(2025-10-12). Trump ordered Netanyahu to end the Gaza war. Now military aid to Israel is his target. haaretz.com The rule is clear and simple: Americans don't much care when Israel harms Palestinians, but they do not allow Israel to endanger their regional or global interests or to dictate U.S. policy in the Middle East…
(2025-10-12). A message to far-right minister Smotrich: Trump has spoken — the war in Gaza is over. haaretz.com The end of the war means that Israel's method to date — apply military force to solve negotiating issues — has run its course. Henceforth, whatever disputes down the road about the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza or disarming Hamas will be negotiated…
(2025-10-12). Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair's failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland. |
(2025-10-12). Al-Qassam didn't inform Hamas of its plan for Israeli hostages' handover. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Hamas movement in Gaza, is keeping the arrangements for handing over the Israeli hostages very secret, and it didn't even tell Hamas leaders the details on how it will happen and where.Prominent Hamas leader and political bureau member Osama Hamdan told the media on Saturday that "fighters from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades have not informed the Hamas leadership of any procedural arrangements for handing over the hostages, including the location."Hamdan added that 48 hostages, both living and dead, will be handed over to the Israeli authorities on Mo…
(2025-10-12). ICRC president: Gaza ceasefire critical to saving lives and reuniting families. icrc.org
(2025-10-12). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC forced to temporarily suspend operations in Gaza City office as hostilities escalate. icrc.org
(2025-10-12). Hamas at a crossroads as the Gaza ceasefire deal comes into force. |
(2025-10-12). Gaza cease-fire returns Israel and Hamas to square one: containing the conflict until the next eruption. haaretz.com As Israelis prepare for a mix of celebration and mourning with the return of the hostages, living and dead, Palestinians face a deeper reckoning over their shattered national movement and the absence of any leadership or vision for what comes next…
(2025-10-12). Hamas refuses to attend Gaza peace agreement signing in Egypt. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – On Saturday, Hossam Badran, a high-ranking Hamas official, said that the group will not take part in the signing ceremony for the Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel, which will take place in Egypt. | Badran told AFP from Doha that the event would only have mediators and officials from the U.S. and Israel. He stressed that Hamas would not be there to sign the agreement."Hamas will not participate in the signing process. Only the mediators and the American and Israeli officials will attend," Badran stated.Hamas Warns of Response if Hostilities Resume: Badran said…
(2025-10-12). Israel/Palestine : Illegal interception of the Sumud Flotilla and arrest of peaceful activists. fidh.org Today, the Sumud Flotilla for Freedom, carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza and composed by international human rights defenders and activists committed to non-violent action, was violently boarded in international waters by the Israeli army. Hundreds of peaceful activists on board were kidnapped and illegaly arrested, including two International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Vice-Presidents. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a partnership of FIDH and OMCT) (…) | – |
(2025-10-12). Two years of captivity for Hamas hostages, a genocide in Gaza: International justice trampled. fidh.org
(2025-10-12). A Gaza Ceasefire Is Not Enough: We Must Choose Life and Freedom. juancole.com ( The Times of Israel ) — As we wait anxiously to see whether the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas will take hold and become permanent—ending the massacres in Gaza and bringing the hostages home—we find ourselves in the midst of Sukkot, the festival of fragile dwellings [or "Feast of the Tabernacles">. During Sukkot, …
(2025-10-12). Trump to visit Israel on Monday, meet Gaza hostage families and address Knesset. haaretz.com According to the schedule released by the White House, Trump will give a speech at the Knesset before leaving to attend a high-level summit in Egypt along with other world leaders to discuss the cease-fire and next steps for the Gaza Strip…
(2025-10-12). US invites Iran to attend Trump-led summit in Egypt. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 12 (MNA) — An American media outlet claims that Washington has invited Iran to attend the upcoming Gaza peace summit in the Egyptian city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
(2025-10-12). "Humanity hollowed out" : Gaza, two years on. icrc.org The below is a statement by Sarah Avrillaud, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza:…
(2012-10-25). Haaland fires Norway closer to World Cup as Italy stay in hunt. tribune.com.pk 
Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick to pass 50 international goals in record time as Norway cruised to a 5-0 thrashing of Israel on Saturday, edging closer to qualifying for a first World Cup finals since 1998. | Before the match in Oslo, hundreds of people attended a pro-Palestinian demonstration, chanting "Free Palestine" to protest against Israel's "genocide" in Gaza, AFP journalists reported. | Norwegian police dispersed a gathering of pro-Palestinian activists with tear gas and made several arrests. | Inside the Ullevaal Stadium, several dozen Israeli fans waved their country's flag and a banner reading "Le…
(2025-10-12). Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict. icrc.org
(2025-10-12). Israel subjects Flotilla participants to abuse and mistreatment. fidh.org Alexis Deswaef and Aziz Rhali, both vice-presidents of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), are among the 470 members of the Flotilla who were abducted by Israel in international waters on October 1 and 2, 2025. The two men have begun a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment, the mistreatment they are subjected to, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. FIDH is calling for their immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all the Flotilla participants still (…) | – | /…
(2025-10-12). Peace at Hand? Protesters Keep up the Pressure. indybay.org Activists protest the Gaza genocide outside the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco even though a tentative peace deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas.
