(2025-10-17). With 83% of its Buildings destroyed, Gaza needs more than Money to rebuild. juancole.com By John Tookey, Auckland University of Technology (The Conversation) — The Gaza Strip is a tortured piece of land that is about 40km long and 11km wide. Some 2.3 million souls are crammed into a space of around 360 square kilometres. This is barely larger than central Sydney. People and empires have lived in, built …
(2025-10-17). Yemen announced death of top commander in Israeli strike. tehrantimes.com Yemen announced on Thursday that Major General Muhammad Abdul Karim al-Ghamari, chief of staff of the Ansarullah-led Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF), was killed in an Israeli airstrike "while fulfilling his duties" in defense of Gaza.
(2025-10-17). Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict. icrc.org
(2025-10-17). As Israel awaits bodies, the message from the U.S. is clear: Gaza war is over. haaretz.com A week after the euphoria of the hostages' return, Israel is facing grim realities: the slow retrieval of bodies, Hamas' brutal control, and Trump's tightening grip on postwar diplomacy. Gaza's ruins now expose both Hamas' savagery and Israel's loss of control…
(2025-10-17). Five key takeaways from the New York City mayoral debate. aljazeera.com With a large lead in voter polls, Zohran Mamdani fended off attacks from Andrew Como over Gaza, policing and his resume.
(2025-10-17). AFL-CIO Must Act — Stop Genocide in Gaza, Defend Workers' Rights Action on Oct 24th at AFL-CIO. indybay.org
(2025-10-17). US, Europe draft UN plan for Gaza force after Trump warning. newarab.com 
France, Britain and the United States are working to finalise a UN Security Council resolution in the coming days that would lay the foundation for a future international force in Gaza, as US President Donald Trump Speaking to reporters in Paris, French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Pascal Confavreux said such a force had required a UN mandate to provide a strong foundation in international law and facilitate the process of securing potential contributions from countries. | W…
(2025-10-17). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC forced to temporarily suspend operations in Gaza City office as hostilities escalate. icrc.org
(2025-10-17). Yahya, the name of all Gaza's sons. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — On the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the Al-Aqsa Storm operation, it must be emphasized that he was far more than a resistance leader. Sinwar was the strategic architect of an irreparable defeat—one that shook the very foundations of the Zionist regime.
(2025-10-17). Israeli media: Friendly fire in Gaza killed Israeli captives. tehrantimes.com The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported on Friday that the inaccuracy of intelligence information about the locations of Israeli captives inside Gaza has led to the deaths of some of them in Israeli attacks carried out in the Strip.
(2025-10-17). 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……
(2025-10-17). "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:…
(2025-10-17). Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza. juancole.com Amid its lethal bombarding campaign, Israel awarded licenses for gas exploration in offshore Gaza, which is not under its sovereignty. Hence, the ceasefire smokescreen to disguise the struggle for the gas reserves. New York (Special to Informed Comment) — In December 2022, Israeli Ministry of Energy launched the Fourth Offshore Bid Round offering new exploration …
(2025-10-17). 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?
