(2025-09-04). Netanyahu slams Belgium PM as 'weak' after move to recognise Palestinian state. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister "Belgian Prime Minister (Bart) de Wever is a weak leader who seeks to appease Islamic terrorism by sacrificing Israel. He wants to feed the terrorist crocodile before it devours Belgium," Netanyahu's office said in a post on its official X account. | Belgium…
(2025-09-04). Iran: Missile Strikes on Israeli Civilians Likely War Crimes. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Damage caused by an Iranian missile strike that killed nine civilians, including three children, in the Israeli city of Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv, on June 15, 2025. Photo taken on July 1, 2025. | © 2025 Human Rights Watch | At least five Iranian ballistic missiles struck populated areas of Israel during the June 2025 armed conflict in violation of the laws of war and should be investigated as war crimes.Iran's ballistic missile attacks were in response to a series of attacks by Israel on Iran that began on June 13, and, with direct US involvement, continued until June 25. Missiles…
(2025-09-04). Israel's Smotrich says drawing up West Bank annexation maps. newarab.com 
Israel's far-right finance minister said on Wednesday that maps were being drawn up At a press conference in Jerusalem,
(2025-09-04). Muslim World League: Palestinians Hold Historic and Legal Right to Their Land. sana.sy Riyad, SANA-Muslim World League strongly condemned the hostile remarks by Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich advocating the annexation of the West Bank, stressing that such statements violate international legitimacy and undermine prospects for ending the war and achieving peace. In a statement, Secretary-General of the League and Chairman of the Association of Muslim Scholars, Dr. Mohammad …
(2025-09-04). Manufactured Famines in Gaza Began Almost Two Decades Ago, So Why Haven't They Been Halted? moderndiplomacy.eu On Friday, August 22, the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), the global famine watchdog, declared widespread famine in Gaza. The IPC is regarded as the international gold standard in nutritional crises. As international media was quick to point out, the declaration meant that a quarter of all Palestinians in Gaza are starving — more …
(2025-09-04). Storms and likely-Israeli drones stalk Gaza flotilla but fail to prevent arrival in Tunis to join up with more boats. skwawkbox.org 
Bad weather and Zionist attempts to stalk and intimidate Global Sumud Flotilla fail to halt voyage The vessels and volunteers of the humanitarian convoy Global Sumud Flotilla, en route from more than forty countries in an attempt to break Israel's criminal starvation blockade of Gaza, have begun arriving in Tunisia where they will rendezvous with …
(2025-09-04). Video: Israel 'preparing harsh crackdown and 'severe conditions' for Gaza humanitarian flotilla volunteers. skwawkbox.org 
Flotilla organisers appeal for concerted action to force UN and governments to intervene against criminal occupation Organisers of the huge Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF) of volunteer humanitarian vessels en route to Gaza have received reports that Israel is "preparing a harsh crackdown on the flotilla, with plans to detain activists under severe conditions". Previous vessels …
(2025-09-04). PDF of September 4 issue. workers.org 
Download the PDF Global Flotilla sets sail for Gaza Genoa dockworkers promise support Editorial: Why the West's rulers avoid Asia's World War II parade Mundo Obrero: °Solidaridad con Acción Palestina! Black and white version More PDF back-issues here. |
(2025-09-04). Somoud flotilla to sail from Tunisia to break Gaza blockade. newarab.com 
Preparations are continuing in A training workshop on launching the fleet was held on Wednesday morning for the second consecutive day at the headquarters of the Tunisian General Labour Union. The f…
(2025-09-04). Israeli Defense Chiefs doubt Hamas surrender after Gaza City takeover. ummid.com Israeli Defence Chiefs have raised serious doubts about surrender of Hamas and other Palestinian Resistance Fighters after Gaza City takeover.