(2025-10-12). Thursday 10/16: Virtual Book Launch: Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide. indybay.org Online | register at link here…
(2025-10-12). LIVE: Israel-Hamas truce holds, bulldozers clear rubble in Gaza City. aljazeera.com Preparations are also under way for a Gaza ceasefire summit in Egypt, with US President Donald Trump expected to attend.
(2025-10-12). Iran Condemns Israeli Attacks on Lebanon. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei strongly condemned the Israeli regime's repeated military aggressions against Lebanon, denouncing its continued violation of Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
(2025-10-12). Antifa expert Mark Bray flees to Spain after receiving death threats. indybay.org Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook…
(2025-10-11). Susan Watkins: Israel after Fordow. newleftreview.org Netanyahu is building on the obliteration of Gaza to launch an external offensive across multiple fronts, aiming at cantonization in Lebanon and Syria, and regime change, if not state break-up, in Iran. What explains the West's political investment in an Israeli-centric Middle East, on conspicuous display during June's Twelve-Day War?
(2025-10-11). Smotrich: Not all IDF deployed to Gaza border on October 7 over fears. haaretz.com In an interview with the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, the far-right finance minister said that the attack was 'a grace from God, delivering a painful, severe slap, a great disaster with terrible consequences. This slap woke us up after many years of complacency'…
(2025-10-11). A Nation Starves: Haiti's Hunger Crisis Puts 6 Million at Risk. moderndiplomacy.eu By mid-2026, Haiti's food insecurity is projected to worsen, affecting around 6 million people amid ongoing gang violence and economic collapse, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Currently, 5.7 million Haitians face high food insecurity levels, with 1.9 million experiencing acute shortages and severe malnutrition. The IPC forecasts that 5.91 million will …
(2025-10-11). A joint statement from Palestinian Resistance factions. iacenter.org October 11, 2025 Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine — the three powers — issued a joint statement on Oct. 10, 2025, posted by Resistance News Network. O our noble Palestinian people: In light of the announcement of the first phase of the agreement to stop and end the war of genocide and the marathon negotiations that the factions undertook to reach this national achievement, the three powers extend a salute of honor and reverence to the masses of our great people, especially our people in the Gaza Strip, who faced the most heinous zionist crimes with…
(2025-10-11). VIDEO: first meeting of Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos and Nakba survivor Antoine Raffoul. thecanary.co 
Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos and Nakba survivor Antoine Raffoul met in person for the first time on Saturday 11 October, after decades of activism for the Palestinian people and against Israel's occupation, apartheid, and genocide. When Holocaust survivor Stephen Kapos and Nakba survivor Antoine Raffoul met in person for the first time Both men survived […] | By
(2025-10-11). Hamas, Israel sign off on 1st phase of Gaza Peace Plan: Trump. ummid.com Palestinian Resistance fighters led by Hamas and Israel have agreed on the implementation of the first phase of Gaza Ceasefire Plan, U.S. President Donald Trump announced after the third day of talks at Sharm al Sheikh in Egypt.
