahm Unit – a plainclothes force of former police, clan members, and volunteers formed to keep order as Gaza’s government was bombed apart. Sahm has punished looters, detained suspected collaborators, and enforced curfews around aid sites. It has also fought rival militias backed by Israel in Rafah, which ACLED links to looting and lawlessness in Israeli-controlled areas.

▪️ Hamas Adapts: Despite nearly two years of war and thousands of members killed, Hamas has not collapsed. ACLED says the group has shifted to guerrilla warfare — using IEDs, booby-traps, and ambushes that have killed about 50 Israeli soldiers since March — and continues to recruit new fighters. Hamas now governs through a decentralized system and a secret cash-based network that keeps paying partial salaries to about 30,000 employees, allowing it to maintain municipal services and aid committees. ACLED says Israel’s push for “total victory” has not eliminated Hamas or the basic functions of its rule. 📊 Key Charts:

1. ACLED data show Hamas has sharply reduced direct battles with Israeli forces since March, shifting to guerrilla tactics and smaller, deadlier strikes. Engagements fell by nearly two-thirds compared to the six months before the ceasefire — even as Israel expanded its ground presence to 75% of Gaza. The data underscore that Israel’s “total victory” strategy has not eliminated Hamas but turned the war into a long, grinding campaign.

🧵THREAD: Verified list of some of the 60+ Americans facing firings, suspensions & investigations over comments on Charlie Kirk’s assassination. As of 1 a.m. Sept 15, there are 50-70+ confirmed cases spanning schools & universities, airlines, tech firms, media outlets & public agencies are facing discipline. Over half involve educators. This wave of repression & cancel culture is being driven by coordinated doxxing from Libs of TikTok & allies.

Each post below lists the person (if named), comment, employer action, and source. 📚 Education (Teachers, Professors, University Staff)

1) Laura Sosh-Lightsy, Asst. Dean, Middle Tennessee State Univ. (TN):

FB post — “Looks like ol’ Charlie spoke his fate into existence. Hate begets hate. ZERO sympathy,” referencing Kirk’s 2023 gun-violence comments as a “prudent deal” for 2A rights. Fired after Sen. Marsha Blackburn called for termination; school cited conduct policy. Publicized via Libs of TikTok. (NBC; X/Libs of TikTok)

🇺🇸 House Passes NDAA Packed With Anti-BDS & Pro-Israel Measures

The House approved the $848B FY26 defense bill (231–196) — stuffed with amendments punishing boycotts of Israel, expanding billions in U.S.-Israel weapons programs, and advancing new measures to further militarize Gaza’s border with Egypt — plus a separate bill letting the State Dept. revoke passports for speech.

Here’s what passed — and what’s next 🧵

📌 Source: @FMEP’s Sept. 12 Legislative Roundup

(Cartoon: April 2, 2024) 2 – Pentagon Contract BDS Ban

Two overlapping amendments — from Reps. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO) — bar the Pentagon from contracting with any entity that boycotts Israel or its settlements.

This effectively blacklists NGOs, companies, and potentially individuals who support boycotts, forcing them to choose between free expression and federal contracts.

🔴 Breaking: ICE Agent Kills Man in Franklin Park, Illinois

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez Friday morning during what DHS calls “targeted law enforcement activity” near O’Hare International Airport. Officials say Villegas-Gonzalez “resisted” arrest, “attempted to drive his vehicle into the arrest team,” and dragged an agent before being shot.

“Fearing for his life, the officer discharged his firearm and struck the subject,” the DHS statement added. The claims have not yet been independently verified. DHS highlighted a past reckless-driving charge but gave no reason for Friday’s arrest. CBS News reports the agent suffered serious injuries but is now in stable condition.

The shooting comes amid “Operation Midway Blitz,” Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown across the State of Illinois.

🎥 Drop Site contributor Taha Syed (@MSyedt) filmed protests this morning outside ICE’s Broadview Village facility, the primary processing center for detainees in the Chicago area. Additional footage from Taha Syed: