(2025-09-18). Israeli tanks, bulldozers and ground troops have entered Gaza City. wsws.org On Wednesday, air strikes on hospitals and refugees accompanied the penetration by a ground offensive of the center of Gaza City as the Israeli military moved to carry out its plan for a "total victory" over Palestine.
(2025-09-18). Iran Blasts UK Denial of Genocide, Slams Complicity in Israeli Crimes. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman denounced Britain's rejection of genocide charges against the Israeli regime, calling on London and other backers of Tel Aviv's atrocities in Gaza to stop their complicity in those atrocities.
(2025-09-18). Paris Protesters Condemn Israeli Assault on Gaza. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Thousands of demonstrators filled Paris's Place de la République on Wednesday night to denounce Israel's latest ground offensive in Gaza, condemning genocide and mass destruction by the Zionist war machine.
(2025-09-18). Gaza City Engulfed in Blood, Fire As Zionist Army Pushes toward Full Occupation. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Relentless Israeli airstrikes have left Gaza City in ruins, killing hundreds, displacing nearly half a million people in just three days, and laying the ground for a full-scale ground invasion.
(2025-09-18). How Israeli ballistic missiles bypassed Gulf airspace and hit Qatar. scmp.com Israeli fighter jets over the Red Sea launched ballistic missiles to target Hamas leaders in Qatar last week, a US defence official said, in what was a novel method likely designed to overcome the energy-rich country's air defences and avoid entering any Mideast nation's airspace. | The September 9 attack, which killed six people in Qatar's capital, Doha, upended months of diplomacy mediated by the Arabian Peninsula nation to reach a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war that has devastated the enclave…
(2025-09-17). Spain's break from Europe on Gaza is more reaction than vision. responsiblestatecraft.org The
(2025-09-17). Israel / Palestine: Calls for the protection of humanitarian activists sailing to Gaza aboard all the Global Sumud Flotilla. fidh.org According to reports, more than 50 boats of humanitarian activists from the Global Sumud Flotilla – coordinated by the Maghreb Sumud Flotilla, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Global Movement to Gaza, and the Sumud Nusantara – sailed to Gaza on 31st of August 2025, departing from Barcelona. They aim to deliver urgent humanitarian aid to the besieged population in Gaza. Israeli authorities have consistently intercepted vessels attempting to breach the blockade, redirecting them to Israeli (…) | – | /…
(2025-09-17). Jerry quits pro-Palestine Ben & Jerry's over social stance. newarab.com 
In a letter that co-founder Ben Cohen posted on social media platform X on Greenfield's behalf, Greenfield said that he felt the independence the brand had to speak on social issues and events was lost to Unile…
(2025-09-17). Assassinating Peace: How Bernadotte's Murder Ended the Israel-Palestine Two-State Dream. juancole.com Chicago (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — The UN General Assembly has just (September 12) endorsed the New York Declaration on the two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. A day earlier, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu vowed that a "Palestinian state will not be established." Israel managed to secure 10 votes, including those of the United …
(2025-09-17). UK protesters in court charged with supporting Palestine Action. newarab.com 
The first people charged with supporting Hundreds of people have been arrested at protests accused of showing support for the pro-Palestinian organisation The trio who appeared on Tuesday, two of whom are in their 70s, were greeted outside Westmins…
(2025-09-17). The UN crumbles as Gaza burns. tehrantimes.com ISLAMABAD – For around eight decades, Palestine has been the world's question that won't be answered; a place where justice claims have been examined and found wanting. The UN Charter, which was born after the devastation of the World War II, committed to peace, equality and protection for the oppressed.
(2025-09-17). Thursday 9/18: Webinar: Conference for Palestine Reportback. indybay.org Zoom | tinyurl.com/detroitreportback…
(2025-09-17). Emmy award winner Hannah Einbinder denounces ICE and proclaims "Free Palestine" wsws.org The aim of the producers of the Emmy broadcast was to prevent any commentary on the explosive events in the US or mass murder in the Middle East.
(2025-09-17). Saturday 9/20: Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine Presents Gaza Surf Club. indybay.org Banana Yoga | 5827 San Pablo Ave | Emeryville CA…
(2025-09-17). Trump's Foreign Policy Push Against South Africa's Pro-Palestine Position. uwidata.com By Dr. Halim Genàßoƒülu South Africa's enduring solidarity with Palestine is deeply rooted in its own historical struggle against apartheid, shaping both its domestic discourse and foreign policy. This principled stance—exemplified by figures like Nelson Mandela—has led South Africa to openly criticize Israel's treatment of Palestinians and draw direct parallels with its own past. However, …
(2025-09-17). 'We pulled the children out in pieces'. tribune.com.pk 
As drones buzzed overhead in the morning sun, Palestinians gently lifted from the rubble a blanket holding a body, the latest casualty of Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza City. | The devastating scene is a familiar one in the Gaza Strip's main urban hub, where Israel has carried out intensifying strikes in the runup to the ground assault it launched on Tuesday. | Overnight bombing reduced a residential block in the north of the city to mounds of rubble. One man squeezed his head and hand beneath a concrete slab in a desperate search for survivors. | "There were about 50 people inside, including women an…
(2025-09-17). Top aid groups call on world leaders to stop Israel's genocide in Gaza. aljazeera.com MSF, Islamic Relief, Save the Children and CARE International are among the aid groups issuing the joint call.
(2025-09-17). Doctors say Israeli troops deliberately targeted Gaza children. nationofchange.org International physicians describe treating more than 100 Palestinian children shot in the head or chest in what they call evidence of war crimes.
(2025-09-17). Dozens killed as Israel ramps up Gaza City ground assault. newarab.com 
Israeli forces pressed on with More than half of the dead were killed in strikes on Gaza City, including a child and his mother at their apartment in
(2025-09-17). 'Israel is committing genocide in Gaza': Bernie Sanders. aljazeera.com Key progressive lawmaker becomes the first US senator to describe Israel's assault on Gaza as a genocide.
(2025-09-17). Israel committing genocide: UN report. tribune.com.pk 
Israel has committed genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel said in a new report today. | The Commission urges Israel and all States to fulfil their legal obligations under international law to end the genocide and punish those responsible for it. | The Commission has been investigating the events on and since 7 October 2023 for the last two years, and concluded that Israeli authorities and Israeli security forces committed four of the five genocidal acts defined by the 1…
(2025-09-17). Dehumanisation: How Israel is able to commit its genocide in Gaza. aljazeera.com Israel has dehumanised Palestinians for decades, eventually leading to the current Gaza genocide, say analysts.
(2025-09-17). Stopping the Genocide Requires an Armed Protective Force. counterpunch.org 
At this stage of the Gaza genocide, the Israelis' ostensible goals are (a) to free the captives who remain in Gaza, all of whom are soldiers (that is, prisoners of war) and (b) to "destroy Hamas." But its leaders have repeatedly made clear their true intentions: to nix all ceasefire proposals as they proceed to completely empty the Gaza Strip of its Palestinian population through some combination of mass killing and expulsion.
(2025-09-17). Video: Al Jazeera challenges UN chief over Gaza genocide. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's James Bays asked UN Guterres about why he has not referred to the war on Gaza as a genocide.
(2025-09-17). World hails UN Gaza genocide report as Israel rejects findings. newarab.com 
A damning United Nations report released on Tuesday confirmed that Israel was committing Navi Pillay, chair of the UN Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and a former International Criminal Court judge, declared that "genocide is occurring in Gaza". | She formally accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior Israeli officials of inciti…
(2025-09-17). Gaza City reels as Israel unleashes ground offensive. tribune.com.pk 
Israel launched its long-anticipated ground offensive in Gaza City on Tuesday, targeting Hamas militants and prompting widespread international alarm, with the UN condemning it as "carnage". | A United Nations commission accused Israel of committing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory, saying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other senior officials had incited the crime. | The Israeli military unleashed a massive bombardment of Gaza City overnight as its troops moved deeper into the territory's largest urban hub. | "Over the past 24 hours, following extensive discussions with the political echelon, the…
(2025-09-17). Yemeni missile forces Netanyahu's plane to make 'emergency landing'. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Yemen announces new operations against the Israeli occupation regime in response to the Gaza genocide and the regime's ongoing aggression against the country.
(2025-09-17). UN says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. greenleft.org.au 
(2025-09-17). Protesters in London: 'We charge you with genocide' in Gaza. tehrantimes.com Protesters gathered outside BBC headquarters in London on Wednesday to demonstrate against Donald Trump's state visit to the UK.
(2025-09-17). The 'Gaza Riviera' plan: Gentrifying Israel's genocide. newarab.com 
The so-called Wrapped in glossy renderings and marketed as a leap into progress, it is in fact the culmination of years of deliberate devastation – a scheme to What is pitched as investment and regeneration is, in truth, the laundering of geno…
(2025-09-17). Calling Palestinians "barbaric animals," US Secretary of State hails Israeli assault on Gaza City. wsws.org On Monday, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a joint appearance with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to inaugurate what Netanyahu called the "concluding moves" in the US-Israeli onslaught on Gaza: the conquest and destruction of Gaza City.
(2025-09-17). Mass demonstration across NYC planned against Netanyahu in UNGA. newarab.com 
A mass demonstration is planned against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to protest his Thousands of people from across the country will be meeting at Times Square in the morning of 29 September, and will then march to the UN building to demand the arrest of Netanyahu for his military assault on Gaza and for Israel's sanctioning by UN member states. | "How can a war criminal be allowed to speak to the international community while his…
(2025-09-17). How the flotilla to Gaza is reclaiming the Mediterranean Sea. newarab.com 
It was November 1973, and the "Australe" departed from the Port of Genoa, a Northern Italian city looking out onto the Mediterranean Sea, built upon decades of maritime trade. The ship carried essential goods of every kind: medicines, small rice tractors, textile machines, a brick kiln and even twenty fully equipped schools. | In January 1974, it arrived at the Port of Haiphong, Vietnam —
(2025-09-17). Gaza City faces horror by 'US-endorsed' Israeli assault. newarab.com 
For the second consecutive day, Speaking to The New Arab, Palestinian residents said the intensity of the campaign signals more than just another escalation. | "It seems that the Israeli army is preparing to start its ground invasion," Mohammed al-Attar, a Palestinian man from Gaza City, tol…
(2025-09-17). House seeks to expand secretive arms stockpile used in Gaza war. responsiblestatecraft.org The House is poised to expand the use of a secretive mechanism for funneling weapons to Israel. Hidden deep in a must-pass State Department funding bill is a provision that would allow for unlimited transfers of U.S. weapons to a special Israel-based stockpile in the next fiscal year, strengthening a pathway for giving American weapons to Israel with reduced public scrutiny. The House Foreign Affairs Committee is set to discuss the bill Wednesday morning.The stockpile — known as War Reserve Stock for Allies-Israel, or WRSA-I — is "the least transparent mechanism of providing arms to Israel," forme…
(2025-09-17). Tel Aviv's wars fuel decline in immigration to Israel, surge in emigration. tehrantimes.com Around 79,000 Israelis left Israel last year, a figure significantly up from a year earlier, amid rising regional tensions over Tel Aviv's ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.
(2025-09-17). Ben & Jerry's cofounder leaves firm amid dispute with Unilever over Gaza. aljazeera.com Jerry Greenfield says he could no longer 'in good conscience' continue working for a company that had been 'silenced'.
(2025-09-17). Palestinians march south as Israel ethnically cleanses Gaza City. aljazeera.com Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza's north are making the journey south in a mass exodus with no guarantee of safety.
(2025-09-17). Jordanian parties launch hunger strike in solidarity with Gaza. newarab.com 
Jordanian political parties are holding a hunger strike in solidarity with The campaign, launched under the slogan "Empty Stomachs for Gaza", seeks to pressure governments and decision-makers to immediately halt Israel's aggression. | Rula al-Hroub, secretary-general of the Labour Party, said on Tuesday that the strike will take place on 16 and 23 September. | Speaking at a press conference at the party's headquarters in Amman, she…
(2025-09-17). Gaza flotilla vessels arrive in Sicily after leaving Tunisia. newarab.com 
A number of fleets linked to the Two ships targeted by drone strikes last week, the British-flagged Alma and The Family, also entered Italian waters. Other vessels such as Paola 1, Suelle and Karma arrived in Sicily on Tuesday afternoon, while ships including Inana, Estrella Y Manuel, Adara and Mikenio are currentl…
(2025-09-17). 10 must-read books by Palestinian authors you need to know. newarab.com 
As someone privy to the inner workings of publishing, I know that books take an average of two to three years between the time an author lands a book deal and the day the physical book hits bookstore shelves. | The fact that books such as The Eyes of Gaza: A Diary of Resistance by
(2025-09-17). Israel says 'Gaza is burning' as it launches ground assault. newarab.com 
(2025-09-17). Israel opens new route out of Gaza City, as death toll passes 65,000. scmp.com The Israeli military said it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Gaza City as it stepped up efforts on Wednesday to empty the city of civilians and confront thousands of Hamas combatants. | Hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in the city and many are reluctant to follow Israel's orders to move south because of the dangers along the way, dire conditions, a lack of food in the southern area and fear of permanent displacement.
