🇸🇩🇬🇧THREAD: Nathaniel Raymond, executive director of the Humanitarian Research Lab at Yale School of Public Health, testifying before the UK Parliament’s International Development Committee on the government’s failure to act on intelligence and genocide warnings in Sudan:

1/ 🎥 Raymond is asked whether the FCDO did everything possible to prevent the genocide. He answered no — political will was blocked by the UK's unwillingness to confront the UAE, the primary military enabler of the RSF’s massacre in El-Fasher in October 2025.

CHAIR: So to summarize, your evidence is indicating that FCDO decided to take the relationship with the UAE over calling out the mass atrocities that you could document were going on.

RAYMOND: 100%

CHAIR: Why?

RAYMOND: Because it was easier.

@nattyray11 | @HRL_YaleSPH 2/ 🎥 The Four Steps The UK Government Failed to Take

Raymond lays out four steps he says the UK should have taken to prevent genocide:
▪️declare an imminent risk,
▪️identify the UAE as the enabler,
▪️build an international coalition, and
▪️use the UN Security Council.

He says the government failed at the first two, including issuing only vague statements while Zamzam camp in North Darfur, fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) during a full-scale assault between April 11 and April 13, 2025.

💢 BREAKING | Israel has carried out a double-tap strike in Gaza, killing Raghad Ashour, an 18-year-old student from Beit Hanoun who was on her way to take her general secondary education examination per @MosabAbuToha. At least 5 others were wounded, according to initial reports from journalists on the ground.

🎥 Anas Ayyad 🎥 Footage of the second strike ⬇️

https://twitter.com/wissamshabat/status/2068975531240890709

⭕️Kazem Gharibabadi, Deputy Foreign Minister for Iran:

🔹The immediate and permanent end to the war and military operations on various fronts, including Lebanon, will be announced, starting tonight

🔹From tonight, the end of the US naval blockade against Iran will begin ⭕️ Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi:

“The enemy launched this war to achieve its own objectives, but it failed on every front, while the Islamic Republic of Iran achieved major victories.

🔹 We have ensured that all of Iran’s key demands and positions are reflected in the draft memorandum of understanding.

🔹 Once the agreement is formally signed, the full text will be released publicly. Even before the signing, we will use the news media to explain the contents of the memorandum and outline what Iran has achieved through the negotiations.”

🧵THREAD: Full Remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Friday:

🔹 “Over the course of one year, we went through two very severe wars. That is a reality. After the 12-day war, I think they concluded that perhaps they had not sufficiently prepared their capabilities. Perhaps they realized they first needed to target what they saw as our greatest strength, which is our social cohesion. They made preparations and got themselves ready for a bigger war. In the meantime, we experienced the events of the 18th of Dey [January 7-8], and then we faced the 40-day war, in which they imagined that this time they could finally, in their delusion, finish the job. But instead, they encountered extremely courageous and steadfast resistance from Iran, from Iran’s armed forces, and from the Iranian people.”

🔹 “When I use the word ‘steadfast,’ I do so deliberately. Just a couple of days ago, one Western official said, ‘We did not believe that the Iranian people, or Iran itself, could be this steadfast and resist this stubbornly.’”

🔹 “This steadfastness and resistance, throughout the 40 days of war and afterward during the ceasefire up to the present, is first and foremost owed to our armed forces, who made enormous sacrifices. This has been said many times, but truly every one of us owes a debt to our armed forces and to the martyrs of our armed forces, who gave their lives in sacrifice.”

🔹 “Likewise, we owe a debt to the people, who during this entire period never for a single moment abandoned the armed forces, the officials, or the country as a whole. Every night they were in the streets, and every day they were present in the field. They endured shortages and hardships with resilience and perseverance, and they remained engaged. That is why it is right to speak of a kind of national awakening, even a kind of rebirth.” Remarks by Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Special News Talk Program / Part 2

🔹 “And after all of these come diplomacy and our diplomats. During this period, our diplomats have sought, first and foremost, to be the rightful voice of the Iranian people on the world stage, to defend the interests of the Iranian people, and at the same time to stand alongside and support the armed forces in their resistance and the actions they have undertaken.”

