From Drop Site News: Israel Firebombed a Family Home Where Children Were Sleeping in Latest Killing Spree

Story by Abdel Qader Sabbah, Mohamed Ahmed, Sharif Abdel Kouddous, and Jawa Ahmad 

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Today's Summary of the Hellscape we live in from Drop Site:

Wednesday, July 22, 2026 – Renewed U.S. campaign against Iran enters its 12th day. Iran launches wave of retaliatory attacks. President Donald Trump threatens to bomb a civilian target for every attack on shipping in Hormuz. Trump says U.S. will strike Pickaxe Mountain “pretty soon” despite no evidence of nuclear enrichment. Kuwaitis are rationing electricity. U.S. Department of Energy claims that its petroleum reserve can run far lower than previously estimated. International Energy Agency warns of tightening fuel markets. Pakistan requests $10 billion fund for role in Iran negotiations. Iran executes man convicted of links to “anti-revolutionary terrorist group.” Israeli forces continue incursions and airstrikes in southern Lebanon despite “ceasefire” framework. Lebanese PM hails Israeli withdrawal as beginning, Parliamentary Speaker says it “barely qualifies.” Trump promises to “help” Lebanon in meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, offers no concrete policy. Israel continues to bombard Gaza. Gaza sees rise in miscarriages, Health Ministry warns of cancer drug shortages. Israeli arrests, attacks and seizure of land in West Bank, Jerusalem. Israeli government officials march to ethnically cleanse Gaza of Palestinians. Israel confirms it is walling off the half of Gaza it controls. U.S. House of Representatives passes funding bill. U.S. Trade Representative signals new tariff wave. Studies find Presidential Aids Program cuts sharply reduced HIV prevention, treatment. Trump administration freezes over $1B in Medicaid funds to California, Minnesota. Van passengers dispute ICE account of fatal Houston shooting. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani backs down on threat to arrest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. War Secretary Pete Hegseth estimates cost of Iran war at $37.5 billion during tense congressional testimony. Appeals court overturns release order for Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi. Yemen’s Ansarallah says it forced 6 ships to reroute as part of blockade. Saudi Arabia and U.S. reportedly agree to nuclear deal. Indian opposition leader detained, released during “Cockroach” protests. RSF drone strike kills at least 21 civilians at Sudan water source. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy fires his military chief amid protests. Cuba condemns new U.S. State Department report, warns of military aggression. U.S. sends first humanitarian flight to Cuba under new $100 million aid package. At least 143 dead or missing after migrant boat disaster off Mauritania. Global hunger falls to 645 million in 2025, but Africa remains hardest hit, UN report finds. HRW report accuses U.S.-Ecuador military campaign of torturing, attacking civilians.