(2025-10-27). New Irish President Catherine Connolly's Victory and Europe's Moral Rebellion against the Israeli Occupation of Palestine. juancole.com Catherine Connolly's victory: Europe's moral rebellion against the Israeli occupation By Adnan Hmidan ( Middle East Monitor ) — When Catherine Connolly was elected President of Ireland, the shockwaves were felt far beyond Dublin. Her victory was not a symbolic gesture, nor a routine political milestone. It was a direct moral rebuke to the Israeli …
(2025-10-27). Repression on protests in solidarity with Flotilla and Palestinian people: NGOs demand EU Council action. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with six other human rights organisations, condemns the alarming repression of peaceful protests across European Union (EU) countries in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF). Following the illegal interception and arbitrary detention of activists aboard the GSF, millions of people have gathered across Europe to express their support. In several countries, demonstrations were met with (…) | – | / | <...
(2025-10-27). Friday 10/31: Virtual Action Hour for Palestine. indybay.org Zoom | afsc.org/events/action-hour-palestine…
(2025-10-27). Saturday 10/25: Rally for Gaza. indybay.org Delucchi Park…
(2025-10-27). Reviving UNRWA's remit: The ICJ, Israel and humanitarian aid in Gaza. onlineopinion.com.au The world court's new ruling on Gaza lays bare a grim truth: humanitarian law is expanding even as its authority collapses under the weight of war.
(2025-10-27). The one Person who could Lead a Palestinian State is Languishing in an Israeli Prison. juancole.com By Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University (The Conversation) — As the future of Gaza hangs in the balance, the Palestinian Authority (PA) needs renewal if it's to eventually govern the strip and play a key role in making the two-state solution a reality. The PA has not proved …
(2025-10-27). Hamas reaffirms Gaza ceasefire. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) — A senior Hamas official underscored the movement's unwavering commitment to upholding the ceasefire in Gaza, stressing that Palestinians seek nothing less than their internationally recognized right to an independent state.
(2025-10-27). Egypt vehicles enter Gaza to clear rubble, search for captives. newarab.com 
A new batch of An Egyptian official at the Rafah border crossing told The New Arab's Arabic edition Al-Araby Al-Jadeed that "12 vehicles entered today, in addition to six that crossed yesterday", explaining that the move was part of "ongoing Egyptian-Israeli coordination to…
(2025-10-27). Thursday 10/30: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2025-10-27). Tuesday 10/28: Webinar: Behind the Scenes at Rebuilding Alliance— Gaza Giving Cart. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/GazaGivingCart…
(2025-10-27). UNIFIL neutralises Israeli drone after attack in south Lebanon. newarab.com 
The In a statement posted on its official X account, UNIFIL said that "an Israeli drone approached a UNIFIL patrol near the southern town of Kfarkela, dropped a bomb, and moments later, an Israeli tank fired toward the peacekeepers. No inj…
(2025-10-27). At least 3 killed in new Israeli strikes across Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 27 (MNA) — At least three people have been killed as a result of Israeli strikes in southern and eastern Lebanon, according to the country's Ministry of Public Health, despite a ceasefire agreement that took effect almost a year ago.
