Senior Palestinian Resistance Leader: “There may come a day when Israel finds itself longing for Hamas”

In an exclusive interview with Drop Site, Mohammed Al-Hindi of #PalestinianIslamicJihad said Israel is deluding itself into believing it can defeat the #Palestinian cause.

from #DropsiteNews
Jeremy Scahill
May 09, 2025

"Al-Hindi said that while #Hamas and #PIJ prefer a comprehensive “all for all” deal, they remain open to a framework that “could be implemented in phases—a comprehensive and clear deal, but implemented in phases, to accommodate some of the tensions within #Israel.”"

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/islamic-jihad-hamas-gaza-trump-middle-east-israel-ceasefire-saudi-humanitarian-aid?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow #EndBlockadeOfGaza #RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#ArrestNetanyahuAndGallant #USHandsOffICC
#StopGazaGenocide
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia
#news #press #politics @palestine

#Trump Marveled at Houthi “Bravery.” Here’s Why.

The attack on Ben Gurion Airport, the downings of US drones, and attacks on naval vessels show that the Houthi movement has remained resilient despite months of bombing.

from #DropSiteNews
Murtaza Hussain, Shuaib Almosawa, and Ryan Grim
May 08, 2025

"The Ben Gurion airport attack underlines the great difficulty the US has had in confronting the #Houthis, who began a military intervention after October 7 in solidarity with the besieged population of the #Gaza Strip. ...#AnsarAllah has attacked a number of naval vessels in the Red Sea, including aircraft carriers, while causing the losses of numerous U.S. fighter planes and surveillance drones. This week, the US govt. announced that it had reached an agreement with the Houthis that they would stop targeting #US ships in exchange for an end to the US-led aerial campaign against #Yemen."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/houthis-ansar-allah-israel-tel-aviv-ben-gurion-airport-trump-us?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#USA #US #USPolitics #politics
#news #press @palestine

Israeli Airstrikes Decimate the Last Restaurant in Gaza City in Nightmarish Bloodbath

Journalist Rasha Abou Jalal recounts horrific scenes from a massacre at a beloved restaurant and a bustling market—destroyed by a triple Israeli airstrike in Gaza City.

from #DropSiteNews
Rasha Abou jalal
May 07, 2025

"GAZA CITY—On Wednesday afternoon, two #Israeli airstrikes slammed into Thai Restaurant—the last restaurant still open in #Gaza City—turning a once bustling gathering place into a panorama of death. A third, near simultaneous, airstrike hit a nearby crowded market on al-Wahda street, sending body parts everywhere."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-thai-restaurant-market-gaza-city-israeli-airstrikes?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow #EndBlockadeOfGaza #RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#IsraelWarCrimes #USHandsOffICC
#StopGazaGenocide
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia
#news #press #politics @palestine

U.S. and Houthis reach truce—How it came together

from #DropSiteNews
Ryan Grim
May 06, 2025

"In talks brokered by #Oman, the #Trump administration and #Houthi leadership in #Yemen announced the terms of a truce that will see an immediate pause to the #American bombing campaign, met with a reciprocal agreement from the Houthis, also known as #AnsarAllah, not to attack American ships.

“I will accept their word, and we are going to stop the bombing of the Houthis, effective immediately,” Trump said in the Oval Office. He said the Houthis “will not be blowing up ships.”"

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/yemen-houthis-us-trump-truce?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia
#USA #US #USPolitics #Trump
#news #press #politics @palestine

How Hamas Sees the Current Moment: An Exclusive Interview With Osama Hamdan

In a wide-ranging interview with Drop Site, the senior #Hamas leader discusses negotiation strategy, why disarmament is a red line, his direct talks with U.S. officials, and more.

from #DropSiteNews
Jeremy Scahill
May 05, 2025

"In an exclusive interview with Drop Site News, a senior Hamas official said that the movement will not capitulate to any demands from Israel or the U.S. to lay down its weapons and vowed that Hamas will reject any temporary ceasefire deal that does not include a clear path to a total #Israeli withdrawal from #Gaza and an end to the genocide."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/osama-hamdan-hamas-gaza-israel-trump?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow #EndBlockadeOfGaza #RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#StopGazaGenocide
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia
#news #press #politics @palestine @israel

