Drop Site Daily: Aug. 18, 2025

Since dawn, Israeli forces have killed at least 17 people in Gaza, with the Ministry of Health reporting five more deaths from starvation. Israel announces plans to forcibly displace hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza southwards as part of its Gaza City invasion. Half a million Israelis protest for an end to the war in Tel Aviv. Far-right activist Laura Loomer prompts Trump administration to stop Palestinian children from receiving medical care in the United States. Las Vegas police release a senior Israeli official accused of attempting sexual contact with a child. Yemen and Israel exchange fire. Bolivia’s right wing wins in the first round of its presidential elections. U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Friday with no concrete resolution to the Russia-Ukraine war, set to meet with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy today.