2025-12-29: Netanyahu Roundup

So far today: 2025-12-30 01:21am GMT

newarab (2025-12-29). Winter rain floods Gaza camps as Netanyahu heads for US meeting. newarab.com Winter rain lashed the

Jasmin Gueta (2025-12-29). top court freezes Netanyahu government move to shutter Army Radio. haaretz.com The freeze follows a request by Attorney General Baharav-Miara, who wrote that the damage that would be caused by taking actions to close the IDF-run station is 'significant and irreversible'…

newarab (2025-12-29). Winter weather drenches Gaza tents as Netanyahu arrives in US. newarab.com Gaza's Government Operations Room has reiterated its calls for more humanitarian housing amid the The operations room said that

aljazeera (2025-12-29). This is what happened after recent Netanyahu meetings with US Presidents. aljazeera.com Netanyahu is set to meet the US president again, with past meetings since the Gaza war followed by regional escalation.

hindustantimes (2025-12-29). Netanyahu's Somaliland gamble blows up, Houthi missiles now aimed at Israeli 'outpost' near Yemen. hindustantimes.com Houthis slam Israel's unprecedented recognition of self-governing Somaliland as independent, vowing "all possible" support, including potential military action, to defend Somalia's territorial integrity, while Israel's move is widely seen as a bid for strategic leverage along the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and draws sharp condemnation from Arab and Islamic governments.

hindustantimes (2025-12-29). Hamas' 1st bombshell confession on Abu Obaida as Netanyahu jets to US – New Gaza twist for IDF Or…. hindustantimes.com After months of silence, Hamas has confirmed the death of its longtime masked spokesperson, Abu Obaida, following an Israeli strike in western Gaza City. Hamas also released the real face behind the iconic mask, marking a significant moment for the group. Abu Obaida had served as Hamas' most influential military spokesperson for more than two decades. The group further confirmed the deaths of other senior military leaders, including Mohammad Sinwar. The announcement comes months after Israel claimed responsibility for killing Abu Obaida on August 31. The confirmation underscores ongoing tensions and continued mil…

Richard Falk (2025-12-29). Shaming the UN by Ratifying Genocide. counterpunch.org In my view, the 15 members of the Security Council, disgracefully voted unanimously in favor of the US draft resolution, adopted as SC Resolution 2803 on November 17, 2025, endorsing the Trump Plan for the stabilization of Gaza. The plan emerged with the approval of Israel, significantly unveiled during a Netanyahu visit to the White House at a joint press conference. The core feature of the plan was to reward the perpetrators of prolonged genocide, preceded by apartheid and resulting in making a wasteland of Gaza. Not only were there no references in the resolution to Israel's defiance of rulings of the Internat…

tehrantimes (2025-12-29). Al-Houthi's warning: A red line for Israel in Somaliland. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The leader of Yemen's Ansarullah has declared that any Israeli presence in Somaliland will be treated as a "military target," framing Israel's recent recognition of the breakaway region as an act of aggression against Somalia, Yemen, and the wider Red Sea corridor. Abdul-Malik al-Houthi's remarks underscore the seriousness with which Yemen's resistance movement views Tel Aviv's latest geopolitical maneuver, and highlight the broader struggle over sovereignty and control in one of the world's most strategic maritime zones.

aljazeera (2025-12-29). Starvation, 'ghost towns' plague Sudan as al-Burhan demands RSF surrender. aljazeera.com Army chief rejects compromise as funding cuts leave millions hungry, RSF sieges empty villages in Darfur and Kordofan.

Michael Leonardi (2025-12-29). The Body as the Final Weapon: Palestine Action and the Spirit of Bobby Sands. counterpunch.org When the machinery of the state is totally dedicated to the protection of genocide; when the courts act as private security for arms dealers and weapons manufacturers; and when the political class—from Labour to Tory—competes to see who can bow lower to the Zionist lobby, the only territory left to reclaim is the body itself.

newarab (2025-12-29). Starmer under fire over Egyptian activist's anti-Israel posts. newarab.com But after old social posts emerged of him calling for violence against "Zionists" and the police, the oppos…

WSWS (2025-12-29). Australia: Harassment of anti-Zionist Jews after Bondi Beach terror attack. wsws.org "By invoking Jewish safety to shield imperial and corporate interests, the government fuels resentment against Jews while enabling future war crimes."—Michelle Berkon…

newleftreview (2025-12-29). Kevin Cox: South Africa In History's Shadow. newleftreview.org Why is South Africa seemingly still mired in the income and spatial segregation patterns of the apartheid era? Standard explanations focus on the ANC, either as too neoliberal or too statist. Kevin Cox looks instead at the making of classes—and expropriation of African farmers—in conditions of globalization's labour shock.

_____ (2025-12-29). Israeli Cabinet Approves 19 New Apartheid Colonies in Occupied West Bank: Genocide by Other Means. transcend.org 21 Dec 2025 – "The ONLY reason Israel gets away with this naked thievery is US military and political support," said one observer ⚪ a rogue states alliance.