(2025-10-11). Egypt, US foreign ministers discuss Gaza ceasefire on phone. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 11 (MNA) — Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty on Friday discussed regional developments and Gaza ceasefire efforts with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
(2025-10-11). Gaza's Ministry of Health tells the Canary 'we do not seek pity, but justice'. thecanary.co Dr Munir Al-Barsh, director general of the Ministry of Health in Gaza, warned that the health system in the Strip is facing its "most dangerous moment" after two years of Israel's genocide, stressing that what is happening: is not just a humanitarian crisis, but a total collapse of the human right to life. Dr Munir […] | By
(2025-10-11). Palestinian factions say they will implement Gaza cease-fire despite refusal to release high-ranking prisoners. haaretz.com Earlier Friday, the Israeli government revised a list of Palestinian prisoners slated for release under the cease-fire deal: Eleven Hamas members would be released instead of 11 members of Fatah. 'We have made great efforts to ensure the release of all prisoners,' Hamas and two factions said…
(2025-10-11). Violent clashes in Lahore as TLP protesters march toward Islamabad over Gaza conflict; 11 dead in police firing. ptcnews.tv PTC Web Desk: Lahore witnessed violent clashes on Saturday as the police had a face-off with supporters of the Islamist group Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), who were attempting to march toward Islamabad to hold a pro-Palestinian rally. The TLP accused Punjab police of indiscriminate firing, claiming that 11 of its members were killed and more than 50 injured during the unrest.In a video circulating online, a TLP leader described the situation amid gunfire: "Continuous shelling and firing is happening. Eleven TLP people have been killed since the morning."The protests, initially sparked on Thursday over the Is…
(2025-10-11). Palestinians resume movement to northern Gaza after ceasefire. independent.co.ug 
UNITED NATIONS | Xinhua | Within minutes of the Gaza ceasefire taking effect, displaced Palestinians resumed movement to the north, UN humanitarians said Friday. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said that Israeli tanks had blocked Al Rashid Road along the coast after people attempted to move north, following word of …
(2025-10-11). Palestinians return to devastated Gaza City as truce holds. gnnhd.tv 
Israel agreed to truce on Friday and pulled back troops from several areas of territory…
(2025-10-11). Cuba participa en maratón de apoyo a Palestina en Timor Leste. radiohc.cu Una representación de Cuba participó en la Maratón por Palestina organizada en Timor Leste, de acuerdo con una notificación divulgada hoy en la página oficial del Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores cubano. | El entrenador de atletismo Sergio Carrillo, integrante de la Brigada de Deportes que colabora en ese país, fue uno de los que respondió a la convocatoria para mostrar apoyo al pueblo palestino y rechazar la agresión de Israel a Gaza. | También, destaca el texto, los miembros de la Brigada Médica cubana, la jefa de la Misión Oficial, Alina Aldama, y el funcionario de la embajada José Heredia. | Según la Canci…
(2025-10-11). Livestream: Is the genocide over? Inside the Gaza ceasefire deal. electronicintifada.net Jeremy Scahill gives insight from resistance negotiators and stresses need for ongoing activism. Donya Abu Sitta in Gaza on hopes after genocide. Fighters blowing up a tank inside a new Israeli base.
(2025-10-11). Iran Slams Nobel Peace Prize for Gaza Genocide Apologist as 'Mockery of Peace'. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's embassy in Caracas denounced the decision to award the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado as a mockery of the concept of peace, given her support for the Israeli regime and for the US military actions in the Caribbean.
(2025-10-11). The Long Walk Home: Gazans Return to Rubble as Truce Holds. moderndiplomacy.eu Thousands of displaced Palestinians began returning to their destroyed homes in Gaza after a ceasefire took effect and Israeli troops started to withdraw as part of a broader agreement to end the conflict. Many walked along the coastal road toward Gaza City, which had recently faced heavy attacks. Ismail Zayda expressed gratitude that his house …
(2025-10-11). Within the US, pro-Palestine movement vows to continue struggle for lasting peace. peoplesdispatch.org Pro-Palestine organizers gather across the country to mark the start of the ceasefire, stand in solidarity with Gaza, and pledge to keep fighting for full liberation…
(2025-10-11). Is the White House's Nobel Outrage Justified or Just Sour Grapes? thinktank.pk The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize announcement on October 10 has unleashed a storm of controversy, with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado taking the honor for her bold stand against dictatorship. Yet, the spotlight swiftly shifted to U.S. President Donald Trump's omission, especially hot on the heels of his Gaza ceasefire breakthrough. European media reports …
(2025-10-11). UNICEF warns that Gaza child mortality will skyrocket without full flow of aid. radiohc.cu The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has called for immediate reopening of all crossings to facilitate the delivery of essential food aid into the Gaza Strip, warning that more Palestinian children could die as their immune systems have been severely compromised due to Israel's war. | "The situation is critical. We risk seeing a massive spike in child death, not only neonatal, but also infants, given their immune systems are more compromised than ever before," UNICEF spokesperson Ricardo Pires said on Friday. | He made the remarks as a fragile ceasefire, brokered by the United States, has taken effect in G…
(2025-10-11). Journalists renew calls for Israel to open Gaza to foreign media. newarab.com 
In a statement released on Friday, the Foreign Press Association (FPA) urged Israel to "immediately open the borders and allow international media free and independent access to the Gaza Strip" now that hostilities have ceased. | The FPA said the Israeli Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments on 23 Oct…
(2025-10-11). Egypt prepares summit as Trump seeks credit for Gaza ceasefire. tehrantimes.com U.S. President Donald Trump will attend a signing ceremony in Egypt after a brief stop in Israel, joining European, Arab, and regional leaders to endorse the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and hostage-exchange plan that could pause the two-year conflict.
