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At least seven Palestinians are killed and at least seven wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza over the weekend, with at least three Palestinians reportedly killed on Monday. Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt to reopen in the coming days, as Israeli police officer Ran Gvili’s remains are recovered by Israeli forces. Settler attack injures four Palestinians in Birzeit in the West Bank. A Minnesota nurse is executed by a border patrol agent. Senate Democrats threaten shutdown over DHS and ICE reforms. Leaked audio reveals Delcy Rodríguez faced U.S. threats after Maduro’s capture. The Trump administration weighs an oil blockade of Cuba. Families protest at Texas detention facility. Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over a pending trade deal with China. U.S. pressures Bolivia to expel alleged Iranian operatives. The Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North launch attacks in Blue Nile. Mass graves found in Khartoum, Sudan’s Al-Riyadh neighborhood. Drone strike kills two civilians in South Kordofan. Syrian ceasefire extends 15 days to facilitate Islamic State detainee transfers. Israeli airstrikes kill two civilians across southern Lebanon and in the Bekaa. U.S. revokes visas of Haitian council members. An attack by militants kills at least 25 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi proceed without a deal. Clashes erupt in Albania as opposition demands Rama’s resignation.

Peter Link

2026-01-27 01:49:25

Israel kills three Palestinians in Gaza as last Israeli captive is returned; U.S. protests escalate after Minnesota ICU nurse is executed by border patrol agent; Mass graves in Khartoum

At least seven Palestinians are killed and at least seven wounded in Israeli attacks in Gaza over the weekend, with at least three Palestinians reportedly killed on Monday. Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt to reopen in the coming days, as Israeli police officer Ran Gvili’s remains are recovered by Israeli forces. Settler attack injures four Palestinians in Birzeit in the West Bank. A Minnesota nurse is executed by a border patrol agent. Senate Democrats threaten shutdown over DHS and ICE reforms. Leaked audio reveals Delcy Rodríguez faced U.S. threats after Maduro’s capture. The Trump administration weighs an oil blockade of Cuba. Families protest at Texas detention facility. Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over a pending trade deal with China. U.S. pressures Bolivia to expel alleged Iranian operatives. The Rapid Support Forces and Sudan People’s Liberation Movement–North launch attacks in Blue Nile. Mass graves found in Khartoum, Sudan’s Al-Riyadh neighborhood. Drone strike kills two civilians in South Kordofan. Syrian ceasefire extends 15 days to facilitate Islamic State detainee transfers. Israeli airstrikes kill two civilians across southern Lebanon and in the Bekaa. U.S. revokes visas of Haitian council members. An attack by militants kills at least 25 people in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi proceed without a deal. Clashes erupt in Albania as opposition demands Rama’s resignation.

Israel kills three Palestinians in Gaza as last Israeli captive is returned; U.S. protests escalate after Minnesota ICU nurse is executed by border patrol agent; Mass graves in Khartoum

Drop Site Daily: January 26, 2026

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By Mera Aladam
26 January 2026 15:40 GMT

Israel says it has found the body of the last Israeli captive left in Gaza, amid local reports of heavy shelling and bulldozing during the search.

According to the Wafa news agency, the operations to find Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old policeman, were launched on Sunday morning.

The Israeli army carried out extensive bulldozing operations in the area of al-Sanafour and around the al-Batsh cemetery, located east of Gaza City.

Several graves were desecrated during the search for Gvili, who was found east of Gaza City.

Dozens of injuries and killings in the area have been reported since Sunday as a result of heavy artillery shelling and intense gunfire from military vehicles and quadcopter drones.

Peter Link

2026-01-27 01:20:41

Israel shells and bulldozes Gaza City as it finds remains of last captive

By Mera Aladam
26 January 2026 15:40 GMT

Israel says it has found the body of the last Israeli captive left in Gaza, amid local reports of heavy shelling and bulldozing during the search.

According to the Wafa news agency, the operations to find Ran Gvili, a 24-year-old policeman, were launched on Sunday morning.

The Israeli army carried out extensive bulldozing operations in the area of al-Sanafour and around the al-Batsh cemetery, located east of Gaza City.

Several graves were desecrated during the search for Gvili, who was found east of Gaza City.