On the Day He Was Fired as National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz Used an Israeli App to Archive Signal Messages

A #tech company with ties to Israeli intelligence, TeleMessage’s riskier app appears to be favored by Trump’s national security team.

from #DropSiteNews
Jason Paladino
May 02, 2025

"During Wednesday’s meeting for #Trump’s cabinet, Mike Waltz checked the app on his phone, using what appeared to be Signal. As news broke that #Waltz had lost his job as National Security Advisor, images from the cabinet meeting circulated widely online on Thursday. Upon closer inspection of the photos, it turned out that Waltz was not using the traditional #Signal app. He appeared to be using an archiving app made by #Israeli firm TeleMessage, which sells companion apps meant to enable archiving messages."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/mikewaltz-tech-israel-nationalsecurity-signal?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#USA #US #USPolitics #politics #technology #news #press

“Deprivation by Design”: Israel Intensifies Mass Killing Campaign in Gaza With Starvation and Daily Strikes

The scale of killing in Gaza is almost impossible to track as the Israeli military bombs and starves Palestinian civilians with impunity.

from #DropSiteNews
Rasha Abou jalal
and Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Apr 30, 2025

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-intensifies-mass-killing-gaza-starvation?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow
#IsraelWarCrimes
#ArrestNetanyahuAndGallant
#USHandsOffICC
#StopGazaGenocide
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#news #press @palestine @israel

New Gaza Ceasefire Proposal Contains “Red Lines” for Hamas on Continued Israeli Occupation and Disarmament

Drop Site obtained the draft of a deal currently being pushed by the U.S., #Egypt, and #Qatar. Hamas insists it will not capitulate to #Netanyahu’s new demands.

from #DropSiteNews
Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Apr 25, 2025

"It is on this point—the conditions for a permanent ceasefire—that #Hamas and Israel stand in complete opposition to each other. The current draft effectively asks Hamas to agree to continued military occupation of #Gaza and disarmament."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/new-gaza-ceasefire-deal-red-lines-hamas?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow
#IsraelWarCrimes
#USHandsOffICC
#StopGazaGenocide
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#news #press @palestine @israel

Israeli Policies and Settler Violence Are Driving Palestinians from the #JordanValley

In the occupied #WestBank, Israeli restrictions on movement for #Palestinians, denial of access to resources, and settlement expansion have all ramped up over the past 18 months.

From #DropSiteNews
Apr 14, 2025

'"We live in constant anxiety, day and night, due to #settler attacks," Bsharat told Drop Site. His family of 12 relies primarily on their flock of sheep for a living. In recent months, they have been repeatedly threatened by #Israeli settlers, who warn they will be shot if they cross onto the nearby land. "They raid our communities with tractors, provoke residents, and prevent us from accessing grazing areas. The army and settlers have seized the land for settler cattle farms."'

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/west-bank-jordan-valley-settler-violence-palestinians?utm_source=post-email-title&publication_id=2510348&post_id=161250844&utm_campaign=email-post-title&isFreemail=false&r=2y9nd&triedRedirect=true&utm_medium=email

#AllEyesOnWestBank
#EndTheOccupation #SettlersOut
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #politics
#news #press @palestine

Leaked Data Reveals Massive Israeli Campaign to Remove Pro-#Palestine Posts on Facebook and Instagram

from #DropSiteNews
Waqas Ahmed, Nicholas Rodelo, Ryan Grim, and Murtaza Hussain
Apr 11, 2025

"A sweeping crackdown on posts on #Instagram and #Facebook that are critical of #Israel—or even vaguely supportive of #Palestinians—was directly orchestrated by the government of Israel, according to internal Meta data obtained by Drop Site News. The data show that #Meta has complied with 94% of takedown requests issued by Israel since October 7, 2023. Israel is the biggest originator of takedown requests globally by far, and #Meta has followed suit—widening the net of posts it automatically removes, and creating what can be called the largest mass #censorship operation in modern history."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/leaked-data-israeli-censorship-meta?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#Gaza #politics #Palestine #MiddleEast
#USA #US #USPolitics #Trump #SocialMedia #NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#news #press @palestine @israel

