(2025-10-14). "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:…
(2025-10-14). Trump declares Gaza war over after final hostage exchange. tribune.com.pk 
Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as US President Donald Trump declared the end of the two-year-long war that has upended the broader Middle East. | Hours later, Trump convened Muslim and European leaders in Egypt to discuss the future of Gaza and the possibility of a wider regional peace, even as Hamas and Israel, both absent from the gathering, are yet to agree on the next steps. | The Israeli military said it had received all 20 hostages confirmed to be alive, after their transfer from Gaza by the Red Cross.
(2025-10-14). Explosion rocks eastern Cairo hours before historic Gaza peace summit in Sharm El-Sheikh. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- A powerful explosion shook eastern Cairo on Monday morning, sending a thick plume of smoke into the sky and rattling windows across several districts, just hours before world leaders gathered in Sharm El-Sheikh for a landmark Gaza peace summit. The blast, which occurred around midday local time near the Cairo-Ismailia highway in the Heliopolis and New Cairo areas, was heard across much of the capital, prompting widespread concern as emergency services rushed to the scene.Witnesses described a "deafening boom" followed by flames and a rising column of smoke near a military zone behind the Future City of…
(2025-10-14). Israel and the occupied territories: Civilian suffering in Gaza on a devastating scale after two years of conflict. icrc.org
(2025-10-14). The Sumud Aid Flotilla did more than Trump to Achieve Gaza's Fragile Peace. juancole.com Braga, Portugal and San Marcos, Ca. (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — US President Trump arrived in Israel on Monday as the first hostages were released by Hamas, ostensibly to take credit for brokering the ceasefire, still hurt from the fact that he was not nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the Sumud Flotilla …
(2025-10-14). Susan Watkins: Israel after Fordow. newleftreview.org Netanyahu is building on the obliteration of Gaza to launch an external offensive across multiple fronts, aiming at cantonization in Lebanon and Syria, and regime change, if not state break-up, in Iran. What explains the West's political investment in an Israeli-centric Middle East, on conspicuous display during June's Twelve-Day War?
(2025-10-14). Kremlin Welcomes Trump's Renewed Push for Ukraine Peace Talks After Gaza Ceasefire. moderndiplomacy.eu The Kremlin on Tuesday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump's declaration that he will now turn his attention toward ending the war in Ukraine, following his success in brokering a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Speaking before Israel's parliament, Trump said his next diplomatic priority would be "to get Russia done," signalling renewed U.S. engagement in …
(2025-10-14). Australian Labor government hails Trump's neo-colonial Gaza plan. wsws.org Labor leaders are gushing over the US president, presenting the war criminal and fascist as a paragon of peace.
(2025-10-14). What next for Gaza's ceasefire? The obstacles that lie ahead. newarab.com 
The ink on While the first phase delivers concrete outcomes – The result is a precar…
(2025-10-14). Israel tells UN it plans to halve aid into Gaza amid partial return of slain hostages. haaretz.com Hamas has informed mediators it will begin transferring the bodies of four deceased Israeli hostages to Israel at 10 P.M. local time. Families of the hostages urged Israel and the mediators to suspend the Gaza cease-fire deal following the violation…
(2025-10-14). Violent clashes in Jabalia between Hamas security forces and outlaws. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Violent clashes were reported in East Jabalia, Gaza, between Hamas security forces and collaborators with the Israeli government, Al Jazeera reported Tuesday.Quds News Network said that clashes have been raging since this morning, east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip, between security personnel affiliated with the Ministry of Interior and outlaws collaborating with the occupation.This comes a day after the Gaza peace summit, which was held in Shark el-Sheikh, Egypt, that announced the end of the 2-year war in the Gaza Strip. The summit was co-chaired by U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian coun…
