(2025-10-20). From "Swords of Iron" to "Renaissance" : Netanyahu rebrands Gaza war amid escalation in Rafah. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Israel officially changed the name of its war in the Gaza Strip from "Operation Swords of Iron" to "Operation Renaissance." This has led to rumors about the government's intentions and the future of its military operations. | Channel 12 News in Israel says that the move shows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's desire to expand Israel's military goals beyond Gaza. This could be a sign that Israel is getting ready for bigger conflicts in the region. | Avichai Boron, a Likud Knesset member, said that the name change marks the start of a new phase in Israel's military strategy: | "The name Swords of Iron…
(2025-10-20). Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo to rescue shaky Gaza truce. newarab.com 
A Several strikes on Sunday killed at least 46 Palestinians across the enclave, with Israel saying it will stick to the ceasefire agreement again once its latest bout of violence ends. | Israeli forces targeted a shelter for the displac…
(2025-10-20). Trump: Hamas probably in Gaza militant attack on IDF, some. haaretz.com The U.S. President and Vice President commented on the brief resumption of fighting in Gaza after an attack on IDF soldiers by militants in Rafah led Israel to conduct extensive strikes across the Strip…
(2025-10-20). Israel says ceasefire, aid to resume after airstrikes kill 26 in Gaza. tribune.com.pk 
The Israeli military said on Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month's truce. | US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire he brokered was still in place. Hamas leadership, he said, may not be involved in the violations. "We think maybe the leadership isn't involved in that," he told reporters aboard Air Force One. | "Either way … it's going to be handled toughly but properly." | Trump said he did not know whether the Israeli strikes were justi…
(2025-10-20). On No Kings Day Support National Day of Action at AFL-CIO in DC and San Francisco. indybay.org On No Kings Day, trade unionists and workers are calling for action by the AFL-CIO against the US supporting genocide in Gaza and the imminent attacks on Venezuela…
(2025-10-20). Hamas turns to executions as it tries to establish a monopoly on force in Gaza. |
(2025-10-20). Israel says it will attack anyone crossing the "yellow line" in Gaza. aljazeera.com Israel warns of attacks on anyone crossing the "yellow line" in Gaza after deadly clashes in Rafah.
(2025-10-20). 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?
(2025-10-20). dad deserves a grave in the kibbutz he founded, which might become Auschwitz of. haaretz.com 'Each time Hamas announces the release of deceased hostages, your heart just starts racing,' said Rotem, son of Amiram Cooper, who was taken hostage alive and killed in Gaza, and whose body is still held there…
(2025-10-20). Has the Gaza ceasefire been broken? aljazeera.com Fragile ceasefire to end Israel's two-year war on Gaza hangs by a thread, with Rafah crossing closed, aid restricted.
(2025-10-20). Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner meet with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Israel. haaretz.com A day before Vice President JD Vance's expected visit to Israel, Trump's envoys met with Netanyahu ‚ñ Later on Monday they are expected to visit Tel Aviv's Hostage Square…
(2025-10-20). The Burden of Imprecision: on the limitation of statistics. mondoweiss.net 
The death toll in Gaza remains unknown, and statistics have become a contested tool to understand the scale of the genocide. But even if we had an accurate number of deaths, we still wouldn't understand the depth of its meaning.
