(2025-10-18). Rare Video in Gaza: Giant 2-Ton whale shark pulled from the Mediterranean. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – On Friday morning, people who lived and fished in southern Gaza were shocked when a group of local fishermen caught a huge whale shark off the coast of Khan Younis. The shark was almost 10 meters long and weighed about 2 tons. | The rare catch brought a lot of people, including displaced families, to the beach, where many came to see the amazing sight. People in Gaza said that the moment was a brief but welcome break from the ongoing problems there. A gentle giant that is in danger of going extinct : The whale shark, which is the biggest fish in the world, can grow to be 13 meters long and weigh…
(2025-10-18). Australian court rules against draconian anti-protest laws in NSW. wsws.org The judgement underscores the flagrant illegality of the offensive against opposition to the Israeli genocide in Gaza, which has been spearheaded by Labor governments.
(2025-10-18). Hamas says aims to control Gaza security, can't commit to disarm. newarab.com
(2025-10-18). Can Netanyahu Survive Peace? juancole.com By John Strawson, University of East London (The Conversation) — Now a ceasefire has come into effect in Gaza, Israel's long-serving prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, faces the dilemma of how to campaign ahead of the next national elections. These elections must be held, at the latest, in one year's time. In a meeting at the …
(2025-10-18). me you forget the families, until the very last one is. haaretz.com The father of the slain hostage, Itay Chen, urges the public and decision-makers not to forget the fallen hostages still held in Gaza. 'It is the government's responsibility to bring back the remaining fallen within a reasonable timeframe,' he says…
(2025-10-18). Israel violates ceasefire and kills 11 family members in Gaza. radiohc.cu Israeli forces carried out a deadly attack on a civilian vehicle in the Zeitoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City, leaving 11 dead, including seven children and two women, all members of the Abu Shaaban family, according to the Gaza Civil Defense. | Hamas spokesman Mahmoud Basal condemned the incident as a "new massacre" and accused the occupation forces of perpetrating crimes against innocent civilians. The attack occurred on Friday, October 17, when the vehicle carrying the Abu Shaaban family was hit after crossing the yellow line, an area controlled by Israeli forces. | According to Basal, the victims "could hav…
(2025-10-18). What the cease-fire means for Israelis who made a living from the Gaza war. haaretz.com 'Leaving Gaza was like the withdrawal from Lebanon. They told us to be out within half an hour': Bulldozer operators were ordered to pack up instantly, truck drivers who transported aid are in limbo — while some kibbutzniks are refusing to sell produce to the Strip…
(2025-10-18). Infectious Diseases "Spiraling out of Control" in Gaza as Israel Cuts Aid Entry in Half. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — The terms of the Trump ceasefire in Gaza required Israeli authorities to allow 600 trucks of food and medical aid into the Strip daily, in a full court press by the United Nations and NGOs to flood the zone with nutrition after the Israeli blockade provoked famine in parts of …
(2025-10-18). UN; Oct.17] Pita in Gaza, New Human Rights Council Members Much More. passblue.com
(2025-10-18). Palestinian detainee relays how torture in Israeli prison made him blind. aljazeera.com Mahmoud Abu Foul, taken from northern Gaza, says he lost his sight due to severe torture in an Israeli prison.
(2025-10-18). Can the catastrophe in Gaza be reversed? aljazeera.com Two years of war left Gaza starving and shattered. The UN has 60 days, and little money, to bring it back from collapse.
(2025-10-18). Israel kills 11 Palestinian family members in Gaza's deadliest truce breach. aljazeera.com Strike on civilian vehicle by Israeli military marks deadliest violation of eight-day ceasefire with Hamas.