(2025-09-04). Israeli commander failed to protect Nova festival despite intel. newarab.com 
A senior Lieutenant Colonel Haim Cohen, commander of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Division, visited the site just an hour before Hamas fighters stormed the border and attacked the festival. | Nova was the site of the largest massacre on 7 Oc…
(2025-09-04). Israeli army: About 70,000 people left Gaza City. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Israeli army estimated that about 200,000 residents of Gaza City, or about 20 percent of those who remained there since the beginning of the Israeli war of extermination, will refuse to leave despite the military operation to occupy the city.According to the Israeli media, Operation "Gideon Arms 2" was announced by the Israeli army to control Gaza City as part of a bigger plan to take over the Gaza Strip. However, the army believes that 20 percent of Gaza City residents will stay in the combat zone even if their lives are in danger. Two days ago, the Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, Eyal Zamir,…
(2025-09-04). Aid airdrops over Gaza suspended: Jordanian official. newarab.com 
An official at a Jordanian government-affiliated charity said on Wednesday that Several foreign countries had joined operations coordinated by the Jordanian military since late July to The airdrops, which aid groups have said were insufficient…
(2025-09-04). Gaza docu-drama gets 23-minute ovation at Venice premiere. newarab.com 
A gut-wrenching new film about a "The Voice of Hind Rajab", a docu-drama about Franco-Tunisian director Kaouther Be…
(2025-09-04). UNRWA: We have not been allowed to bring in aid into Gaza for 6 months. sana.sy New York, SANA-The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) confirmed that families in Gaza are living without the most basic necessities, stressing that Israel has blocked the agency from delivering aid for six months. In a post on X, UNRWA said: "Families in Gaza have been left without essentials. No aid has …
(2025-09-04). Italian Dockworkers Prepared To Strike For The Global Sumud Flotilla. popularresistance.org On August 31, 2025, the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail. This flotilla is the most recent and largest coalition of activists from around the world who have embarked to reach Gaza, breaking the siege and delivering humanitarian aid, by sea. Israeli officials have threatened that consequences for the activists will be worse than previous ventures, including detaining participants in prisons reserved for state-designated terrorists and seizing the ships to be turned into Israeli police assets. | Amidst this escalation, Italian dockworkers in the Port of Genoa are prepared to go on strike to defend the flotilla in an…
(2025-09-04). 'The Voice of Hind Rajab' receives 23-minute standing ovation at Venice Film Festival premiere. skwawkbox.org 
The Voice of Hind Rajab, the new film about the 5yo Palestinian girl murdered with her family in their car by an Israeli tank in Gaza, was given a 23-minute standing ovation by its audience of over a thousand people after its premiere at the Venice Film Festival on Wednesday. The audience included actors Joaquin …
(2025-09-04). The Gaza War Isn't Over, But Israel Has Already Lost. counterpunch.org 
The Israeli regime has lost its multi-front war in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. Yes, really. It may not look like it, but the defeat is real and baked into Israel's future. Let me first make the case for Israeli "victory": Since its 2023 invasion of Gaza, the Israeli Defence Forces report
(2025-09-04). Saudi and UAE leaders call for two-state solution amid Israeli escalation in Gaza. albawaba.com
(2025-09-04). Israel threatens to raze Gaza City if Hamas does not surrender. newarab.com 
(2025-09-04). Expelled Gazans defiant as al-Rashid Street turns into tent city. newarab.com 
For decades, al-Rashid Street was never just a Today, the same road has been transformed into Gaza's largest displacement camp, a bleak stretch of tents erected by Palestinians refusing to abandon their city even as Israeli forces intensify bombard…
(2025-09-04). Leaked: Trump plans to displace 2mn Palestinians from Gaza. ummid.com The 38-page nefarious plan suggests "temporarily relocating Palestinians" either abroad or to heavily secured concentration camps inside Gaza.
(2025-09-04). 79 Palestinians Martyred in Israeli Strikes on Gaza. sana.sy Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-Seventy-nine Palestinians were martyred in the past 24 hours by Israeli air and artillery strikes on the Gaza Strip, including 16 people who were waiting for humanitarian aid. According to WAFA, Palestinian medical sources reported that 25 bodies were transferred to al-Shifa Hospital, six to Sheikh Radwan Clinic, seven to Ahli Arab (Baptist) …
(2025-09-04). Israel unleashes deadly assault on Gaza City, killing dozens. newarab.com 
(2025-09-04). Scotland Confirms Israel Committing Genocide in Gaza. sana.sy Edinburgh, SANA — Scottish First Minister John Swinney affirmed that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip and that everyone must assume their legal and moral responsibilities to stop it. He stated that his country will fulfill its duty and take a series of diplomatic, economic, and humanitarian measures. This came during Swinney's speech …
(2025-09-04). Xi hails 'unstoppable' national rejuvenation at V-Day commemorations. ecns.cn The rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable, said Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday as the country marked the 80th anniversary of the victory in its war of resistance against Japanese aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-04). Highlights of China's V-Day parade. ecns.cn A grand commemorative meeting started in Beijing's Tian'anmen Square on Wednesday morning to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-04). March-past of China's V-Day parade begins with flag-guarding echelon flying over Tian'anmen Square. ecns.cn The march-past of the military parade marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War began in Beijing on Wednesday.
