(2025-10-16). Israel says preparations to open Rafah border crossing are underway. haaretz.com Israel had earlier warned it could keep Rafah shut and reduce aid into the Gaza Strip as Hamas was returning the bodies of dead hostages too slowly. Two sources told Reuters that the Rafah crossing was expected to open for the movement of people on Thursday…
(2025-10-16). U.S. to offer cash rewards to Gaza civilians for helping locate hostage remains, top official says. haaretz.com
(2025-10-16). We were in slaughterhouse: Freed Palestinians tell of hunger, abuse in Israeli jails. radiohc.cu Palestinian prisoners released under the Gaza ceasefire agreement have provided harrowing accounts of systematic abuse, describing Israeli prisons as "slaughterhouses" where they endured torture, starvation, and psychological warfare. | As part of the first phase of the agreement to end the two-year Israeli-American genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, a total of 250 Palestinian prisoners serving life sentences in Israeli jails, along with 1,718 Palestinians detained since October 7, 2023, were released on Monday. | The freed Palestinians said they were beaten and humiliated, describing the Israeli prisons they were…
(2025-10-16). 'Not a chance': experts dismiss Trump's Gaza peace declaration as temporary fix. scmp.com Far from being a historic deal to end war in the Middle East as claimed by US President Donald Trump, the Gaza peace declaration has only established a bloc of regional countries that will work with Washington for now to stabilise the region, observers say. | Composed of Egypt, Arab monarchies led by Saudi Arabia, and Nato member Turkey, this "Axis of Stabilisation" in the making will continue to diplomatically engage Iran and its "Axis of Resistance" allies, including Hamas, to reduce the risk of…
(2025-10-16). Israel threatens to resume Gaza war if captives aren't returned. newarab.com 
Israel's defence minister on Wednesday threatened to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the terms of a The statement from Defence Minister Israel Katz's office came after Hamas handed over the remains of two more deceased captives, and said it would be unable to retrieve any more bodies from the ruins of Gaza without specialised equipment. | Since Monday, under a ceasefire agreement brokered by US President Donald Trump, the Palestinian armed…
(2025-10-16). Trump threatens to order Israel to return to bombing Gaza. radiohc.cu Donald Trump has threatened to order the Israeli regime to "return to Gaza's streets" in case of, what he called, Hamas' refusal to commit to a plan devised by the US president, which he says is aimed at ending Tel Aviv's war of genocide on the coastal sliver. | "Israel will return to those streets as soon as I say the word," he told CNN in a telephone interview on Wednesday. Trump added that "if it could," the regime would go and afflict as much damage on the coastal sliver as it was capable of. | The remarks sidestepped the regime's having already killed at least 67,938 Palestinians, mostly women and children,…
(2025-10-16). Israel to reopen Rafah border crossing for people's movement. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israel announced today that it will soon reveal the date for the opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for the movement of people.The army, however, said that humanitarian aid would not pass through the Rafah crossing."The date for the opening of the Rafah Crossing for the movement of people only will be announced at a later stage, once the Israeli side, together with the Egyptian side, completes the necessary preparations for the crossing's opening," according to a statement from COGAT, the Israeli defence ministry body that oversees civil affairs in the Palestinian territories.AFP repo…
(2025-10-16). Who pays to rebuild Gaza after Israel's devastating war? aljazeera.com The United Nations estimates more than $70bn is needed to rebuild Gaza.