(2025-10-20). Aaron Mate Mnar Adley: The Truth About Trump's Gaza Plan Empire's Cover Up. scheerpost.com By Mnar Adley / | Independent journalist Aaron Mate joins MintPress director Mnar Adley to dissect the so-called Gaza "ceasefire" deal—and expose it for what it really is: impunity disguised as diplomacy. |
(2025-10-20). Witkoff: Gaza's reconstruction will cost around $50 billion. albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – US Special Envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, revealed that there's a new "master plan" being organized by mediators and the U.S. for Gaza's postwar reconstruction.Witkoff said in an interview on CBS' 60 Minutes that the plan for Gaza's reconstruction will involve Arab and international partners.The U.S. Special Envoy mentioned that Gaza's reconstruction is estimated at around $50 billion and will include rebuilding infrastructure following the ceasefire deal mediated by the U.S., Qatar, Egypt and Türkiye.Kushner says Gaza looks like a "nuclear bomb" hit it — while he and envoy Witkoff…
(2025-10-20). survived, but this Gazans feel relief mixed with dread. haaretz.com Half the population in Gaza is still displaced, and Palestinians have to struggle for life's basic needs amid the rubble. Any reconstruction is expected to take decades and cost tens of billions of dollars…
(2025-10-20). Israel resumes ceasefire after strikes kill at least 45 in Gaza. newarab.com 
Gaza's civil defence agency, said the Israeli strikes killed 45 people and wounded scores more. Four hospitals in Gaza confirmed the toll to AFP, saying they had received the dead and wou…
(2025-10-20). Israel Launches Wave Of Heavy Airstrikes Across Gaza, Killing At Least 45. progressivehub.net DAVE DECAMP | ANTIWAR.COM…
(2025-10-20). Trump Threatens To 'Kill' Hamas Over Execution Of Israeli-Backed Gangs. popularresistance.org US President Donald Trump threatened late Thursday, October 16, that he would endorse a military action against Hamas if it continues to target local gangs hired by Israel in the besieged Gaza strip. | "If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social account. | Trump's stern warning was proclaimed, days after he was asked by reporters onboard Air Force One about the executions of who they considered Hamas' rivals, suggesting they are a sign that Hamas is reestablishin…
(2025-10-20). Trump says Gaza ceasefire stands as Israel unleashes "massive" strikes. aljazeera.com Israel has breached the Gaza ceasefire dozens of times in 24-hours, killing Palestinians and sowing fear.
(2025-10-20). The Quiet Occupation: Secrets, Proxies, and Bribes in Yemen's War Machine. orinocotribune.com 
By Aldanmarki — Oct 15, 2025 | News from Yemen rarely reaches the headlines these days. For the past two years, global attention has been consumed by Israel's horrific and psychopathic bloodletting in Gaza, with the world equally surprised by Yemen offering its unconditional and stubborn military support for the oppressed Palestinian people. | Before October 2023, however, the crisis in Yemen was widely labeled the world's worst humanitarian disaster. Millions were living on the knife's edge of starvation, trapped by a suffocating blockade so brutal and fundamentally illegal that it seemed almost impossible…
(2025-10-20). Fragile truce in Gaza after day of deadly Israeli strikes. newarab.com 
Israel is expected to lift its aid blockade on An Israeli official told t…
(2025-10-20). The Israeli Occupation Forces Attacked Our Ship Conscience. popularresistance.org The voyage went relatively well up until the interception. We sailed with the 1000 Madleens to Gaza flotilla so we spent some time catching up to them, waiting for them and then sailing with them. I met a couple of their people while we were in prison and at the hotel after we were released. They were good folks – and highly skilled sailors as well. | The weather on the passage was mixed. We had a decent blow a couple of days in and seas were running a meter to a meter and a half. The medical staff used almost all of our seasickness medication during the week we were at sea but we never ran out. Fortunately, thin…
(2025-10-20). Israel says ceasefire and aid to resume after wave of strikes kill 26 in Gaza. scmp.com The Israeli military said on Sunday a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of air strikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month's US-brokered truce. | US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire he brokered was still in place. US officials, Trump said, believe Hamas leadership may not be involved in the violations, which will be "handled toughly, but properly".
(2025-10-20). Israel Massacres 11 Members of Palestinian Family in Deadliest Gaza Ceasefire Violation. scheerpost.com Source: 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 Brett Wilkins / Israeli forces…
(2025-10-20). As post-truce Gaza death toll nears 100, reports say Rafah blast was Israeli-triggered. tehrantimes.com Since the October truce took effect, Gaza's health and government media offices say at least 97 Palestinians have been killed and some 230 wounded, while Israeli forces are accused of roughly 80 violations of the agreement.
