As Ramadan begins, Israeli attacks continue across #Gaza and Israel imposes restrictions on access to Al-Aqsa mosque. Settler attacks, military raids and arrests across the #WestBank. Chief Israeli ministers push for “emigration” and continued occupation in discussions of the West Bank, Gaza, and Lebanon. #US sells over $1 billion in #Venezuela#oil and projects expanded production. Palantir relocates headquarters to Miami. #ICE facility in Texas accused of destroying children’s letters. #Immigration judge ends removal case against Columbia student #MohsenMahdawi. House Democrats weigh censure vote against Rep. Randy Fine over anti-Muslim remarks. DHS workers say #Noem -ordered demolitions are exposing them to asbestos.
After over 700 days in captivity, the final #Hamas#Hostage returned home. There was no corporate media helping the #hostages. They were focused on #freepalestine.
After 18 days of wall to wall corporate media helping #NancyGuthrie, it appears the wealthy overlords have had their fill.
Eighteen defendants allegedly involved in a #PalestineAction raid on an Israeli-owned arms factory in the #UK will no longer face charges of aggarvated burglary, after six others were acquitted of the same charges.
At Woolwich Crown Court in London on Wednesday, prosecutor Deanna Heer KC said the Crown Prosecution Service had "reconsidered the sufficiency of the evidence" and would offer no evidence on that charge.
The 18 will continue to face other charges in connection with the alleged raid.
Iceland, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia, and Spain
Countries for which genocide is not a deal breaker:
Albania, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany (2nd largest arms dealer of the genocide behind the US; historic fan of genocides), Greece, Israel (our good friends who are carrying out the genocide), Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and United Kingdom.
*#Hamas tells Drop Site it rejects #Trump and Israeli #Netanyahu’s renewed demands for full disarmament in #Gaza. #Israel moves to register West Bank land as “state property.” #Iran stages naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz amid #US military buildup. Iran and the US conclude their second round of nuclear talks in Geneva; Iranian diplomat says “the ball is in America’s court.” Rev. #JesseJackson, who brought a generation of progressives into national politics, dies at 84. Rubio says #Cuba must “open” its economy if it wants sanctions relief. Brooklyn Navy Yard forces Israeli military drone firm to vacate. Fuel shortages trigger mounting trash crisis in Cuba.
🇵🇸 Vous voulez contribuer à la lutte contre le #génocide en #Palestine occupée ? Le #Boycott ça marche !
✊Participez au mouvement BDS est un moyen simple d'être solidaire .
👉 Commencez par une marque de la liste et changez petit à petit vos modes de consommation !
from #DropSiteNews
Jeremy Scahill and Jawa Ahmad
Feb 16, 2026
Basem Naim, a senior #Hamas leader who has been deeply involved with ceasefire negotiations, told Drop Site that Hamas will not accede to sweeping demands that the #Palestinian resistance unilaterally disarm, nor will it submit to a total demilitarization of the #Gaza Strip. He reiterated that the group is willing to negotiate on disarmament of resistance forces only if it is linked to a long-term ceasefire that restrains #Israel and is accompanied by a political process that leads to the establishment of a Palestinian state and armed force capable of defending itself.
"[...] In so many ways we never thought we’d be here, still doing this two years later, weathering the storm of grief from losing Alice from this earthly plane. But in other ways, maybe this logo is part of the good within that unexpected steadfastness. That we are continuing, and being a part of building alternative systems that, god willing, will eventually lead to a thriving, free and autonomous Palestine.
Sophia Goodfriend wrote about why it’s no coincidence that #ICE operations increasingly resemble Israeli occupation: #US#immigration enforcement has long cultivated ties with Israel, and now it adapts algorithmic surveillance tactics from Gaza for use on American streets.
Also:
‘I would never do it again’: Inside the struggle to enter and leave #Gaza
Released into exile, #Palestinian prisoners navigate freedom on Israel’s terms
A Palestinian influencer spent 27 months in Israeli prison — for social media posts
To confront Israeli fascism, we need a new #Jewish- #Arab party
The false symmetry of Jewish-Arab partnership
PODCAST: Documenting the settler takeover of the #WestBank
From the Sameer Project: DONATIONS DROPPED BY 60% WHILE GAZA SUFFERS!!!
"[...] we changed the name of the campaign as the North and the South are no longer relevant. To make documentation easier and your donations clearer, we decided to make this campaign for food and water only and what was previously the South Campaign became for Shelter, Goods and Activities. Hopefully, moving forward this will make it easier for you to direct your donations to your preference.
This link will be for food done in our kitchen, which is having a revamp! And water distributions as well. Food prices are far more affordable now but water trucks remain expensive because less than 10% of the gas needed is allowed into Gaza. We are desperate as donations dropped DRASTICALLY!!! Please donate, share and plan fundrasier, we need you."
More about the Sameer Project's work on their Instagram (access anonymously via imginn dot com).
If you have something to spare, any amount is incredibly welcome!
The British Museum has removed the word #Palestine from displays about the ancient Middle East following complaints.
Maps and information boards about ancient Egypt and the seafaring Phoenicians labelled the eastern coast of the Mediterranean as Palestine, and some peoples were described as being “of Palestinian descent”
And so the British Museum has decided to remove that word.
Palestinian paramedic dies in Israeli detention. Whistleblowers say CPJ held back its index to protect #Israel. Western governments move to oust #UN rapporteur over remarks on #Gaza, UN refuses to support her. #Trump to launch Gaza reconstruction fund and Stabilization Force at first “Board of Peace” meeting. #Palestinian citizens of Israel suffer disproportionately from crime wave. Widespread Israeli military assaults and settler attacks in the occupied #WestBank. New York Fed says Americans bear most of the cost of Trump tariffs. Trump administration announces end to #ICE operation in #Minnesota. Raskin calls conditions at Baltimore ICE facility “disgraceful”. Mexican aid ships arrive in Havana, #Cuba.
I see the #freepalestine crowd attacking #isreal everywhere online suddenly and with more frequency
If they spent half as much time forming a Democratic Nation for the people of Palestine as they do attacking Israel, #Palestine would be a fully recognized nation in 2026. #Gaza
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