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U.S. Envoy Steve Witkoff expected to meet > Hamas’s chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, in Istanbul. Israeli troops > round up 200 Palestinians in the West Bank town of Beit Ummar. Congress > votes to declassify the Epstein files. The Trump administration authorizes > covert CIA action in Venezuela, intending to boot President Nicolás Maduro > and take as much oil as possible. Trump lavishes Crown Prince Mohammed bin > Salman with praise, attacks reporters, and gives Saudi Arabia a non-member > NATO affiliation. A West African woman deported from the U.S. to Ghana > commits suicide in custody. Israel continues attacks on Lebanon, killing 13 > in airstrike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Saida, in the deadliest > strike since a “ceasefire” last year. Jihadist militants kill 9 in a raid > on a town in Nigeria’s northeast. Pakistani forces kill 38 in a series of > raids across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Former Prime Minister Imran > Khan’s sisters are reportedly detained after a protest. Filipino President > denies his senatorial sister’s allegations that he is a cocaine addict.* > > *This is Drop Site Daily, our new, free daily news recap. *We send it > Monday through Friday. > Upgrade to paid > <https://substack.com/redirect/2/eyJlIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZHJvcHNpdGVuZXdzLmNvbS9zdWJzY3JpYmU_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.FLXoFKU3Gb1P4wta1YSDJz60g8QZ5obXNwU19ztsclY?&utm_medium=email&utm_source=subscribe-widget&utm_content=179363825> > > <https://substack.com/redirect/86cab04c-dd37-4f98-a5b4-1bc810cdeac8?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > Those > injured and killed in the Israeli military’s airstrike on the Ain al-Hilweh > Palestinian refugee camp seen taken to hospitals in Saida, southern > Lebanon, on November 18, 2025. At least 13 people were killed in an Israeli > airstrike on the refugee camp (Photo by Houssam Shbaro/Anadolu via Getty > Images). > The Genocide in Gaza > > - > > Israel launched new air strikes across southern Gaza on Wednesday, > targeting areas in Rafah and Khan Younis, as well as earlier strikes > hitting eastern Gaza City, according to Al Jazeera. At least one person was > killed and a woman and a child wounded. > - > > The bodies of seven Palestinians arrived at hospitals in Gaza over the > past 48 hours, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health, including five > killed in new Israeli attacks and two recovered from under the rubble. At > least 33 Palestinians were wounded. The total recorded death toll since > October 7, 2023 is now 69,513 killed, with 170,745 injured. > - > > Since October 11, the first full day of the ceasefire, Israel has > killed at least 280 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 672, while 571 bodies > have been recovered from under the rubble, according to the Ministry of > Health. > - > > Israel has carried out 393 attacks so far in violation of the > ceasefire, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza. In addition to > killing 280 Palestinians and wounding over 600, he office documented over > 100 shooting incidents by the Israeli military targeting civilians, homes, > residential neighborhoods, and displaced persons’ tents; incursions by > occupation vehicles into residential and agricultural areas, crossing the > “yellow line;” over 80 demolitions of homes and civilian and civilian > infrastructure; and scores of shellings and airstrikes. > - > > An estimated 17,000 families in Gaza have been directly affected by > flooding and heavy winter rains, according to UNICEF, which described the > situation for families and children as “catastrophic.” UNICEF spokesperson > Ricardo Pires said at a news conference in Geneva on Tuesday: “We are > seeing heartbreaking stories of desperate families feeling completely lost > and exhausted after their tents got flooded.” He added, “When children are > sleeping in flooded tents without warm clothing, or dry bedding—many > lacking the required nutrition with very low immunity and already > traumatized by conflict—winter becomes extremely dangerous.” > - > > U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff is expected > > <https://substack.com/redirect/c0bc538e-be30-4f4a-87f9-051d184d7f20?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > to meet Hamas’s chief negotiator, Khalil al-Hayya, in Istanbul on Wednesday > to discuss the Gaza ceasefire, according to the Times of Israel. Asked > about the reported meeting by Al Jazeera, senior Hamas official Osama > Hamdan said the group has not commented publicly: “It was reported in the > media… If there is something meaningful, we will address it when > appropriate.” Asked whether Hamas opposes direct talks with U.S. officials, > Hamdan replied, “We have never refused meetings with any party except the > Israeli occupation… Meeting an American official to defend our people’s > rights is natural. We simply don’t comment on media reports unless there is > something concrete.” > - > > Hamdan said > > <https://substack.com/redirect/d9110130-b804-4e9f-927b-d549b4c321d8?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > that the movement had been in direct contact with China, Russia, and “most > Security Council members” as part of a diplomatic push to block the > U.S.