(2026-04-13). Will Orban's defeat in Hungary lead to EU sanctions on Israel. newarab.com 
This has raised fresh questions about whether the bloc could now move toward sanctions given Israel's continued attacks and violations of international law in Gaza and Lebanon. | Orban's relationship with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went beyond routine diplomacy. | Netanyahu openly aligned himself with t…
(2026-04-13). Israel is crying about Spanish burning effigy of war criminal Netanyahu. thecanary.co 
Israel is having a petulant hissy fit about Spain. Again. The occupation regime has cried that a Spanish village's decision to use an effigy of genocidal war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu in its traditional Easter ceremony is — you've guessed it — antisemitic. The Israeli government — never one to shy away from displays of arrogance […] | By
(2026-04-13). Farage increasingly isolated as pal Orban given the boot. thecanary.co 
On 12 April, the people of Hungary voted out the loathsome Viktor Orbán. As we reported, the man who's replacing him is another right-wing Zionist. What he's not, however, is a member of the same network of would-be-despots as Nigel Farage. Increasingly, then, it's looking like the global right-wing uprising that Farage was relying on […] | By
(2026-04-13). Thursday 4/16: Power Half-Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2026-04-13). Israel kills three people in Gaza following new ceasefire talks. newarab.com 
An Israeli airstrike killed Medics said the strike had hit a group of men outside a school in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip. | At Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, the bodies of those killed lay on the ground in white sh…
(2026-04-13). Israel's restriction of aid into Gaza leads to critical shortages in bread, baby formula, and water. mondoweiss.net 
Israel's continued restriction of aid into Gaza has cut bread production by half as hospitals run out of baby formula and water supplies run low. Doctors warn that surging malnutrition cases among children may irreversibly harm an entire generation.
(2026-04-13). Headlines for April 13, 2026. democracynow.org President Trump Announces Naval Blockade of Strait of Hormuz, Israeli Strike Kills Infant Girl During Her Father's Funeral in Lebanon, At Least Seven Palestinians Killed in Israeli Strikes in Gaza, Police Arrest Over 500 Palestine Action Activists in London, President Trump Slams Pope Leo as Too Liberal and "Weak on Crime", Trump Admin Fires Immigration Judges Who Dismissed Cases Against Ràºmeysa àñztàºrk and Mohsen Mahdawi, Hungarian Far-Right Prime Minister Viktor Orbán Concedes Defeat in Parliamentary Election, Amnesty International: Nigerian Airstrikes Kill Over 100 Civilian…
(2026-04-13). New Zealand protests against war on Iran, Lebanon and Gaza. wsws.org Thousands of people joined protests to denounce New Zealand's alliance with the US and government silence on US and Israeli war crimes. The organisers, however, promoted illusions in Labour and the Greens.
(2026-04-13). Failure to Stop Israel's Genocide in Gaza Has Allowed It to Expand Into Lebanon. truthout.org While the world's attention is focused on the U.S.-Israeli aggression in Iran and Donald Trump's genocidal proclamations, Israel is perpetrating genocide in Lebanon. Trump threatened genocide in Iran on April 7, stating, "A whole civilization will die tonight." The next day, he agreed to a two-week ceasefire. In response, Israel almost immediately intensified its assault on Lebanon… |
(2026-04-13). Gaza: Israeli sniper kills Palestinian schoolgirl in front of classmates. ummid.com Israeli occupation forces shot and killed a Palestinian schoolgirl Thursday April 09, 2026 in front of her classmates while she was studying in a tent classroom in northern Gaza.
(2026-04-13). Global Sumud Flotilla heads from Barcelona to break Gaza blockade. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report A group of 39 boats known as the Global Sumud Flotilla has set sail from Barcelona to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, with organisers saying more vessels are expected to join along the route — making this their largest mission so far, reports Al Jazeera. Israeli security forces illegally intercepted and detained…
(2026-04-13). Gaza's land looters turn destruction into opportunity for profit. newarab.com 
Imad explained that encroachment on both public and private land has increased significantly since the The situation has been further aggravated after the Israeli army targeted law enforcement agencies, and influential families seized control of multiple properties, renting or managing them without the owners' permission. | "It has become a phenomenon," Imad said. "The collapse of law enforcement, caused by Israeli targeting of civilian infrastructure, turned government lands into easy spo…
(2026-04-13). Activistas europeos impulsan nueva flotilla humanitaria hacia Gaza. cubadebate.cu La Global Sumud Flotilla se prepara para zarpar rumbo a la Franja de Gaza, en lo que sus organizadores describen como la mayor iniciativa marítima internacional para desafiar el bloqueo impuesto al territorio palestino. La acción pretende llevar ayuda humanitaria a la población gazatí y visibilizar la crisis que enfrenta ese territorio…
(2026-04-13). Thursday 4/16: Albany & El Cerrito for Palestine – Human Billboard for Gaza. indybay.org El Cerrito Plaza, San Pablo & Carlson…
(2026-04-13). Pakistan reportedly used decoy fighter jets to avoid Israel attacking Iranian negotiators. thecanary.co 
Pakistan have reportedly used fighter jets and intelligence to thwart an alleged plan by Israel to shoot down the jet carrying Iran's highly-qualified negotiators attending talks with Donald Trump's relatives and golf buddies. Israel's plans to kill Iran's top surviving team in order to thwart talks were already known, but supposedly shelved under pressure from […] | By
(2026-04-13). Dozens arrested in New York as protesters demand US blocks sale of bombs to Israel. scmp.com Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration on Monday calling on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of thousands of US bombs to Israel. | Led by the anti-war group Jewish Voice for Peace, the crowd of hundreds initially attempted to stage a sit-in inside the Manhattan offices of the two Democratic lawmakers they accused of abetting Israel's intensifying attacks in Lebanon and the US-Israel war on Iran.