(2025-09-04). China stages cultural gala for V-Day commemoration. ecns.cn With the theme of "Justice Prevails", the gala reviewed the epic history of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War, highlighted the role of the Communist Party of China as the pillar of the resistance, resounded with the heroic theme of the Chinese people's fight against aggression, and showcased the indomitable spirit of the Chinese nation standing tall among the nations of the world.
(2025-09-04). Chinese soldiers show patriotism, dedication at parade marking WWII victory. ecns.cn Chinese soldiers marched in formation at Tian'anmen Square on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-04). Special license plates draw wide attention at China's V-Day military parade. ecns.cn License plates reading "VA01945" and "VA02025" on parade vehicles drew wide attention on Wednesday during a military parade to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-04). Beijing seeks deeper ties with Jakarta. ecns.cn Prabowo arrived in Beijing early on Wednesday morning to attend commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression (1931-45) and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-04). Lighting ceremony held at Lugou Bridge in Beijing. ecns.cn A lighting ceremony was held at Lugou Bridge in Beijing Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.
(2025-09-03). Mexico's Sheinbaum puts Starmer to shame on health, care, wages, economy, Gaza and everything else. skwawkbox.org 
Left-wing president has vision, competence, backbone, puts the people first — and is likable — everything the Starver is not Mexica's socialist president Claudia Sheinbaum's 'state of the union' address to the her people was an object lesson not only for her fascist-ridden neighbours to the north, but to the dire UK Tory/red Tory/Reform triopoly …
(2025-09-03). How the UN Can Act Decisively to End Genocide in Gaza. counterpunch.org 
(2025-09-03). Video: Israel murders tiny Gaza baby in slain mother's womb in bombing of residential building. skwawkbox.org CAUTION: extremely distressing footage of one case among a Holocaust-scale slaughter of children Surviving Palestinian journalist Nahed Hajjaj has posted footage of a tiny baby boy who was murdered in his mother's womb by the same bomb blast that killed her. The horrifying footage shows the little boy's head, ruined by shrapnel, and his fragile, …
(2025-09-03). Hind Rajab Foundation files criminal case in Greece against major in genocidal Israeli army unit. skwawkbox.org 
The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has filed a criminal complaint with the Greek Supreme Court against Major Yair Ohana, an Israeli Givati Brigade officer whom HRF accuses of being directly involved in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Ohana is visiting Greece as a tourist and international law obliges Greece to investigate and prosecute Ohana, or else …
(2025-09-03). Philadelphia: 'Nasty Work' demo targets siege of Gaza, racism in U.S. workers.org 
Larry Holmes from Workers World Party speaking at "Nasty Work" protest in Philadelphia, Aug. 21, 2025. Philadelphia Under the theme of "Nasty Work," speakers and members from the Philadelphia community and radical organizations gathered at the intersection of 52nd and Market streets Aug. 28 to demand an end to the . . . |
(2025-09-03). Newsletter: September 2025. rightsanddissent.org "Eyewitness to Gaza's death traps" speaks with Defending Rights & Dissent: | One week after our panel event featuring policy experts on U.S. complicity in Israel's genocide in Palestine, Defending Rights & Dissent continued to highlight American involvement in war crimes with a one-on-one conversation with a former subcontractor who worked in Gaza and resigned over what he saw. | Anthony Aguilar, a retired U.S. Special Forces officer, worked for a contractor that partnered with GHF, a U.S- and Israeli-backed NGO to provide humanitarian assistance to Palestinians facing famine in Gaza. But according to the…
(2025-09-03). 40 Palestinians Killed in Israeli Bombing of Gaza Strip. sana.sy Occupied Jerusalem, SANA — 40 Palestinians were killed on Wednesday as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. Israeli attacks have reached their 698th day, amid an escalation in bombing, a stifling blockade, and forced displacement that exacerbates the suffering of the population. The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that, over …
(2025-09-03). Israel burns Palestinian civilians sheltering in tents yet again. skwawkbox.org Terror state's crimes will not cease until it is made to cease As it has done on countless occasions throughout the horrors of its almost two-year-long genocide in Gaza, the Israeli occupation has burned Palestinian refugees, mostly children, to death as they sheltered in tents. A large number of people have been murdered and injured …