🔹 “The discussion of the battlefield and diplomacy has always been a very serious one. I have always said that there is truly no duality or contradiction between them. Some speak of the ‘unity’ of the two, but I say not simply unity, rather a oneness between them. They move in the same direction, each from within a different trench.”

🔹 “I have always believed there is also a third pillar, and that is the media. In other words, the battlefield, diplomacy, and the media all move together. But this time, a fourth pillar was added: the street. By ‘the street,’ I mean the manifestation of popular participation and the presence of the people. These four pillars moved together.”

🔹 “The duty of diplomacy is to support the battlefield and to consolidate the achievements made on the battlefield.”

🚨 Iran Launches Ballistic Missile Attack Wave on Israel — First Since April 8 Ceasefire

Iran has launched ballistic missile attacks on northern Israel, the first since the ceasefire took effect on April 8, according to the Times of Israel. Sirens sounded across northern Israel as the IDF said it detected the launches and was working to intercept the missiles.

An initial wave of two ballistic missiles fired at northern Israel was intercepted by air defenses, the IDF said. A second wave was then detected, with sirens expected to sound again in coming minutes.

Israel has cancelled schools nationwide and limited outdoor gatherings to 200 and indoor gatherings to 500 as the Home Front Command issued emergency guidelines.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted the Iranian and Lebanese flags on X without comment — to signal that the strikes were in direct retaliation for Israel’s attack on Beirut’s Dahiyeh district earlier Sunday.

The attacks mark the first Iranian missile strike on Israel since the April 8 ceasefire and represent a major escalation following Israel’s resumption of strikes on Beirut.

🎥 Videos show Iranians celebrating the retaliation in Kermanshah and missiles in Israel’s skies


🔹Haifa is Israel’s third largest city.

🔹 Channel 12 cites senior Israeli official as saying “We will respond with force” to Iran’s retaliation

🔹 Israel Channel 12: The Israeli Minister of Education announces all schools closed tomorrow.

🇱🇧 New nationwide survey found broad agreement across Lebanon that Israel is the country’s primary enemy, while revealing sharp divisions over resistance, diplomacy, and the future of the Palestinian cause.

The study, conducted by Lebanese American University professor Jad Melki and his team, surveyed 1,000 people during the 2026 Israeli war on Lebanon.

▪️ 87% said Israel is their enemy
▪️ 51% said the United States is their enemy
▪️ 38% said Iran is their enemy

Views on the conflict were more divided:

▪️ 54% said diplomacy is the only path to liberation
▪️ 35% said armed resistance is the only path
▪️ 51% supported destroying Israel
▪️ 34% supported signing a peace agreement with Israel
▪️ 47% said liberating Palestine is their duty
▪️ 39% said it is not

Researchers found younger Lebanese expressed stronger hostility toward the USA, more positive views of Iran, support for armed resistance, and Palestinian liberation, while older and wealthier respondents were generally more likely to support diplomacy and a peace agreement with Israel.

The report and some key findings are linked below. 🧵⏬

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2061685735950889376

Chart 1: Israel, the U.S. and Iran

🇱🇧 Polling finds overwhelming agreement across Lebanon that Israel is the country’s primary enemy.

▪️ 87% agree or strongly agree that Israel is their enemy

▪️ 51% say the same about the United States

▪️ 38% say the same about Iran

▪️ Just 8% disagree that Israel is their enemy

💢 Six-year-old girl and a woman killed in Israeli attack on tent in Khan Younis

The United States continues to facilitate Israel’s daily killing of Palestinian civilians, through full military and political support as Israel ignores the Trump-brokered ceasefire.

Minattallah Nabil Abu Libdah, 6, was killed Monday in an Israeli attack on a tent in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. She had reportedly been recovering from a broken arm at the time of her death. Footage shows her father crying uncontrollably at the hospital next to her lifeless body.