-sponsored resolution for an international force in Gaza. He said Hamas > and other factions sent detailed memoranda warning that the plan would > “impose guardianship” on Gaza, neuter Palestinian institutions, and fail to > protect civilians from renewed Israeli attacks. Hamdan added that the group > attempted to include Arab and Islamic nations and urged them to back an > alternative framework grounded in Palestinian sovereignty and the > protection of Palestinian civilians. > > West Bank and Israel > > - > > The Israeli military detained at least 200 Palestinians in the town of > Beit Ummar, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, after troops raided > the area overnight and sealed all of the town’s entrances, according to the > Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. The Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said > that the “extensive” field interrogations were marked by harassment, > beatings, and destruction of property. > - > > Overnight Israeli raids also hit the areas around Jenin, Bethlehem, > and Tubas. Israeli forces reportedly shot and wounded a 14-year-old boy in > al-Yamoun, according to Al Jazeera. > - > > A report > > <https://substack.com/redirect/e9d203f0-3700-4d95-9ad3-4ce678078be3?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > from Samidoun says that the imprisoned Palestinian leader Abdullah > Barghouti, serving 67 life sentences in Israel’s Gilboa Prison, has faced > years of torture, prolonged isolation, starvation, untreated fractures, > infections, and has lost more than 77 pounds. Guards in his prison have > allegedly employed dogs and electric shocks to torture him and exposed him > to scabies. Rights groups warn he is among several high-profile detainees > facing escalating abuse, as at least 98 Palestinians have died in Israeli > custody since October 2023. > > *U.S. News* > > - > > President Trump authorized > > <https://substack.com/redirect/92f3150a-1732-408e-bbc7-c5d5cf731be5?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > CIA planning for covert operations in Venezuela, while reopening secret > backchannel talks with President Nicolás Maduro, according to a new report > from the New York Times. Those briefed on the discussions say Maduro raised > the possibility of stepping down after a two-to-three-year transition, > which the White House rejected. The administration has reportedly been > planning either a negotiated exit for Maduro or a forced removal, and > Washington has weighed plans to secure increased U.S. access to Venezuelan > oil. > - > > Congress overwhelmingly approved a bill requiring the Justice > Department to release all unclassified records on Jeffrey Epstein after a > 427–1 House vote, as Republican Rep. Clay Higgins casted the lone vote in > opposition. The Senate unanimously agreed to approve the Epstein files > bill, sending the bill to President Trump to sign into law. President Trump > had previously dismissed the focus on the files as a “hoax.” The bipartisan > push—led by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, and backed by Epstein’s > accusers—forces federal disclosure unless the information is tied up in > ongoing investigations, with the Justice Department reportedly withholding > some documents that purport to risk “national security.” > - > > When an ABC News correspondent pressed Crown Prince Mohammed bin > Salman on the CIA’s assessment that he ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s killing, > Trump defended bin Salman and said Khashoggi was “extremely controversial,” > and claimed that the Crown Prince “knew nothing about it.” MBS called the > murder “painful” and a “huge mistake,” and he said that bin Laden “used > Saudi people in 9/11 to destroy the U.S.-Saudi relationship,” adding that > the present close relationship between the countries shows that the effort > failed. > - > > At the conclusion of Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed Bin Salman’s visit, > President Trump announced > > <https://substack.com/redirect/e8f50fc8-1493-4db9-8926-020000d1bced?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > that Saudi Arabia would be designated “a major non-NATO ally.” He also > invited Saudi Arabia to join his Gaza “Board of Peace,” saying that > “everybody wants to be on the board.” > - > > The Trump administration unveiled a sweeping plan to transfer major > Education Department responsibilities—including K-12 and higher-ed grant > programs—to the Labor Department and other agencies as part of its > long-term goal of shuttering the department, according to reporting from > the New York Times. Critics say the restructuring is illegal and will > weaken civil-rights enforcement and the ability of the federal government > to monitor public education. > - > > Parkland shooting survivor and March for Our Lives co-founder Cameron > Kasky announced > > <https://substack.com/redirect/f2126427-d450-4aef-af80-9ccd02e7fd1e?