Palestinians wait at an Israeli military checkpoint near Nablus after Israeli forces close checkpoints and iron gates at the entrances of Palestinian cities during the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, March 3, 2026. (Photo: Mohammed Nasser/APA Images)

With the world’s attention focused on the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Israel is making conditions unlivable for Palestinians in the West Bank. Residents say that every Israeli measure to “strangle” Palestinians feels like it’s “irreversible.”

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth delivers remarks to L3Harris employees as part of his Arsenal of Freedom Tour, Camden, Ark., Feb. 27, 2026. (DoW photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

Over the past 25 years, the U.S. has used “militainment,” the merging of media and war, to hide the realities of death and destruction. But the Gaza genocide has now made such propaganda impossible, which Trump and Hegseth are discovering with Iran.