Ansarallah strikes Saudi oil facility; Katz orders Israeli takeover of West Bank refugee camp; Chad pulls out of ICC

Ansarallah strikes Saudi oil facility; Katz orders Israeli takeover of West Bank refugee camp; Chad pulls out of ICC Tuesday, July 28, 2026 – Attacks reported in Iraqi Kurdistan. Explosions reported in Saudi Arabia; drone attacks on Jordan. Hormuz talks continue as Oman reportedly puts forward joint management proposal. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson discusses U.S. “quagmire.” President Donald Trump says talks with Iran are “ongoing.” Shipping remains severely constrained in Hormuz and Bab-al-Mandab. Two more executed in Iran. Ansarallah claims strike on major Saudi oil facility in Abqaiq. Saudi Aramco shuts down Jazan refinery after Ansarallah attack. At least eight Palestinians killed since Thursday as Israeli raids and settler attacks escalate across the occupied West Bank. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz orders army takeover of another West Bank refugee camp. Sixty Palestinian prisoners released to Gaza, many showing signs of abuse. Rescue teams salvage additional bodies from Gaza wreckage. Israeli soldiers remove U.S. citizens from home in West Bank assault. Gaza groundwater too polluted to drink. Hamas delegation heads to Cairo. Israel continues military operations in Lebanon despite “ceasefire.” Deported couple found bound, shot dead in Guatemala. Senator Mitch McConnell says he won’t return to the Senate this week. Venezuelan men sue U.S. aviation firms that flew them to notorious Salvadoran prison. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces plan to use city grocery stores to relieve rising prices. ICE arrests over 12,000 after tips from child migrant agency, Reuters finds. Six House members bought SpaceX stock days after IPO. ACLU: Los Angeles immigration agents used racial slurs, targeted Latinos in raids. Fresh clashes erupt in Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Dozens killed in air strikes on North Kordofan civilian sites. At least 30 killed in armed attack on Nigerian village. Keiko Fujimori sworn in as Peru’s president. Chad pulls out of ICC. White phosphorus leak triggers brief evacuation near U.S. base in South Korea. Afghan provincial official assassinated in Badakhshan. (substackcdn.com)A Palestinian boy sits on a concrete barrier near armed Israeli soldiers in the Old City of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, on July 25, 2026. Photo by Mosab Shawer / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images.This is Drop Site Daily, our free news recap We send it Monday – FridayIranAttacks reported in Iraqi Kurdistan: Iranian forces reportedly launched (x.com) a wave of drones toward Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on Monday night, with repeated explosions and interceptions reported over Erbil.Kurdish journalist Scharo Bajalan reported at least two impacts: one in the Alana Valley near Soran, where a Komala opposition camp is located, and another north of Erbil. He said drones were launched from both Iran and areas controlled by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces.Footage circulating online appeared to show U.S. forces intercepting at least one drone over Erbil. The extent of any casualties or damage remains unclear.Explosions reported in Saudi Arabia; drone attacks on Jordan: Explosions were heard (x.com) in eastern Saudi Arabia and drones attacked Jordan overnight, an Iranian state-linked outlet reported on Tuesday.At least 6 “powerful explosions” struck the eastern region of Saudi Arabia near oil and gas facilities, Nour News, an outlet affiliated with Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, reported early Tuesday. The Saudi government has not confirmed the attackIn a separate report, the outlet said local sources had described “extensive” drone attacks in the eastern desert of Jordan.Jordan’s military said it shot down a drone