(2025-10-11). Health disaster in Gaza: hospitals without power, medicines almost extinct. thecanary.co With the ceasefire agreement coming into effect on Friday 10 October, many of the humanitarian and health disasters left behind in Gaza by Israeli military operations during the two-year war have been revealed. Israel has decimated Gaza's health system In the first real description of the health sector in Gaza, the Director General of Hospitals, […] | By
(2025-10-11). Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages. geo.tv 
Hamas fighters stand guard during a handover of deceased hostages, in the southern Gaza Strip, February 2025. — Reuters Hamas has called Donald Trump a racist, a "recipe for chaos" and a man with an absurd vision for Gaza.But one extraordinary phone call last month…
(2025-10-11). Egypt Wins the War and the Peace. unitedworldint.com The Calculus of Necessity Shapes the Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement By Islam Farag, from Cairo / Egypt In the early hours of last Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had reached the first phase of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. As the ceasefire took effect, ending a two-year war, cautious …
(2025-10-11). Gaza, Sudan, Ukraine dominate at France war reporting awards. newarab.com 
The Palestinian photojournalist Saher Alghorra, from Zuma Press, on Saturday won first prize for photography at the prestigious Bayeux War Correspondents' Awards. | Wolfgang Bauer (Zeit Magazin) won the top prize for print journalism, Maurine Mercier (RTS-RTBF) for radio, while Julie Dungelhoeff, James Andre and Sofia Amara (France 24) won for television. | The conflicts in
(2025-10-11). Drone footage shows the extent of destruction in Gaza City after Israel-Hamas cease-fire. haaretz.com The UN estimates that 83 percent of all structures in Gaza City were damaged or destroyed, along with most of its crops and vegetation…
(2025-10-11). Gazans search rubble for loved ones as ceasefire takes hold. newarab.com 
Palestinians combed through the ruins of their homes on Saturday, pulling bodies from beneath the rubble as Israel's ceasefire took effect after two years of relentless According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, at least 135 bodies were recovered across Gaza in the hours after the fighting halted. | Dozens more were found in hospitals, including 43 at al-Shifa and 60 at al-Ahli Arab in Gaza City, with others taken to medical centres in Nuseirat, Deir el-Balah, and Khan Younis. | Medical officials said another 19 Palestinians w…
(2025-10-11). Global agencies hope for Israel-Hamas truce to hold, prepare to send aid to Gaza. scmp.com International agencies were preparing on Saturday to pour aid into Gaza, hopeful that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas will allow them to put an end to the famine haunting parts of the territory. | But optimism was marked with caution. | The fragile truce could open access, but aid agencies fear Israel may continue to impose restrictions on access under US President Donald Trump's plan.
(2025-10-11). Gaza Ceasefire after 733 Days of Genocide: How World Reacts. ummid.com The Palestinians in Gaza, relatives of the captives and hostages in Israel, and people across the world are celebrating the announcement of ceasefire between Hamas and Israel after 733 days of brutal war.
(2025-10-11). Italy's Second General Strike for Gaza Brought 2M Workers Into the Streets. truthout.org It seemed impossible for Italy to strike for Palestine more successfully than it did the first time, yet it happened: 2 million people returned to the streets on October 3, blocking everything again. The second general strike was called by Si Cobas labor union on September 18, and circulated broadly after September 22, the date of the first strike. After Israel attacked the Global Sumud… |