(2025-12-13). President, there will be no pardon for October Thousands of Israelis rally against Netanyahu. haaretz.com While in Tel Aviv thousands called to establish a state commission of inquiry for October 7, in Jerusalem, protesters demanded the president refuse to pardon Netanyahu. In the south, people gathered to call for the return of the last hostage in Gaza, Ran Gvili…
(2025-12-13). In the courtroom, they cry out for their murdered children and vow to hound Netanyahu. And terrified. haaretz.com On the witness stand in a Tel Aviv courtroom, amid a tedious corruption trial that skirts his far graver sins, Netanyahu was forced to face reality, if only for a moment…
(2025-12-13). The Golan Heights: From Demilitarization To A Pursuit Of Peace Analysis. eurasiareview.com By Kabir Taneja and Samidha Jain | The dramatic collapse of the Ba'athist Syria under the Bashar al-Assad government in December 2024 triggered a dramatic recalibration of the Golan Heights' status in West Asia. Israel rapidly asserted military control over the remaining Syrian portions of the territory, leaving little space for ambiguity in its strategic calculus. | Benjamin Netanyahu asserts the stance that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) presence in the region acts as a
(2025-12-13). Israeli police screen Hapoel Tel Aviv shirts for slogans. haaretz.com In videos captured by fans, police officers are seen at the entrance to the stadium asking Hapoel Tel Aviv fans to show them their shirts. At a game last week, fans who wore shirts with anti-police slogans were removed…
(2025-12-13). hid in trash cans and garbage Unhoused people in Tel Aviv struggle to survive inclement weather. haaretz.com While some unhoused Israelis search for shelter in the street, others do so in temporary shelters. 'Anything that affects an ordinary person affects unhoused people tenfold. They're extremely susceptible to the cold,' says a doctor who volunteers in an NGO operating in the Tel Aviv area…
(2025-12-13). Irreparable Defeat cartoon festival to highlight themes of resistance, justice. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- The third edition of the Irreparable Defeat Cartoon and Caricature Competition will be held on the themes the irreparable defeat of the Zionist regime in the Al-Aqsa Storm operation, the defeat of the Zionist regime in the Operation True Promise III, and the martyrs of the 12-day war.
(2025-12-13). The Palestinization of the World w/ Asamblea Oaxaqueña por Palestina. counterpunch.org Rebecca Maria Goldschmidt speaks with members of the Asamblea Oaxaqueña por Palestina on Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca, México. They discuss local issues of gentrification, militarization, narco-violence, and religious Zionism, and Mexico's political and economic ties to the colonial occupation of Palestine. Asamblea Oaxaqueña por Palestina is an autonomous, non-partisan, solidarity space formed by
(2025-12-13). Zionism Remade the Story of Hanukkah in Its Image. We Celebrate an Older Truth. truthout.org When I was 19 years old, I traveled to Israel to find long-lost relatives who had survived the Holocaust. While I was there, I was "picked up" on the street by an ultra-orthodox woman who offered me free lodging in a hostel exclusively for Jewish travelers in the Old City of Jerusalem. I was a broke teenager at the time, so I said yes. It was Hanukkah, and all across the Jewish Quarter… |
(2025-12-13). Video: Israeli tourist assaults Italians for supporting Palestine. thecanary.co In a perfect illustration of the arrogance, racism, inhumanity and sense of entitlement of Zionism and its adherents, an Israeli tourist has harassed and assaulted an Italian — in the Italian port town of Brindisi — for supporting Palestine: All too typically, local police admitted they took no action and made no arrests. Featured image […] | By
(2025-12-13). Ayaz Sadiq mourns Gaza rain deaths, condemns aid restrictions. tribune.com.pk 
National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq has expressed deep sorrow over the loss of life and property caused by torrential rains in Gaza, saying the difficulties facing homeless Palestinians have reached alarming levels. | In a statement issued by the National Assembly (NA) Secretariat on Saturday, the speaker extended condolences to families affected by the severe weather and emphasised that Pakistan's parliament and people stand in complete solidarity with the people of Gaza. | Read: 13 Gazans dead as heavy rains batter territory | "Innocent civilians in Gaza are bearing the dual burden of severe weather…
(2025-12-13). LIVE: Israel says it killed Hamas' Raed Saad in Gaza; group condemns attack. aljazeera.com Israel says 'key' Hamas member targeted in north Strip as army threatens to bomb southern Lebanon.