(2025-10-18). Israel kills 11 in Gaza after Hamas returns captive's body. newarab.com
(2025-10-18). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates transfer of remains to Israel and Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-10-18). Ceasefire on Edge: Washington split over Hamas' handling of Israeli hostage remains. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – U.S. officials have said that there are disagreements within President Donald Trump's administration about Hamas's decision to hand over the bodies of Israeli hostages, which is a key part of the ceasefire deal with Tel Aviv. | Information given to Erm News by reliable sources says that some members of the government, including Trump, think that Hamas should be given more time to return all the bodies. They say that some bodies are stuck in tunnels that were destroyed when Israel bombed Gaza, which makes recovery operations harder. | Other officials, on the other hand, think that Hamas's delay was plan…
(2025-10-18). Gaza aid deliveries still face Israeli roadblocks a week into ceasefire. radiohc.cu A week into the ceasefire, Israel has continued to seal Gaza's Rafah crossing with Egypt despite repeated international calls to allow in large-scale aid deliveries. Meanwhile, Israeli attacks killed and wounded several Palestinians in northern Gaza. | For several days, the United Nations has warned that there has been little progress in aid deliveries into Gaza and that assistance must enter at scale through all border crossings to meet urgent humanitarian needs. Under the deal to end Israel's genocide, which has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians in two years, Israel was to allow for a surge in aid deliveries…
(2025-10-18). LIVE: Israel releases Palestinian bodies to Gaza as part of ceasefire deal. aljazeera.com Many of the 135 bodies returned since ceasefire show signs of torture and even execution at the hands of Israeli army.
(2025-10-18). 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……
(2025-10-18). Body returned from Gaza identified as Eliyahu Margalit, killed on October 7. haaretz.com Margalit's body was transferred by the Red Cross to Israeli forces stationed inside the Gaza Strip after receiving the coffin at 11: 30 P.M. on Friday. Hamas did not disclose the identity of the body. There are now 18 deceased hostages being held in Gaza…
(2025-10-18). Monday 10/20: Webinar: Sumud at Sea: Brothers' Bold Stand with the Sumud Flotilla. indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Y7rP……
(2025-10-18). Israel/Palestine: The Observatory condemns the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla in Israeli prisons. fidh.org
(2025-10-18). 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…
(2025-10-18). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC begins operation to facilitate return of hostages, detainees as part of ceasefire agreement. icrc.org
(2025-10-18). The art of Trump's Israel-Hamas deal. independent.co.ug From 'dead cat diplomacy' to a 'strangle contract' COVER STORY | THE INDEPENDENT & AGENCIES | When Donald Trump called Benjamin Netanyahu on October 4 to tell him that Hamas had agreed to at least some of his 20-point ceasefire plan, the Israeli prime minister's equivocal response was he saw "nothing to celebrate, and that …
(2025-10-18). Trump's "Pardon Moment" in the Knesset ignites Israeli political firestorm. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Donald Trump, the President of the United States, shocked Israel's political and judicial leaders when he asked Israeli President Isaac Herzog to pardon Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court and is facing multiple corruption charges. | The request, which was made live in front of the Knesset on October 13, came right after Trump finished a speech that got a lot of applause. But what he called a moment of support for a "great wartime leader" quickly turned into one of the most controversial public actions in Israeli court cases in years. A planned move…
(2025-10-18). Witkoff, Kushner on Qatar strike: felt Israelis were getting a bit out of. haaretz.com Israel struck Hamas leadership in Qatar in September, in the midst of discussions to secure a hostage release and cease-fire deal. 'We had lost the confidence of the Qataris, so Hamas went underground,' Witkoff said…
(2025-10-18). US court bars Israeli spyware firm from targeting WhatsApp users. aljazeera.com Judge rules Israeli firm NSO caused 'irreparable harm', but said an earlier award of $168m in damages was 'excessive'.
(2025-10-18). What we know about the torture, abuse of Palestinian prisoners by Israel. aljazeera.com Testimonies from released Palestinian prisoners, as well as the bodies handed over, highlight alleged Israeli abuse.