(2025-09-03). Imprisoned for telling the truth: A with Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh's brother. cpj.org 
Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh has spent more than a year imprisoned in Iran, enduring severe psychological torment and relentless interrogations for the simple fact that he is a journalist. Initially detained in Tehran's Evin Prison, his already dire situation deteriorated significantly after a devastating Israeli attack on the facility. Valizadeh was transferred to the dangerously overcrowded and medically inadequate Fashafouyeh Prison, where extreme neglect and inhumane…
(2025-09-03). Webinar: Sunday, Sept 7: Troops Out of Our Cities! ICE Out of Our Communities! iacenter.org The Wars come Home Troops Out of Our Cities! ICE Out of Our Communities! A UNAC Webinar United National Antiwar Coalition Sunday, Sept. 7, 1 PM EST / 10 AM PST Click Here to Register Click here to register Speakers: Ajamu Baraka — Directory of Black Alliance for Peace's North-South Project, UNAC Administrative Committee Cristobal Cavazos — Immigrant Solidarity, DuPage Frank Chapman — Executive Director, National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression Monica Moorehead — Workers World Managing Editor Click Here to Register…
(2025-09-04). What and spar over genocides in Gaza and Armenia is really about. haaretz.com Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relentlessly over Gaza, who shot back about the Armenian genocide. But while the two leaders argue, here are the two larger issues hanging in the balance…
(2025-09-04). and Netanyahu bashes state watchdog over report on failures in managing Gaza war home front. haaretz.com Israel's State Comptroller said Netanyahu 'must act to correct the deficiencies outlined in the report,' which accused him of failing to ensure that all significant gaps in civilian emergency management were addressed before the October 7 attack and during the nearly two-year war…
(2025-09-04). Fearing Trump more than Smotrich, is Netanyahu laying the groundwork toward a Gaza deal? haaretz.com Netanyahu talks tough about conquering Gaza while hinting to mediators at a partial deal. With U.S. pressure, political isolation, and the military pivoting to Iran, he seems likely to pursue a deal with Hamas…
(2025-09-04). Gaza health ministry says 84 Palestinians killed, 338 wounded over past 24 hours. haaretz.com
(2025-09-04). Israel rejects Hamas statement on deal to end Gaza war as empty. haaretz.com After U.S. President Donald Trump urged Hamas to 'IMMEDIATELY give back all 20 Hostages,' the Gaza terror group said it was ready for a 'comprehensive agreement' to release all Israeli hostages in exchange for an 'agreed-upon number of Palestinian prisoners' held by Israel…
(2025-09-04). IDF expects 200,000 to remain in Gaza City despite risk to their lives. haaretz.com As the IDF's Gaza City ground operation unfolds, Israeli forces shot artillery fire into unhabited areas near the city, in an attempt to prompt residents to leave. Military officials warn Israel will need to assume civilian responsibilities over those who stay, despite manpower issues…
(2025-09-03). Day of Jerusalem protests for Gaza deal peaks with mass rally outside residence. haaretz.com 'Netanyahu, you didn't dare to come to us, so we came to you': As thousands protested in Jerusalem, the PM called the protesters 'fascist militias' and slammed police for not cracking down — prompting one hostage's mother to respond, 'our loved ones don't have a battery of bodyguards paid from the state coffers to protect them'…
(2025-09-03). Netanyahu slams police failure to crack down on protesters who act fascist as thousands rally for Gaza deal near his home. haaretz.com Opposition MK Yair Lapid responded that Netanyahu is 'the most protected man in the Middle East,' adding that 'the families of the real victims are standing outside your fortified, luxurious residence' as tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated for a Gaza hostage deal in Jerusalem…
(2025-09-03). Why Netanyahu heed latest warning on growing isolation. haaretz.com If Trump thinks his comments on Israel's loss of 'control over Congress' will be a wake-up call for Netanyahu, he's mistaken. The prime minister is unfazed by Israel losing the PR battle, and the reason, ironically, is the president himself…
(2025-09-03). Gaza officials say 113 Palestinians killed by IDF in past day, six die of hunger. haaretz.com Since the beginning of the war on October 7, 2023, a total of 63,746 Palestinians have been killed, according to Gaza's Health Ministry. Doctors also report a new virus is spreading, and say that they don't have the necessary equipment to diagnose or treat it…