(2025-10-10). Israeli PM Netanyahu thanks Trump and US team for ceasefire role. aljazeera.com Israel's government has approved "phase one" of the agreement, which will see captives exchanged and Israel withdraw.
(2025-10-10). Ceasefire begins as Palestinians move north in Gaza. newarab.com 
The Israeli military said Friday that The announcement came after Palestinians reported heavy shelling Friday morning in northern Gaza. | Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said early Friday that Israel's Cabinet approved
(2025-10-10). Netanyahu prolonged the war to save himself. It may have worked. gnnhd.tv 
Benjamin Netanyahu has now served as prime minister of Israel longer than anyone in history — three non-consecutive stints over 18 years, or almost a quarter of the time Israel has been an independent country. And from the beginning, his power has been on th…
(2025-10-10). government and Hamas approve first phase of Gaza cease-fire deal. haaretz.com The agreement is set to end the war in Gaza and secure the release of all remaining hostages in exchange for an agreed-upon list of Palestinian prisoners…
(2025-10-10). Gaza war nears its end, but will cast a heavy shadow over Israel and the IDF. haaretz.com The prime minister capitulated to Trump and Qatar's emir. Now, he'll try to play a game of 'constructive ambiguity' with Hamas and his voters ‚ñ The rain on Thursday added to the symbolism of the upcoming cease-fire: Something is about to change ‚ñ Successes in Lebanon, Syria and in Iran will never erase the Oct. 7 failures…
(2025-10-10). Israeli govt approves first part of Gaza peace deal. jagonews24.com The Israeli government approved the first part of the historic deal to end the conflict in Gaza, after a brutal two-year war that has ravaged the Palestinian enclave and sparked a global outcry, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early on Friday local time.
(2025-10-10). Trump may be a dictator, but his concern for Israeli hostages was as real as indifference. haaretz.com Netanyahu got a taste of Trumpian cruelty to reach a successful conclusion to a cease-fire deal almost identical to one that could have been signed more than a year ago and saved more hostages. The poison machine now has a new goal: to rewrite history ahead of the elections…
(2025-10-10). California's "anti-discrimination," "antisemitism prevention" bill: A bipartisan assault on democratic rights and public education. wsws.org California's AB 715, passed unanimously by Democrats and Republicans, weaponizes "antisemitism prevention" to criminalize anti-Zionist thought while censoring educators and preparing the ideological foundations for dictatorship.
(2025-10-10). A History of Deception: US-Israeli Pacts and the Gaza Proposal. counterpunch.org 
The history of Zionism is fundamentally one of deception. This assertion is critically relevant today, as it contextualizes the so-called 'Trump Gaza proposal,' which appears to be little more than a veiled strategy to defeat the Palestinians and facilitate the ethnic cleansing of a significant portion of Gaza's population.
(2025-10-10). Children's drawings in Gaza reveal extent of trauma. aljazeera.com Drawings from Palestinian children in Gaza reveal the trauma of Israel's war.
(2025-10-10). Intl community welcomes 'first phase' of Gaza truce amid hopes for lasting peace. ecns.cn Qatar said the deal was the "first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, which will lead to ending the war, the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners, and the entry of aid".
(2025-10-10). Pro-Gaza charity says Israel blocking aid to be sent via Jordan. newarab.com 
Italy's Music for Peace NGO said it collected large quantities of aid as part of a mobilisation in support of the
(2025-10-10). US to deploy 200 troops for Gaza stability task force. geo.tv 
Military personnel from the 82nd Airborne Division and 18th Airborne Corps board a C-17 transport plane for deployment to Eastern Europe, amid escalating tensions between Ukraine and Russia, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, US, February 3, 2022. — ReutersWASHINGTON: The United…
(2025-10-10). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC forced to temporarily suspend operations in Gaza City office as hostilities escalate. icrc.org
(2025-10-10). End to Gaza hostilities looms after Israel government approves deal with Hamas. scmp.com Israel's government ratified a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas on Friday, clearing the way to suspend hostilities in Gaza within 24 hours and free Israeli hostages held there within 72 hours after that. | The Israeli cabinet approved the deal early Friday morning, roughly 24 hours after mediators announced the agreement, which calls for the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners and the start of a phased withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza under US…
(2025-10-10). "Irreconcilable positions" jeopardise Gaza ceasefire deal. aljazeera.com Sami Al-Arian on the Gaza ceasefire deal and the key conditions required for it to hold.