A second person, 31-year-old woman Hanan Mahmoud, was also killed in the Israeli attack, according to reporting by Mosab Abu Toha.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2058914081046724838

The Israeli strike on a tent in Khan Younis today severed the foot of a one-month-old infant. The infant’s mother and a 6-year-old girl were also killed in the same attack.

🎥 Filmed by Ibrahim Muhareb.

A sealed, unverifiable Israeli report is alleging systematic Hamas sexual violence on October 7.

AP, BBC, CNN, and The New York Times all published coverage of the claims. But apart from AP noting the allegations “could not be independently verified,” none of the other outlets disclosed whether they had independently verified any of the claims of Palestinian “savagery” that they published.

The Israeli report cites more than 400 testimonies and interviews, over 10,000 photos and video segments, and roughly 2,000 hours of visual analysis, but says all the data must remain sealed from public review.

More ⬇️

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2054611781671415937

AP repeated the claims without disclosing that the underlying archive remains sealed from independent public review, though it did note that the allegations “could not be independently verified.”

🚨 Breaking: UAE’s Fujairah Government reports a large fire at the Fujairah Petroleum Industries Zone caused by a drone strike “originating from Iran.” Civil Defense is responding.

https://twitter.com/fjmediaoffice/status/2051320742726566284

Iranian authorities and state-affiliated news outlets have previously said that:

▪️UAE Air Force Mirage 2000 fighter jets were responsible for attacking a refinery on Lavan Island shortly after a ceasefire was brokered in early April 2026.

▪️The UAE played an "active role" in a broader US-Israeli military campaign since its inception.

▪️UAE has been allowing its territory to serve as a launch point for US strikes throughout the war, particularly referencing a mid-March attack on Kharg Island.

🚨 Iran Rejects Temporary Ceasefire, Says It Has Already Laid Out Terms for Agreement

Senior Iranian official tells Drop Site that Trump is pushing for a deal but the new proposal is “detached from the realities on the ground.”

By @JeremyScahill, @MazMHussain, and Jawa Ahmad

dropsitenews.com/p/iran-trump-w… 1/ Reuters reported Monday on a Pakistani-led framework to end the fighting that had been shared with both Washington and Tehran.

The framework reportedly calls for a temporary ceasefire in exchange for a resumption of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, with 15-20 days given to reach a final settlement that would address:
🔹 Iran’s nuclear program
🔹sanctions relief, and
🔹a regional framework for administering the strait.

President Donald Trump admitted on Sunday that the United States attempted to send weapons to anti-government protesters in Iran earlier this year, speaking in a phone interview with Fox News’ Trey Yingst.

Trump claimed “a lot of guns” were sent “through the Kurds,” but said he believes the weapons never reached demonstrators, suggesting Kurdish intermediaries “kept them.”

He also asserted that “45,000” protesters were “slaughtered” during unrest in January 2026.

That figure is unsubstantiated and widely disputed. Iranian authorities have reported roughly 3,100 deaths, including about 300 police and security personnel.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2040784586796347534

Israel’s Channel 14 reported “foreign actors” were milking Iranian security personnel back in January, without naming the foreign nation.

https://twitter.com/tamir114/status/2011144117913608482

💢 BREAKING: Coordinated strikes have hit all three of Iran’s largest steel plants simultaneously – Mobarakeh, Esfahan, and Khuzestan – the backbone of the country’s non-oil economy.

Together they produce roughly 70% of Iran’s steel output. Iron and steel is Iran’s second-largest export category at $6.48 billion, its primary hard-currency lifeline outside of oil.

Mobarakeh makes the flat steel used in cars and pipelines. Esfahan produces structural beams and railway rails. Khuzestan supplies the raw slabs that feed factories nationwide.

Steel became Iran’s top non-oil export precisely as a sanction hedge as it is cheap to produce using local ore and natural gas, and a critical source of foreign currency when oil revenues were blocked.