(2025-10-17). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates transfer of remains to Israel and Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-10-17). Trump's Gaza Ceasefire Deal Is Already Failing Palestinians. theintercept.com 
The first phase of the U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire deal began to move forward this week as Israeli and Palestinian hostages have been released and aid trickles in. | "The crossings were partially reopened, so some aid is coming in — food, water, and medicine — but only a small amount compared to the huge need," says Intercept contributor "There is a pause in the bombing, and I say 'a pause' because there are still people being killed," says James…
(2025-10-17). Deaths in Gaza continue despite cease-fire, IDF fire kills dozens since Friday. haaretz.com At least 38 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire since last Friday's U.S.-brokered cease-fire, while clashes between Hamas and local militias escalate amid widespread destruction and a mounting humanitarian crisis…
(2025-10-17). The making of a pro-Zionist media monopoly. workers.org 
Noticeable throughout the two years of the U.S./Israeli genocidal war on Gaza has been the underwhelming lack of U.S. media coverage of the carnage impacting Palestinians and the media's overwhelming support for Israel. In the initial days and months after Oct. 7, 2023, every corporate media repeated the Israeli regime's . . . |
(2025-10-17). Palestine's Voices and Israel's Gaza Genocide. counterpunch.org 
Palestinians under Israel's 24/7 aerial bombings and food, fuel, medicine, and water obstructions after the Hamas attacks on settlers of October 7, 2023, are also victims of relentless propaganda. It targets their humanity, portraying them as unworthy victims, via distortion or omission. In contrast, Israelis are worthy victims. Case in point is the mainstream press
(2025-10-17). Houthis confirm death of chief of staff amid speculation over Israeli strikes. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Yemen's Houthi movement announced on Thursday the death of its Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammed Abdulkarim al-Ghumari, a key military figure instrumental in coordinating attacks against Israel and international shipping in the Red Sea, without specifying the cause or timing of his demise. In a statement released via the group's Saba news agency, the Houthis described al-Ghumari as a "martyr" who perished "while fulfilling his duties on the path to Jerusalem," framing his loss within their broader campaign in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. The announcement, which also appointed Yusuf al-Mada…
(2025-10-17). As Gaza war ends, coalition renews its push for overhauling judiciary. haaretz.com Even as the country celebrates the end of the war, the Bibi-ist machine has begun spreading its poison, and it will only get worse. Herzog must make several clarifications. Bennett has a new strategy for winning the next election. And can we conclude anything from Boaz Bismuth's strange behavior?
(2025-10-17). Netanyahu's "Forever War" on Gaza: What Made It Unsustainable. counterpunch.org 
The brittle ceasefire in Gaza between Israel and Hamas has, for the moment, brought an end to the relentless bloodshed. More than two million residents of the occupied enclave — and people around the world — will now hope that the truce will hold long enough for a new administration to take shape and begin
(2025-10-17). Hamas Is Hunting Down Groups in Gaza That Collaborated With the Israeli Army, One by One. scheerpost.com
(2025-10-17). Hamas rejects international custodianship. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The head of Hamas's Prisoners and Martyrs Office has rejected any plans to establish international governance in Gaza.
(2025-10-17). Weaponising words: How propaganda shapes Gaza narratives. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-10-17). Hamas says it is committed to Gaza deal, says bodies are trapped under rubble. haaretz.com
(2025-10-17). As fragile Gaza ceasefire holds, world powers plan stabilisation force. scmp.com France and Britain, in coordination with the United States, were working to finalise a UN Security Council resolution in the coming days that would lay the foundation for a future international force in Gaza, France said on Thursday. | With a shaky US-mediated ceasefire between Israel and Hamas holding, planning has begun for an international force to stabilise security in the Palestinian enclave, two senior US advisers said on Wednesday.
(2025-10-17). ICRC president: Gaza ceasefire critical to saving lives and reuniting families. icrc.org
(2025-10-17). 'Everything turned to ash': Gazans return to razed homes. geo.tv 
An aerial view shows the Al-Maqussi Towers district, heavily damaged by massive Israeli bombardment over the past two years, in northwestern Gaza City on October 15, 2025. — AFP
(2025-10-17). UNRWA: Aid must continue until Gaza's agricultural sector recovers. tehrantimes.com The United Nations agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, has highlighted the critical condition of Gaza's agricultural sector following recent conflicts.
(2025-10-17). WHO: Infectious diseases in Gaza 'spiraling out of control'. tehrantimes.com The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that infectious diseases are "spiraling out of control", with only 13 of the territory's 36 hospitals even partially functioning.
(2025-10-17). Israeli intelligence: Despite Hamas statements, group is able to return more slain hostage bodies. haaretz.com A foreign official told Haaretz that Israel was aware Hamas would struggle in locating the bodies and that recovering them is expected to take months. Meanwhile, Jerusalem is eyeing sanctions, including delaying the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza…
(2025-10-17). People in Gaza face severe shortages despite ceasefire agreement. aljazeera.com UN stresses urgent action is needed to address famine conditions, requiring thousands of aid trucks into enclave weekly.
(2025-10-17). How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work. |
(2025-10-17). LIVE: Aid 'critically low' in Gaza a week into ceasefire amid Israeli delay. aljazeera.com Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt remains closed as Trump threatens Hamas over gang clashes.
