(2026-04-25). From Philadelphia to Palestine — Free all prisoners! iacenter.org By Marta Guttenberg April 24, 2026 Philadelphia Philadelphia, April 18, 2026. Credit: Cindy Lu On April 18, a clear, warm spring afternoon, over 50 people rallied in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in upscale Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia, covering the lawn with small red triangles to represent the hundreds of Palestinians facing the threat of death by hanging in Israel. Participants cheered on several fiery speakers who condemned the genocidal death penalty for Palestinian hostages, making the clear connection to Death by Incarceration in Pennsylvania prisons and in imperialist torture dungeons around…
(2026-04-25). Saturday 5/9: Webinar: Stop Using Drone Warfare to Perpetrate Genocides in Palestine and Sudan. indybay.org Online | actionnetwork.org/events/webinar-stop-us……
(2026-04-25). Racine, WI April 25, 2026: Stand For Peace! Stop U.S.-Israel War On Iran! Free Palestine! wibailoutpeople.org 
Martin Luther King Plaza tomorrow, Saturday, April 25th, from 12: 30 to 1: 30 pm, on the corner of State Street, Marquette Street and 909 Dr. Martin Luther Drive, Racine WI 53404 for Peace and Justice. | Students occupy City Hall in Milwaukee April 24, 2026. / Photo: WI BOPM…
(2026-04-25). In the spirit of May Day, stop all U.S. wars! iacenter.org April 24, 2026 May Day — commemorated by workers worldwide — arose out of the 1886 struggle when workers around the U.S. joined a general strike on May 1 demanding an 8-hour workday. Chicago police attacked demonstrating workers in Haymarket Square three days later. In 1889, international socialists named May 1 International Workers Day to commemorate this struggle, honor Chicago's martyrs and promote global solidarity among workers. Demonstration Nov.4, Washington, DC. Photo, Joe Piette Today The International Action Center hails the workers of Iran, Lebanon and Palestine who remain resolute in the f…
(2026-04-25). Friday 4/24: Free Virtual Screening of "Gaza Fights For Freedom" indybay.org Zoom | us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/pvVpdkx……
(2026-04-25). Palestine & South Africa with ILWU Local 10 Retired Secretary Treasurer Clarence Thomas. indybay.org ILWU Local 10 retired Secretary Treasurer Clarence Thomas spoke at a meeting in Oakland on the ILWU Local 10 fight for South Africa and Palestine…
(2026-04-25). Milwaukee: Students Walk Out City Wide to Demand "ICE Out," "Free Palestine" to Support Educators! (Photos). wibailoutpeople.org 
(2026-04-25). Friday 5/1: May Day Party: A Fundraiser for Artists Unite for Palestine and Pal2Eire. indybay.org Hummingbird House | 2976 24th St, San Francisco, CA…
(2026-04-25). Elections without sovereignty: What Palestine's local vote represents. aljazeera.com The elections offer participation without power, revealing how occupation shapes and limits Palestinian political life.
(2026-04-25). Sunday 4/26: Hikers for Palestine: Walking in Solidarity with the Children of Palestine. indybay.org Meet at Inspiration Point parking area at Wildcat Canyon Road, Orinda, CA‚ÄØ94563…
(2026-04-25). Israeli forces kill 13 Palestinians in Gaza in last 24 hours. newarab.com 
Israel's attacks on the devastated enclave have become more deadly after truces were reached in Iran and Lebanon. | Three children and a woman, as well as two police officers are among those killed. | Sour…
(2026-04-25). Palestinians bury pregnant woman and 2 of her children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza. scmp.com Palestinians on Saturday buried a woman pregnant with twins and two of her children who were among at least 13 people killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza. | The toll on Friday included two men who were killed in Gaza City, and eight others killed in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to local hospitals. | Officials at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis said the eight people, including four police officers, were killed after Israel targeted a police vehicle.
(2026-04-25). Watch: Australian workers and youth oppose Gaza genocide and war in Iran. wsws.org Protesters in Brisbane and Adelaide denounced the federal Labor government for its complicity in the US-led imperialist assault in the Middle East.
(2026-04-25). UAW Region 6 & UAW 4811 Endorsement Of Scott Wiener At Khalil Panel Panel Challenged. indybay.org At a panel with Columbia Palestinian UAW2710 member Mahmoud Khalil, a participant questioned why UAW Region 6 and UAW 4811 are supporting Congressional Candidate Scott Wiener who has supported the genocide in Gaza and continued economic and military funding of the Israel and the IDF.