Hitting all three at once targets critical industrial capacity and the economic architecture Iran spent decades building to survive Western pressure.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2037528523519209630

Confirmation from Iran’s state TV:

https://twitter.com/iribnews_irib/status/2037527508724187174

🇨🇴 BREAKING: Colombia to exit ISDS international investment arbitration regime

President Gustavo Petro announced that Colombia will withdraw from the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) system, following a global call from over 220 economists and legal scholars including Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz and renowned economist Thomas Piketty.

ISDS allows foreign corporations to sue governments in international tribunals over policies that affect their profits, often bypassing domestic courts and exposing states to multi-billion-dollar claims.

“Several countries have already announced or have exited this type of arbitration, including the United States. I don’t see why Colombia shouldn’t do the same,” Petro said.

Colombia has about $14 billion at risk in such cases, Petro said, noting that states often lose these disputes.

“ISDS is bad not just because it puts transnational corporations above the environment and human rights, but because it creates a fast-track legal system that gives them unfair privileges over local businesses and because it grants those corporations ‘license to kill’ government regulations with threats of billion dollar arbitration,” Andrés Arauz of the Center for Economic and Policy Research wrote in a press release.

The move aligns Colombia with countries like South Africa, India, and Indonesia that have also terminated ISDS agreements, and comes ahead of the first-ever Global Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels set to be held in Colombia in April. 📌 Letter from 220 Economists and Legal Scholars to Colombian President Gustavo Petro Calling for Action on ISDS

“Dear President Gustavo Petro Urrego,

We write to you as economists and legal scholars deeply concerned that investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) poses a serious obstacle to building prosperous, equitable, and sustainable societies. As Colombia prepares to co-host the First International Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta from April 24-29, where discussions on ISDS will take the center stage, we urge you to seize the moment by giving effect to your decision to begin removing Colombia from ISDS,[1] and launching a broader alliance of countries committed to unwinding ISDS.

Written into thousands of international trade and investment treaties, including 18 agreements signed by Colombia, ISDS allows foreign corporations to bypass domestic courts and bring legal claims against host governments before special international arbitration tribunals that routinely award vast sums for alleged harms to their investments. ISDS is asymmetrical by design, granting foreign investors expansive protections that are unavailable to domestic businesses or citizens of the host country.

While proponents argue ISDS can protect investors from unfair treatment, in practice it has become a tool through which corporations can challenge non-discriminatory public policies on the basis that they affect corporate profitability, rather than because they discriminate against investors. This dynamic raises significant concerns about states’ ability to regulate freely in the public interest, including in the context of climate action.

The International Court of Justice has affirmed that states have an obligation, based on multiple sources of international law, to address climate change.[2] However, when governments take reasonable steps to address climate change – such as implementing fossil fuel phase-out measures – they have repeatedly been targeted by ISDS claims. For instance, your conference co-host, the Netherlands, is facing cases from ExxonMobil and Shell for closing the Groningen gas field.[3] For a country like Colombia, the risk is concrete. Under your leadership, the government has halted new fossil fuel exploration contracts and advanced an ambitious energy transition agenda[4]. Yet, Colombia has 129 oil and gas projects that are covered by ISDS provisions, exposing the country to claims in the billions of dollars.[5]As a report by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment warned, ISDS operates as a system for “paying polluters,” effectively requiring states to compensate corporations for complying with climate policies.[6]

ISDS has long been justified as necessary to attract foreign investment and thereby promote economic development. However, empirical evidence does not support any meaningful connection between ISDS commitments and increased investment inflows.[7] Brazil, South America’s largest recipient of foreign investment, has eschewed ISDS.

🚨NEW:

1/
An Israeli indictment alleges an Iron Dome reservist secretly worked for Iranian intelligence, passing along locations of air bases, missile defense systems, and potential recruits for months, in exchange for payment.