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > his candidacy for the congressional seat of New York’s 12th District, > running on a progressive platform that includes Medicare for All, > abolishing ICE, AI regulation, and ending American support for wars in Gaza > and Sudan. With Rep. Jerry Nadler stepping down, the seat is open to a > crowded Democratic field, which includes Kennedy heir Jack Schlossberg, > Micah Lasher, Erik Bottcher, Alex Bores, Jami Floyd, and Liam Elkind. > - > > The Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) shut down its Travel > Intelligence Program, which sold warrantless access to hundreds of millions > of passenger flight records to federal agencies, after lawmakers revealed > the IRS used the system without legal review amid fears that ICE might do > the same. ARC told members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus that it has > notified its remaining government clients and will end the program this > year. Lawmakers called the move a major privacy victory as they push > airlines—ARC’s co-owners—to adopt policies requiring legal compulsion > before sharing travel data. Read more from Migrant Insider here > > <https://substack.com/redirect/32b348d0-6de6-4161-9432-e827264b63f7?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > . > - > > A West African woman deported to Ghana attempted suicide in custody, > according to a new report > > <https://substack.com/redirect/fb9492b5-d05f-4917-968b-36faa35cf9b6?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > from In These Times. At least one other African migrant sent initially to > Ghana has been secretly sent back to his home country, despite U.S.-Ghana > agreements promising protection from persecution. These “third country” > migration deals, which U.S. immigration officials use in place of deporting > migrants seeking asylum to their countries of origin, have been harshly > criticized. Read the full report here > > <https://substack.com/redirect/fb9492b5-d05f-4917-968b-36faa35cf9b6?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > . > > International News > > - > > An Israeli airstrike on a car in the village of Tiri in southern > Lebanon killed one person and wounded 11 others, mostly students who were > aboard a nearby school bus on Wednesday, according to Lebanon’s ministry of > health. The Israeli military later warned the residents of buildings in two > villages—Deir Qifa and Shihor—in southern Lebanon to evacuate saying it > will attack targets in the area. > - > > Israel bombed the Palestinian refugee camp of Ein el-Hilweh near the > southern Lebanese town of Saida on Tuesday, killing at least 13 people and > wounding several others in the deadliest Israeli attack on Lebanon since a > ceasefire was declared a year ago. Ein el-Hilweh was established in 1948 > and is the largest of Lebanon’s 12 Palestinian refugee camps. The Israeli > military claimed, without evidence, that it targeted a Hamas training > compound. Hamas rejected the claim calling them “sheer lies” and added that > “what was targeted was a public sports playground frequented by youths from > the camp, well-known to all the camp’s residents, and that those targeted > were a group of young men who were present in the playground at the moment > of the targeting.” > - > > Washington abruptly cancelled > > <https://substack.com/redirect/b4ef06fd-365a-482c-9f82-45ab611f896f?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > planned talks with Lebanese Armed Forces commander Gen. Rudolf Haykal after > objecting to a statement made on Sunday in which Haykal accused Israel of > “insisting on violating Lebanese sovereignty, causing instability and > obstructing the army’s deployment in the south.” Haykal called off his trip > to the U.S. in response. > - > > Jihadists from Islamic State West Africa Province killed > > <https://substack.com/redirect/ff68f082-5e59-4b67-adb8-37663cd734ea?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > at least nine people in Mayenti village in Nigeria’s Borno state on Monday, > including five members of the Civilian Joint Task Force and four laborers, > with several soldiers still missing, according to AFP. The attackers burned > government trucks as they retreated, days after killing four security > personnel in nearby Damboa. The latest incident is part of a 16-year > conflict that has left over 40,000 dead and displaced around two million > across the Lake Chad region. > - > > Mali’s army and allied militias killed > > <https://substack.com/redirect/a6f01aa7-e3fb-4842-84ab-932b1537b688?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > at least 31 civilians in two October attacks on villages in the Segou > region, burning homes and executing residents they accused of aiding the > al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM, according to a report > > <https://substack.com/redirect/4f2b8619-796c-423e-a75e-6ce4b97d6257?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > by Human Rights Watch. The watchdog urged Mali and the African Union to > investigate as the insurgency expands southward, even as Bamako downplays > the threat the group poses to the capital. > - > > Pakistani forces killed 38 militants during a series of raids that > targeted Dera Ismail Khan, North Waziristan, Bajaur, and Bannu in the > Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the AP > > <https://substack.com/redirect/e01fcb8e-0bdc-4423-8346-c045e4f4b12b?