(2026-04-25). Starmer's FCDO closes Israel war-crime monitoring unit, 'loses' massive evidence. thecanary.co 
The Starmer government's Foreign Office (FCDO) has closed down its unit that tracked Israeli atrocities and breaches of humanitarian law in Gaza and Lebanon. The closure also shuts down the Conflict and Security Monitoring Project run by the Centre for Information Resilience. This is — now was — the FCDO-funded project that reviews the legality […] | By
(2026-04-25). Local elections begin in West Bank, Gaza Strip's Deir al-Balah. tribune.com.pk 
Local elections began in the West Bank and the city of Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to the Palestinian Central Elections Commission. | The commission said in a statement that about 1.03 million voters were eligible to vote through 491 polling centres that include 1,922 voting stations. | This also marks the first time in 22 years that municipal elections are taking place in Deir al-Balah, relatively one of the least damaged cities in the enclave during Israel's two-year genocidal war. | Read: Israeli strikes kill five in Gaza, Hamas clashes with Israeli-backed militia | The polls, whi…
(2026-04-25). Lacking Proper Sanitation, Gaza's Tent Camps Are Being Overrun by Rodents. scheerpost.com By Nour Abo Aisha This article was originally published by Truthout As conditions in Gaza's tent camps worsen, rodents bring disease and destruction. In Gaza, displaced families are locked in a relentless battle. Since February 2026, a new terror has emerged: Predatory rodents are shredding the tents that residents spent years pleading for at aid …
(2026-04-25). Palestinians cast ballots in first elections since Gaza war. newarab.com 
Palestinians in the West Bank and a central area of Gaza cast their ballots in Nearly 1.5 million people are registered to vote in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as well as 70,000 people in Gaza's
(2026-04-25). As a Teacher in Gaza, I Saw Education Bring Hope. Israel Has Extinguished It. truthout.org I used to be an English teacher. My classroom walls seemed to breathe with the wind, and the light depended on the mercy of the sun; a very eco-friendly setup, if you think about it. Who needs electricity when the sun graciously decides to show up for class? For eight years, I taught in Beit Hanoun Prep School for young girls; a place where optimism stubbornly thrived in conditions that would… |
(2026-04-25). Palestinian local elections give some Gazans first chance to vote in years. tribune.com.pk 
Palestinians voted in local elections on Saturday that, for the first time in two decades, include Gaza and will gauge the political mood as Israel's government seeks to destroy any future for a Palestinian state. | The West Bank-based Palestinian Authority (PA) hopes the symbolic inclusion of the Gaza city of Deir al-Balah will reinforce its claim to authority over the territory from which it was ousted by Hamas in 2007. | Gazans, who are struggling to meet their basic needs in the devastated enclave, welcomed the opportunity to vote. | "As a Palestinian and a son of the Gaza Strip,…
(2026-04-25). Hamas to negotiate disarmament with Board of Peace on Monday. haaretz.com Talks between Hamas and the Board of Peace are set to resume on Monday in Cairo. The mediators' proposal includes the disarmament of Hamas and other armed groups, the reconstruction of Gaza and a withdrawal of Israeli troops…
(2026-04-25). Gaza area votes in first municipal election in 20 years. aljazeera.com Gaza officials say Deir el-Balah vote is a 'pilot', while occupied West Bank also goes to first polls since 2023 war.
(2026-04-25). US Jewish author Peter Beinart receives PEN award for Gaza book. newarab.com 
(2026-04-25). What to know about the Palestinian municipal elections. newarab.com 
The elections are taking place under conditions of war, political division, and widespread public disillusionment. | Polling stations opened at 07: 00 local time across the West Bank, where more than one million registered voters were eligible to take part, alongside a limited vote in the central Gaza city of Deir al-Balah. | The election…
(2026-04-25). Palestinians cast their ballots as Gaza holds first election in 21 years. aljazeera.com Palestinians are voting in Gaza's first municipal elections in 21 years. Around 70,000 people are registered to vote.
(2026-04-25). Gaza: Aseel's journey back to hope. icrc.org
(2026-04-25). West Bank scepticism as Palestinians doubt local elections will change much. aljazeera.com Frustration with the Palestinian Authority and Israeli occupation fuel voter apathy in local West Bank elections.
(2026-04-25). 60 former UK ambassadors warn of Israel's West Bank annexation steps. tribune.com.pk 
(2026-04-25). Hezbollah's resistance prevails. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders April 20, 2026 What is clear from the recent ceasefire in Lebanon is that Hezbollah has survived, regrouped and rearmed. This is a fact on the ground despite numerous news articles and statements in the Zionist media and the U.S. corporate media claiming that Hezbollah was defeated and totally destroyed. Hezbollah is the party and liberation organization, with massive support, that drove the Israeli occupiers out of southern Lebanon in 2000. Hezbollah has agreed to past ceasefires as it has to the present ceasefire, but based on concrete experience with decades of past brutal Zionist occupations…
(2026-04-25). a Lebanese person who sought asylum in Israel. Many Israeli Arabs see us at. haaretz.com Lebanese-born Jonathan Alkhouri, whose father was in the pro-Israel South Lebanon Army, recalls the day the IDF withdrew and Hezbollah entered his village, and explains why he now does PR internationally for Israel…
(2026-04-25). Israeli strikes kill six in southern Lebanon. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — Israeli strikes killed six people in southern Lebanon on Thursday, Lebanese health officials said.