A new Drop Site News investigation reveals this is not an isolated case, but part of a growing covert campaign inside Israel. ⬇️🧵 2/
In a major report, Jeremy Scahill and Murtaza Hussain detail Iran’s expanding effort to recruit Israelis and carry out influence and espionage operations from within.

The investigation is based on internal Iranian intelligence materials and direct interviews with officials.

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📸 An Iranian man walks under a display featuring a logo of Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence in the historic city of Isfahan, Iran, on February 20, 2025. Photo by Morteza Nikoubazl/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, a senior member of the Ansar Allah (Houthi) political bureau announced on March 14 that they are aligned militarily with Iran, and signaled that a “Zero Hour”—a coordinated campaign of military operations—could be declared soon. 

In a televised speech on March 5, the movement’s leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi stated, “Regarding military escalation and action, our fingers are on the trigger at any moment should developments warrant it.”

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2033253899335807423

Oil tanker traffic is increasingly diverting toward Saudi terminals in the Red Sea as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz remains heavily restricted, according to shipping data shared by energy analyst Javier Blas.

Bloomberg reported earlier that at least 50 supertankers were heading to Yanbu to collect crude oil.

Export flows through Yanbu have already surged to approximately 2.7 million barrels a day, and Saudi Aramco said it is aiming to reach a full daily capacity of 5 million to 7 million barrels through its East-West pipeline.

Although the route avoids the Strait of Hormuz, the tankers sailing from Yanbu still face risks from Houthi fighters in the southern Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.

🗺️ Photo: Container shipping routes to Europe and North America in January 2024, two months after the Houthi movement began targeting vessels in the Red Sea.

🇮🇷 NEW: Iran’s Supreme Leader, and Leader of the Islamic Revolution:

🔹I, your servant, Seyyed Mojtaba Hosseini Khamenei, learned of the result of the vote by the honorable Assembly of Experts at the same time as you, through the broadcasting of the Islamic Republic.

For me, to sit in the place where two great leaders—Imam Khomeini the Great and the martyred Khamenei—once sat is a difficult task. This seat carries the legacy of someone who, after more than 60 years of striving in the path of God and renouncing all kinds of pleasures and comforts, became a radiant figure and a distinguished leader not only in the present era but throughout the history of the rulers of this country. Both his life and the manner of his death were intertwined with a grandeur and dignity born from reliance on the Truth.

🔹 I had the honor of seeing his body after his martyrdom. What I saw was a mountain of steadfastness, and I heard that his uninjured hand remained clenched in a fist. Those who are knowledgeable about the many dimensions of his character will need much time to speak about them.

Here I will suffice with this brief account and leave the details for more suitable occasions. This is the reason it is so difficult to assume the position of leadership after such a person. Bridging that gap will only be possible with the help of God and the support of you, the people.

https://x.com/DropSiteNews/status/2032064960663040386

🔹 “Unity among the individuals and groups of the nation, which usually becomes particularly evident in times of hardship, must not be compromised. This will be achieved by overlooking points of disagreement.”

🚨 CONFIRMED: Footage reviewed and geolocated by Bellingcat confirms US tomahawk missiles hit the girls’ primary school in southern Iran that killed 180 people, most of them children.

Researcher Trevor Ball notes Israel does not possess Tomahawk missiles. United States does.

https://twitter.com/easybakeovensz/status/2030700313267540435

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🚨 BREAKING: Iran Launches Strikes on U.S. Bases Across the Middle East

▪️Explosions seen at the U.S. Naval Base in Al-Juffair, Bahrain, confirmed by Bahrain.

▪️Alarm sirens followed by up to four explosions in Kuwait.

▪️Massive explosions reported in Abu Dhabi.

▪️In Qatar, an official source at the Ministry of Defense told Al Jazeera that an Iranian missile was intercepted by the Patriot air defense system.

Iran had warned that any U.S. attack would be met with attacks on American bases and interests across the region, with a goal of killing a minimum of 500 American soldiers. More images from Bahrain where the Bahrain News Agency confirms that the service center of the US Fifth Fleet was targeted by a missile attack.