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4>. > Authorities described those killed as “Khawarij,” linked to > Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, and accused Afghanistan and India of backing the > group—allegations both governments deny. > - > > Aleema Khan, Noreen Niazi, and Uzma Khar—sisters of former Pakistani > Prime Minister Imran Khan—were detained by police outside Adiala Jail after > staging a sit-in while being denied a scheduled meeting with their brother. > A video of the incident is here > > <https://substack.com/redirect/766c190f-0cf0-49e6-94b6-b7f9066be0b8?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > . > - > > Russia launched major overnight drone and missile strikes on western > Ukraine, killing at least 25 people, including three children, while > injuring dozens more in Ternopil. Additional attacks in Kharkiv inflicted > damage on buildings and infrastructure. A Russian drone briefly entered > Romanian airspace during the assault, prompting both Romania and Poland to > scramble NATO fighter jets. The strikes hit regions many Ukrainians > considered more safe, heightening concerns about spillover risks near NATO > borders, as the U.S. pushes forward with a new peace proposal to end the > conflict. > - > > The U.S. and Europe’s E3 introduced > > <https://substack.com/redirect/355822e8-d2d0-490b-aabb-d1437311a000?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > a draft resolution at the International Atomic Energy Agency Board of > Governors demanding swift Iranian cooperation regarding its nuclear sites > and enriched-uranium stockpile, Reuters reported. The text urges Tehran to > “provide the Agency without delay with precise information on nuclear > material accountancy and safeguarded nuclear facilities in Iran, and grant > the Agency all access it requires to verify this information,” and > diplomats say it is likely to pass. > - > > The UN General Assembly’s human rights committee passed > > <https://substack.com/redirect/67a5b7be-caec-4ab8-a289-5227fff5c789?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > its annual resolution reaffirming Palestinians’ inalienable right to > self-determination and statehood, citing the ICJ’s finding that Israel’s > occupation is unlawful and must end immediately. The measure passed 164–7 > and was backed by Canada, Australia, every EU member state, and most of > South America, Asia, and Africa, while the U.S., Israel, Argentina, > Paraguay, Micronesia, Nauru, and Papua New Guinea voted against it. > - > > Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. denied accusations > > <https://substack.com/redirect/eb0eb2e9-f2f9-4ded-a245-f948a22ad163?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > made by his sister, Senator Imee Marcos, that he has been a long-term > cocaine user. The claims surfaced during mass protests over government > corruption, framed by Senator Marcos as stemming from lack of presidential > accountability. The president’s office dismissed the allegation as a > baseless political distraction, though the administration is known to be > investigating a multibillion-peso flood-control corruption scandal. Recent > surveys show most Manila residents believe graft has worsened under > President Marcos’s leadership. > > More From Drop Site > > - > > *“Jeffrey Epstein Pursued Swiss Rothschild Bank to Finance Israeli > Cyberweapons Empire”: *Our latest entry on Jeffrey Epstein’s > relationship with Israel’s intelligence apparatus focuses on his effort to > finance Israeli cyberweapons firms with money from the Rothschilds’ Swiss > bank. Years-long private talks centered on using Rothschild as a vehicle > for a donor-advised venture capital fund aimed at boosting “offensive > cyber” startups connected to Israeli intelligence. Epstein advanced the > plan with the help of former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and > leveraged his personal relationship with French banker Ariane de > Rothschild, who is now the firm’s CEO. *Read Murtaza Hussain and Ryan > Grim’s most recent article here > > <https://substack.com/redirect/6d867c0f-0968-4b5b-b7e3-ca73ced271b1?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4>.* > - > > *Polish Bombs in Gaza:* A new report from a coalition—including > People’s Embargo for Palestine, Shadow World Investigations, and the > Palestinian Youth Movement—claims that the state-owned Polish firm, > Nitro-Chem, has supplied roughly 90% of the TNT used in U.S.-made Mk 80 > bombs sent to Israel. The report concluded there is “a high probability > that a significant proportion of [Mk 84s] that Israel dropped on the Gaza > Strip since October 2023 are filled with Polish-made TNT.” The report said > Israel’s destruction of Gaza would have been impossible without Poland’s > TNT supply chain and warns continued exports “may meet the legal criteria > for aiding and abetting genocide.” *Read Drop Site’s coverage of this > here > > <https://substack.com/redirect/21b05aee-392c-4676-806b-5399566104b6?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4>, > a contribution from Alexander Zaitchik.* > - > > *Ryan Grim’s Piers Morgan Debut: *Ryan Grim made his first appearance > > <https://substack.com/redirect/d7005ee6-9d44-4406-9023-48d4ae2a8aac?j=eyJ1IjoiMXJ6NDZlIn0.vwFUUWXitToCG6lkdgIOEZJA0yByKrMNCn3mtPeVIW4> > on Piers Morgan’s show to talk about the Venezuela. 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