(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Three Afghan cricketers killed in attack: cricket board. tribune.com.pk 
Afghanistan have pulled out of a tri-nation series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka next month after three local cricketers were killed in an attack, the country's cricket board said on Friday. | The ACB said that the players had travelled from Urgun to Sharana in the eastern Paktika province on the Pakistan border to take part in a friendly match. | It said that "after returning home to Urgun, they were targeted during a gathering" in what it described as "a cowardly attack carried out by the Pakistani regime". | The ACB named the three players as "Kabeer, Sibghatullah and Haroon", and said that five other people…
(2025-10-18). 3 Afghan cricketers among 8 killed in Pak airstrike, cricket board withdraws from series. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced its withdrawal from the upcoming tri-nation T20 series with Pakistan and Sri Lanka, following the deaths of three Afghan domestic players in airstrikes allegedly conducted by Pakistan's military regime in Afghanistan's Paktika province. | In an official statement posted on social media, the ACB denounced the incident as "a cowardly attack by the Pakistani regime." | Afghanistan had been slated to compete in the tri-series alongside Sri Lanka, scheduled to take place in Lahore and Rawalpindi from November 5 to 29. | Afghanistan captain Rashid Khan a…
(2025-10-18). UN; Oct.17] Pita in Gaza, New Human Rights Council Members Much More. passblue.com 
(2025-10-18). The strategic outcomes of the Gaza war. tehrantimes.com LONDON – The direct results of the Gaza war include the massive destruction and human losses at all levels. This is in addition to the inability of the Israeli occupation entity and the United States behind it, to eliminate the Axis of Resistance.
(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). 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). Israel massacres Gaza family. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — An Israeli massacre of around a dozen civilians in the Gaza Strip following a ceasefire agreement has been strongly denounced.
(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). 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). 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). 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). 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). Israel kills 11 in Gaza after Hamas returns captive's body. newarab.com 
(2025-10-18). How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work. |
(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). 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). Hamas says aims to control Gaza security, can't commit to disarm. newarab.com 
(2025-10-18). Israel Foreign Ministry Falsely Claims Palestinians Tore Apart A Beached Whale. thealtworld.com 
In one of the more freakish acts of genocide propaganda we've seen in the last two years, the official Twitter account of the Israel Foreign Ministry "Gazans tore apart a stranded whale on the beach. This is cruelty that knows no limits. But we didn't hear anything about it from Greta PR Thunberg," the ministry tweeted, with accompanying footage of people using ropes to move…
(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). 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). 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
(2025-10-18). Why we show up when fascists march. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-10-18). 200+ years of U.S. military deployments in and around China. workers.org 
This article is a chapter in the soon-to-be-released book "China Changes Everything." U.S. ground, air and naval forces from a Jim Crow-era segregated military occupied and patrolled Chinese cities, coastal waters and rivers from the 1820s until 1949. This brutal and racist occupation was always resisted by the Chinese people. . . . |
(2025-10-17). Netanyahu stalling implementation of ceasefire agreement. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has blamed the Israeli regime for deliberately delaying the implementation of the ceasefire agreement.
(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). ICC spox says arrest warrant for Netanyahu still in force. newarab.com 
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(2025-10-17). Araghchi warns against Israel's expansionism, WMDs. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned that despite a fragile ceasefire in Gaza, Israeli expansionism and Israel's possession of weapons of mass destruction remain key sources of instability in the region.
(2025-10-17). There is no peace! For Israel's decisive defeat of Hamas! themilitant.com There is no "peace" in Gaza today, nor did Washington ever mean for there to be. The goal of the U.S. imperialist rulers is a "Pax Americana," to impose their political, economic and military domination over the region — drawing on the collaboration of the capitalist regimes there, including Tehran — in order to plunder its resources and exploit its labor power. | The administration of Donald Trump sees Israel's determination to defeat and disarm Hamas as an obstacle. When told Hamas forces were reorganizing and murdering political opponents in Gaza, he brushed it off, saying they were just helping re…
(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). Qatar captain Al-Haydos pledges to build school and sports hall in Gaza. thecanary.co In a humanitarian gesture that resonated widely in the Arab world, Qatar national team captain Hassan Al-Haydos announced a personal initiative to support the Gaza Strip by funding the construction of a school and sports hall there. The plans coincided with Qatar's celebration of its historic qualification for the 2026 World Cup. The initiative, announced […] | By
(2025-10-17). Gaza needs to heal and rebuild. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday that Gaza urgently needs to heal and rebuild, stressing Türkiye's efforts to ensure that the current Hamas-Israel agreement contributes to lasting peace.
(2025-10-17). Palestinians in Gaza attempt to identify bodies released by Israel. radiohc.cu Palestinians in Gaza are trying to identify the bodies of their relatives who were released by Israel. | Many of the bodies showed signs of torture and summary execution, with gunshots to the head and marks from blindfolds and handcuffs. | Some bodies were actually returned with their eyes blindfolded, hands and legs bound tight. | One woman whose husband is still missing told reporters: "The Red Cross has brought bodies, 90 bodies, and we have come to see if my husband is with them or not. The appearance of the martyrs, we do not know who they are, because they are disfigured and the Israelis have tortured them.
(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). 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). 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). Stephen Miller and the Making of the Fascist Subject. counterpunch.org 
Orchestrated brutality reflected not only Miller's ideology but also his personality. Even his former colleagues described him as insufferable, "rude, arrogant, and consumed by a sense of his own superiority," as Yahoo News reported. On Capitol Hill, he was widely despised, his every interaction marked by condescension and spite. The disdain he showed toward others in conversation mirrored the disdain he codified into law.