18 October 2021 Archives

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presstv.ir (2026-05-19). Report: 80% of Israeli troops leaving military service due to mental distressA recent report has revealed that 80 percent of Israeli troops are leaving the regime's military due to mental distress.
According to Haaretz, an Israeli daily, the regime's military has declined to publish the grim toll amid fears that the figure could be damaging to public morale.

2026-05-19: San Diego mosque shooting leaves five dead in suspected hate crime

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2026-05-19: Israel PANICS Over BOMBSHELL NY Times R*pe Report

english.palinfo.com (2026-05-18). Hamas calls Israeli attack on Sumud flotilla an act of piracyThe Movement said the Israeli navyís assault on the flotilla, along with the attack on activists and their detention, targeted people carrying out a humanitarian and moral mission in support of Gaza.

english.palinfo.com (2026-05-18). Once Upon a Time in Gaza wins best film at Critics Awards for Arab Films held in Cannes"Once Upon a Time in Gaza" by Palestinian twin directors Tarzan and Arab Nasser won the best film award at the 10th "Critics' Awards For Arab Films" during an event held on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.

apnews.com (2026-05-17). Drone strike sparks fire on perimeter of UAE nuclear power plantA drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates' sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter. There were no reports of injuries or radiological release, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the Iran ceasefire remains tenuous.

presstv.co.uk (2026-05-17). UN rapporteur slams Israel's systematic use of torture against Palestinian prisonersFrancesca Albanese has stated that Israel systematically uses torture against Palestinian detainees in its detention centers and against the wider Palestinian population across the occupied territories.

presstv.co.uk (2026-05-17). Israel blocks Red Cross access to Palestinian abductees to conceal harrowing prison conditions: ReportIsraeli authorities continue to block the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting thousands of Palestinian abductees held in the regime's jails, despite Israel's obligations under the Third and Fourth Geneva Conventions, a report says.

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2021-10-18: Alex Saab News Archive

ALEX SAAB
Kidnapped & Extradicted
by the USA (of course)

afgj.org (2021-10-17). 'Join the Campaign to Free Alex Saab!
pressenza.com (2021-10-17). Forbes Reveals Why the US Government Is Trying to Extradite Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab
venezuelanalysis.com (2021-10-17). 'Free Alex Saab Delegation at the African Bar Association
workers.org (2021-10-15). 'Free Alex Saab delegation attends meeting of African Bar Association
allafrica.com (2021-09-25). Alex Saab Defence Denounces "Ill-informed and Ignorant" Speculation Regarding the Legal Process in Cape Verde

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The Freedom Flotilla Coalition Ship ("The Handala") Was boarded by the Israeli IDF on Saturday.
Images of children starving to death in Palestine are flooding social media across the globe, and more and more the masses in many places are completely enraged.
The US supported and facilitated genocide in Gaza is at a fever pitch, and the US gov't is doing nothing to stop it.
Trump is now channeling his racist furor toward European migrants.
Thailand and Cambodia to hold ceasefire talks.

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presstv.co.uk (2026-05-19). Palestinian female prisoners: Daily suffering under escalating repressionPalestinian female prisoners in Damon Prison continue to face difficult conditions, including administrative detention, isolation from their families, and the absence of fair legal procedures.

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presstv.ir (2026-05-19). Inside Iran's agricultural revolution and 85% self-sufficiencyAccording to Minister of Agriculture Gholamreza Nouri, 85 percent of food and basic commodities are produced domestically, and Iran possesses relative self-sufficiency in meeting the food needs of its population of over 86 million people.

english.palinfo.com (2026-05-19). How Israels war on Gaza has made Hajj an unreachable dreamYear after year, Palestinians in Gaza have been prevented from leaving the territory to perform Hajj – a sacred pilgrimage that is the once-in-a-lifetime duty of all Muslims

2026-05-19: Trump Calls Off Iran Attack After Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Uae Beg For Mercy? | Mohamad Hasan Sweidan

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2026-05-19: Trump Claims to Call Off Tuesday Attack on Iran | Says Iran Must Put "no Nukes" in Writing

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english.palinfo.com (2026-05-18). What is administrative detention and how does Israel use it to punish Palestinians?When the Israeli occupation forces arrest a Palestinian from his home at night, then tell his family and lawyer that the file is secret and that he will remain in prison for months that can be renewed without an indictment, the question becomes more than legal.

english.palinfo.com (2026-05-18). Hamas: Turning UNRWA headquarters into military facilities is part of systematic Judaization of O. JerusalemHamas described the decision as "a dangerous escalation and a blatant violation of international law," saying it reflects contempt for the United Nations and the immunity granted to its institutions. The Movement added that the move is part of a broader plan aimed at Judaizing Palestinian land and deepening Israeli colonial expansion.

presstv.co.uk (2026-05-17). US, Israel using 'divisive projects' to turn Muslims against each other: Pezeshkian"Iran seeks cordial, stable, and sustainable relations based on good neighborliness with the Muslim countries of the region, but the United States and the Zionist regime (Israel) have always attempted to pit Muslim countries against one another," he added.

english.palinfo.com (2026-05-17). Settlers cut down trees, IOF orders halt to home construction in W. BankExtremist Jewish settlers cut down dozens of fruit-bearing trees in Salfit on Sunday, while the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) delivered stop-work orders against 10 homes in Bethlehem.
In Salfit, settlers cut down about 150 fruit-bearing trees in Yasuf village, east of the governorate.

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