(2025-10-20). Hamas expected to hand over body of hostage on Monday evening, Israeli official says. haaretz.com
(2025-10-20). Israel massacres 45 Palestinians in a single day, exposing fraud of "peace" deal. wsws.org Israeli troops massacred 45 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday and further restricted aid shipments, in the deadliest day since the announcement of a "peace" agreement 10 days ago.
(2025-10-20). Valentina Gomez says Hamas days are over, eats popcorn while Gaza gets bombed. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – Controversial MAGA politician Valentina Gomez shared a video on X (formerly Twitter) during her visit to Israel, claiming that Palestinian resistance group Hamas has violated the ceasefire deal and will pay for it.Known for her Islamophobic and pro-Israel views, Gomez said during the video, "And of course I'm in Israel, and of course Hamas violated the peace deal. Now they are getting bombed… I got my popcorn ready, let the fireworks begin." In response to her video, a fellow X user wrote, "The idiot has no one giving her attention in the US, so she went to the center of hatred and filth at their exp…
(2025-10-20). Gaza Health Ministry Says at Least 80 Palestinians Killed by the IDF Since Ceasefire Went Into Effect. news.antiwar.com Gaza's Health Ministry said on Monday that Israeli forces have killed at least 80 Palestinians and wounded 303 since October 11, the day after the ceasefire went into effect. The Health Ministry said that a total of 45 bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks were brought to hospitals over the previous 24-hour period. The …
(2025-10-20). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC facilitates transfer of remains to Israel and Gaza. icrc.org
(2025-10-20). Israel Already Violates Ceasefire, Launches Wave of Heavy Airstrikes Across Gaza, Killing at Least 45. scheerpost.com Ruins of Beit Lahia, in the Gaza Strip, destroyed by Israeli bombardments, February 23, 2025. | Wikimedia Commons | 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 Dave DeCamp / The Israeli military la…
(2025-10-20). Thursday 10/23: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2025-10-20). A familiar pattern: Tel Aviv targets truce. tehrantimes.com The Zionist regime today, by striking multiple locations across the Gaza Strip, confirmed that its approach remains unchanged: a refusal to abide by commitments and agreements.
(2025-10-20). Major Israeli Violations of Gaza Ceasefire, With Extensive Bombardment, killing 51 Palestinians. juancole.com By Brett Wilkins | — ( Commondreams.org ) — Gaza officials said that at least 51 Palestinians, including numerous children, were killed across the strip on Sunday. Attacks include but are not limited to a double-tap drone and missile strike on a café west of Deir al-Balah that killed five people, all of them reportedly …
(2025-10-20). Trump Threatens Hamas With 'Eradication' If it Doesn't 'Behave'. news.antiwar.com President Trump said on Monday that Hamas must "behave" in Gaza or the Palestinian group would be "eradicated," echoing similar threats he has made since the ceasefire deal was signed. "We made a deal with Hamas that they're going to be very good, they're going to behave, they're going to be nice, and if not, …
(2025-10-20). In first major test of Gaza cease-fire, Netanyahu sides with Trump over far-right ministers. haaretz.com Beyond Netanyahu's public commitment to advancing the Trump plan, Israel had additional reasons to avoid further escalation. Officials were concerned about disrupting the slow and painstaking operation to recover the 16 remaining bodies of hostages…
(2025-10-20). Can Arab mediators guarantee the fragile Gaza cease-fire amid Israeli threats? haaretz.com By releasing all living Israeli hostages, Hamas has lost its last bargaining chip and is therefore clinging to the cease-fire. Only international pressure on Netanyahu and a feasible plan for governing Gaza can mitigate tensions, rather than escalate them…
(2025-10-20). Israel/Palestine: The Observatory condemns the arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of activists aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla in Israeli prisons. fidh.org
(2025-10-20). 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…
(2025-10-20). Israel and the occupied territories: ICRC begins operation to facilitate return of hostages, detainees as part of ceasefire agreement. icrc.org
(2025-10-20). Close Netanyahu ally and Likud CEO named to key U.S. diplomatic post amid legal concerns. haaretz.com Zuri Siso, an associate of Benjamin and Sara Netanyahu, is set to be Israel's consul general in Miami, where their son Yair lives. Government legal advisors said the cabinet had not explained what 'special qualifications' justify his appointment over a professional diplomat…
(2025-10-20). Israeli Troops Harass Civilians at Checkpoint in Southern Syria. news.antiwar.com Israeli troops continue to operate in the southwestern Quneitra Governorate of Syria, establishing yet another checkpoint and harassing civilians on the road connecting Jbata al-Khashab and Ofania, preventing some of them from continuing on their way. Though details are still emerging, some reports indicated that the Israeli troops, backed by tanks and armored vehicles, were …
(2025-10-20). 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.