(2025-10-16). Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict. icrc.org
(2025-10-16). Two years of captivity for Hamas hostages, a genocide in Gaza: International justice trampled. fidh.org
(2025-10-16). What Gaza has been like since the ceasefire. gnnhd.tv 
Across Israel and the occupied territories, Israelis and Palestinians are expressing conflicted feelings of joy, despair, relief, and anxiety. The world has witnessed happy scenes of families reuniting, as the 20 remaining living hostages that Hamas took on O…
(2025-10-16). War? What war? The one Israeli place that remained peaceful during Gaza conflict. haaretz.com Even arms smuggling doesn't disturb the calm and quiet of Kadesh Barnea, an isolated moshav on Israel's border with Egypt. Just three sirens in two years — the Israeli version of the end of the world…
(2025-10-16). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC forced to temporarily suspend operations in Gaza City office as hostilities escalate. icrc.org
(2025-10-16). Terror from the Skies in the Middle East. counterpunch.org 
Donald Trump's and Benjamin Netanyahu's nomination of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his hands already crimson with the blood of innocent Iraqis, to run post-war Gaza, brings to mind a distant era when London sent its politicians out to be viceroys in its global colonial domains. Consider Blair's proposed appointment, made (of course!) without consulting any Palestinians, a
(2025-10-16). With the Gaza war over, Netanyahu and his loyalists are back to dismantling Israeli democracy. haaretz.com As Israel celebrates the hostages' return from Hamas captivity, Prime Minister Netanyahu's inner circle is using the moment to attack the courts, weaken the rule of law and tighten its grip on power…
(2025-10-16). Saturday 10/18: Virtual screening of the film "Atrocity Inc: How Israel Sells Its Destruction of Gaza" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_G6YE……
(2025-10-16). going Amos Harel on the hard realities facing Trump and Netanyahu in postwar Gaza. haaretz.com
(2025-10-16). Egypt and Israel prepare Rafah opening as UN calls for Gaza aid. newarab.com 
(2025-10-16). ICRC president: Gaza ceasefire critical to saving lives and reuniting families. icrc.org
(2025-10-16). AFL-CIO Must Act — Stop Genocide in Gaza, Defend Workers' Rights Action on Oct 24th at AFL-CIO. indybay.org
(2025-10-16). Hamas delay in returning hostage bodies not holding up talks on phase two of Gaza cease-fire, officials say. haaretz.com One foreign official said Israel is still committed to the agreement and had also been aware in advance that Hamas would have difficulty returning the bodies of deceased hostages within days, but expected Hamas to return more than nine bodies by Thursday…
(2025-10-16). Israel halves aid to Gaza as ceasefire fractures over return of remains. nationofchange.org UN officials say Israel will allow just 300 aid trucks per day into famine-stricken Gaza as fuel bans continue and rubble hampers recovery of hostages' bodies.
(2025-10-16). Gaza's ailing children 'desperately waiting for help' despite ceasefire. aljazeera.com Continued Israeli restrictions still choking the flow of aid especially to the neediest patients in hospitals in Gaza.
(2025-10-16). Without a viable governing alternative, peace plan may legitimize Hamas in Gaza. haaretz.com Trump's plan for Gaza leaves an opening for Hamas to become an unarmed political movement. Israel must prepare for the possibility that, just as Trump legitimized Al-Sharaa's terrorist militias in Syria and signed agreements with the Taliban in Afghanistan, he might well view Hamas, too, as a 'deserving' organization if it just agrees to disarm…
(2025-10-16). Trump's Gaza peace plan… A wedding without a bride and groom. strategic-culture.su By Larry C.JOHNSON | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | Donald Trump garnered some major political optics today as he signed his Gaza…
(2025-10-16). The Gaza ceasefire Deal could be a 'Strangle Contract', with Israel holding all the Cards. juancole.com By Marika Sosnowski, The University of Melbourne (The Conversation) — There are jubilant scenes in both Gaza and Israel after both sides in the war have agreed to another ceasefire. If all goes well, this will be only the third ceasefire to be implemented by Israel and Hamas, despite there being numerous other agreements to …
(2025-10-16). "You Cannot fight the World:" The Hidden Meaning behind Trump's Warning to Israel. juancole.com ( Middle East Monitor ) — A single, candid statement by US President Donald Trump during a Fox News interview on 9 October may illuminate the true calculus behind Israel's decision for a ceasefire in Gaza, following a relentless, two-year genocidal campaign that has tragically killed and wounded nearly a quarter of a million Palestinians. …
(2025-10-16). Israel to reopen Rafah crossing as ceasefire violations continue. tribune.com.pk 
Israel said on Thursday it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of the US-mediated ceasefire. | A row over the return of bodies of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza retains the potential to upend the truce, along with other major planks of the plan yet to be resolved, including disarmament of militants and Gaza's future governance. | Israel demanded that Hamas fulfill its obligations in turning over the unrecovered bodies of all 28 hostages who died during the war. The Islamist faction said…
(2025-10-16). Malnourished kids in Gaza face lifelong "range of effects" aljazeera.com Kirk Prichard on the long-term effects of severe malnourishment on Palestinian children and mothers in Gaza.
(2025-10-16). Australian police exaggerated "antisemitic" incidents amid crackdown on opposition to Gaza genocide. wsws.org The police classified pro-Palestinian protests, and even Zionist attacks on opponents of the genocide, as "antisemitism," in a fraud that was perpetrated against the public.
