A new study suggests that up to 109,000 people have been killed since the start of Israel's genocidal campaign across the besieged Gaza Strip in October 2023. | The study published in The Lancet reviewed hospital records, online civilian death submissions, and an independently compiled list based on social media obituaries and death announcements. ● By comparing the three lists, researchers concluded that the number of people killed in Gaza was significantly higher than the figure reported by authorities in the besieged Palestinian region. ● The study estimates that the real death toll could be 46–107% higher than reported, meaning that between 77,000 and 109,000 people have died in Israeli attacks. Based on current numbers, that is the equivalent of between 4% and 5% of Gaza’s pre-war population. ● Israel describes all those killed in Gaza as “fighters,” even as most of them are women and children.

Andrew Korybko | That would be a nightmare scenario from the perspective of Israeli interests. | A report circulated last week alleging that Trump cut off all direct contact with Bibi after feeling manipulated by him. For as sensational as it sounds, the larger context suggests that it might be true. For starters, there was bad blood between them since late 2020 after Trump reportedly felt betrayed by Bibi recognizing Biden’s electoral victory while Trump was still challenging it in the courts. This is a very personal issue for him seeing as how he continues to insist that he won so it wouldn’t be surprising.

■ US-Israel relations at a crossroads: Trump's Middle East trip leaves Jerusalem confused (Jerusalem Post)
■ Trump cuts ties with Netanyahu over manipulation concerns (Anadolu)
■ Trump sidelines Netanyahu in Middle East policy as relations deteriorate (05/10/25)
✅ The Establishment Slowly Wearies of Netanyahu and Israel (Simplicius)

Moon of Alabama | Despite plenty of attempts to do better, the Trump administration had so far failed to achieve any foreign policy victory. | The ceasefire in Gaza which Trump imposed in January was soon sabotaged by the radicals in Netanyahoo's cabinet. The negotiations about peace in Ukraine are stuck around a yet be agreed upon ceasefire which does not solve the root problem. The war on Yemen, on Israel's behalf, was lost militarily. Iran, despite threats, has not moved on inch from its insistence on nuclear sovereignty. The tariff rage waged against China and everyone else is threatening to derail the U.S. economy. All this makes today's win a special moment.