(2025-10-10). Israeli Government Votes to Implement Trump Peace Plan for Gaza as Hamas Pledges to Uphold it. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — According to the Israeli newspaper Arab 48 , the Israeli government on Friday approved the ceasefire in Gaza and the hostage exchange, and agreed to begin withdrawing troops from the west of the Strip. The approval came after the arrival of President Donald Trump's Middle East envoys Steve Witkoff and …
(2025-10-10). "Ceasefire" deal includes permanent Israeli occupation of Gaza. wsws.org The agreement is yet another step in the Israeli-imperialist plan to dominate Gaza and suppress the national rights of the Palestinian people.
(2025-10-10). Strikes hit Gaza, despite Israel backing Trump-brokered truce. newarab.com 
(2025-10-10). Two years of captivity for Hamas hostages, a genocide in Gaza: International justice trampled. fidh.org
(2025-10-10). Israeli shelling continues as US troops to oversee Gaza plan. newarab.com 
(2025-10-10). Israel/Palestine : Illegal interception of the Sumud Flotilla and arrest of peaceful activists. fidh.org Today, the Sumud Flotilla for Freedom, carrying humanitarian aid for Gaza and composed by international human rights defenders and activists committed to non-violent action, was violently boarded in international waters by the Israeli army. Hundreds of peaceful activists on board were kidnapped and illegaly arrested, including two International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) Vice-Presidents. The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders (a partnership of FIDH and OMCT) (…) | – |
(2025-10-10). Video shows Israeli tanks reportedly pulling back from Gaza front line. aljazeera.com Israeli tanks and heavy combat vehicles were filmed in Gaza on Friday, reportedly withdrawing from parts of the enclave.
(2025-10-10). Attacks on Gaza continue after Israel agrees ceasefire. aljazeera.com Explosions and smoke were seen in Gaza on Friday, with attacks taking place after Israel's gov't approved the ceasefire.
(2025-10-10). Gaza City residents set to return as Israel bombs before ceasefire starts. aljazeera.com Al-Ahli Hospital tells Al Jazeera seven bodies recovered after Israeli attack helicopters swoop east of Gaza City.
(2025-10-10). IDF begins pullback to Gaza deployment lines set out in cease-fire deal. haaretz.com
(2025-10-10). Millions of Italians Join General Strike for Gaza. scheerpost.com
(2025-10-10). Israel finalizes list of Palestinian prisoners to be released under Gaza cease-fire. haaretz.com Israeli defense officials warned that many of those released could rise to senior positions in Hamas and Fatah in the coming years. 'We are essentially releasing the next Yahya Sinwar,' a senior defense official told Haaretz. 'These are extremely intelligent and dangerous individuals — we must know who they are and what they're capable of'…
(2025-10-10). "Humanity hollowed out" : Gaza, two years on. icrc.org The below is a statement by Sarah Avrillaud, head of the ICRC sub-delegation in Gaza:…
(2025-10-10). By seeing Gaza children as such, Italy has rehumanised Palestine. newarab.com 
"Define children." These chilling words, said by the president of the Friends of Israel Federation, Eyal Mizrahi, during an exchange that was broadcast on Italy's àà sempre Cartabianca, recently This followed comedian Enzo Iacchetti asking, "were the 50,000 Palestinians killed Hamas terrorists? And the children? Did they have Kalashnikovs?" after Mizrahi claimed that 20,000 to 22,000 of Palestinians killed during the genocide, were Hamas fighters. | "Define children" became a rallying cry across social media…
(2025-10-10). Israeli soldiers to evacuate Palestinian side of Rafah border crossing with Egypt. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – After Hamas and Israel's agreement on the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, sources said that Israeli soldiers will begin evacuating the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt today.Al-Araby TV reported, citing informed sources, that the Israeli army will leave the Rafah border crossing from the Palestinian side starting this evening.The ceasefire deal, according to Al Jazeera, was expected to take effect at 12 p.m. Gaza Time; however, Israeli sources reported that it will enter force on Thursday evening after Israeli government approval.