(2025-10-18). Likud minister May Golan suspected of crimes seeks to oversee Arab-Israeli crime-fighting program. haaretz.com May Golan is trying to secure 2.5 billion shekels for ally Itamar Ben-Gvir's National Security Ministry to fight crime in the Arab community, with an administration headed by the two set to oversee it. Law enforcement officials question the optics, as Golan continues to avoid questioning…
(2025-10-18). King Donald the First: ____ That. commondreams.org The run-up to No Kings Day has seen a crazed wave of hysteria from a right wing shrieking about Hamas, Marxists, Huns, Orcs, Barbarians at the Gate with the sinister portent, "You'll see the hate for America all over this thing." What the. We think we'll see millions of people – also frogs, chickens and a detained giraffe – who support health care, free speech, our neighbors, and the right to oppose becoming an authoritarian hellhole. DeNiro: "We're all in this together, with liberty and justice for all." Organizers
(2025-10-17). New figures show Gaza buried under 80 million tons of rubble with 20,000 unexploded bombs. thecanary.co The Government Media Office revealed in an official statement that the Gaza Strip is facing the largest construction and humanitarian disaster in modern history. The volume of rubble resulting from the war of extermination waged by the Israeli occupation two years ago has exceeded 70 million tons of rubble and waste, including thousands of completely […] | By
(2025-10-17). Gaza Soup Kitchen provides essential services to a population that now has nothing. thecanary.co Gaza Soup Kitchen (GSK) is a Palestinian NGO that was set up in early 2024 by brothers Hani and Mahmoud Almadhoun, to provide hot meals and clean water to the people of Gaza. The venture has been a lifeline for many thousands enduring extreme food insecurity and famine. What started as a simple Go Fund […] | By
(2025-10-17). Defend Israel's right to exist as refuge from new Holocaust. themilitant.com Trump says that Hamas thugs patrolling streets of Gaza is OK: | The release of the 20 remaining living hostages by Hamas — starved, tortured and brutalized for 738 days after the Jew-hating group kidnapped them during the Oct. 7, 2023, pogrom — was celebrated throughout Israel and beyond. But it doesn't mean there is peace. | Hamas says it won't disarm — a key Israeli demand — and is already using the ceasefire to regroup, reestablish its hold on power, attack political opponents on the streets of Gaza and prepare new attacks against Jews. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu…
(2025-10-17). West Bank Death Toll Amid Genocide Tops 1,000 as Israeli Forces Kill Child. truthout.org The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the occupied West Bank amid the Gaza genocide has surpassed 1,000, according to the UN, after soldiers killed a young Palestinian child while he was reportedly playing soccer on Thursday. The UN Human Rights Office in the Occupied Palestinian Territory reported Friday that Israeli forces and settlers have killed 1,001… |
(2025-10-17). Why is Trump threatening to let Netanyahu restart the Gaza war? haaretz.com The U.S. president knows that renewing the fighting will push his regional allies — Qatar, Egypt, Turkey and the UAE — further from his vision of a new Middle East. Israeli officials seem skeptical about his threats…
(2025-10-17). policy of separation perpetuates Hamas. haaretz.com By isolating Gaza from the West Bank and Palestinians from their land, Israel helped entrench Hamas and erase political alternatives. Even if the dream of luxury villas in Gaza has vanished, the logic behind it remains: control of territory, indirect expulsion, and the continued suffocation of the Palestinian people under the guise of security…
(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). Hamas sends Israel another hostage's body, vows to return the rest. scmp.com Hamas handed over to Israel the remains of one more hostage on Friday night, after insisting it was committed to returning all the dead captives still unaccounted for under Gaza's ruins after two years of war. | "Israel received, via the Red Cross, the coffin of a deceased hostage who was returned" to its security forces in Gaza and would be identified at a medical analysis centre in Israel, the prime minister's office said in a statement.
(2025-10-17). Released hostage Omri Miran discharged from hospital days after returning from Gaza. haaretz.com Miran arrived on Friday at Kibbutz Kramim in southern Israel, where his wife and two daughters have been staying since the October 7 attack…
(2025-10-17). Civil Defense in Gaza: Martyrs and injuries were left by the occupation targeting of a civilian vehicle carrying displaced people while they were inspecting their homes east of the Zeitoun neighborhood. english.almanar.com.lb
(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). 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). Gaza stabilization and hostage recovery plan contains more gaps than details. haaretz.com It is unclear who will lead the International Stabilization Force in Gaza, how long it will take to establish or how the U.S. will prevent Hamas from taking over the evacuated areas. The bodies of hostages that have yet to be returned could become a twilight zone that Netanyahu thrives on…
(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). Israel implementing 'shoot on sight' policy at Gaza Yellow Line. newarab.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz has instructed Israeli forces to physically demarcate the "Yellow Line" inside The "Yellow Line" separates areas under In accordance with the first phase of the plan, Israeli fo…
(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). Hamas takes on Israel's mercenaries in Gaza. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — More than a week after the October 10 ceasefire, Gaza continues to face sustained military pressure, with Palestinians remaining under severe threat from Israel's ongoing operations. Although Israeli forces have partially withdrawn from some residential areas in central Gaza, local armed groups, linked to Israel's Shin Bet security agency, continue to target resistance fighters and civilians alike. These actions undermine prospects for lasting peace and highlight Israel's continued efforts to destabilize Gaza from within.
