(2025-10-24). 'Keep riding camels:' Israeli minister's racist jibe at Saudi normalization terms sparks outrage. tehrantimes.com Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich dismissed Saudi Arabia's presumed demand for Palestinian statehood as a precondition for normalization on Thursday, sneering at a Tzomet Institute conference that the kingdom should "keep riding camels in the Saudi desert" while Israel "innovates."
(2025-10-24). SA welcomes ICJ's advisory opinion calling Israel to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza. sanews.gov.za SA welcomes ICJ's advisory opinion calling Israel to facilitate humanitarian aid in Gaza | South Africa has welcomed the advisory opinion issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Israel's obligations. | As a Member State of the United Nations (UN) and an occupying power, the ICJ said Israel is expected to fulfil its responsibilities by facilitating the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, and respecting the rights and needs of the people in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. | On Wednesday, the ICJ, which is the UN's top court, delivered a non-binding opinion in The Hague, Netherl…
(2025-10-24). of White House reportedly frustrated with Israel over Gaza strikes, West Bank annexation vote. haaretz.com Politico reports that Vice President Vance delivered a 'firm message' to Prime Minister Netanyahu during his visit to Israel…
(2025-10-24). Palestinian teen killed in Israeli raid on West Bank as settlers rampage. aljazeera.com Israeli forces kill youth in Nablus in the occupied territory, as settlers destroy property near Ramallah.
(2025-10-24). Trump's push to uphold Gaza ceasefire is creating a political crisis in Israel. mondoweiss.net 
Israel isn't a vassal state of the U.S., JD Vance said. But when it comes to the ceasefire in Gaza and annexing the West Bank, Israeli decision-making is deeply intertwined with Washington's current priorities.
(2025-10-24). Trump: US will 'cut all ties' if Israel annexes West Bank. newarab.com 
Trump's remarks were made to Time magazine by telephone on 15 October – just days after the Gaza truce plan he spearheaded took effect – but were only published on Thursday. | "It won't happen," Trump said when asked about calls in Israel to annex the Palestinian West Bank, which has been occ…
(2025-10-24). Vance: "A Stupid Political Stunt:" Israeli Knesset Approves Reading of Bills to Annex the Occupied West Bank. juancole.com ( IMEMC and Middle East Monitor) — On Wednesday the Israeli Knesset approved the preliminary reading of one bill to annex the West Bank and impose Israeli sovereignty over it, and another to impose sovereignty over the Ma'ale Adumim settlement, east of occupied Jerusalem. Both drafts still must pass three additional readings to become law. …