(2025-10-19). Israel keeps Rafah crossing shut, ties reopening to hostages' bodies. tribune.com.pk 
The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over the bodies of deceased hostages as the two sides continued to trade blame over ceasefire violations. | Netanyahu's statement came shortly after the Palestinian embassy in Egypt announced that the Rafah crossing, the main gateway for Gazans to leave and enter the enclave, would reopen on Monday for entry into Gaza. | Netanyahu's government and Hamas have been trading blame over violations of the US-mediated ce…
(2025-10-19). Escalation in Gaza: Israel airstrikes Rafah, Ben-Gvir calls to restart war. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday to order the army to fully resume combat operations in the Gaza Strip amid the incidents in Rafah.Ben-Gvir posted on his X account, saying, "I call on the Prime Minister to order the IDF to fully resume combat in the Gaza Strip with full intensity," adding, "The false illusions that Hamas will change its skin, or even abide by the agreement it signed, are proving, as expected, to be dangerous to our security."This comes amid the new chaos in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, between Hamas, the Yasser Abu…
(2025-10-19). 300,000 students resume classes in Gaza amid Israel's genocidal blockade: UNRWA. radiohc.cu About 300,000 Palestinian students were set to resume classes in Gaza on Saturday under the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), officials say. | The resumption comes despite Israel's blockade, which continues to prevent hundreds of millions of dollars in aid from entering the besieged territory. | UNRWA's media advisor, Adnan Abu Hasna, said around 10,000 students will attend in-person classes in schools and shelters, while most will receive remote instruction. He added, "It is absolutely impossible to have two years without schooling, preceded by two years of Corona." | Some 8,000 teachers will take part…
(2025-10-19). Live: Israel continues deadly attacks on Gaza, closes Rafah crossing. aljazeera.com At least 38 Palestinians have been killed as the Israeli army commits 47 violations of ceasefire agreement.
(2025-10-19). As Gaza rebuilds, what Lessons can be learned from Nagasaki in 1945? juancole.com By Gwyn McClelland, University of New England (The Conversation) — At first, there might not seem to be any immediate similarities between a devastated Nagasaki after the US atomic bombing in 1945 and Gaza today, aside from massive destruction. But in considering Gaza's recovery from war — should the current ceasefire hold — much may …
(2025-10-19). Torn between cheer and fear: War-weary Gazans wary of future. independent.co.ug 
GAZA | Xinhua | When U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his 20-point peace plan for Gaza on Sept. 29, I thought Hamas would reject it outright. The proposal excluded the Palestinian movement from governing Gaza and required it to disarm — conditions that seemed impossible for it to accept. Yet the rapid developments that followed …
(2025-10-19). Gaza's mothers, doctors keep hope alive amid conflict, ruin. independent.co.ug 
GAZA | Xinhua | At dawn, obstetrician-gynecologist Somaya Shomer walks briskly toward al-Awda field hospital in al-Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. Balancing her duties as a physician and a mother of three, she helps women give birth amid war and devastation. "In my previous pregnancies, I enjoyed every stage," said the 34-year-old gynecologist, stepping …
(2025-10-19). Hamas denies U.S. claim group plans to breach cease-fire by attacking Gaza civilians. haaretz.com Violent clashes between Hamas forces and local armed fighters have broken out across Gaza in recent days. Opponents of Hamas describe it as an act of intimidation and attempt to assert control on the ground before the arrival of an Arab or international force…
(2025-10-19). US envoy Witkoff felt 'betrayed' by Israeli attack on Hamas in Qatar. geo.tv 
US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff attends an interview at Diriyah Palace in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 18, 2025. — ReutersStrike halted indirect negotiations to end Gaza fighting.Strike had a "metastasising effect" on talks: Witkoff.Confidence of the Qataris was…
(2025-10-19). Week in Pictures: From death of ex-Kenyan PM to Gaza ceasefire. aljazeera.com
(2025-10-19). How an international security force in post-war Gaza could work. |
(2025-10-19). On No Kings Day Support National Day of Action at AFL-CIO in DC and San Francisco. indybay.org On No Kings Day, trade unionists and workers are calling for action by the AFL-CIO against the US supporting genocide in Gaza and the imminent attacks on Venezuela…
(2025-10-19). Hamas rejects US allegations of imminent ceasefire violation in Gaza. tehrantimes.com Hamas has rejected a statement from the U.S. State Department in which it cited "credible reports" indicating the Palestinian group would imminently violate the ceasefire deal with Israel, Al Jazeera reported.