Dozens of injuries and killings in the area have been reported since Sunday as a result of heavy artillery shelling and intense gunfire from military vehicles and quadcopter drones.

Israel shells and bulldozes Gaza City as it finds remains of last captive

Israel says it has found the body of the last Israeli captive left in Gaza, amid local reports of heavy shelling and bulldozing during the search.

^{Mera Aladam (Middle East Eye)}

Right to health networks are preparing for the upcoming meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board with a series of in-depth discussions on key agenda items, organized under the umbrella of the Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2). On January 19, the People’s Health Movement (PHM) launched this discussion cycle with a conversation on WHO’s Global Plan of Action (GPA) for the Health of Indigenous Peoples – an early draft of which Executive Board members will review between February 2 and 7.

In recent years, the health of Indigenous peoples and ancestral medicine have received greater attention in global health forums, following decades of grassroots organizing and advocacy. The document to be reviewed next month builds on discussions from 2023, reflecting growing recognition of Indigenous peoples’ right to the highest attainable standard of health. At the same time, the speakers at the event – as well as the documents under discussion – acknowledged that Indigenous communities continue to face more vulnerability than others, underscoring the need for concerted efforts to realize this right. The draft GPA is thus being developed through consultations, a participatory approach long advocated by civil society within the WHO. As signaled by PHM’s Lauren Paremoer, this has generated cautious optimism among activists.

Read more: World Health Assembly resolution on the health of Indigenous peoples is a landmark moment

Ultimately, however, responsibility for the plan’s expected adoption in 2027 lies with WHO Member States, emphasized Alia El-Yassir, Director of WHO’s Department of Gender, Rights, Equity and Sexual Misconduct Prevention. As she walked participants through the current draft and next steps, El-Yassir stressed that many proposed measures – such as ethical data collection and support for Indigenous community members pursuing jobs in health care – require further development and commitment by national governments.

While referring to persistent health inequities faced by Indigenous populations, including higher maternal and infant mortality, higher prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases, and lower life expectancy, El-Yassir also situated these outcomes within broader systems still shaped by colonization and structural racism.

Bolivian Indigenous leader and PHM member Dr. Vivian Camacho echoed these concerns, reflecting on the ongoing marginalization of ancestral knowledge and medicine in spaces dominated by perspectives from the Global North. While traditional medicine has been particularly disparaged, Camacho argued that market-driven approaches to health undermine all forms of health work. “If it’s Western modern medicine or traditional ancestral medicine, it should be a human right, not merchandise, not business,” she said, reiterating a longstanding PHM position. “Without social justice, none of us will have health.”

Read more: 5th People’s Health Assembly calls for the transformation of health systems

Indigenous knowledge, participants noted, has not only been sidelined but also exploited for commercial gain, with catastrophic results. This point was raised by Putira Sacuena of Brazil’s Secretariat of Indigenous Health, who cited the example of açaí – a fruit with health-promoting properties that has been recently so aggressively commercialized that it has contributed to environmental degradation in its native ecosystems. The extractivist dynamics that have accompanied the appropriation of ancestral knowledge in the West, speakers agreed, represent serious dangers for both climate justice and planetary survival.

As a result, discussions at the WHO have implications beyond Indigenous communities alone. Over time, they may contribute to a reinvention of health systems and care with the wellbeing of people in mind. However, this outcome should not be taken for granted, Tido von Schoen-Angerer from the Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Coalition cautioned, noting that some WHO Member States, particularly European states, had previously shown limited understanding of alternative systems.

Read more: Silenced voices: intercultural perspectives in the prevention, preparation and response to pandemics

PHM’s discussion concluded with a renewed call to continue campaigning for Indigenous participation in all health-related decision-making processes and to strengthen collaboration between progressive organizations in global health. “It is not interculturality to continue foreign programs imposed on our people, but to have a respectful dialogue between both modern Western medicine and traditional ancestral medicine,” Camacho said. Invoking the legacies of left physicians such as Ernesto Che Guevara and Salvador Allende, she emphasized the need for continued struggle. “From the Global South, we must keep speaking out, because we are places that have been colonized, and we are resisting with our own ways and views.”