(2026-04-13). Chorus Grows for US President Trump's Impeachment. ummid.com The reticence expressed by Democrats about removing President Donald Trump from office — even after he ousted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and attacked Iran without seeking congressional approval, quickly fell away after his latest threat to Iran.
(2026-04-13). Almost all Russian staff pulled from Iran's Bushehr nuclear plant. newarab.com 
Russia has withdrawn almost all its staff from Iran's sole nuclear power plant, built and operated with help from Moscow, the head of Russia's atomic energy agency said Monday. | "We began the final rotation at the Bushehr station," Alexei Likhachev said, adding that 108 people were evacuated while just 20 – top managers and those responsible for equipment safety – remained at the station. | Russia began evacuating its staff from the plant due to the threat of airstrikes amid the Moscow has warned that attacks near the plant ri…
(2026-04-13). Israelis oppose Iran truce, divided over whether to respect it. newarab.com 
Nearly two-thirds of Israelis oppose the Iran ceasefire but the public is divided over whether Israel should respect the two-week truce or resume attacks on Iran, according to a poll from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. | The poll was the first national survey of Israelis conducted after the U.S. and Iran agreed last week to a ceasefire brokered by Pakistan, the survey's authors said. The ceasefire has halted U.S. and Isr…
(2026-04-13). Trump Says Jesus Photo Shows Him as Red Cross Doctor — a Group Bombed in His War. truthout.org After Donald Trump faced a deluge of criticism for posting an AI-generated photo that appeared to depict him as Jesus Christ, the U.S. president backtracked on Monday, dubiously claimed that the photo actually showed him as a doctor with the Red Cross — a humanitarian group that has been relentlessly attacked amid Trump's war on Iran. On Sunday night, Trump posted a tirade against Pope Leo… |
(2026-04-13). As US Kills 5 in Boat Strike, Trump Threatens Iran With Same Killing "System" truthout.org The U.S. military announced that it had carried out another attack on vessels in the eastern Pacific Ocean on Saturday, bringing the total death toll of its boat strike campaign to 168 people as President Donald Trump threatens the same "system" of attacks against Iran, despite the ceasefire. U.S. Southern Command, also known as SOUTHCOM, posted a video of the strike on social media. |
(2026-04-13). Pope Leo Continues to Criticize War After Trump Attacks Him in Social Media Rant. truthout.org Pope Leo XIV on Monday said he would not back off his criticism of President Donald Trump's war of choice in Iran after the president targeted him with an unhinged late-night social media rant. In a Sunday Truth Social post, Trump accused Pope Leo of being "WEAK on Crime, and terrible for Foreign Policy," even though dealing with crime and running U.S. foreign policy are not part of the pope'… |
(2026-04-13). Trump's Extreme Use of Military Is Stirring a Crisis of Conscience Among Troops. truthout.org As President Donald Trump increasingly uses the U.S. military to carry out his agenda through brute force, organizations that provide counseling services for U.S. servicemembers are reporting growing numbers of calls. These calls have further spiked in response to Trump's war on Iran, one of the most unpopular in U.S. history. The United States has carried out the war through intense attacks… |
(2026-04-13). Conservative Candidate Tells British MPs to 'Go Back to Pakistan'. bylinetimes.com 
Kemi Badenoch has suspended one of her Conservative candidates in the upcoming local elections after a Byline Times investigation revealed he has posted a series of racist Tweets, including demands for British MPs to "go back to Pakistan". | William Jackson, who is listed as standing for the party in North Harrow in London, repeatedly posted messages to non-white British MPs of Asian origin, demanding that they leave the country, or be deported. | The messages, which were sent in reply to posts on Elon Musk's X platform, include: | Multiple posts telling Apsana Begum MP, who was born in London, to "go back to…