(2025-10-27). 4 Palestinians injured, including two in critical condition, after an Israeli drone targeted a group of civilians in Abasan Al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-10-27). Number of cases of academic boycott against Israeli researchers has tripled over last year. haaretz.com More than 1,000 incidents of academic boycotts have been recorded over the last two years. 'The government should have defended Israeli science,' said the President of Tel Aviv University. 'Despite this, we haven't gotten any assistance from it'…
(2025-10-26). Pro-Palestine Irish president-elect called Israel 'terror state'. newarab.com 
Left-wing independent Catherine Connolly, 68, secured 63% of votes in a landslide election victory on Saturday, comfortably defeating her centre-right rival, former Cabinet minister Heather Humphreys. | The politician won after Ireland's left-leaning opposition parties, including Sinn Féin, u…
(2025-10-26). Thom Yorke says he'd 'absolutely not' perform in Israel again. newarab.com 
Radiohead frontman Speaking to The Sunday Times, Yorke and his bandmates discussed the divisive decision despite outcry from pro-Palestine supporters and advocates of BDS- a campaign urging consumers to boycot…
(2025-10-26). First Circuit Judges Strike down Israel Lobby Suit against MIT for Permitting Gaza Protests. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Erik Uebelacker at Courthouse News Service reports that a three-judge appeals panel of the US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, in Boston, struck down a lawsuit by a pro-Israel pressure group against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alleging that the university permitted pro-Palestine students to harass Jewish students. The …
(2025-10-26). United Nations warns that the arrival of winter will worsen crisis in Gaza. radiohc.cu The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) warned this Saturday about the danger that the arrival of winter poses for the population of Gaza. | "As winter approaches in Gaza, people increasingly need shelter and warmth," the UN agency stated on the social media platform X, referring to the humanitarian crisis the territory is experiencing after two years of Israeli aggression. | UNRWA called on Israel, for the umpteenth time, to fully reopen border crossings to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to this coastal enclave, where more than 68,000 deaths have been r…
(2025-10-26). families of the slain hostages still in Gaza need rest, and they have not received it. haaretz.com Renana Gomeh-Yaakov, whose children were taken captive into Gaza and released with the first hostage deal, had to wait for long months for her sons' father, who was murdered on October 7 to be brought back to Israel for proper burial in June 2025…
(2025-10-26). Unexploded ordnance threatens Gaza population. radiohc.cu The Gaza Strip Civil Defense has warned about the threat posed by the thousands of unexploded ordnances scattered across the territory as a result of two years of Israeli aggression. | In a statement, the agency noted that "the threat of death remains present in every street, house, and corner" of this coastal enclave, home to more than two million people. | It emphasized that this is a real problem for the residents of the Strip, especially the children playing near their destroyed homes. | The Civil Defense renewed its call for the international community to take urgent measures to eliminate this waste. Nick Or…
(2025-10-26). Israel struggles to advance return of hostage bodies amid U.S. restraints on action against Hamas. haaretz.com Despite fearing a deliberate delay by Hamas in returning the bodies of hostages still held in Gaza, Israel cannot independently determine that Hamas is violating the cease-fire, and international parties are rushing to expedite the search before moving on to the next phase of Trump's plan for Gaza…
(2025-10-26). Who is the now, Bibi? How Trump became the first U.S. president to force Netanyahu to capitulate. haaretz.com From Clinton's exasperation to Biden's restraint, every U.S. president has struggled with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Trump's hard line toward him marks an unprecedented break. Will he keep the pressure up to see his Gaza plan through?
(2025-10-26). Israel allows Hamas to join Red Cross in IDF-held Gaza areas to recover hostage bodies. haaretz.com Searches for the bodies of hostages are reportedly taking place in Rafah and Khan Yunis, using heavy equipment. Hamas has repeatedly said efforts to retrieve remains face challenges because of the massive destruction…
(2025-10-26). Israel continues to weaponise humanitarian aid to Gaza: MSF. newarab.com 
(2025-10-26). 'Sealed border, sealed fate': Thousands of Gaza patients stranded without access to treatment abroad. independent.co.ug 
GAZA | Xinhua | In a small tent pitched atop the rubble of her destroyed home, Nour Mohammed Abu Madi, 34, is losing her battle with bone cancer. She has no access to chemotherapy, no way to leave for treatment abroad, and little hope that help will arrive in time. "A year and a half …
(2025-10-26). Aggression in Gaza under Trump's "ceasefire" deception. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The Israeli regime's latest aggression on Gaza, under the guise of Trump's "peace plan" masks over the guarantees offered to Palestinians.
(2025-10-26). Malaysians protest Trump's support for Israel during ASEAN summit. tehrantimes.com Thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's visit for the 47th ASEAN Summit, voicing strong opposition to his administration's unwavering support for Israel's war on Gaza.
