(2026-01-24). US special envoys in Israel to discuss future of Gaza, sources tell Reuters. al-monitor.com By Emily Rose and Steve HollandJERUSALEM, Jan 24 (Reuters) – U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were in Israel on Saturday to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, mainly to discuss Gaza, two people briefed on the matter told Reuters. The U.S. on Thursday announced plans for a "New Gaza" rebuilt from scratch, to include residential towers, data centres and seaside resorts, part of President Donald Trump's push to advance an Israel-Hamas ceasefire shaken by repeated violations.
(2026-01-24). Genocidal Israeli regime runs defamation campaign against Doctors Without Borders. radiohc.cu The medical charity organization Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières or MSF) has said the defamation campaign launched against it is a propaganda offensive funded and sponsored by Israel. | Declassified UK, a British investigative journalism and media organization, revealed that the Israeli regime's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, launched an anti-MSF defamation campaign in the UK in an effort to stop the medical charity from providing humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip…
(2026-01-24). Brazil's Lula says Trump is attempting to 'create a new UN'. aljazeera.com Lula's comments come as Trump invites Netanyahu to join 'Board of Peace', with no mention of Gaza in charter.
(2026-01-24). KLM suspends Tel Aviv, Gulf flights amid US-Iran tensions. newarab.com 
(2026-01-24). The Magic System Of Zionism. caitlinjohnstone.com.au If I spoke critically of something abusive that India was doing in Kashmir, would you expect me to be accused of an anti-Hindu hate crime? | If you criticized an Indian military operation, would you have to preface it with "I don't hate Hindus or their religion and am not the slightest bit Hinduphobic"? | If there was worldwide opposition to something that Indian military forces were doing, would you expect western governments to start frantically churning out laws to ban that opposition because it w…
(2026-01-24). Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza is Distraction, not Solution. ummid.com Gaza does not suffer from a deficit of ideas, administrators, or plans. It suffers from occupation, siege, apartheid, and genocide.
(2026-01-24). Kevin Cox: South Africa In History's Shadow. newleftreview.org Why is South Africa seemingly still mired in the income and spatial segregation patterns of the apartheid era? Standard explanations focus on the ANC, either as too neoliberal or too statist. Kevin Cox looks instead at the making of classes—and expropriation of African farmers—in conditions of globalization's labour shock.
(2026-01-24). Chabahar Retreat is Political Cowardice. ummid.com Chabahar retreat was a political cowardicea and, a nation that retreats without protest will eventually discover that there is nothing left to retreat from.
(2026-01-24). New book 'Complicit' details UK's enabling role in the Gaza genocide. thecanary.co 
Peter Oborne's new book Complicit ends with a cathartic condemnation of all UK actors complicit in the ongoing genocide in Gaza. The list is long and contains a broad spectrum of UK institutions and individuals Oborne damns. His analysis spans the political, military, media, and public spheres. Politically, he condemns the leadership of both parties, […] | By
(2026-01-24). Trump's Board of Genocide. iacenter.org January 21, 2026 In November of 2025 the United Nations Security Council voted in favor of a proposal, coming from President Donald Trump, to establish a "Board of Peace" to rule Palestine. The proposal passed with 13 yes votes and two abstentions, from China and Russia. At the time, Hamas — the leading Palestinian organization in Gaza — denounced the proposal, saying: "Assigning the international force with tasks and roles inside the Gaza Strip, including disarming the resistance, strips it of its neutrality and turns it into a party to the conflict in favor of the occupation. "The resolution imposes…
(2026-01-24). How far we live. How close we feel. electronicintifada.net A short phone call with my family in Gaza.
(2026-01-24). Unannounced deal could reshape Gaza's political landscape. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — A Palestinian source, privy to the conversations, suggests that unannounced agreements might have been struck between Hamas and the United States, possibly aiming to alter the political and security landscape within the Gaza Strip.The source described a proposed framework: Hamas would disarm and share maps of its tunnel system. In exchange, the group would be treated as a political entity, no longer a target for military action. The specifics of the arms and information transfer remain undisclosed.Under these reported understandings, Hamas leaders—both political and military—could lea…
(2026-01-24). UN: Jan. 23] Israel Crushes UN Compound, the $108 Billion Pension Fund Lots More. passblue.com 
This Week @UN: A crimes against humanity treaty; Latvia finds its voice; Israel's UN attack; UN pension review; Gazans adapt to South Africa. Plus: Trump & Gaza; UNDP relos; Greenland/Denmark; Microsoft's AI push; Syria's Al Hol camp. Stay current (& optimistic) in real time via Blue Sky, Twitter (X), Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Our #1 story: …
(2026-01-24). Palestine rally targets NZ companies alleged link to 'opaque' supply lines in Gaza genocide. asiapacificreport.nz 
Asia Pacific Report Two New Zealand companies were condemned at a pro-Palestinian rally in Auckland today for their alleged complicity in Israel-US military industrial complex roles linked to Israel's genocide in Gaza. The rally in Auckland's Te Komititanga Square was themed "NZ has blood on its hands" and speakers heavily criticised the conduct of Rocket…
(2026-01-24). Israel kills three Palestinians, including children, in Gaza. newarab.com 
(2026-01-24). Israel seeks to restrict numbers of Palestinian reentry to Gaza. newarab.com 
(2026-01-24). Govt sells Gaza board entry as diplomacy. tribune.com.pk 
The government on Friday stood by its decision to join the US-led Board of Peace, selling Pakistan's participation as a diplomatic opening on Gaza as the controversy around the move refused to die down and spilled onto the floor of parliament once again. | The opposition parties called into question both the forum's credibility and the process through which Islamabad signed on. | Addressing a joint sitting, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal defended Pakistan's presence "at the centre stage" alongside brotherly Muslim countries, asserting that it was a "diplomatic win". | The minister explained that staying away wo…
