Mamdani-backed candidates swept New York City’s Democratic primaries. What do these wins tell us about Palestine’s place in the Democratic Party, and will they help shape the upcoming primaries?

Before the genocide, Gaza’s residents carried their TVs into the streets to watch the World Cup with their neighbors. Today, following a match requires electricity that many don’t have, and money that most people can’t afford.

Former detainees who spent time with the prominent Gaza doctor before his transfer to solitary confinement describe systematic beatings, dog attacks, and deliberate medical neglect, warning he may not survive.

Israeli soldiers shot three-year-old Rayyan Abu al-Ajeen in his father’s arms and mocked his father’s pleas as he cried for his dying son. The father says they were in the part of Gaza designated as “safe” for civilians during the “ceasefire.”

In a UK first, a judge sentenced four Palestine Action activists to terrorism charges for a direct action protest against an Elbit Systems factory. The move sparks fears the ruling could set a dangerous precedent for those opposing Israel’s genocide.

A military order signed in May 2026 authorizes Israel’s first permanent base near Jenin inside Area A, the part of the West Bank under control of the Palestinian Authority. Israel has already begun displacing families who live there.

In Gaza, a ‘ceasefire’ means Israel can kill more than a dozen people in under 24 hours — and over 1,000 people since the ceasefire took effect in October 2025 — while the world remains silent.

U.S. lawmakers are joining Benjamin Netanyahu in pushing for closer integration of the Israeli and U.S. militaries. Critics warn this will give Israel dangerous leverage over U.S. foreign and defense policy.

In the Syrian governorate of Quneitra, Israel is seizing land, attacking and abducting residents, mauling them with army dogs, and spraying chemical agents over farmland. The Syrian government remains silent.

Mohsen Rezaei, a senior adviser to Iran’s Supreme Leader and former IRGC Commander, says Tehran will not separate Lebanon from any deal with Washington, including a nuclear deal, as Iran seeks to redefine the terms of negotiations with the U.S.