(2025-10-17). Eurasian peace, route, and initiative instead of that of Donald Trump. uwidata.com At the meeting held in Egypt, the Atlantic front referred to the ceasefire reached in Gaza as the "Trump peace." But "Trump's doings" don't end there: we also have the "Trump route" in the South Caucasus and the "Trump's initiative" in Syria. What do the US's recent policies and moves in West Asia, the Eastern …
(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). '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). Trump, El Sisi, Al Thani, Erdogan Sign Gaza Peace Plan: Full Declaration. ummid.com U.S. President Donald Trump, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Qatar Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Türkiye President Recep Tayyip Erdoƒüan Monday signed the Gaza Peace Plan 2025 at a glittering ceremony in Sharm el Sheikh.
(2025-10-17). Gaza: One Rubble After Another. newarab.com The New Arab/Al-Araby Al-Jadeed Cartoon of the Day by Palestinian-Jordanian editorial cartoonist Emad Hajjaj.
(2025-10-17). US lawmaker returns AIPAC funds ahead of Senate bid. newarab.com A US lawmaker said on Thursday he will be returning donations received from the Massachusetts Democratic congressman Seth Moulton said the decision was over the pro-Israel lobbying group's support for Israel's government, led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. | "I support Israel's right to exist, but I've also never been afraid to disagree openly with AIPAC when I believe they're wrong," Moulton said in a state…
(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). Israeli Attorney General opposes bill that would allow political interference in criminal trial. haaretz.com Sources in the Justice Ministry say the bill is part of a broader campaign by Netanyahu's coalition to exempt him from the rule of law, and pave the way for President Isaac Herzog to pardon him…
(2025-10-17). Palestinian prisoners tell of horrific rape in Israeli detention. newarab.com Warning: Graphic descriptions of rape and torture throughout this article | Anonymous testimonies from Palestinian prisoners have revealed the horrific rape, Israel
(2025-10-17). Lebanon: Israeli Enemy Goes Ahead with Violations Day After Powerful Strikes. english.almanar.com.lb The Israeli enemy went ahead with violations in south Lebanon, carrying out on Friday operations of infiltration, drone attacks and firing in border towns, a day after huge strikes killed a person and injured seven others. According to the latest reports, an Israeli drone attack on a vehicle in Khirbet Selm town, South Lebanon, left …
(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). Yedioth Ahronoth: Israeli army's 91st Galilee Division will conduct a comprehensive exercise, the first of its kind since the war, next week. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-10-17). Family: Israeli forces kill 11-year-old Palestinian in West Bank. newarab.com Israeli forces shot dead an 11-year-old boy in The Palestinian health ministry said that Mohammad Hallaq was shot dead on Thursday by Israeli soldiers "in the town of Al-Rihiya, south of Hebron. The bullet penetrated his pelvis." | Hallaq's uncle, also named Mohammad Hallaq, told AFP news agency the child was sitting in front of his house when an army patrol passed by during a co…
(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). Licenses revoked for two Israeli doctors at the heart of embryo mix-up. haaretz.com The IVF unit director at Assuta Medical Center in the central Israeli city of Rishon Letzion will permanently lose his license in light of 'continuous departure from work rules and management failures'…
(2025-10-17). Israeli occupation forces at Metula site opened fire Kfarkila border, South Lebanon: Al-Manar reporter. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-10-17). UK politicians slammed for calling Israeli fan ban 'antisemitic'. newarab.com Security concerns raised by British police have led to the banning of Israeli Maccabi Tel Aviv fans from a Champions League game against After a thorough assessment, West Midlands police deemed the attendance of fans as "high risk", following violence involving Mac…
(2025-10-17). Israeli Settler Attacks in Occupied West Bank "Fit Into the Plan of the State" truthout.org Just days after the U.S.-backed ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas went into effect, President Trump has issued new threats against Hamas, saying Thursday the United States would back a military intervention against the group if it fails to uphold the ceasefire agreement. "There is the fear all the time that the war will be renewed," says Amira Hass, Haaretz correspondent for the… |
(2025-10-17). Story of Strength: Sinwar's novel shows life in Palestine. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — "The Thorn and the Carnation," a novel by the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, serves as a stark literary window into the heart of Palestinian life, conflict, and the relentless will to persevere.