Hamas Launches Unprecedented Legal Case in Britain, Demanding the Government Remove its Terror Designation (Drop Site News, 2025-04-09)

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/hamas-terrorism-uk-marzouk
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“In an extraordinary legal filing submitted Wednesday in London, Hamas argued that the British government should remove its designation of the movement as a proscribed terror group and recognize its legitimate role as a Palestinian resistance movement engaged in a struggle for self-determination and liberation. “

“Hamas enlisted a team of British lawyers to represent its appeal to the British Home Secretary and to challenge the movement’s terror designation, which went into effect in 2021…”

“In a document provided to Drop Site News, summarizing their legal arguments, Hamas’s legal team noted that it represents the group pro bono, because accepting payment would be illegal under British law.”

#DropSiteNews #Legal
@palestine@lemmy.ml @palestine@a.gup.pe

Under Relentless #Israeli Bombing and Lacking Everything, a Gaza #Hospital Is Triaging Genocide

Inside #AlAqsaMartyrsHospital in central #Gaza, #Palestinian doctors are losing patients they could have saved because of shortages of supplies and medicine

from #DropSiteNews
Abubaker Abed
Apr 07, 2025

"DEIR AL-BALAH, GAZA—Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah is a place of concentrated horror and suffering. There is not a moment of tranquility here. A constant stream of ambulances rush in loaded with casualties—mostly crushed and charred bodies and dismembered children. The wards echo with the screams of mothers. Sobbing toddlers wander the halls looking for family members. Funeral prayers are held every hour, barely keeping up with the rising number of dead."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/al-aqsa-hospital-gaza-shortages-siege?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#IsraelWarCrimes
#StopGazaGenocide
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#news #press @palestine

Red Crescent Worker Who Survived Israeli Massacre Recounts Horror

In one of the deadliest attacks on emergency workers in the world in years, #Israeli troops killed 15 #Palestinian first responders and buried them in a mass grave.

from #DropSiteNews
Kavitha Chekuru
Apr 04, 2025

"Amid what the United Nations has described as a “concerted policy to destroy #Gaza’s healthcare system,” the #RedCross and #RedCrescent said it was the single deadliest attack on their workers anywhere in the world since 2017. Gaza’s Civil Defense, likewise, called it “one of the most heinous massacres” they have witnessed. "

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/red-crescent-massacre-gaza-israel?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow
#IsraelWarCrimes
#USHandsOffICC
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#news #press @palestine @israel

“Deprived of Life Before Seeing the Light”—Pregnant Women in Gaza Severely Impacted by Blockade

Miscarriages are increasing in #Gaza as continued Israeli attacks, forced displacement, and a lack of medication and food take a toll on pregnant women

from #DropSiteNews
Rasha Abou jalal
Apr 4, 2025

"Days after the closure began, Abadleh tried to get her hands on heparin injections in public hospitals and private pharmacies but found none. "Everyone told me the medicine wasn’t available,” she said. “I asked them, ‘What should I do now? ...

Abadleh’s condition deteriorated, when she began experiencing abdominal cramps. The next day, she woke up to a sharp pain and feared the worst... Her husband rushed her to a private clinic nearby, but it was too late: she had suffered a miscarriage."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/pregnant-women-miscarriages-gaza-blockade?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalcestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #politics
#news #press @palestine

Venezuelan Professional Goalkeeper Deported to El Salvador Prison, Stunning Family Back Home

DHS, in a statement, stands by the rendition to a prison known for torture and barbaric conditions.

from #DropSiteNews
Ryan Grim and Sarah Hay
Mar 20, 2025

[a very chilling article on how Trump and his underlings are trampling on any semblance of legality]

"The family only discovered that their loved one, Jerce Reyes Barrios, had been renditioned to #ElSalvador when they saw him in viral videos posted by the #Trump administration, in which it celebrated what it said was the mass deportation of violent members of the #Venezuelan gang #TrenDeAragua. "

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/venezuelan-professional-goaltender-rendition-deported-dhs?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#Netanyahu Promises the “Final Stage” of Gaza Genocide Will Lead to Implementation of “#Trump’s Plan"

Soon after #Hamas announced it had accepted a ceasefire proposal, #Israel responded by heavily bombing #Gaza, killing children dressed for the Eid holiday, and preparing further ground invasions.

