(2025-12-18). Families of Palestine Hunger Strikers Beg for Meeting With David Lammy as Their Conditions Deteriorate. bylinetimes.com Family members of the Palestine Action-affiliated hunger strikers have called on Justice Secretary David Lammy to meet with the strikers before any of them die. | Speaking at a press conference in Vauxhall on Thursday, the sisters of hunger strikers Kamran Ahmed and Teuta Hoxha and the next of kin of Qesser Zuhrah alleged ill treatment of their relatives by prison staff, and pleaded with the Government to agree to a meeting to negotiate over the hunger strikers' terms so that they can put an end to the strike. | 29 Palestine Action-affiliated individuals are currently being held on remand for their alleged inv…
(2025-12-18). Palestine out of 2025 FIFA Arab World Cup, but wins hearts. ummid.com Palestine National Football Team's dream to play Semi Finals of the 2025 FIFA Arab World Cup ended after it got defeated by Saudi Arabia Thursday.
(2025-12-18). As Zohran Mamdani prepares to enter City Hall he faces pressure from an unlikely source — Palestine activists. scheerpost.com By Michael Arria for Mondoweiss Last month, activists gathered outside New York City's Park East Synagogue to protest an event hosted by Nefesh B'Nefesh, an organization that assists Jewish individuals in relocating to Israel. The protest, which was organized by the Palestinian Assembly for Liberation (PAL Awda), was condemned as antisemitic by pro-Israel groups and leaders over chants of …
(2025-12-18). Trump says he brought peace to the Middle East for the first time in 3000 years. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – As he addressed the nation at a White House conference, US President Donald Trump sparked debate after claiming that he brought peace to the Middle East for the first time in 3000 years due to "ending" the two-year war in Gaza. Trump said, "I have ended the war in Gaza, bringing for the first time in 3000 years peace in the Middle East and secured the release of the hostages both living and dead."His statement received mixed reactions among social media users who argued that the US President didn't bring peace to the Middle East as Israel's occupation of Palestine and its aggression on Gaza is still on…
(2025-12-18). How the Bondi Beach attack is being weaponized to suppress the Palestine movement in Australia. mondoweiss.net 
The Australian government is using the Bondi Beach attack as a pretext to accelerate its repression of the Palestine movement. This response lays bare the state's true interest: to protect and defend Australia's complicity in the Gaza genocide.
(2025-12-18). Tech for Genocide: Palantir's Role in the Pager Attacks. orinocotribune.com By Al-Akhbar's Lebanon Desk — Dec 15, 2025 | "We've never supplied our products to enemies. We proudly support the US government. I am proud that we are supporting Israel in every way we can." — Palantir co-founder Alex Karp | Palantir Technologies has been involved in the Israeli military's regional operations from Gaza to Lebanon and beyond, according to revelations in a new biography of CEO Alex Karp. In The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State, New York Times journalist Michael Steinberger details how the US-based company's software played a direct r…
(2025-12-18). Netanyahu is exploiting the Bondi Beach massacre to build support for the Gaza genocide and is fueling antisemitism in the process. mondoweiss.net 
Benjamin Netanyahu is blaming the attack at Bondi Beach on Australia's support for Palestinian statehood. He conflates Jewish safety with Zionism to garner support for Israel, but in doing so, he enlists all Jews as agents of Palestinian oppression.
(2025-12-18). Chris Hedges speaks to IA about Gaza genocide, Bondi and. independentaustralia.net 
(2025-12-18). Israel has continued its assassination campaign in Gaza despite the ceasefire. mondoweiss.net 
Since mid-October, Israel has carried out an assassination campaign in Gaza targeting resistance leaders. Contacts within the resistance say Israel is trying to lure them back into direct confrontation to avoid fulfilling its ceasefire obligations.
(2025-12-18). Cold weather claims more lives in besieged Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — Gaza health ministry announced on Thursday that one person was killed and 13 others were wounded in the past 24 hours as Israeli attacks and the worsening humanitarian situation continue to devastate the Strip.
(2025-12-18). Infant dies from severe cold southern Gaza Strip. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — A one-month-old infant died on Thursday due to the extreme cold in the Khan Younis area of southern Gaza.
(2025-12-18). US sanctions more ICC judges, citing ruling on Israeli war crime probe. aljazeera.com International court has repeatedly decried US sanctions amid its ongoing investigation into Gaza war crimes.
(2025-12-18). Gaza, the United Nations, and the Crisis of Global Conscience. thinktank.pk The United Nations General Assembly's overwhelming passage of a resolution demanding unrestricted humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, protection of United Nations facilities, and compliance with international law marks a moment of rare moral clarity in an increasingly fractured world. Supported by 139 countries, with only 12 voting against and 19 abstaining, the resolution reflects …
(2025-12-18). US imposes sanctions on two more ICC judges for Israel probe. newarab.com 
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on two more judges of the International Criminal Court after they rejected an attempt by Israel to end a war crimes probe in Gaza. | Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who had already ordered sanctions on judges and prosecutors in the case, explicitly linked the new measures to a vote Monday in which the two judges sided with the majority and upheld arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister "We will…
(2025-12-18). Gaza doctors create 3D-printed devices to save patients from amputation. aljazeera.com With few medical supplies, doctors are turning to 3D printers powered by solar energy to treat some injuries in Gaza.
(2025-12-18). Video: Qatar PM urges Gaza aid surge in talks with US Secretary of State. aljazeera.com Qatar's Prime Minister held talks with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington.
(2025-12-18). Imani Barbarin on disability rights, COVID and the war on Gaza. aljazeera.com Why the TikTok star and disability advocate wants the world to rethink what it means to be disabled.
(2025-12-18). UEFA sanctions Maccabi Tel Aviv over racist, anti-Arab chants. newarab.com 
Israeli football club UEFA's control, ethics, and disciplinary body (CEDB) also fined the club ‚Ǩ20,000 ($23,456) over the fans' behaviour. | The one-game ban on the club selling away tickets for their next UEFA competition is suspended for a probationary period of two years. | Video posted to…
(2025-12-18). Saudi, French and US officials push Hezbollah disarmament plan. tribune.com.pk 
French, Saudi Arabian and US officials held talks with the head of the Lebanese army in Paris on Thursday aimed at finalising a roadmap to establish a mechanism for the disarmament of Hezbollah, diplomats said. | Israel and Lebanon agreed to a US-brokered ceasefire in 2024, ending more than a year of fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed group, which was significantly weakened during the conflict. | Since then, the two sides have traded accusations of violations, with Israel questioning the Lebanese army's efforts to disarm Hezbollah. Israeli warplanes have increasingly targeted Hezbollah positions in so…
(2025-12-18). Iran's intel. database on Israel enabled precise strikes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Iran had a "complete intelligence database" on Israeli targets during the June aggression, which enabled the Armed Forces to carry out precise retaliatory strikes.
(2025-12-18). Israeli forces launch fresh drone attack in southern Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — The local media in Lebanon on Thursday reported that Zionist regime's forces launched fresh drone attack in southern Lebanon.
(2025-12-18). Pro-Palestinian hacker group breaches phone of ex-Israeli PM. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 18 (MNA) — The pro-Palestinian hacker group Handala says it has infiltrated the personal cellular device of former Israeli prime minister Naftali Bennett, accessing sensitive documents and personal communications.