(2025-10-14). The true test of Gaza peace begins after momentous ceasefire deal. scmp.com On Monday, the fragile ceasefire in Gaza led to freedom for Israeli hostages and the release of Palestinian prisoners held by Israel. It was the culmination of a long and tortuous process – but it may, in the end, have been the easier part. | The coming weeks, months and years would require more than just rebuilding from the devastation that has left much of Gaza in ruins. Key details of the peace plan may remain unsettled. Granular details would need to be negotiated to keep the plan moving…
(2025-10-14). Trump in Jerusalem: When Knesset went full MAGA. haaretz.com Netanyahu and his ministers still believe Trump will lose interest and allow Israel to resume the war in Gaza. This is wishful thinking, as dozens of world leaders committed to Trump's peace plan on Monday, and all Netanyahu received in return was the U.S. president's support for a criminal trial pardon…
(2025-10-14). UNRWA calls for Gaza aid entry, Israel demands return of dead. newarab.com 
(2025-10-14). Pro-Palestine Movement Vows To Continue Struggle For Lasting Peace. popularresistance.org Scenes of Palestinian emergency workers, journalists, displaced refugees, and children in Gaza celebrating on the streets widely circulated following the announcement of a ceasefire deal. In the United States, Israel's most powerful ally, people involved in the Palestine solidarity movement met the moment with a similar sense of both mourning and cautious optimism. | The Palestinian Youth Movement, a Palestinian diaspora organization that has played a key role in organizing mass demonstrations in the United States since the beginning of Israel's war on Gaza, joins "our people in welcoming the prospect of a durabl…
(2025-10-14). Turkey, Iraq pressure forced Netanyahu to pull from Gaza summit. newarab.com 
(2025-10-14). Zohran Mamdani schmoozes with executives and landlords, praises Trump's phony Gaza "ceasefire" wsws.org In the lead-up to the November mayoral election the Democratic Socialists of America member is doing everything in his power to reassure the ruling class his campaign presents no threat to their profits, police or foreign policy objectives.
(2025-10-14). Patrick Lawrence: Let Us Now Bury the Truth (Again). scheerpost.com Gaza rubble, 2023-2025. (Jaber Jehad Badwan /Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 4.0) | In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Patrick Lawrence / Headline in the Sunday editions of The New York Times: "A New Test for I…
(2025-10-14). Remains of four hostages released by Hamas arrive in Israel for forensic identification. haaretz.com
(2025-10-14). Thursday 10/16: Virtual Book Launch: Displaced in Gaza: Stories from the Gaza Genocide. indybay.org Online | register at link here…
(2025-10-14). Israel violates truce, kills civilians in Gaza. tehrantimes.com The Israeli army killed several Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday despite the new ceasefire agreement, which has taken effect across the strip, according to The Cradle.
(2025-10-14). 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 (…) | – | /…
(2025-10-14). How the murder of Gaza journalist Saleh Aljafarawi and Hamas's crackdown on Israel-backed militias are connected. mondoweiss.net 
Beloved Gaza journalist Saleh Aljafarawi was murdered amid a Hamas crackdown on Israel-backed armed clans and militias that looted aid and sowed chaos during the war. Here's how they're all connected.
(2025-10-14). Hamas offers amnesty to militias in bid to restore order in Gaza. newarab.com 
Hamas has offered amnesty to armed groups in Violent clashes between Hamas security forces and militants linked to the powerful Doghmush family erupted following Israel's withdrawal from Gaza City over the weekend. | Eight Hamas fighters and 19 members of the clan were reportedly killed in the fighting, which took place near the Jordanian Hospital in the Sabra…
(2025-10-14). Protests across Australia oppose two years of the Israeli genocide in Gaza. wsws.org "What they're testing in Gaza will potentially impact the quality of life and workers' rights in other countries. The governments are seeing how far they can push and get away with things."