(2025-10-17). Despite "ceasefire," Israel continues massacres and aid restriction in Gaza. wsws.org The events since the beginning of the "ceasefire" have made clear that, like the previous ceasefire earlier this year that Israel unilaterally violated by killing 400 people in a single day, the present agreement merely marks a new phase in the ongoing US-Israeli ethnic cleansing and genocide in Gaza and war throughout the Middle East.
(2025-10-17). Greta Thunberg reveals how she was tortured by Israel. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Swedish activist and Global Sumud Flotilla member Greta Thunberg recently recounted how she was violently mistreated during the five-day Israeli captivity, while also criticizing the Swedish Foreign Ministry for not taking action. In detail, Thunberg told Swedish outlet
(2025-10-17). Greta Thunberg recounts abuse after Israel detention: 'Imagine what they do to Palestinians'. tehrantimes.com Greta Thunberg returned from the Global Sumud flotilla bearing more than bruises — she brought a searing account of physical violence and deliberate humiliation that, she and fellow activists say, reflect a systematic architecture of abuse in Israeli detention.
(2025-10-17). Israel/Palestine: The Observatory condemns the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla in Israeli prisons. fidh.org
(2025-10-17). Monday 10/20: Webinar: Sumud at Sea: Brothers' Bold Stand with the Sumud Flotilla. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y7rP……
(2025-10-17). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC begins operation to facilitate return of hostages, detainees as part of ceasefire agreement. icrc.org
(2025-10-17). 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…
(2025-10-17). Shin Bet pick met with official suspected of leaking classified intel. haaretz.com Netanyahu's choice to head the Israeli security service, David Zini, who began his tenure this month, met on the eve of his appointment with a Shin Bet reservist suspected of leaking secret information, who is now facing criminal charges…
(2025-10-17). Trump realized that Qatar may have gas, but Israel has another resource: love. haaretz.com The steamroller that almost ran over Netanyahu, the man made of steel and the ecstasy in Tel Aviv. It was a week of release, in more ways than one…
(2025-10-17). Houthis say military chief killed, Israel claims responsibility. haaretz.com The Houthis did not specifically blame Israel for the killing of Maj. Gen. Karim al-Ghamari in their statement. Shortly after their announcement, Israeli PM Netanyahu said: 'Another chief of staff has been eliminated in the line of terrorist commanders who sought to harm us'…
(2025-10-17). Friday 10/17: Disrupt the israeli consulate! indybay.org 456 Montgomery St | SF. CA…
(2025-10-17). Huge Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon despite ceasefire. aljazeera.com Huge explosions were seen in southern and eastern Lebanon as Israeli war planes targeted the area, killing at least one…
(2025-10-17). Kevin Gray: Old Wine in New Bottles. newleftreview.org Though brandishing 'Stop the Steal!' placards, along with US and Israeli flags, nationalist mobilizations in South Korea draw on a different lineage to that of Trump, Bolsonaro or Farage. The latest NLR study of rising new rights locates the RoK's conservative bloc in its history of collaboration with Japanese and American imperialism, now re-gearing against the PRC.
(2025-10-17). Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon amid ongoing ceasefire violations. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- Israeli fighter jets and drones launched a new wave of airstrikes on Thursday across several towns in Lebanon's southern Nabatieh and South governorates, escalating tensions despite a fragile ceasefire in place since November 2024. According to Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA), at least five strikes targeted areas including Ansar and Sinai, with no immediate reports of casualties.The Israeli military confirmed the operations, claiming to have struck a site operated by the environmental group "Green Without Borders," which it accused of serving as a Hezbollah front. Officials said the attac…
(2025-10-17). Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans barred from Europa League game in UK. aljazeera.com Safety advisers in Birmingham City and UK police said Israeli team fans should not attend match due to safety risks.