People’s Health Dispatch is a fortnightly bulletin published by the People’s Health Movement and **Peoples Dispatch****. For more articles and subscriptions to People’s Health Dispatch, click here***.***

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Right to health networks are preparing for the upcoming meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board with a series of in-depth discussions on key agenda items, organized under the umbrella of the Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2). On January 19, the People’s Health Movement (PHM) launched this discussion cycle with a conversation on WHO’s Global Plan of Action (GPA) for the Health of Indigenous Peoples – an early draft of which Executive Board members will review between February 2 and 7.

In recent years, the health of Indigenous peoples and ancestral medicine have received greater attention in global health forums, following decades of grassroots organizing and advocacy. The document to be reviewed next month builds on discussions from 2023, reflecting growing recognition of Indigenous peoples’ right to the highest attainable standard of health. At the same time, the speakers at the event – as well as the documents under discussion – acknowledged that Indigenous communities continue to face more vulnerability than others, underscoring the need for concerted efforts to realize this right. The draft GPA is thus being developed through consultations, a participatory approach long advocated by civil society within the WHO. As signaled by PHM’s Lauren Paremoer, this has generated cautious optimism among activists.

Read more: World Health Assembly resolution on the health of Indigenous peoples is a landmark moment

Ultimately, however, responsibility for the plan’s expected adoption in 2027 lies with WHO Member States, emphasized Alia El-Yassir, Director of WHO’s Department of Gender, Rights, Equity and Sexual Misconduct Prevention. As she walked participants through the current draft and next steps, El-Yassir stressed that many proposed measures – such as ethical data collection and support for Indigenous community members pursuing jobs in health care – require further development and commitment by national governments.

While referring to persistent health inequities faced by Indigenous populations, including higher maternal and infant mortality, higher prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases, and lower life expectancy, El-Yassir also situated these outcomes within broader systems still shaped by colonization and structural racism.

Bolivian Indigenous leader and PHM member Dr. Vivian Camacho echoed these concerns, reflecting on the ongoing marginalization of ancestral knowledge and medicine in spaces dominated by perspectives from the Global North. While traditional medicine has been particularly disparaged, Camacho argued that market-driven approaches to health undermine all forms of health work. “If it’s Western modern medicine or traditional ancestral medicine, it should be a human right, not merchandise, not business,” she said, reiterating a longstanding PHM position. “Without social justice, none of us will have health.”

Read more: 5th People’s Health Assembly calls for the transformation of health systems

Indigenous knowledge, participants noted, has not only been sidelined but also exploited for commercial gain, with catastrophic results. This point was raised by Putira Sacuena of Brazil’s Secretariat of Indigenous Health, who cited the example of açaí – a fruit with health-promoting properties that has been recently so aggressively commercialized that it has contributed to environmental degradation in its native ecosystems. The extractivist dynamics that have accompanied the appropriation of ancestral knowledge in the West, speakers agreed, represent serious dangers for both climate justice and planetary survival.

As a result, discussions at the WHO have implications beyond Indigenous communities alone. Over time, they may contribute to a reinvention of health systems and care with the wellbeing of people in mind. However, this outcome should not be taken for granted, Tido von Schoen-Angerer from the Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Coalition cautioned, noting that some WHO Member States, particularly European states, had previously shown limited understanding of alternative systems.

Read more: Silenced voices: intercultural perspectives in the prevention, preparation and response to pandemics

PHM’s discussion concluded with a renewed call to continue campaigning for Indigenous participation in all health-related decision-making processes and to strengthen collaboration between progressive organizations in global health. “It is not interculturality to continue foreign programs imposed on our people, but to have a respectful dialogue between both modern Western medicine and traditional ancestral medicine,” Camacho said. Invoking the legacies of left physicians such as Ernesto Che Guevara and Salvador Allende, she emphasized the need for continued struggle. “From the Global South, we must keep speaking out, because we are places that have been colonized, and we are resisting with our own ways and views.”

People’s Health Dispatch is a fortnightly bulletin published by the People’s Health Movement and **Peoples Dispatch****. For more articles and subscriptions to People’s Health Dispatch, click here***.***

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What’s in the WHO’s draft plan for Indigenous peoples’ health?