[article contains some details on recent negotiations]

from #DropSiteNews
Jeremy Scahill
Mar 31, 2025

"Hamas’s chief negotiator, Dr. Khalil al-Hayya, announced that Hamas had accepted a deal on Saturday put forward by Qatar and Egypt, the two main regional mediators. "

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/netanyahu-trump-final-stage-gaza-genocide?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow
#IsraelWarCrimes
#USHandsOffICC
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#USA #US #USPolitics
#news #press @palestine @israel

Marked for Assassination: #Gaza Journalists on #Israeli Hit List Refuse to Stop Reporting

#Israel singled out six journalists. After it killed #HossamShabat, the others discuss reporting in the crosshairs.

from #DropSiteNews

Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Mar 31, 2025

"The day after the assassination of Palestinian journalist Hossam Shabat, the Israeli military openly celebrated his killing...Shabat was killed on March 24 when the Israeli military targeted him as he was driving in his car in Beit Lahia...

Earlier that day, journalist Mohamed Mansour of Palestine Today was killed, along with his wife and son..."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/gaza-journalists-hit-list-hossam-shabat?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow
#IsraelWarCrimes
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#news #press @palestine @israel

How Israel Ceased Negotiations and Resumed Firing on #Gaza

There are indications #Israel may return to the negotiating table, but #Netanyahu is still operating from his well-worn sabotage playbook to maintain his war of annihilation

from #DropSiteNews
Jeremy Scahill
Mar 28, 2025

[article contains quotes and viewpoints of #Hamas, #Qatar, and #Egypt.]

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/israel-ceasefire-negotiations-witkoff-gaza-hamas?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow
#IsraelWarCrimes
#ArrestNetanyahuAndGallant
#USHandsOffICC
#GazaBelongsToPalestine
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#EqualRightsForAllFromTheRiverToTheSea is #NotAntisemitic
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Gaza #Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#USA #US #USPolitics #Trump
#news #press @palestine @israel

#Israel’s Systematic Destruction of Life Essentials in Gaza Has Forced #Palestinians into a Hunt for Survival

Amid a total siege and massive bombing, people in Gaza are on the brink of starvation as they search for food, water, and basic goods

from #DropSiteNews
Rasha Abou Jalal
Mar 27, 2025

"Over the past week, the streets of Gaza City’s western neighborhoods have been transformed into a densely crowded maze of tents, with laundry lines criss-crossing between them and the cacophony of children's voices filling the air. Over 142,000 people were newly displaced across #Gaza, according to the United Nations, between March 18 and 23."

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/total-siege-starvation-displacement-gaza-city?r=2y9nd&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#PermanentCeasfireNow
#IsraelWarCrimes
#ArrestNetanyahuAndGallant
#USHandsOffICC
#NeverStopTalkingAboutPalestine
#StopArmingIsrael
#BDS #DivestFromIsrael
#RestoreFundsToUNRWA
#SolidarityWithPalestine is #NotAntisemitism
#JewHatredHurtsPalestine
#Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia #politics
#news #press @palestine

Dr. Oz and the Plot Against Medicare

#MedicareAdvantage plans are killing seniors and bankrupting hospitals. Now the #Trump administration is preparing to make them mandatory, ending #Medicare as we know it.

from #DropSiteNews
[co-published with Truthdig]

Alexander Zaitchik
Mar 24, 2025

https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/dr-oz-trump-plot-medicare-advantage-plans?r=fzerp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false

#HandsOffMedicare
#USA #US #USPolitics
#news #press #MehmetOz
#DrOz