(2026-04-25). Wounded Lebanese journalist recounts hours of agony when Israeli strike killed colleague. haaretz.com 'Amal was crawling, she was wounded — her nose and head and shoulder and leg,' Faraj recalled, speaking with difficulty with her face swollen and bruised. Faraj said Khalil had also suffered burn wounds after the targeted car next to them caught fire…
(2026-04-25). Israel Kills Journalist in Lebanon After "Hunting" Down Her and a Colleague. scheerpost.com By Sharon Zhang This article was originally published by Truthout Israel targeted the slain journalist's colleague with three strikes, including one on an ambulance she was in. Israeli forces killed journalist Amal Khalil and wounded her colleague, Zeinab Faraj, on Wednesday, firing multiple strikes on the journalists in southern Lebanon in Israel's latest attack on …
(2026-04-25). Israeli attacks kill four in southern Lebanon. aljazeera.com Raids on a truck and a motorcycle in the town of Yohmor al-Shaqif kill four people, state media report.
(2026-04-25). Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon kills four, health ministry says. haaretz.com
(2026-04-25). People Against Genocide Abseil Into UAV Tactical Systems Factory. popularresistance.org From approximately 3am on Friday 24 April, People Against Genocide began occupying the roof of the Leicester factory of UAV Tactical Systems. Elbit Systems, Israel's biggest weapons maker, owns the company. UAV Tactical Systems produces drones for the Israeli military's killer drone fleet, of which Elbit supplies over 85%. Then at approximately 10am, an action taker from the group occupying the roof abseiled into the factory through a hole made with power tools. Whilst abseiling into the weapons factory, the action taker proceeded to damage the ceiling and air supply to the clean room.
(2026-04-25). Palestinians are holding local elections, but hardly anyone is running. Here's why that matters. mondoweiss.net 
Municipal elections were the last democratic outlet Palestinians had. This year, barely anyone is running, as two years of genocide and Israeli crackdown have hollowed out Palestinian political life.
(2026-04-25). A Dialogue Across Civilisations, For Now. popularresistance.org During some of the worst days of the illegal US-Israeli war on Iran, I was talking to friends who were in the civilian areas being bombed. Some of them are scholars, others poets and artists, some work in the government, others in institutions of different kinds. All of them, regardless of their views of the government, stood defiant. Not one person felt that their world was under threat. They remained steadfast, their courage emanating from an immense belief in the resilience of Iranian civilisation. | Marxist and national liberation thought have had a very complex history with the concept of 'civilisation'.
(2026-04-25). Iran's Remarkable Resilience Against US-Israeli Joint Aggression. ummid.com As tensions intensify between Iran, Israel, and the United States, one thing has become increasingly clear: Iran has managed not only to respond to sustained pressure but to endure it far longer than many analysts had anticipated.
(2026-04-25). Ervand Abrahamian: Iran Under Fire. newleftreview.org One of modern Iran's leading historians provides a critical anatomy of the power structures of the Islamic Republic, on the eve of war—and a scathing denunciation of the long-incubated American-Israeli assault on the country, calculated to bring about Syria-style disintegration and civil war.
(2026-04-25). Israeli Military Reportedly Bombed Lebanese Journalist, Blocked Rescuers. popularresistance.org The Israeli military reportedly targeted two Lebanese journalists, assassinating Amal Khalil who worked for the Al-Akhbar newspaper and seriously injuring freelance photographer Zeinab Faraj. | Lebanese Red Cross volunteers rescued Faraj but were unable to rescue Khalil before she died because the Israeli military opened fire on them, which Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam called a "war crime." | "Israel's targeting of media professionals in the South while they are performing their professional duties can no longer be viewed as a series of isolated incidents," Salam declared.
(2026-04-25). Tehran rally condemns US-Israeli crimes. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) — People from various walks of life gathered at Tehran's Haft-e-Tir Square on Saturday to condemn crimes by the US. and the Israeli regime, and to thwart any possible enemy plot.
(2026-04-25). Israel assassinates veteran Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil in double-tap strike. mronline.org 
Amal and her media outlet, Al Akhbar, were targeted multiple times by Israeli forces before her assassination.
(2026-04-25). Ireland to demand Israel pay for settler demolition of Palestinian school. aljazeera.com Ireland will demand that Israeli authorities repay the cost of a school that was demolished by settlers.
(2026-04-25). Jerusalem — Residents of Sheikh Jarrah are being forcibly displaced by the Israeli occupation, yet again. thecanary.co 
The Jerusalem municipality has approved plans to construct a huge 11 storey ultra-Orthodox Jewish religious school on a 5000 square metres of land in the Palestinian neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah, in occupied East Jerusalem. The development will be at the heart of daily life for Palestinians, as the project — which includes classrooms, dormitories, and housing […] | By
(2026-04-25). Press Freedom Groups Demand International Probe Into Israel's Killing of Journalist Amal Khalil. scheerpost.com Jake Johnson for Common Dreams Global press freedom organizations are demanding an immediate international probe into the Israeli military's apparently targeted killing of Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil, who died trapped under the rubble of a home bombed by Israeli forces earlier this week. The calls for an urgent independent investigation came as the details surrounding Khalil's killing …