(2025-10-16). Palestinians return to Gaza City: Steadfast is the word. workers.org 
As soon as the ceasefire was announced, and before it was pronounced "safe," almost 180,000 Gazans began the long march, returning to northern Gaza, knowing that their homes had been destroyed. On Oct. 4, a statement from the Gaza Civil Defense said that over 300,000 people had made the trek . . . |
(2025-10-16). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates transfer of remains to Israel and Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-10-16). Trump's Gaza peace move raises questions over AUKUS priorities. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-10-16). Lawyers call for UN and ICC probe into Israeli-backed gang's assassination of Palestinian journalist. radiohc.cu Human rights lawyers are pursuing a probe via the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC) into the recent assassination in the Gaza Strip of Saleh al-Ja'frawi, a prominent Palestinian journalist and social media personality. | Sara Segneri, a London-based international criminal law and human rights lawyer, announced through a statement on Tuesday that she and her colleagues had filed complaints and demands for investigations into the murder by multiple UN investigative bodies and special rapporteurs, as well as the ICC. | Palestinian officials have identified those behind the journalist's target…
(2025-10-16). Trump acknowledges challenges of finding Gaza captives' bodies. aljazeera.com US President appeared to acknowledge Hamas's struggle to recover Israeli captives' bodies from beneath Gaza's ruins.
(2025-10-16). Greta Thunberg exposes Israeli abuse during Gaza aid flotilla seizure. radiohc.cu Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has revealed that she endured beatings, threats, deliberate humiliation and dehydration at the hands of Israeli prison guards following the interception of a humanitarian aid flotilla. | In an interview with Swedish daily Aftonbladet published on Wednesday, Thunberg recounted the five harrowing days she spent in Israeli custody after being seized from the Global Samud Flotilla alongside other activists earlier this month. | She described guards carrying out "beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages," providing vivid details of the abuse. | "I was dragged to a…
(2025-10-16). An agreement with lots of contradictions. uwidata.com Following the ceasefire in Gaza, all eyes are turning to the political process in the Strip. One of the key players is Turkey, one of the 4 countries that signed a declaration in Sharm el-Sheikh, stating to guarantee the agreement. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan signed the so-called Trump Declaration for Peace and Lasting Prosperity. …
(2025-10-16). Wednesday 10/29: 3 Days Under the Rubble: The Story of Ghina Hamdan in Gaza. indybay.org
(2025-10-16). The Gaza peace deal's greatest strength is also its greatest weakness. gnnhd.tv 
After the euphoria and relief of Monday's prisoner exchange and ceasefire, Tuesday has brought some ominous portents for the future of the Gaza peace deal. For one thing, the shooting hasn't stopped entirely. Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli drone …
(2025-10-16). The Israeli Scramble for Palestine's Energy Reserves (Pt. 1). juancole.com For 25 years, Israel's Gaza policies have been motivated not just by security concerns, but by efforts to exploit the Palestinians' energy reserves. With the smokescreen of the ceasefire, these behind-the-façade attempts are now rapidly escalating. New York (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — As the Second Intifada was about to begin in September 2000, …
(2025-10-16). As Gaza starts to rebuild, what lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945? |
(2025-10-16). LIVE: Israeli drone attack kills Gaza resident amid ceasefire. aljazeera.com Israel continues to restrict aid entering Gaza, says Hamas hasn't met its end of deal to release all bodies of captives.
(2025-10-16). "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:…
(2025-10-16). Israel/Palestine: The Observatory condemns the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla in Israeli prisons. fidh.org
(2025-10-16). Slain IDF soldiers Tamir Nimrodi and Muhammad al-Atrash laid to rest in Israel after two years in Hamas captivity. haaretz.com 'We reached every corner of the earth to speak about you, to tell the world what an amazing man you are, and that we must not give up on you,' said Nimrodi's father. A senior commander said of al-Atrash that he 'showed courage and love and was a bridge of mutual responsibility in our country'…
(2025-10-16). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC begins operation to facilitate return of hostages, detainees as part of ceasefire agreement. icrc.org
(2025-10-16). Israel confirms return of bodies of hostages Inbar Haiman and Muhammad al-Atrash by Hamas. haaretz.com The bodies of hostages hostages Inbar Haiman and Muhammad al-Atrash were returned to Israel as U.S. advisers vowed: 'We will not leave until everybody comes home.' They warned that locating 19 additional bodies will be difficult amid rubble and unexploded ordnance — and said Washington is preparing a cash-for-tips program to help locate them…