(2025-10-17). Ceasefire or Not, EU Should Keep Pressure on Israel to End Abuses. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Israeli soldiers look on as Palestinian men and women carry their belongings on May 2, 2025 amid ongoing Israeli military operations and demolition of homes in Tulkarem refugee camp. Israeli forces had emptied the refugee camp of its inhabitants weeks prior. | © 2025 Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP via Getty Images…
(2025-10-17). On 17 October: Palestinian Resistance confronts colonial assassinations, imprisonment and genocide. samidoun.net 
On 17 October 2025, we mark 24 years since the operation planned and executed by the Martyr Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine: at the Regency Hotel in "Tel Aviv", fascist Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Ze'evi was executed by four freedom fighters: Majdi al-Rimawi, Hamdi Qu'ran, Basil Al-Asmar, …
(2025-10-17). line has been crossed. If someone is in trouble with the gray market, they kill his. haaretz.com When counseling Israeli Arab families whose relatives were victims of homicide, social worker Safa Younes encountered a world she wasn't prepared for…
(2025-10-17). Israel seeking to turn South Lebanon into a de facto buffer zone. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT—Lebanon is experiencing a complex moment, facing continuous Israeli bombardment, severe political divisions, and increasing economic and diplomatic pressures.
(2025-10-17). got slapped in the face and decided to get up. Today, a free. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: One Israeli woman whose life was upended after 36 years of marriage and chose to rise from the wreckage, and another who went on a trip to New York — and never came back…
(2025-10-17). IDF fire kills 11-year-old in West Hebron area, Palestinian Health Ministry says. haaretz.com The child is one of several children and teens killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank in recent months…
(2025-10-17). Samidoun: Commemorating the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, hero of the global intifada. samidoun.net 
On 16 October 2025, we mark the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim, Palestinian national leader, chair of the political bureau of the Hamas movement, one of the architects of the Al-Aqsa Flood, liberated Palestinian prisoner leader, and, now, immortal symbol of the relentless will to liberation in the face of …
(2025-10-17). Israel does not want Marwan Barghouti as "partner for peace" aljazeera.com Arab Barghouti on his father's continued imprisonment despite the recent exchange of captives between Hamas and Israel.
(2025-10-16). Israeli Assault Has Left 20,000 Unexploded Bombs Across Gaza, Officials Estimate. truthout.org As the ceasefire agreement tentatively holds and Palestinians return to their homes in hopes of rebuilding after Israel's genocide, Gaza officials estimate that there are massive amounts of rubble and unexploded bombs that stand in the way of their efforts, potentially laying in wait to cause further harm. On Thursday, the Gaza Government Media Office reported that officials estimate that… |
(2025-10-16). Gaza: Israel hands over bodies of Hamas fighters killed on 7 Oct. newarab.com 
(2025-10-16). Turkey wants to be a key player in post-war Gaza. a fantasy. haaretz.com Erdogan wants to leverage Trump's praise for Turkey's role in facilitating the Israel-Hamas cease-fire. But the Turkish president's unwavering embrace of Hamas leaves Ankara without the credibility, trust or impartiality required to shape Gaza's future…
(2025-10-16). Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce. 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 a US-mediated ceasefire. | A dispute over the return of hostages' bodies held by Hamas threatens to derail the truce and other unresolved elements of the plan, including disarmament of fighters and Gaza's future governance. Hamas says it has handed over all bodies it could recover. | The group added that the handover of more bodies in Gaza — reduced to vast tracts of rubble by the war ñ would require the admis…
(2025-10-16). Israeli minister tells far-right U.K. agitator Tommy Robinson that Keir Starmer is PM since in visit to Israel. haaretz.com The leader of Britain's growing far-right movement spent Thursday on the Gaza border, where he heard from Israelis who fought in the war. On Saturday night, he will deliver a talk at a Tel Aviv gathering…
(2025-10-16). Israeli minister hosts UK anti-Islam figure Tommy Robinson. newarab.com 
British far-right activist Upon his arrival, Robinson – known for his anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant views – posted on X: | "Just landed in the beautiful State of Israel. Thank you Amich…
(2025-10-16). U.K. bars Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from Europa League match at Aston Villa over safety concerns. haaretz.com British police classified the Europa League match between Aston Villa and Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv as 'high risk,' citing last year's Amsterdam riots involving Israeli fans and potential pro-Palestinian protests in Birmingham…