⭕️ LEAKED Email: Kat Abughazeleh “firmly an interventionist,” foreign policy adviser says

Kat Abughazaleh, a socialist Democratic candidate in Illinois’ 9th District and one of the only Palestinian-Americans seeking office in 2026, was described by her national security adviser as “firmly an interventionist” who “won’t stop until Russia is made to pay for its crimes,” in written responses detailing her foreign policy vision, obtained by Drop Site.

Ben Mermel wrote in an email to a Washington-based progressive foreign policy activist that Abughazaleh believes “the world is better off when America takes a leading role” and that the U.S. has “an obligation to support pro-democracy movements around the world, from Iran to Venezuela.” He added that “Kat wholly supports the National Endowment for Democracy, as well as its affiliated organizations (NDI, IRI, and the AFL-CIO’s Solidarity Center),” and said Congress should expand tools “from sanctions to NGO support” to advance those efforts without always resorting to “kinetic force.”

The DC-based activist had written to Mermel saying he had noticed unusually hawkish language on the campaign website related to Ukraine and Taiwan and was looking for clarification.

In his response, Mermel said that on Taiwan she would amend the Taiwan Relations Act by “dropping our strategic ambiguity” and make clear the U.S. would counter Chinese aggression “with force,” arguing the region now requires “a firmer hand.”

On Ukraine, Mermel wrote she would “hold the line,” support “funding the Ukrainian war effort to the hilt,” back long-range strikes on Russian strategic targets, deploy additional U.S. “air, naval, and ground assets” to NATO’s front line, and that “She supports the seizure and redistribution of Russian assets in Europe and the United States, for the purpose of financing the war effort.”

Abughazaleh did not respond to a request for comment, but a source close to the campaign told Drop Site that the adviser’s email did not accurately represent her views, saying, “Kat is committed to taking on authoritarianism but is vehemently against the military industrial complex and the continuation of failed US intervention approaches.” Abughazaleh has consistently argued against U.S. support for Israel’s genocide in Gaza and, at a recent forum, said she opposes U.S. strikes on Iran.

Mermel in 2024 attended a pro-Israel protest held to counter the encampment at George Washington University. He has been Abughazaleh’s National Security Adviser since July 2025, according to Legistorm. The full exchange is posted below. Watch the report on Breaking Points: Here is the full email exchange that has been circulating among foreign policy activist circles. Drop Site confirmed its authenticity: 🧵

"On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 10:24 PM XXXX wrote:

Hi Ben, Great to hear from you -- I appreciate the prompt response. It's great to hear that a primary campaign has an NSA on board and is taking the issues seriously already. If you don't mind, I'm going to fire off a series of questions: 1. On your personal background: How did you come into this position, and what led you to choose this work? I see on Legistorm that you're from the Northeast and went to school here in DC (and have probably actually lived here longer than I have in total). What drew you to Kat's campaign and Illinois politics? 2. What has your role in the nascent primary fight been like, and what role do you see foreign policy playing in the race? The AIPAC and Israeli genocide points are obvious ones, and I've seen some of the recent reporting on Biss (as I alluded to). Are there any other major issues or demographic blocs in the district that are affecting the race? Schakowsky's office has a long history of good work opposing U.S. support for bad governments in Central America, though I've never been sure if that stemmed from the district's makeup or from the personal interests of the Congresswoman or her team. 3. Are there any members of Congress -- especially in the House -- that you and the campaign look to for inspiration or as a model for your foreign policy approach? As for the platform: 4. This line in particular stands out to me: "As with regard to Taiwan, the United States must continue to support Taiwan in the face of increasing Chinese aggression and attempts to undermine Taiwan’s internationally recognized status as a state of its own." The U.S. does not officially recognize Taiwan as a state of its own -- only a dozen or so small countries do -- and this a longstanding policy ("One China") meant to prevent U.S.-China and cross-Strait conflict. Independence is also a hotly debated topic in Taiwan, and the DPP's position does not represent a Taiwanese monolith. Previous moves by U.S. officials toward treating Taiwan as an independent country, outside the Taiwan Relations Act, drove U.S.-China relations to their lowest point in recent memory. Is the campaign's position that the U.S. should change this policy status quo and support Taiwan's independence? 5. The first paragraph of the entire foreign policy page argues "we must support democratic movements worldwide while still avoiding unnecessary military intervention." While I agree that supporting democracy movements is an admirable goal, has the U.S.'s tremendous and unwavering support for the genocide in Gaza not severely undermined its credibility to do this? What would this "support" entail in Congress -- would it include the kinds of National Endowment for Democracy-sponsored groups long favored by interventionists in the State Department, or sanctions on repressive countries?..."