(2025-12-13). Israel claims to have killed senior Hamas commander, Raed Saad, in Gaza. aljazeera.com There was no immediate confirmation from Hamas or from medics that Saad was among the dead.
(2025-12-13). 13 Gazans dead as heavy rains batter territory. tribune.com.pk 
Gaza's civil defence agency on Friday said at least 13 people had died in the last 24 hours, including three children who died from exposure to the cold, as a winter storm batters the territory. | Heavy rain from Storm Byron has flooded tents and temporary shelters across the Gaza Strip since late Wednesday, compounding the suffering of the territory's residents, nearly all of whom were displaced during more than two years of war. | Gaza's civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority, told AFP three children had died from exposure to the cold — two in Gaza City and one in…
(2025-12-13). Gaza students return to war-damaged colleges, holding onto hope amid ruins. independent.co.ug 
GAZA, ISRAEL | Xinhua | Among the rubble of Gaza City's Islamic University, Ahmed Totah approached his first classroom with a mix of fear and hope. The campus was badly damaged, but the 19-year-old was finally starting the university education he had dreamed of. "I never imagined this moment would come so quickly," he said, …
(2025-12-13). Eurovision legends to surrender trophies as boycott over Gaza intensifies. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Reflecting a growing momentum in the cultural boycott against Israel, legendary Irish singer Charlie McGettigan has announced he will surrender his 1994 Eurovision trophy.
(2025-12-13). Sources: Italy tells U.S. it commits to sending troops to the Gaza stabilization force. haaretz.com Italy is the only country so far to make such a commitment. Indonesia previously said it would participate in the stabilization force, but only with medical and construction teams. Turkey, which periodically announces its intention to participate, faces strong objections by Israel…
(2025-12-13). Israel claims martyred senior Hamas commander. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 13 (MNA) — The Israeli occupying regime claimed on Saturday to have martyred Qassam Brigades commander Raed Saad in a strike in Gaza Stripe.
(2025-12-13). Over 1,000 Palestinians died awaiting medical evacuations: WHO. newarab.com 
More than a thousand Palestinians have died in the Gaza Strip while waiting for medical evacuation permits from Israel between July 2024 and late November this year, the World Health Organisation said Friday. | Rick Peeperkorn, the WHO representative for the occupied Palestinian territories, told reporters at the UN headquarters in New York that 1,092 patients died between July 2024 and 28 November 2025, citing Gaza's health authorities. | But he said the figure was likely an underestimate, based only on reported deaths. He added that the WHO "has called on more countries to accept patients from Gaza and for medi…
(2025-12-13). Desperate children in Gaza try to keep floodwater out of tents. aljazeera.com Video shows children in Gaza desperately trying to sweep floodwater away from their makeshift tents.
(2025-12-13). Gaza: 9,300 children treated for acute malnutrition in October. thecanary.co 
9,300 children in the Gaza Strip were treated for acute malnutrition in October, according to UNICEF. This is despite a so-called 'ceasefire' which started the same month. Aid agencies had hoped food, medical supplies and shelters would now be reaching the population, but there has been no sign of any rapid improvement. Acute malnutrition in […] | By
(2025-12-13). Gaza flooding: Child dies as winter storms drown displacement camps. thecanary.co Medical sources reported on Thursday that a nine-month-old baby girl died as a result of the severe cold inside a tent in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza. While a civil defence spokesperson revealed that Gaza flooding left thousands of tents damaged and blown away. Activists on social media shared a photo of the infant who died […] | By
(2025-12-13). Nikolay Mladenov being touted for Gaza 'board of peace': reports. newarab.com 
Bulgarian politician and diplomat Nikolay Mladenov could be one of the candidates to represent Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" to administer Gaza in the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire agreement, recent reports reveal. | News of his possible inclusion on the board — which will be led by the US president — was reported by some American media outlets and comes after former British prime minister Palestinians, Arab and Muslim 'guarantor states' of the ceasefire, objected…
(2025-12-13). Israel says killed 4 in Gaza attack, including Hamas commander. newarab.com 
The Israeli military said it killed senior Hamas commander Raed Saed on Saturday following a deliberate airstrike on vehicle in Gaza City. | Israeli officials said Saed was driving along the al-Rashid coastal road. Three others were reportedly killed in the incident, which is Israel's biggest violation of the October ceasefire so far. | The Israeli military claimed that Saed was "operating tore-establish Hamas's capabilities". | Hamas have yet to comment on the incident. | Israel has carried out multiple ceasefire violations on Saturday, carrying out several attacks on Saturday morning, including the killing of a…