USB (2025-12-29). Italy Meloni Gov Attacks Dockers Unions For Action On Palestine. indybay.org The Italian Meloni government is retaliating against the USB union for taking action against the genocide in Gaza…

tehrantimes (2025-12-29). Israel has committed nearly 1,000 ceasefire violations in Gaza since October 10. tehrantimes.com Gaza officials report that 418 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli ceasefire violations since the truce began on October 10.

aljazeera (2025-12-29). Tents flooded by heavy rains in Gaza amid calls for Israel to let in aid. aljazeera.com Heavy winter rains and strong winds have brought new dangers to displaced Palestinians in a Gaza devastated by Israel.

Editor (2025-12-29). The Gaza Genocide was not a One-Off: The Blueprint is There to be Repeated. scheerpost.com By Ramzy Baroud for the Middle East Monitor The architecture of extermination: Why the Gaza genocide is premeditated and repeatableSuppose we accept the fiction that none of us expected Israel to launch a full-scale genocide in Gaza—a premeditated campaign to erase the Strip and exterminate a significant portion of its inhabitants. Let us pretend that nearly eighty …

newarab (2025-12-29). Winter storms are battering Gaza's displaced Palestinians. newarab.com

tehrantimes (2025-12-29). Heavy rain and fierce winds uproot Gaza Tents, forcing families into the cold. tehrantimes.com Heavy rain and strong winds flooded and uprooted tents in the Gaza Strip on Monday, worsening already dire living conditions for Palestinians after two years of Israeli genocide.

Editor (2025-12-29). Israel's Ceasefire Violations in Gaza Continue to Pile Up. scheerpost.com By International Middle East Media Center Israeli occupation forces continued to breach the ceasefire agreement on Friday and Saturday, carrying out new airstrikes, artillery fire, and machine‚Äëgun attacks across several areas of the Gaza Strip. The renewed violations come as casualty figures climb and rescue teams warn they are unable to reach many of the …

UMMID (2025-12-29). Gaza's Project Sunrise: Cat out of the bag. ummid.com Gaza's Project Sunrise right from the beginning was to get Gaza free of Palestinians, so that it could be redeveloped as a riviera or a Singapore in the desert, leading on AI and modern tech…

Dave DeCamp (2025-12-29). Israel Has Killed at Least 414 Palestinians in Gaza Since Signing Ceasefire Deal: Health Ministry. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Saturday that Israeli forces have killed at least 414 Palestinians and wounded 1,142 since the ceasefire was supposed to go into effect on October 10, as the IDF continues violating the deal. The Health Ministry said that over the previous 48-hour period, at least four Palestinians were killed by the …

aljazeera (2025-12-29). Winter floods wreak havoc on Gaza displacement camps as Israel blocks aid. aljazeera.com Heavy rains flood Gaza, leaving families struggling to stay dry amid aid shortages and widespread Israeli destruction.

Angela (2025-12-29). Tuesday 12/30: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…

_____ (2025-12-29). Hamas Negotiator Talks to Aaron Maté about New Barriers to Palestinian Freedom. transcend.org 25 Dec 2025 – As Israel violates the ceasefire with relentless attacks on Gaza, The Grayzone sits down with senior Hamas negotiator Basem Naim in Doha, Qatar.

Hikers for Palestine (2025-12-29). Thursday 1/1: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with Gaza's Orphans. indybay.org Inspiration Point (Tilden Regional Park), Wildcat Canyon Rd, Orinda, CA 94563…

Rima Najjar (2025-12-29). Gaza Changed the World's Power System. globalresearch.ca The Western system is acknowledging — by its own behavior — that Palestinian strategy is now actively reshaping the field of power itself.

Wim Laven (2025-12-29). Frozen Aid, Gaza Shivers, and Trump's Deal Melts Away. counterpunch.org Ceasefire? Peace in the Middle East? Ask a Gazan about it (well, not one of the 360 or more that the IDF has killed during the "ceasefire"). Ask the UN, which said 10 days ago that Israel is blocking most of the desperately needed aid (food, shelter, medical) to simply keep people alive as winter

| AGENCIES | (2025-12-29). Hamas says key spokesman Abu Ubaida killed in Israeli strike earlier this year. tribune.com.pk Hamas has confirmed that its armed wing spokesman, known as Abu Ubaida, was killed in Gaza months after Israel said he had died in an air strike. | In a statement released on Monday, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades said Abu Ubaida had been killed during the war with Israel, describing him as a "commander and spokesman" whose identity had remained concealed throughout his public appearances. | Israel had announced in August that Abu Ubaida was killed in an air strike on Gaza on 30 August, but Hamas had not previously acknowledged his death. | The confirmation came in a video message posted on the group's Telegr…

en.mehrnews (2025-12-29). Iran dares Grossi to make brave decision. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 29 (MNA) — Tehran has called on the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency to fulfill his legal obligations and denounce attacks on Iran's nuclear installations.

WiBOPM (2025-12-29). Tom Tiffany Doesn't Care About Any Workers; He's a Racist, Anti-Worker Politician Supported by Fascists. wibailoutpeople.org Right wing politicians in Wisconsin continue trying to whip up adulation for the racist Charlie Kirk but they say nothing about raising the minimum wage for workers struggling in tourist areas such as Door County (or other needed assistance for workers). Instead these politicians like Tom Tiffany do everything they can to help bust unions, …

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