(2025-10-19). US claims: Hamas is planning to attack Palestinian civilians in Gaza. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – The U.S. Department of State announced in a statement that it was acknowledged Hamas is planning to launch an attack against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.The statement read, "The United States has informed the guarantor nations of the Gaza peace agreement of credible reports indicating an imminent ceasefire violation by Hamas against the people of Gaza."According to the department, the planned attack by the Palestinian group would "constitute a direct and grave violation of the ceasefire agreement," warning that the U.S. would take the necessary measures to protect the people in Gaza.Armed H…
(2025-10-19). Hamas rejects US claim on Gaza ceasefire violation as 'Israeli propaganda'. aljazeera.com US State Department claims Palestinian group planning attack against Gaza civilians 'in grave violation of ceasefire'.
(2025-10-19). Israel strikes Rafah as ceasefire frays; Gaza civilians bear the cost. tehrantimes.com Israeli aircraft struck Rafah on Sunday in what Gaza authorities and independent observers called a breach of the fragile ceasefire that began earlier this month, rejecting Israel's claim that the attack was a response to fire on its troops.
(2025-10-19). Thursday 10/23: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2025-10-19). Israeli military launches attack on Gaza amid faltering ceasefire. tribune.com.pk 
The Israeli military launched an attack on Gaza on Sunday, Israeli media reported, dimming hopes that a week-old US-mediated ceasefire would lead to lasting peace in the enclave as Israel traded blame with Palestinian militant group Hamas. | An Israeli military official said on Sunday that Hamas had carried out multiple attacks against Israeli forces inside Gaza, including a rocket-propelled grenade attack and a sniper attack against Israeli soldiers. | "Both of the incidents happened in an Israeli-controlled area…This is a bold violation of the ceasefire," the official said. | Read: Israel to reopen Rafah c…
(2025-10-19). Fascism and Liberal Complicity. counterpunch.org John Ganz, a fairly center-of-left voice found in the pages of The Nation, had correctly condemned Trump as a "tyrant", citing such evidence as Trump's decision to send in federal troops into major cities, and how Trump simply ignores basic tenets of the U.S. constitution. Ganz so far as to argue too, however, that Trump should not be seen as a "fascist", since the regime is so "cheap and tawdry that to give it the name of a grand historical tragedy like 'fascism' grants it a dignity it does not deserve". Yes, Trump is a bumbling, fumbling buffoon as much as he's a tactician, pressing his thumbs into the wounds o…
(2025-10-19). "Hands Off Chicago" Mayor Brandon Johnson on "No Kings Day" Calls for Nat General Strike. indybay.org On No Kings Day in Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson called for a national general strike against the fascist attacks on immigrants workers and the destruction of workers, public education, healthcare and public services.
(2025-10-18). Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt will stay closed, Israeli PM says. scmp.com The Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt will remain closed until further notice, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday, adding its reopening will depend on Hamas handing over bodies of deceased hostages. | Netanyahu's statement came shortly after the Palestinian embassy in Egypt announced that the Rafah crossing, the main gateway for Gazans to leave and enter the enclave, would reopen on Monday for entry into Gaza.
(2025-10-18). Netanyahu: Rafah crossing to reopen based on progress in returning hostages. haaretz.com Netanyahu's announcement followed statements from the WHO and the Palestinian Authority that the crossing would open on Monday for patients and the injured. Israeli hostage families welcomed the move, saying, 'The government must not continue the agreement until all fallen hostages are returned'…
(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). October 13, 2025: The Day of Netanyahu's Defeat. ummid.com Today marked the defeat of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Hamas led Resistance Groups released the hostages and captives in exchange of Palestinian prisoners.