⚡️NEW at @DropSiteNews: Palantir's AI Is Already Playing a Major Role in Tracking Gaza Aid Deliveries

As Israel bans NGOs, the U.S. is handing aid delivery in Gaza to private companies pursuing their own agendas.

By Jonathan Whittall (@_jwhittall)

dropsitenews.com/p/palantir-ai-… Palantir Technologies has a permanent desk at the U.S.-led Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) headquarters in southern Israel, three sources from the diplomatic community inside the CMCC told Drop Site News.

According to the sources, the artificial intelligence data analytics giant is providing the technological architecture for tracking the delivery and distribution of aid to Gaza.

🚨France, Germany, Italy, and the United States have escalated attacks on UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese, demanding her resignation over remarks she did not make.

Here’s everything you need to know:

1. U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz and the leading Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee accused Albanese of calling Israel the “common enemy of humanity.”

2. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot went further, branding her a “political activist who stirs up hate,” accusing her of comparing Israel to the Third Reich, and announcing France will formally demand her removal at the UN Human Rights Council session on February 23, 2026. He insisted she must resign immediately.

🔴3. But Albanese never called Israel the “common enemy of humanity.” She described the system enabling genocide in Palestine as humanity’s common enemy. The quote has been widely misrepresented.

4. French officials also criticized her for appearing at the Doha Forum alongside a Hamas leader and Iran’s foreign minister. In fact, she was not on stage with those figures. Paris has long accused her of “justifying” the October 7 attacks for contextualizing them within decades of occupation, a characterization President Emmanuel Macron previously called a “disgrace.”

5. The Trump administration has previously demanded her removal and imposed sanctions on her for documenting Israel’s crimes.

6. Germany’s Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul echoed the push, writing: “I respect the UN system based on independent rapporteurs. However, Albanese has made numerous inappropriate statements in the past. I condemn her recent statements on Israel. Her position is untenable.”

7. Italy’s foreign minister also supported her removal, stating that Albanese’s positions “do not reflect those of the Italian government” and that her “behaviors, statements, and initiatives are not appropriate for the position she holds within a body of peace and guarantee such as the United Nations.”

8. Supporters, including various scholars, say the campaign is political retaliation for her reports on Israeli human rights violations.

9. Amnesty International France called Paris’s move a “shameful misrepresentation,” stating: “No, Francesca Albanese did not designate Israel as the common enemy of humanity… We denounce this attack on the independence of her mandate.” The group added it was “shocking” that France’s foreign minister repeated false claims while publicly prioritizing the fight against disinformation.

10. In an interview with L’Humanité, Albanese responded to @jnbarrot: “Everyone makes mistakes, it’s human. But we correct, we rectify,” calling on him to apologize and retract his false comments.

11. The backlash has not come only from Western governments.. “We don’t agree with much of what she says. We wouldn’t use the language that she’s using in describing the situation,” the spokesperson for UN Secretary-General António Guterres said.

The fight now centers on whether @FranceskAlbs, an independent UN Special Rapporteur can continue documenting Israeli crimes without political reprisal.

🎥 Video via L’Humanité. References in reply. Albanese’s full comments here:

https://twitter.com/franceskalbs/status/2020983308818186721