(2025-10-20). Israeli settlers attack US journalist Jasper Nathaniel in Turmus Ayya (video). albawaba.com 
ALBAWABA – Israeli settlers assaulted American journalist and activist Jasper Nathaniel while he was documenting their attacks on olive pickers in the village of Turmus Ayya, north of Ramallah, on Sunday, the journalist posted on his official X account.Settlers attacked the American journalist and activist after he filmed their attacks on Palestinians on the first day of olive harvest season, preventing them from completing their job, and forcibly forcing them to leave their lands.He wrote that at "8: 37 AM, I got out of the car and walked with my hands up to talk to soldiers. They pointed their guns and questione…
(2025-10-20). Non-Aligned Movement leadership renews calls for multilateralism, reforms in global institutions. peoplesdispatch.org Iran underlined that Israeli occupation of Palestine and other countries in the Middle East and its possession of weapons of mass destruction remains the key sources of instability in the region…
(2025-10-20). Baby, boom: How to keep Israeli kids busy on vacation? Take them to a minefield. haaretz.com Families from across Israel headed to Ein Almin in the Golan Heights. Why are mines still there, who put them there, and where else in the world does this happen?
(2025-10-20). Russia signals move to deepen ties with Iran. newarab.com 
Moscow has close relations with Tehran and condemned US and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites earlier this year. | Asked by reporters how Russia saw the development of events around Iran's nuclear programme and if Moscow would deepen ties with Tehran, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said: | "Russia is definitely ready to exp…
(2025-10-20). Russia Ready to Deepen Ties with Iran Across All Fronts. moderndiplomacy.eu Russia reaffirmed its commitment to broadening cooperation with Iran, signaling stronger political, military, and energy ties amid escalating tensions with the West. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow views Tehran as a "dynamic partner" and stands ready to expand cooperation "in all areas." The statement follows earlier U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iranian nuclear sites …
(2025-10-20). Barrack Threatens 'Major' Israeli War If Lebanon Fails to Disarm Hezbollah. news.antiwar.com US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack is once again threatening Lebanon with war, this time from Israel, if they fail to meet US demands to fully disarm Hezbollah. He suggested that even hesitation would "inevitably" lead to a major war with Israel, and dire consequences. This isn't the first time Barrack has threatened Lebanon with …
(2025-10-20). The Frog Abides: We The People Are Pissed. commondreams.org 
Just like smarmy tiny MAGA Mike warned, up to eight million Marxists, terrorists, Hamas fighters and other patriots – along with hordes of radical inflatable frogs, chickens, unicorns, bananas – stormed America's streets to march, sing, dance, feel "joyful and connected," not get arrested, and flaunt brutal hilarious signs slamming the evil idiots now unimaginably in power; in response, their idiot leader posted a grotesque AI video of himself in a crown and fighter jet dropping shit on his own citizens. What a day.Despite a suddenly silent GOP after their incendiary drivel about a "hate America" rally – whic…
(2025-10-20). Airbase on Yemen island points to build-up of anti-Houthi forces. newarab.com 
A new airstrip is being built on a volcanic island in the Red Sea off the coast of The airstrip on Zuqar Island provides yet another link in a network of offshore bases in a region key to international shipping, where the Houthis have attacked over 100 ships, sank four vessels and killed at least nine mariners during the Israel-Hamas war. | It could give a military force the ability to conduct a…