(2025-09-17). LIVE: Israel kills dozens of Palestinians as Gaza City invasion intensifies. aljazeera.com More than 30 people killed across the Gaza Strip since dawn as Israeli assault to seize urban centre draws condemnation.
(2025-09-17). Smotrich: Gaza could be a 'real estate bonanza'. aljazeera.com Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich says there's a "business plan" to turn Gaza into a "real estate bonanza."
(2025-09-17). Global backlash grows over Israel's ground incursion in Gaza City. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Israel is pressing forward with its full-scale ground invasion of Gaza City following a period of intense bombardment, sparking widespread international backlash.
(2025-09-17). EU considers imposing 37% tariffs on Israel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The EU proposed on Tuesday to slap huge tariffs on Israel as a way to pressure Tel Aviv to stop the war in Gaza.The European Commission suggested imposing tariffs on Israeli goods over the deadly war in Gaza and ongoing violations in the West Bank.EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told Euronews that the strategy is to suspend trade-related provisions between the EU and Israel.EU proposes to strike Israel with HUGE tariffs on 37% exports | 'In 2024, EU & Israel trade amounted to ‚Ǩ42.6B. Abolition of preferential regime will cost Israel dearly' — Kallas in light of events in Ga…
(2025-09-17). Israel opens new route to speed Gaza City expulsions. newarab.com 
The Israeli military said on Wednesday it was opening an additional route for 48 hours that Palestinians could use to leave Hundreds of thousands of people are sheltering in the city and many are reluctant to follow Israel's orders to move south because of the dangers along the way, dire conditions, a lack of food in the southern area, and fear of permanent displacement. | "Even if we want to leave Gaza City, is there any guarantee we would be able to come back? Will the war ever end? That's…
(2025-09-17). Israel uses 'alarm clock' terror tactic amid Gaza City invasion. newarab.com 
The Israeli air force has introduced a new tactic to terrorise civilians in The manoeuvre, dubbed "the alarm clock", comes as the
(2025-09-17). Andrew Cuomo shifts stance on Gaza. aljazeera.com We compare and contrast Andrew Cuomo's shift in stance on Israeli PM Netanyahu's Gaza actions ahead of NYC mayoral race.
(2025-09-17). Influencer family stirs anger after playing Anas Al-Sharif puzzle. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – A video of a famous Arab influencer family stirred controversy on social media after filming themselves making a puzzle themed after the late Palestinian journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who was recently killed by a targeted Israeli air strike on Gaza. The influencers in question are the Miqdad family, who posted a 19-minute clip of themselves participating in a puzzle challenge featuring a picture of Anas Al-Sharif. In the clip, the Miqdad family formed two teams to see who could finish the same puzzle faster.While many viewed the video as harmless, as they offered their condolences to the late Palestinian…
(2025-09-17). Global Sumud Flotilla – Interview with Saif Abukeshek. indybay.org Interview with Palestinian activist Saif Abukeshek participating in the 2025 Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza to deliver medicine and food and break the siege.
(2025-09-17). Israel announces 'safe' route for residents to leave Gaza City for 48 hours. albawaba.com ccALBAWABA – Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee posted on X on Wednesday, announcing a "temporary" new route for residents to leave Gaza City.The announcement came one day after the Israeli army announced the launch of the ground invasion of Gaza City after a massive bombardment that was carried out against the city.The Israeli military announced "the opening of a temporary transportation route via Salah al-Din Street", "the route will be open for 48 hours only".
(2025-09-17). Israel strikes kill Palestinians near Gaza's last functioning hospitals. aljazeera.com Israeli forces kill at least 15 people outside al-Shifa hospital in Gaza, four more killed near al-Ahli hospital.