(2025-10-14). Nepalese Hindu student who taken hostage by Hamas after October 7 attack, confirmed dead. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: As the Donald Trump-led Middle East peace summit advanced with a landmark Gaza peace deal — highlighted by Hamas releasing 20 live hostages — a tragic development overshadowed the historic progress. The body of Bipin Joshi, a Nepalese Hindu student abducted by Hamas over two years ago, was returned to Israel. | Nepal's Ambassador to Israel, Dhan Prasad Pandit, told Nepali media outlet Republica that Joshi's remains were being transported to Tel Aviv late Monday night. | "Hamas has handed over Bipin Joshi's body to Israeli authorities, and it is now on its way to Tel Aviv," Pandit confi…
(2025-10-14). Pakistan stands by 'pre-1967' borders for Palestine: PM. tribune.com.pk 
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has reaffirmed that the establishment of a strong and viable Palestinian state, based on pre-1967 borders with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital, remains and will continue to remain the foundation of Pakistan's policy on the Middle East. | The prime minister departed for Pakistan after concluding his two-day visit to Sharm El-Sheikh, where he attended the Gaza Peace Summit held in Egypt. Egypt's Minister of Culture, Ahmed Fouad Hanno, bid farewell to the prime minister and the Pakistani delegation. | As I board the plane to return home after the Gaza Peace Summit in Sharm el Sheikh…
(2025-10-14). As Aid Stalls and Control Hardens, Gaza Ceasefire Chances Evaporate. moderndiplomacy.eu Israel is restricting aid into Gaza, allowing only 300 trucks, which is half the agreed daily amount, and no fuel or gas, except for specific humanitarian needs. This decision comes as Hamas has been slow to return the bodies of hostages, which Israel cited as the reason for the restrictions. U. S. President Donald Trump …
(2025-10-14). Thursday 10/16: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2025-10-14). Hamas kills dozens in Gaza crackdown, reasserting control after ceasefire. scmp.com A greatly weakened Hamas has sought to reassert itself in Gaza since a ceasefire took hold, killing at least 33 people in a crackdown on groups that have tested its grip and appearing to get a US nod to temporarily police the shattered enclave. | Pummelled by Israel during the war ignited by the October 7, 2023 attacks, Hamas has gradually sent its men back into the streets of Gaza since the ceasefire began on Friday, moving cautiously in case it suddenly collapses, according to two security…
(2025-10-14). End of Gaza war could open door to major diplomatic shifts in the Middle East. haaretz.com In a poignant conclusion to a long conflict, 20 Israeli hostages were reunited with their families, while 24 bodies remain unaccounted for, with Hamas facing difficulties in their return. Meanwhile, Political maneuvering continues as Netanyahu balances diplomatic opportunities against his coalition's hardline stance…
(2025-10-14). Trump lands in Sharm El-Sheikh for historic Gaza peace summit. albawaba.com ALBAWABA- U.S. President Donald Trump arrived in the Egyptian resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh on Monday afternoon to co-chair a landmark international summit aimed at securing a lasting peace in Gaza, hours after celebrating what he called a "historic end" to the two-year conflict during a visit to Israel.Trump was greeted by Egyptian honor guards and President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, whose government played a central role in brokering the ceasefire and the recent hostage-prisoner exchange. "President el-Sisi has been a true leader in this process—strong, smart, and committed to peace. Without him, we wouldn't…
(2025-10-14). LIVE: Released Palestinians in Gaza allege hunger, abuse in Israeli jails. aljazeera.com Deal comes as families in Israel and Palestine reunite with loved ones freed from captivity in Gaza and Israeli jails.
(2025-10-14). ICRC president: Gaza ceasefire critical to saving lives and reuniting families. icrc.org
(2025-10-14). Peace at Hand? Protesters Keep up the Pressure. indybay.org Activists protest the Gaza genocide outside the Israeli Consulate in San Francisco even though a tentative peace deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas.
(2025-10-14). Gaza in turmoil: Hamas and militias clash amid executions in bid to. haaretz.com Sources affiliated with Hamas claimed that the group seeks to tighten its control and is acting against 'criminals and collaborators.' On Monday, footage emerged showing a public execution in Gaza City, with reports stating that Hamas executed four men accused of spying for Israel…
(2025-10-14). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC forced to temporarily suspend operations in Gaza City office as hostilities escalate. icrc.org
(2025-10-14). UK Proposes Northern Ireland-Style Disarmament Model for Gaza. moderndiplomacy.eu Britain may lead efforts to disarm Hamas in Gaza, similar to its experience with militant groups in Northern Ireland, according to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He emphasized that disarming Hamas is crucial for the success of Donald Trump's ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas, which is part of a larger framework for peace in the …
(2025-10-14). Two years of captivity for Hamas hostages, a genocide in Gaza: International justice trampled. fidh.org
(2025-10-14). From Gaza's ruins, Palestinians rise to rebuild homes and lives. newarab.com 
Among the rubble of homes and displacement bags still unpacked, thousands of Palestinians from Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip cling to a single hope that has never left them: returning home, no matter what remains of it. | Israel's genocide in Gaza, launched after October 7, 2023, has displaced approximately 1.9 million of Gaza's 2.3 million residents, with northern Gaza experiencing some of the heaviest bombardment and destruction. The World Bank estimates that $50 billion is needed to rebuild the devastated enclave. | In temporary tents and rented houses across central and southern Gaza, the displaced pr…
(2025-10-14). Wednesday 10/29: 3 Days Under the Rubble: The Story of Ghina Hamdan in Gaza. indybay.org
(2025-10-14). Israeli drone targets Palestinians heading to east Gaza, kills 5. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – At least five Palestinians were killed after being targeted by an Israeli drone on Tuesday, The New Arab reported.The death toll rose to 5 after an Israeli drone targeted Palestinians trying to return to the Shuja'iyya neighborhood in eastern Gaza.According to Al Jazeera, Israel has not withdrawn from the eastern part of the Gaza Strip, and the Israeli Army is targeting any Palestinian who attempts to return.The Israeli army claimed it opened fire on Palestinians "to remove a threat after identifying suspects attempting to cross the yellow line" in the Gaza Strip.
