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Palestinians whose homes were destroyed in Israeli attacks are struggling to survive in makeshift tents built over the rubble in the El Mugraka area in central Gaza on November 9, 2025. Despite the lack of basic necessities, residents continue to endure harsh living conditions as they fight to stay warm and find shelter amid the devastation left by the war. (Photo by Belal Abu Amer / APA Images)

This week, we look at what the Gaza “ceasefire” really means on the ground, how Israel is turning Gaza into a militarized partition zone, the ethnic cleansing of Jenin, and why the Israel lobby is losing its shine in Washington as more candidates see Israel as a political risk, not an asset.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in Israel amid accusations that the U.S. is "babysitting" Israel to make sure it adheres to the ceasefire with Hamas, October 22, 2025. (Photo: Screenshot from Israeli Prime Minister's Youtube Channel)

The fragile Gaza ceasefire is mostly holding even as Israeli violations kill more than a dozen people and Israel returns 195 Palestinian bodies, many showing signs of torture. The exchange of captives remains slow amid massive destruction; new reporting details Hamas confronting Israeli-backed gangs that have looted aid, and questions what statistics can’t capture about the dead. In the U.S., more Democrats are rejecting AIPAC money, and Portland officials are moving to investigate city ties to Israeli weapons.