(2025-10-26). Israel would love to blow up the Gaza cease-fire, but Trump promised Arab states otherwise. haaretz.com Clearly, Hamas will be required to lay down its weapons, but what it is willing to concede in the second phase of the cease-fire doesn't even come close to the minimum Netanyahu would be willing to swallow, especially with his far-right coalition breathing down his neck…
(2025-10-26). US contractor on how Israel, US forces killed Gaza aid seekers. newarab.com 
Over 25 years serving in the US military, It was "unlike anything seen anywhere in the world, a scale of destruction and inhumanity I've never witn…
(2025-10-26). Israel uses Gaza as dumping ground for construction waste. newarab.com 
The Israeli military has been transporting tonnes of waste and construction debris from Israel and dumping it inside The vehicles enter via the Kissufim crossing in central Gaza and drive 200-300 metres where they dump the debris. | They then return to Israel where they are loaded with more rubble before repeating the process. | The orders came from field commanders, who have a…
(2025-10-26). 12 Israeli soldiers injured in Gaza: military sox. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Israeli army has reported that as many as 12 troopers were injured during in operation in the Gaza Strip earlier on Sunday.
(2025-10-26). Palestinian Women's Day overshadowed by abuse in Israeli prisons. newarab.com 
Israel is holding 49 In a statement marking Palestinian Women's National Day on Sunday, the group said that these abuses had intensified to "unprecedented levels" since the start of what it called Israel's genocidal war on Gaza -the most violent period in modern Palestinian history, leaving lasting scars on female detainees. | According to the PPS, the conditio…
(2025-10-26). Qatar Emir shocks Israel by breaking protocol for Trump: Arab ruler goes on board Air Force One for… hindustantimes.com Amid the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, US President Donald Trump made a brief halt in the Middle East while on his way to Malaysia for the ASEAN summit. Trump was met on board his plane – Air Force One – by the ruler of Qatar, while the aircraft was being refueled. Interestingly, Qatar played a key role as a mediator in the peace deal pushed by Trump to stop the fighting between Israel and Hamas. Trump had also forced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to apologise to Qatar for conducting a strike in Doha at a Hamas compound. Watch the full video for more.
(2025-10-26). Hamas accepts deployment of UN forces, Gaza chief al-Hayya says. newarab.com 
Hamas would accept the deployment of UN peacekeeping forces in Gaza, however is still in discussions with other Palestinian factions over disarmament, the group's Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said on Saturday. | Speaking to Al Jazeera, al-Hayya said Hamas had reached a consensus with other Palestinian factions over the presence of UN forces, who would be present to oversee the ceasefire and Gaza's reconstruction. | Regarding the group's weapons, he said that the issue is "linked to the existence of occupation and aggression, and if the occupation ends, these weapons will be handed over to the state". | Mediators ha…
(2025-10-26). act at our Netanyahu says Israel strikes Gaza without U.S. approval. haaretz.com Netanyahu said he was responding to claims that the U.S. 'controls' him and 'dictates Israel's security policy,' after Haaretz reported that Washington expects Israel to notify it in advance before any exceptional IDF strikes in Gaza, including airstrikes…
(2025-10-26). Israel insists on calling shots in Gaza despite truce agreement. newarab.com 
Israel insisted on Sunday that it will maintain control of security inside Gaza despite signing up to a US-brokered ceasefire that foresees the "Israel is an independent state. We…
(2025-10-26). Manufacturing Consent For War With Venezuela. counterpunch.org It is no secret that Donald J. Trump, head of the American Empire, desperately wanted the Nobel Peace Prize. For months, he had been lobbying for it, presenting himself as a peacemaker. A "humanitarian who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will". His lust for the prize, driven at least in part by the fact that Barack Obama won it in 2009, led Pakistan's government to publicly nominate him in June as a means of gratifying his ego. And the recent Gaza ceasefire deal he brokered, mere days before the award was to be announced, bolstered speculation that Trump might actually win the award. Perhaps that i…