(2025-10-10). Gaza under fire again after Israel approves ceasefire and withdrawal plan. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Even though a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement was officially approved, Israeli forces kept bombing multiple parts of the Gaza Strip with air and artillery on Friday. This made people worry that the deal might fall apart before it even starts. | Local emergency services said that one Palestinian was killed and several others were hurt when Israeli shells hit the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northern Gaza City. Al-Shifa Hospital staff said that since early this morning, they have found 35 bodies in different parts of the city. | Al Jazeera's reporter says that Israeli forces attacked Gaza City…
(2025-10-10). Gaza peace plan risks borrowing more from Tony Blair's failures in the Middle East than his success in Northern Ireland. |
(2025-10-10). ICRC president: Gaza ceasefire critical to saving lives and reuniting families. icrc.org
(2025-10-10). A short History of the Gaza Strip takes a long View of today's Conflict. juancole.com By Martin Kear, University of Sydney (The Conversation) — A Short History of the Gaza Strip, by historian Anne Irfan, is a timely addition to an important corpus of literature taking a historical and contextual view of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict. Review: A Short History of the Gaza Strip — Anne Irfan (W.W. Norton) By telling …
(2025-10-10). Israeli soldier Michael Mordechai Nachmani killed by sniper fire in northern Gaza, IDF announces. haaretz.com Sergeant First Class (Res.) Michael Mordechai Nachmani of the 614th Battalion of the Combat Engineering Corps is the 914th soldier killed since the war started on October 7, 2023…
(2025-10-10). Trump eyes Cairo for Gaza ceasefire signing. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- In a major diplomatic breakthrough, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Thursday that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of his 20-point Gaza ceasefire plan, a move expected to halt fighting, release hostages, and open vital aid corridors after nearly two years of devastating war.Speaking at a White House cabinet meeting, Trump hailed the deal as a "historic and unprecedented event", crediting mediation by Qatar, Egypt, and Turkey for bridging deep divides between the warring sides. The agreement, reached after three days of talks in Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort, includes an immediate c…
(2025-10-10). Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal offers fragile hope after 2-yr bloodshed in Gaza. independent.co.ug 
CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to a Gaza ceasefire deal, offering a tentative path toward ending the two-year conflict that has killed over 67,000 Palestinians, injured almost 170,000 others, and left the enclave in ruins. The deal on the "first phase" of a U.S.-backed peace plan, coming after intense …
(2025-10-10). Israel subjects Flotilla participants to abuse and mistreatment. fidh.org Alexis Deswaef and Aziz Rhali, both vice-presidents of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), are among the 470 members of the Flotilla who were abducted by Israel in international waters on October 1 and 2, 2025. The two men have begun a hunger strike to protest their imprisonment, the mistreatment they are subjected to, and the ongoing genocide in Gaza. FIDH is calling for their immediate and unconditional release, as well as that of all the Flotilla participants still (…) | – | /…
(2025-10-10). Trump's Gaza deal forged by diplomacy blitz, help from Arab and Muslim allies. scmp.com After months of gridlock, US President Donald Trump finally landed a long-sought Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza – an agreement that only came together after a weeks-long diplomacy blitz and a whole lot of help from some Arab and Muslim allies. | The breakthrough is designed to bring about a pause in the fighting unleashed by Hamas' October 7, 2023, attack on Israel. The group is expected to release 48 hostages – about 20 of them believed to be alive – in the coming days.
(2025-10-10). Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict. icrc.org
(2025-10-10). Top U.S. officials: Mideast states to oversee disarming Hamas, U.S. will not enter Gaza. haaretz.com The officials said forces from Egypt, Qatar and Turkey will operate with the collaboration with the U.S. Central Command and in coordination with Israel. They said that the United States would not send forces to the enclave, and rather, would assist in managing Gaza from abroad…
(2025-10-10). As we celebrate a Gaza ceasefire, we must not let our guard down. newarab.com 
On the day the The lack of any real military logic has not stopped Israel from pursuing its all-out war on life in Gaza with the declared aim of rendering the territory uninhabitable a…
(2025-10-10). Trump eyes Egypt trip, says captives to be freed early next week. newarab.com 
US President Speaking at a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Trump said the agreement between Israel and Hamas had "ended the war in Gaza" and would lead to broader Middle East peace. | "We secured the release of all of the remai…
(2025-10-10). The Gaza ceasefire deal could be a 'strangle contract', with Israel holding all the cards. |
(2025-10-10). Acknowledging the resistance: What the Gaza ceasefire really means. tehrantimes.com LONDON – The first phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan includes the release of prisoners from both sides, in addition to the entry of aid into the Gaza Strip. It also includes the Israeli occupation entity's withdrawal to the "yellow line," i.e. the first stage in the withdrawal. The most crucial objective for Trump is showing that the agreement was achieved by him.
(2025-10-10). Boy pulled from the rubble of his home after Israeli airstrike in Gaza. aljazeera.com Video shows rescuers pulling a boy from the rubble of his home in Gaza City.
(2025-10-10). Trump Wants Martial Law: A Report and Reflections from Chicago. counterpunch.org 
Chicago is now ground zero in the Trump fascist regime's assault on democracy, the rule of law, social justice, decency, and the common good. Recent events here (I am writing from the Loop) include a horrifying militarized ICE, FBI, and Border Patrol attack on an apartment complex in the predominantly Black South Side neighborhood of South Shore.
(2025-10-10). Fascist gathering in the White House signals mass repression and violence. wsws.org The White House has been transformed into the headquarters of a conspiracy to legitimize fascism, brand anti-fascism as "terrorism," and mobilize the repressive machinery of the state against the population.