(2025-10-18). Netanyahu seeking Saudi Arabia, Indonesia deals before elections. newarab.com 
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping to sign The Israeli leader aims to strengthen his position ahead of the elections, which are officially slated for November of that year, according to i24 News . | Kan noted that the PM's chances of sealing a de…
(2025-10-18). International Criminal Court rejects appeal to cancel Netanyahu's arrest warrant. radiohc.cu The International Criminal Court (ICC) has rejected Israel's appeal to cancel arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. | In May, Israel requested the ICC withdraw the warrants while a separate challenge over the court's jurisdiction was still under review. The court dismissed the request on 16 July, ruling there was "no legal basis" to cancel the warrants while the jurisdiction issue remained unresolved. | Israel sought to appeal that decision a week later, but on Friday, ICC judges ruled that "the issue, as framed by Israel, is not subject to appeal". | Alth…
(2025-10-18). British establishment has sided with Israeli hooligans over UK police and residents. thecanary.co 
British politicians and pundits have seemingly decided they're all pro-hooliganism. They're not just supporting hooliganism in general, either; they're supporting the introduction of foreign hooligans who pose a risk to British citizens. The hooligans in question are the ultras of Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv, and this isn't the first time the British establishment has attempted […] | By
(2025-10-18). Tommy Robinson rallies nationalists to support Israelis playing English team. thecanary.co 
As reported by the Canary, politicians and media figures have rallied to defend Israeli football hooligans at the expense of the British public. Highlighting just how batshit this is, noted far-right agitator Tommy Robinson has joined this axis of political hooligans on the side of the Israeli hooligans: Who's coming to support Maccabi Tel Aviv at […] | By
(2025-10-18). Thousands Of Film Workers Pledge To End Complicity With Genocide. popularresistance.org In recent months, a wave of artists throughout the entertainment industry has begun speaking out against Israel's genocide in Gaza. | On September 8, more than 1,200 film workers — including A-list stars like Olivia Colman, Tilda Swinton, and Riz Ahmed — publicly pledged to refuse any work with Israeli film companies that are "implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people." Since September, thousands more filmworkers have signed onto the pledge, with the number of signatories now exceeding 5,000. | "Both the language of this pledge, which echoes the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanct…
(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). 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). 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). 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). Palestinian Resistance scores historic victory. iacenter.org By Monica Moorehead October 14, 2025 The International Action Center salutes the anti-imperialist tenacity, resolve and determination of the Palestinian Resistance, led by the Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas that signed a ceasefire agreement with Israel on Oct. 9. How long it will last is anyone's guess, but for now, the fact that such a deal took place can only be described as unprecedented and awe-inspiring. Released Palestinian prisoners greeted by thousands in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Oct. 13, 2025. This signing is truly a groundbreaking, historic moment for the besieged Palestinian people…
(2025-10-18). Erdogan asked Meloni to quit smoking. Her response. ummid.com One of the many behind the scene things noticed during Trump's Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm el Sheikh on October 14, 2025 was Turkish President Erdogan's advice to Italy PM Giorgia Meloni to quit smoking.
(2025-10-18). Ceasefire only on paper: Israel violates agreement 47 times and continues killing in Gaza. thecanary.co The Government Media Office in Gaza confirmed that Israel has committed 47 documented violations since the announcement of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of 38 Palestinian civilians and the injury of 143 others, in a clear and explicit violation of the ceasefire resolution and the rules of international humanitarian law. […] | By
(2025-10-18). 'Massive job' ahead to rebuild ruined Gaza, UN aid chief says. scmp.com The United Nations' aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring dignity and hygiene to Palestinians clinging to life in Gaza's ruins on Saturday, as Israel and Hamas exchanged more bodies. | A convoy of white UN jeeps carried relief coordinator Tom Fletcher and his team through the twisted rubble of shattered homes to see a wastewater treatment plant in Sheikh Radwan, north of Gaza City.
(2025-10-18). Hamas is planning attack on Gaza civilians in violation of ceasefire, US warns. scmp.com The US State Department said Saturday that it has "credible reports" that Hamas could violate the ceasefire with an attack on Palestinian civilians in Gaza. | If the attack takes place, it "would constitute a direct and grave violation" of the agreement forged by US President Donald Trump to end the two-year war between Israel and Hamas, the statement said. | No further details were disclosed about the potential attack.
(2025-10-18). Hamas outlines transitional role and long truce amid fragile ceasefire. tehrantimes.com Hamas intends to retain security control in Gaza during an interim period while a technocratic administration manages civil affairs, a senior Hamas politburo member, Mohammed Nazzal, said in an interview with Reuters from Doha released Saturday.
(2025-10-18). UN aid chief says 'massive job' ahead on tour of ruined Gaza. newarab.com 
The United Nations' aid chief took stock of the monumental task of restoring dignity and hygiene to Palestinians clinging to life in Gaza's ruins on Saturday, as Israel and Hamas exchanged more bodies. | A convoy of white UN jeeps carried relief coordinator Tom Fletcher and his team through the twisted rubble of shattered homes to see a wastewater treatment plant in Sheikh Radwan, north of Gaza City. | "I drove through here seven to eight months ago when most of these buildings were still standing and, to see the devastation ⚪ this is a vast part of the city, just a wasteland ⚪ and it's absolutely devastating t…
(2025-10-18). Whitewashing Gas Exploration in Post-Genocide Gaza. scheerpost.com Secretary Antony J. Blinken meets with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar in Attard, Malta, December 5, 2024. (Official State Department photo by Chuck Kennedy) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Dan Steinbock / New…
(2025-10-18). Push back against fascist repression! iacenter.org October 16, 2025 There is a truly mass movement in the streets growing in response to Trump's fascist agenda. Millions took part in the "No Kings" demonstrations in June. The Oct. 18 No Kings demonstrations, estimated to be 2,500 separate actions in all 50 states and in other countries, are expected to draw even bigger crowds. Numbers like these are necessary to push back against a multitude of attacks, from cutting health care and laying off thousands of federal workers to sending federal troops into major U.S. cities — mostly cities with Black and Brown majorities. Anti-imperialist contingent in No Kings…
(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. . . . |