Drop Site News Presents: Jeremy Scahill, Ryan Grim and Laila Al-Arian discuss the Gaza “Ceasefire”: What Comes Next
Date and Time
Oct 21, 2025 6:00 pm
Location
450K
450 K St NW, Washington, District of Columbia, 20001
Oct 21, 2025 6:00 pm
450K
Though a Gaza "ceasefire" has been declared, Israel continues military operations and has blocked the entry of aid trucks as stipulated in the agreement. Hamas has returned the remains of deceased Israeli captives it could recover, yet Israel has falsely claimed violations of the ceasefire terms—despite acknowledging that many bodies remain buried under rubble from over two years of bombardment.
Released Palestinian prisoners have described brutal detention conditions and systematic torture in Israeli facilities. Bodies of deceased Palestinians returned to Gaza bear evidence of abuse, some still bound with restraints.
As aid slowly begins entering Gaza and large-scale bombing subsides, Trump and Netanyahu are pushing for Gaza's disarmament and demilitarization—demands Hamas did not agree to in the ceasefire deal. This contentious issue will dominate the next phase of negotiations, which Hamas insists must include all Palestinian factions.
Join Drop Site News co-founders Jeremy Scahill and Ryan Grim, along with award-winning journalist Laila Al-Arian, as they discuss what comes next for Gaza.
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Ryan Grim is co-founder and reporter at Drop Site News. A veteran Washington journalist, he previously led bureaus for The Intercept and HuffPost, where his team won a Pulitzer Prize and was twice a finalist. He's the author of The Squad: AOC and the Hope of a Political Revolution and We've Got People.
Jeremy Scahill is co-founder and reporter at Drop Site News. He has reported from conflict zones worldwide and authored the bestsellers Blackwater and Dirty Wars. His work has earned two George Polk Awards and an Oscar nomination.
Laila Al-Arian is executive producer of Al Jazeera English's Fault Lines. Her investigative documentaries have earned four Emmy Awards, a Peabody, and a Robert F. Kennedy Award, with 28 Emmy nominations total.