(2025-10-26). Israel to reexamine policy barring journalists from Gaza, government tells top court. haaretz.com After courts blocked multiple petitions calling for Israel to allow press entry to the Gaza Strip throughout the war, the cease-fire and entry of international forces make it hard for Israeli officials to believe they will be able to prevent the press from first-hand coverage of Gaza…
(2025-10-26). International Activists confront Israeli impunity in the West Bank. juancole.com By providing a "protective presence" in the West Bank, international activists hope to deter unprecedented settler attacks. By Jaisal Noor ( Waging Nonviolence ) — On July 22, in the Palestinian village of Ibziq, bright lights pierced through the tent at 12: 30 a.m., jolting Baltimore, Maryland-native Nikki Morse and a fellow activist awake. The …
(2025-10-26). West Bank: Israeli settlers unleash dogs on Palestinian farmers. newarab.com 
Three Palestinian farmers were injured on Saturday after being attacked by Israeli settlers in the southern area of Nablus in Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that armed settlers assaulted olive pickers with sticks and unleashed dogs in the Wadi al-Hajj Issa area of Aqraba, injuring three people and forcing farmers to flee their lands. | The latest assault brings the total number of Palestinians injured by…
(2025-10-26). Four protesters charged with arson near Netanyahu home put under house arrest after month in custody. haaretz.com The four are accused of plotting to set recycling bins on fire at six locations in Jerusalem, creating a 'ring of fire' around the prime minister's residence to protest the 700th day of the war and demand the release of hostages…
(2025-10-26). Why vicious is now attacking Israeli hostage families. haaretz.com Since the hostages' return, several families who played a meaningful role in the struggle to bring back their loved ones have been in the crosshairs of thousands of social media accounts, some of them verified and many anonymous, who spread pro-Netanyahu messaging. It's all part of a larger effort by the PM to shield himself from accountability…
(2025-10-26). Lebanon: Israeli strikes kill two in south and east. newarab.com 
(2025-10-26). Figures behind Israeli universities as new academic year begins: minority targets remain unmet. haaretz.com Women make up 60% of student population but also overrepresented among fields associated with lower salaries; Arab Israelis and Haredi students underrepresented overall while concentrated in teacher training programs…
(2025-10-26). Israeli drone crashes in Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Local media in Lebanon on Sunday reported the crash of an Israeli drone in eastern Lebanon and destruction of its wreckage by another Israeli army drone.
(2025-10-26). The overlooked Lebanese nationals in Israeli custody. tehrantimes.com BEIRUT — Since 2024, the Israeli army has abducted dozens of Lebanese citizens, including during commando raids.
(2025-10-26). Denmark cancels purchase of Israeli air defence system. newarab.com 
In an official statement, Minister Troels Lund Poulsen said: "The Defence Command has come up with a clear military-technical position regar…
(2025-10-26). The Israeli filmmaker who lets her sex toy do the talking. haaretz.com In her new movie, Rachel Ben Zaken not only takes off all her clothes but acknowledges her desire to be a man — and her insistence on remaining a woman…
(2025-10-26). Hamas expands search for captive bodies with help from Egypt. newarab.com 
Hamas expanded its search for Under the fragile US-brokered ceasefire, reached on 10 October, Hamas is expected to return all of the remains Israeli captives as soon as possible, while Israel agreed to give back 15 bodies of Palesti…
(2025-10-26). Israel conducts new drone attack on southern Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 26 (MNA) — Local media in Lebanon on Sunday reported a fresh Israeli drone attack on the south of the Arab country.
(2025-10-26). Sheikh Naim Qassem: The Israeli enemy seeks to shape Lebanon's political system and impose sanctions to eliminate key segments of society. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-10-26). been waiting for two Four freed Israeli hostages return home from hospital. haaretz.com Guy thanked the crowd that came to welcome him. 'This day has finally arrived, I'm excited to see everyone,' he said. Eitan Mor's father: 'We pray that there will never again be a Returning Hostages Ward in the State of Israel, and that we will be the last parents to have their children abducted'…