(2025-09-17). EU proposes suspension of trade concessions with Israel over Gaza war. tehrantimes.com The European Commission, the European Union's main executive body, presented a much-anticipated and delayed proposal to "suspend certain trade-related provisions of the Association Agreement between the EU and Israel" in response to Israel's war on Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
(2025-09-17). Spain's king denounces 'unspeakable suffering' of Gazans. newarab.com 
Spain's "The latest episode in this conflict… has degenerated into an unbearable humanitarian crisis, the unspeakable suffering of hundreds of thousands of innocent people and the total devastation of Gaza," the monarch said during a visit to Egypt. | Felipe, who rarely speaks out on i…
(2025-09-17). EU lays out new tariffs, sanctions on Israel. jagonews24.com The European Union laid out Wednesday its toughest plan yet to pressure Israel to end the war in Gaza as Palestinians fled en masse from Israeli tanks, drones and troops pushing deeper into the coastal enclave ravaged by 23 months of war…
(2025-09-17). Gaza City mosque blown up by Israeli air attack. aljazeera.com Israeli forces bombed and destroyed a 13th century mosque in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City on Tuesday.
(2025-09-17). Israel bars two UK MPs from West Bank parliamentary visit. newarab.com 
Labour MPs Peter Prinsley and Simon Opher were part of a delegation organised by the Council for Arab-British Understanding (CAABU), which had scheduled meetings this week with British diplomats in occupied Jerusalem, as well as with Palestinian and Isr…
(2025-09-17). Israel, US deploy religious rhetoric to counter pro-Palestinian statehood moves. scmp.com With European nations poised to symbolically recognise Palestinian statehood, Israel and the United States have ramped up their religious rhetoric, which analysts say is heightening tensions and deepening divisions across the West and Middle East alike. | Meeting in Israel on Monday — while an emergency Arab-Islamic summit convened in Doha in response to Israel's air strikes on Qatar — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio both emphasised their nations'…
(2025-09-17). Netanyahu embraces Spartan militarism as Israel isolation grows. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister In a speech that appeared aimed at reinforcing a siege mentality, Netanyahu argued that Israel would need to become more economically self-sufficient as
(2025-09-17). Leading Hamas official makes first comments since Israeli attack in Qatar. aljazeera.com Hamas official Ghazi Hamad was at the location Israel had attacked in Qatar last week, describing it as 'intense'.
(2025-09-17). Why Ben Gvir stormed Marwan Barghouti's prison cell. newarab.com 
Extremist Israeli minister
(2025-09-17). Germany warned of genocide charges over Israeli arms sales. newarab.com 
(2025-09-17). Few Lebanese families return to villages in south destroyed by Israel war. aljazeera.com Almost a year after the start of a fragile ceasefire, the Israeli army continues to occupy areas in southern Lebanon.
(2025-09-17). Lies hype around the Kirk assassination. workers.org 
Let's first make it clear who the perpetrators of violence are. In the first half of September: The U.S.-armed Israelis killed hundreds of Palestinian civilians daily, adding to the total of tens of thousands of children murdered during 23 months of genocide. Warplanes bomb civilians and Israeli snipers execute children . . . |
(2025-09-17). Spain summons Israeli diplomat to protest FM's 'liar' comments. newarab.com 
(2025-09-17). China condemns Israeli attack in Qatar, calls for deescalation. ecns.cn Chen Xu, China's permanent representative to the United Nations Office at Geneva and other international organizations in Switzerland, attends a debate at the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland, September 16, 2025.
(2025-09-17). Israeli security proposal says Syria must demilitarise south. newarab.com 
Israel has presented Syria with a comprehensive proposal for
(2025-09-17). Several cycling teams could refuse to race against Israel-Premier Tech, Guardian reports. haaretz.com Move comes in response to a series of pro-Palestine protests that led to violence and disruptions at the 2025 Vuelta a España…
(2025-09-17). The sinister truth behind Gaza City invasion — his greatest gamble since October 7. haaretz.com Despite opposition from the defense establishment and public skepticism, there is currently no effective Israeli protest against the ground invasion of Gaza City. Netanyahu knows that Hamas killing hostages could give him an excuse to expand the offensive and, like his far-right allies, pursue full occupation and expulsion of Gaza's population…
(2025-09-17). Netanyahu confidant, suspected of altering Oct. 7 minutes, approved as ambassador to U.K. haaretz.com Braverman, a close confidant of the prime minister and his chief of staff, was investigated on suspicion of altering records of Netanyahu's conversation with his military secretary on the morning of October 7…
(2025-09-17). Israeli singer, TV presenter Gidi Gov suspected of drunk-driving accident. haaretz.com Gov, 75, was returning from a private performance when his vehicle struck several other cars, injuring at least six people…