Ryan Grim

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Hamas and the United States announced an agreement today that will lead to the freeing of Israeli soldier Edan Alexander, a dual American citizen, ahead of President Donald Trump’s trip to the region. Israel was reportedly not involved in the discussions, but informed about the deal afterward. Israeli airstrikes have intensified throughout the day. “I think we'll have to detox from US security assistance,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded today.

4 weeks ago | dropsitenews.com | Murtaza Hussain |Ryan Grim

My Counter Points colleague Emily Jashinsky obtained the marketing material Punchbowl News shares with potential sponsors—watch her report here—and it’s a stunning look into the gobsmacking amount of money sloshing around Washington. Here’s the document. One tidbit: a weeklong sponsorship of the morning newsletter will run you $210,000. Summits and editorial events featuring two lawmakers go for $355,000; if you only want one lawmaker, the cost comes down to $325,000.

4 weeks ago | dropsitenews.com | Murtaza Hussain |Shuaib Almosawa |Ryan Grim

On the morning of May 4, a ballistic missile launched by the Yemeni militant group Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis, exploded hundreds of meters from the main terminal of David Ben Gurion airport in Tel Aviv. Israeli and U.S. air defense batteries failed to intercept the missile, which sent travelers and staff scrambling in panic.

1 month ago | dropsitenews.com | Ryan Grim

The Trump administration and the ruling government in Yemen, known as Ansar Allah or the Houthis, reached a ceasefire agreement today. The deal matches the outline of an offer put forward by senior Houthi official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti in an interview he did in Yemen with Drop Site News in April. Much remains to be seen, but it’s worth taking a moment to applaud our colleague Shuaib Almowsawa for conducting the interview that we’re told played a part in pulling this deal together.

1 month ago | dropsitenews.com | Ryan Grim

A woman assaulted by a pro-Israel mob during a protest last week in Brooklyn has met with a detective, and she is willing to testify, if New York City Mayor Eric Adams follows through on his pledge to find those responsible, she told me in an interview on Wednesday.