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(2025-10-14). Palestine Solidarity Discussions in Johannesburg Stress Ongoing Protest. counterpunch.org 
Will the Trump-Netanyahu deal at least pause the mass killing of Gazans? Maybe, and Gazans have every right to celebrate. But we have repeatedly learned how brief any reprieve in Israel's genocidal attacks on Palestine can be. And as Hamas releases 20 living Israeli hostages and has no further internal leverage, can anyone trust Tel
(2025-10-14). Israel/Palestine: The Observatory condemns the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla in Israeli prisons. fidh.org
(2025-10-14). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC begins operation to facilitate return of hostages, detainees as part of ceasefire agreement. icrc.org
(2025-10-14). Two years on from 7 October: The hostages must come home. icrc.org Below is a statement by Yuval Arie Nevo, head of ICRC sub-delegation in Tel-Aviv…
(2025-10-14). After two years of dodging deals, Netanyahu allies claim he had a plan all along. haaretz.com Despite Netanyahu's initial resistance, the Trump administration's intervention appears to have forced both Israel and Hamas's hand. While not invited to the critical summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, Netanyahu claimed the deal as a victory, citing military and diplomatic pressure as decisive factors…
(2025-10-14). The politics of celebration: Captives vs prisoners. aljazeera.com We compare and contrast how Israelis celebrate captive releases, while Palestinians are ordered not to.
(2025-10-14). Foreign Ministry slams Trump's anti-Iran remarks at Knesset. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) — Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned the baseless and shameful accusations by the President of the United States made in the Knesset, blaming Washington for moral hypocrisy and complicity in Israeli crimes.
(2025-10-14). Kevin Gray: Old Wine in New Bottles. newleftreview.org Though brandishing 'Stop the Steal!' placards, along with US and Israeli flags, nationalist mobilizations in South Korea draw on a different lineage to that of Trump, Bolsonaro or Farage. The latest NLR study of rising new rights locates the RoK's conservative bloc in its history of collaboration with Japanese and American imperialism, now re-gearing against the PRC.
(2025-10-14). Hamas Hands Over All Living Israeli Captives. popularresistance.org All living Israeli captives were released by Hamas on 13 October and have returned to Israel as part of the ceasefire agreement's exchange formula. | The 20 living captives were handed over to the Red Cross before being returned to Israel by the Israeli military. | The Israeli army confirmed the final 13 captives were handed over, after initially receiving seven. The captives have been taken to hospitals for checkups and to meet their family members. | The coming hours will also see the resistance release the bodies of deceased Israeli captives. | Meanwhile, Israel is releasing a total of 1,966 Palestinian prison…
(2025-10-14). Palestinians Freed From Israeli Prison Denied Reunion With Families As Trump Claims a 'Forever' Peace. scheerpost.com
(2025-10-14). Lebanon: Seek Justice for Journalists Killed by Israeli Forces. juancole.com 2 Years since Killing of Issam Abdallah; Attacks on Civilians, Media Continue Human Rights Watch — (Beirut) — Lebanon's announcement on October 9, 2025, that it has tasked the Justice Ministry with assessing the legal measures that may be taken following Israeli attacks on journalists during the last war offers a fresh opportunity to achieve …
(2025-10-14). Israeli Historian Ilan Pappé: Despite Ceasefire, Palestinians Still Face 'Elimination, Genocide'. scheerpost.com In one of the scariest moments in modern history, we're doing our best at ScheerPost to pierce the fog of lies that conceal it but we need some help to pay our writers and staff. Please consider a tax-deductible By Renowned Israeli historian, author and professor Ilan Pappé discusses…
(2025-10-13). 76-year-old Israeli dies from wounds sustained in Iranian missile attack in June. haaretz.com Aharon Mizrahi was injured by the missile while at home in the Tel Aviv suburb of Ramat Gan with his wife, Etti Cohen Angel, who was also killed…