Right to health networks are preparing for the upcoming meeting of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Executive Board with a series of in-depth discussions on key agenda items, organized under the umbrella of the Geneva Global Health Hub (G2H2). On January 19, the People’s Health Movement (PHM) launched this discussion cycle with a conversation on WHO’s Global Plan of Action (GPA) for the Health of Indigenous Peoples – an early draft of which Executive Board members will review between February 2 and 7.

In recent years, the health of Indigenous peoples and ancestral medicine have received greater attention in global health forums, following decades of grassroots organizing and advocacy. The document to be reviewed next month builds on discussions from 2023, reflecting growing recognition of Indigenous peoples’ right to the highest attainable standard of health. At the same time, the speakers at the event – as well as the documents under discussion – acknowledged that Indigenous communities continue to face more vulnerability than others, underscoring the need for concerted efforts to realize this right. The draft GPA is thus being developed through consultations, a participatory approach long advocated by civil society within the WHO. As signaled by PHM’s Lauren Paremoer, this has generated cautious optimism among activists.

Read more: World Health Assembly resolution on the health of Indigenous peoples is a landmark moment

Ultimately, however, responsibility for the plan’s expected adoption in 2027 lies with WHO Member States, emphasized Alia El-Yassir, Director of WHO’s Department of Gender, Rights, Equity and Sexual Misconduct Prevention. As she walked participants through the current draft and next steps, El-Yassir stressed that many proposed measures – such as ethical data collection and support for Indigenous community members pursuing jobs in health care – require further development and commitment by national governments.

While referring to persistent health inequities faced by Indigenous populations, including higher maternal and infant mortality, higher prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases, and lower life expectancy, El-Yassir also situated these outcomes within broader systems still shaped by colonization and structural racism.

Bolivian Indigenous leader and PHM member Dr. Vivian Camacho echoed these concerns, reflecting on the ongoing marginalization of ancestral knowledge and medicine in spaces dominated by perspectives from the Global North. While traditional medicine has been particularly disparaged, Camacho argued that market-driven approaches to health undermine all forms of health work. “If it’s Western modern medicine or traditional ancestral medicine, it should be a human right, not merchandise, not business,” she said, reiterating a longstanding PHM position. “Without social justice, none of us will have health.”

Read more: 5th People’s Health Assembly calls for the transformation of health systems

Indigenous knowledge, participants noted, has not only been sidelined but also exploited for commercial gain, with catastrophic results. This point was raised by Putira Sacuena of Brazil’s Secretariat of Indigenous Health, who cited the example of açaí – a fruit with health-promoting properties that has been recently so aggressively commercialized that it has contributed to environmental degradation in its native ecosystems. The extractivist dynamics that have accompanied the appropriation of ancestral knowledge in the West, speakers agreed, represent serious dangers for both climate justice and planetary survival.

As a result, discussions at the WHO have implications beyond Indigenous communities alone. Over time, they may contribute to a reinvention of health systems and care with the wellbeing of people in mind. However, this outcome should not be taken for granted, Tido von Schoen-Angerer from the Complementary and Integrative Healthcare Coalition cautioned, noting that some WHO Member States, particularly European states, had previously shown limited understanding of alternative systems.

Read more: Silenced voices: intercultural perspectives in the prevention, preparation and response to pandemics

PHM’s discussion concluded with a renewed call to continue campaigning for Indigenous participation in all health-related decision-making processes and to strengthen collaboration between progressive organizations in global health. “It is not interculturality to continue foreign programs imposed on our people, but to have a respectful dialogue between both modern Western medicine and traditional ancestral medicine,” Camacho said. Invoking the legacies of left physicians such as Ernesto Che Guevara and Salvador Allende, she emphasized the need for continued struggle. “From the Global South, we must keep speaking out, because we are places that have been colonized, and we are resisting with our own ways and views.”

People’s Health Dispatch is a fortnightly bulletin published by the People’s Health Movement and **Peoples Dispatch****. For more articles and subscriptions to People’s Health Dispatch, click here***.***

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Executive Board, 158th session

The 158th session of the WHO Executive Board take place on 2–7 February 2026.

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