(2025-10-16). Two years on from 7 October: The hostages must come home. icrc.org Below is a statement by Yuval Arie Nevo, head of ICRC sub-delegation in Tel-Aviv…
(2025-10-16). Friday 10/17: Disrupt the israeli consulate! indybay.org 456 Montgomery St | SF. CA…
(2025-10-16). Trump: If Hamas Doesn't Disarm, 'We Will Disarm Them, Perhaps Violently'. scheerpost.com
(2025-10-15). Bronx solidarity action honors Gaza's martyrs. workers.org 
On Thursday, October 16, at 6: 30 p.m., a "Vigil for the Martyr Yahya Sinwar (1962-2025) and All Martyrs Against Zionism and U.S.-led Imperialism" will be held at 149th Street. and 3rd Avenue in the Bronx, New York City. This stage of Israel's continuing genocidal war against Palestine has ended in . . . |
(2025-10-15). Democracy Now! 2025-10-15 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for October 15, 2025; Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family's Safety Amid Trump's "Antifa" Fearmongering; Historian Joel Beinin on Gaza Deal, Abandoning Zionism, His Israeli Niece's Captivity in Gaza & More; Lindsey Boylan, Ex-Cuomo Aide Who Accused Him of Sexual Harassment, on Why She Supports Mamdani | Headlines for October 15, 2025; Anti-Fascism Scholar Flees U.S. Fearing for His Family's Safety Amid Trump's "Antifa" Fearmongering; Historian Joel Beinin on Gaza Deal, Abandoning Zionism, His Israeli Niece's Captivity in Gaza &…
(2025-10-15). Iran condemns Israel's violation of Gaza truce terms. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN —Iran has condemned recent Israeli strikes against Palestinians, calling for a halt to Tel Avi's atrocities.
(2025-10-15). 'Dark and uncertain reality': Gaza residents wonder what's next. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Maram Humaid explains the difficult decisions facing Palestinians in Gaza amid the ceasefire.
(2025-10-15). still feel safer in Israel under the Iron How two years of war changed these immigrants to Israel. haaretz.com Haaretz returns to six immigrants interviewed in the aftermath of October 7 to find out how the two-year war in Gaza, growing divisions within Israeli society and the global rise in antisemitism have affected their new lives…
(2025-10-15). Trusted media vital in cutting through Gaza crisis misinformation. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-10-15). color is returning to his Parents of freed hostages share details from Gaza captivity. haaretz.com Yosef Chaim Ohana's father said that his son was forced to stand and was deprived of sleep for days before his release ‚ñ Eitan Horn's mother said he had yet to share details of his separation from brother Iair, who was freed from captivity eight months earlier…
(2025-10-15). RAMAPHOSA: Gaza peace deal not to change ICJ case. independent.co.ug 
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA | Xinhua | South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Tuesday that while the recent peace agreement concerning Gaza is welcome, it will not affect the country's case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The president made the remarks while responding to questions in the National Council of …
(2025-10-15). Palestinians' Fate: Victims of Genocide While Alive, Vastly Uncounted By the Media When They Are Killed. counterpunch.org 
Ben Hubbard, the long-time Middle East correspondent for the New York Times, is known for his high standards. So too is Karen DeYoung, the long-time reporter and foreign affairs editor for the Washington Post. | Yet they, and their editors, share a common, recurring failure by misleading their readers about the serious undercount of Palestinian deaths during the Israeli regime's genocidal destruction of Gaza.
(2025-10-15). Accountability for the Gaza genocide? Deny at your peril. newarab.com 
As news of the Israel-Hamas One can only imagine how Gazans feel today. Whatever it is, I don't expect the word to exist in any dictionary. | With that said, one does not need to be a Gazan to experience trepidation toward the ceasefire. Ind…
(2025-10-15). Worlds Extinguished: Hostage Returns, Central Casting and the Gaza Ceasefire. counterpunch.org 
Depending on which source you consult, the twenty-point peace plan of President Donald Trump for securing peace in Gaza shows much exultance and extravagant omission. The exultance was initially focused on the return of the hostages. It then shifted to the broader strategic goals of the various parties. Commentary on this point, even as the
(2025-10-15). murdered my heart and Guy Ilouz laid to rest in Israel. haaretz.com Michel, Guy's father, spoke at the funeral, which was held two days after his son's remains were returned alongside three other deceased hostages. 'You've returned to the soil and roots, to the landscape of your homeland that you loved so much,' he said…
(2025-10-15). What's next for released Palestinian prisoners? aljazeera.com Thousands of Palestinian prisoners describe systematic torture in Israeli jails.
(2025-10-15). Two killed, two wounded after motorcyclists open fire on central Israeli highway. haaretz.com Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a car, wounding two passengers in a crime family feud. Israeli soldiers mistook the shooting for a terror attack, shot at the motorcycle and killed one rider. A bystander was also killed, according to initial police reports…