(2025-10-10). Great American Anti-Fascists. counterpunch.org 
I always scoffed at "First They Came," the often quoted, 1946 poem by the German Lutheran pastor Martin Niemà∂ller. There are several versions of it, but the best-known starts "First they came for the communists/And I did not speak out because I was not a communist." Each of the following three verses names another target ⚪ socialists, trade unionists and Jews, until concluding: "Then they came for me/And there was no one left/To speak out for me."
(2025-10-10). Nobel Committee Tried Its Best to Give Trump a Peace Prize. worldbeyondwar.org 
By David Swanson, World BEYOND War, October 10, 2025 | The Nobel Committee has frequently given the peace prize to major war makers, and frequently to do-gooders whose work in a variety of fields has been unrelated to abolishing war. It has also often given the prize to opponents and victims of the targets of Western empire. But it has never given the prize to open advocates of war and fascistic government. Trump was never going to be given the prize directly. | Trump is no…
(2025-10-10). Hegseth's speech: Beyond the spectacle, a racist purge of the military. liberationnews.org 
Iraq war veteran explains what Hegseth's speech really means: purging the military to create a lily-white, all male "Crusader Army."
(2025-10-10). Alabama Fine Arts Museum Backs Racist Billboards. counterpunch.org 
The victory Black people (and their supporters) achieved in the U.S. South in the 1960s assured they could vote, hold political office, and benefit from constitutional rights like due process. Oppression remained, however, and not only in the South. Black people are sicker than whites and die earlier. Schools they attend are inferior. Wealth and
(2025-10-09). 'They're coming back': Israelis await return of Gaza hostages. scmp.com Thousands of jubilant Israelis gathered in a Tel Aviv square on Thursday, hopeful for the return of hostages held in Gaza, after two years of fear and worry. | Many wore stickers reading "They're coming back", waving Israeli and US flags and clutching photos of the hostages after Israel and Hamas reached a hostage release and truce deal in a major step towards ending the war.
(2025-10-09). How Donald Trump pulled off his Gaza deal. scmp.com It was a typically theatrical moment for the man who loves to publicly boast of being the "peacemaker-in-chief". | Donald Trump's top diplomat interrupted a televised meeting at the White House to hand the US president a note and whisper in his ear that a Gaza deal was imminent. | Shortly afterwards, he announced the agreement on social media. "BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS!" he posted.
(2025-10-09). German Chancellor Merz justifies genocide in Gaza. wsws.org Commemorative events were held throughout Germany in honour of the 1,200 Israeli victims of the Hamas attack. However, the murder of at least 67,000 Palestinians was not mentioned.
(2025-10-09). Oxfam reaction to Gaza ceasefire deal. commondreams.org Reacting to the announcement of the first stage of a ceasefire deal in Gaza, Oxfam International's Executive Director Amitabh Behar said: "This is a desperately needed step towards ending Israel's genocide in Gaza. We welcome the release of Israeli hostages and unlawfully detained Palestinians. "This fragile ceasefire must be the beginning of a sustained and principled effort that leads to ending Israel's unlawful occupation and blockade. It must be focused on restoring rights and rebuilding lives. Any political or reconstruction plan must not entrench the occupation or further undermine Palestinian sovereignt…
(2025-10-09). Daily protests in Berlin against the interception of the Sumud flotilla and the genocide in Gaza. wsws.org In Germany, rallies have been announced to take place in numerous cities throughout the week with a national demonstration planned in Berlin for Saturday.
(2025-10-09). Netherlands: 250,000 join anti-war protests against Gaza genocide and criminal interception of Sumud flotilla. wsws.org On October 5, 2025, in Amsterdam, the third "Red Line" demonstration took place, marking the largest anti-war protest in the Netherlands since the anti‚Äënuclear protests in 1981.
(2025-10-09). Israel says 'all parties' signed phase one of Gaza deal. newarab.com 
Israel said Thursday that all parties have signed the first phase of a The agreement in Egypt follows a Trump was expected to be in Jerusalem on Sunday, the office of his Israeli counterpa…
(2025-10-09). Gaza achievement brings U.S. Jews together, puts democrats on the back foot. haaretz.com As Washington reels from partisan gridlock, Trump's Israel-Hamas cease-fire deal delivers him an unexpected victory — one that challenges the narratives of both his critics and his supporters…
(2025-10-09). Rutgers Unions Call to Disband Turning Point Chapter After Colleague Targeted. truthout.org The Rutgers teachers' unions are standing in solidarity with History Professor Mark Bray, who has been targeted by Turning Point USA's student chapter at Rutgers. The group has falsely claimed that Bray, the author of Antifa: The Anti-Fascist Handbook is "a prominent leader of the antifa movement on campus," and launched a campaign to have him fired. "Antifa," which is short for antifascist… |