⭕️ NEW: An Al Jazeera investigation finds that Israel has used U.S.-supplied thermal and thermobaric weapons in Gaza that burn at up to 3,500°C, leaving no remains of victims. Gaza’s Civil Defence documented 2,842 Palestinians who effectively “evaporated” since October 2023, identified through forensic cross-checking at strike sites where only blood spray or small tissue fragments were found. Experts link the disappearances to munitions such as MK-84 bombs and GBU-39 glide bombs, whose heat and pressure vaporize bodies. Legal experts say the use of indiscriminate weapons constitutes war crimes and implicates Israel’s Western suppliers, as killings continued despite provisional measures from the International Court of Justice and an arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Maine Senator Susan Collins appeared on the Senate floor today and announced her support for the Homeland Security funding bill, which would add billions to ICE’s budget despite nationwide outrage over the recent fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis. In her remarks, Collins referenced the killing of Pretti but repeated his name incorrectly while urging colleagues to approve the broader DHS package. Collins claimed she “shares the concern” about the killing but pivoted to defend the DHS funding bill, insisting that over 80% of the money goes to non‑immigration, non‑border security functions, even as the package includes billions more for agencies like ICE that have been widely criticized for violence and lack of accountability.