(2026-01-24). Six-month-old boy freezes to death in Gaza amid Israel's inhumane and genocidal blockade. radiohc.cu Another Palestinian infant has died due to extreme cold in the southern Gaza Strip, as displaced families continue to suffer harsh winter conditions combined with the ongoing impacts of a two-year Israeli genocidal war. | Youssef Omar Abu Hammala, a six-month-old baby boy, died as a result of extreme cold in his family's displacement tent in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis on Friday. | With the death of Abu Hammala, the number of children who have died in the besieged Palestinian strip from extreme cold since the beginning of the season has risen to eleven. | Several Palestinians, most of them children, have bee…
(2026-01-24). Israel strikes Gaza, plans 'Rafah 2' checkpoint for Palestinians. newarab.com 
At least one person was killed and others wounded in an Israeli bombing of Jabalia al-Balad on Saturday, reports said. | The fresh strikes on Saturday come despite a ceasefire agreement announced in October, which rights groups and activists state has been violated by Israel hundreds of times, and has…
(2026-01-24). After the Headlines Fade: Gaza, Abandoned While the Genocide Persists. progressivehub.net RAMZY BAROUD | Z NETWORK…
(2026-01-24). UK admits threatening ICC Prosecutor over Gaza war probe. albawaba.com ALBAWABA — The British government has officially acknowledged that David Cameron, the former foreign secretary, reached out directly to International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan. The purpose of this contact was to dissuade Khan from pursuing investigations connected to Israel's actions in Gaza. This marks the first time the government has confirmed the alleged political pressure surrounding the case.The confirmation arrived after a Freedom of Information request from a research unit at the University of Westminster. This followed months of official silence, despite media reports that began ci…
(2026-01-24). Palestine solidarity marches on — Seattle. iacenter.org By Jim McMahan January 20, 2026 Seattle A demonstration called by Palestinian organizations and allies on Jan. 17 confronted the U.S. empire with outrage and the truth. At the opening rally speakers exposed the ceasefire as a fraud, as the U.S. / Israeli regime has murdered over 460 Gazans since the ceasefire in October and continues to block aid shipments into Gaza. Photo: Jim McMahan A Palestinian woman spoke of the need to build networks in the immigrant community to provide information about legal rights and legal aid as well as information about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) whereabouts and maneu…
(2026-01-24). Factbox-Airlines reroute, cancel flights as tensions ramp up over Iran. al-monitor.com Jan 24 (Reuters) – Airlines have been rerouting and cancelling some flights across the Middle East as tensions ramp up between Iran and the United States, with President Donald Trump saying on Thursday the U.S. had an "armada" heading towards Iran.A senior Iranian official said on Friday Iran will treat any attack "as an all-out war against us", ahead of the arrival of a U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East in the coming days.
(2026-01-24). Iran warns any US attack will be treated as 'all-out war'. tribune.com.pk 
Iran will treat any attack "as an all-out war against us," a senior Iranian official said on Friday, ahead of the arrival of a US military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East in the coming days. | "This military buildup – we hope it is not intended for real confrontation – but our military is ready for the worst-case scenario. This is why everything is on high alert in Iran," said the senior Iranian official, speaking on condition of anonymity. | "This time we will treat any attack – limited, unlimited, surgical, kinetic, whatever they call it – as an all-out war against us, and w…
(2026-01-24). U.S. / Israeli attack on Iran fails. iacenter.org By Sara Flounders January 20, 2026 Washington's latest criminal attack, following decades of nonstop efforts to overturn the Islamic Republic of Iran, a country of 92 million people, has failed. Since the powerful 1979 Iranian Revolution overturned the corrupt Pahlavi monarchy, kept in place by U.S. and British imperialism, Washington has used invasions, bombings, assassinations and sabotage to try to reestablish its domination of this resource rich country. The Revolution — and with it the utilization of Iran's own resources — transformed Iran, modernizing industry and providing health care, electrif…
(2026-01-24). Iran will treat any attack as war against says senior Iran official. al-monitor.com By Michelle NicholsJan 23 (Reuters) – Iran will treat any attack "as an all-out war against us," a senior Iranian official said on Friday, ahead of the arrival of a U.S. military aircraft carrier strike group and other assets in the Middle East in the coming days."This military buildup – we hope it is not intended for real confrontation – but our military is ready for the worst-case scenario. This is why everything is on high alert in Iran," said the senior Iranian official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
(2026-01-24). Iran will treat any attack as 'all-out war against us': official. newarab.com 
(2026-01-24). Protest at Santa Clara Hilton Hotel Calls Out Enabling of ICE. indybay.org On January 23, a protest was held at the Santa Clara Hilton Hotel to call out the company's enabling of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The action was one of many organized across the country in solidarity with the general strike called for January 23 in Minneapolis in response to ICE's fascist takeover of the city, and the killing of Renee Nicole Good on January 7.
(2026-01-24). Philly MLK march: Fight racism and imperialism. workers.org 
About 75 activists marched from Malcolm X Park to Clark Park in West Philadelphia on Jan. 19 in the militant anti-racist and anti-imperialist tradition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The theme of the event was "Honor Dr. King! Fight racism at home, fight imperialism abroad." WW Photo: Joe Piette . . . |