2025-10-26: Palestine Roundup

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Maxime Duriez (2025-10-26). Repression on protests in solidarity with Flotilla and Palestinian people: NGOs demand EU Council action. fidh.org The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), together with six other human rights organisations, condemns the alarming repression of peaceful protests across European Union (EU) countries in solidarity with the Palestinian people and the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF). Following the illegal interception and arbitrary detention of activists aboard the GSF, millions of people have gathered across Europe to express their support. In several countries, demonstrations were met with (…) | – | / | <...

Juan Cole (2025-10-26). First Circuit Judges Strike down Israel Lobby Suit against MIT for Permitting Gaza Protests. juancole.com Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) — Erik Uebelacker at Courthouse News Service reports that a three-judge appeals panel of the US Court of Appeals, First Circuit, in Boston, struck down a lawsuit by a pro-Israel pressure group against the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) alleging that the university permitted pro-Palestine students to harass Jewish students. The …

Ed Newman (2025-10-26). United Nations warns that the arrival of winter will worsen crisis in Gaza. radiohc.cu The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Middle East (UNRWA) warned this Saturday about the danger that the arrival of winter poses for the population of Gaza. | "As winter approaches in Gaza, people increasingly need shelter and warmth," the UN agency stated on the social media platform X, referring to the humanitarian crisis the territory is experiencing after two years of Israeli aggression. | UNRWA called on Israel, for the umpteenth time, to fully reopen border crossings to increase the flow of humanitarian aid to this coastal enclave, where more than 68,000 deaths have been r…

UMMID (2025-10-26). Children Carrying Heaviest Burden of Israel's Genocide in Gaza. ummid.com From amputations to starvation and fetal deformities, Gaza's children carry the heaviest burden of Israel's genocide.

Dave DeCamp (2025-10-26). Israeli Minister Suggests the IDF Should Shoot Children Near the 'Yellow Line' in Gaza. news.antiwar.com Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir suggested that the Israeli military should shoot Palestinian children in Gaza who approach the so-called "yellow line," referring to the line Israeli troops withdrew to when the ceasefire went into effect. According to Israeli media, he made the comments during a recent security cabinet meeting. A military …

Willem Moore (2025-10-26). The Telegraph just let Jake Wallis Simons publish genocide denial. thecanary.co In a brief and poorly written article in the Telegraph, author Jake Wallis Simons has denied that Israel committed a genocide in Gaza. If you're wondering who Simons is, this is another one of his recent assertions: If you needed any further evidence of how dangerously unhinged @JakeWSimons is and how gullible and racist the […] | By

UMMID (2025-10-26). Complicity in Israeli Genocide: ICJ seeks Nicaragua's response on Germany's objections. ummid.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has asked Nicaragua to file its response by February 23, 2026 on Germany's objections in relation to the Israeli Genocide of Palestinians in Gaza.

UMMID (2025-10-26). Leading Jewish figures call for sanctions against Israel. ummid.com Over 400 prominent Jews, including Oscar winners, former officials and prominent authors, have called upon the United Nations and other world leaders to sanction Israel for committing Genocide in Gaza.

Alaa Shamali (2025-10-26). Gaza faces the threat of famine and humanitarian collapse once again. thecanary.co The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights warned of the continuing Israeli blockade and obstruction of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip — despite more than two weeks having passed since the ceasefire agreement came into effect — is exacerbating the humanitarian disaster and genocide and threatening the lives of millions. Gaza: still facing the threat […] | By

Alaa Shamali (2025-10-26). Israel is still trying to cover up evidence of its genocide in Gaza. thecanary.co The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Observatory has confirmed that Israel continues, in an organised and institutionalised manner, to implement a systematic policy of covering up material evidence of genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity committed over the past two years in the Gaza Strip, through field and administrative measures aimed at concealing the truth and […] | By

newleftreview (2025-10-26). 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?

Alaa Shamali (2025-10-26). Women in Gaza: giving life where the world delivers only death. thecanary.co At a time when bodies are piling up and homes are being demolished on top of their inhabitants, the women of Gaza remain a symbol of unbreakable resilience. After more than two years of Israel's war on Gaza — mothers, wives, and daughters continue to endure a collective suffering. Women in Gaza: 12,000 killed… and […] | By

UMMID (2025-10-26). Modi's absence from Gaza Summit marks shrinking of India's moral footprint. ummid.com PM Modi's absence from the Gaza Summit in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt is less an accident and more a revelation of priorities: arms trade over human rights, alignment over autonomy.

UMMID (2025-10-26). ICJ issues fresh advisory over Israel's crimes against Palestinians in Gaza. ummid.com The International Court of Justice (ICJ) Wednesday October 22, 2025 issued fresh advisory to Israel as "Occupying Power" asking it to protect Palestinians from forced transfer and deportation.

The Independent (2025-10-26). 'Sealed border, sealed fate': Thousands of Gaza patients stranded without access to treatment abroad. independent.co.ug GAZA | Xinhua | In a small tent pitched atop the rubble of her destroyed home, Nour Mohammed Abu Madi, 34, is losing her battle with bone cancer. She has no access to chemotherapy, no way to leave for treatment abroad, and little hope that help will arrive in time. "A year and a half …

Chen Maanit (2025-10-26). Israel to reexamine policy barring journalists from Gaza, government tells top court. haaretz.com After courts blocked multiple petitions calling for Israel to allow press entry to the Gaza Strip throughout the war, the cease-fire and entry of international forces make it hard for Israeli officials to believe they will be able to prevent the press from first-hand coverage of Gaza…

Hamza Shehryar (2025-10-26). Manufacturing Consent For War With Venezuela. counterpunch.org It is no secret that Donald J. Trump, head of the American Empire, desperately wanted the Nobel Peace Prize. For months, he had been lobbying for it, presenting himself as a peacemaker. A "humanitarian who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will". His lust for the prize, driven at least in part by the fact that Barack Obama won it in 2009, led Pakistan's government to publicly nominate him in June as a means of gratifying his ego. And the recent Gaza ceasefire deal he brokered, mere days before the award was to be announced, bolstered speculation that Trump might actually win the award. Perhaps that i…

Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. (2025-10-26). Trump's Push To Uphold Gaza Ceasefire Is Creating A Political Crisis In Israel. popularresistance.org The succession of U.S. officials arriving in Tel Aviv over the week has fueled consternation in Israeli political circles as Washington ups the pressure on Israel to stick to U.S. President Donald Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan. Israeli political circles have bristled at having to bend to the American President's will, as opposition use the opportunity to lambast Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for turning Israel into a "vassal" of the United States. | Virtually all of Trump's inner circle has made the rounds in Tel Aviv throughout the past week, including U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, Trump's son-in-l…

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Women in Gaza struggling to overcome damage inflicted by Israel's war. aljazeera.com One woman is desperate to be evacuated for cancer treatment while another is recovering from abuse in an Israeli prison.

| Reuters | (2025-10-26). Israeli forces conduct targeted strike on suspect in central Gaza. tribune.com.pk Israeli forces carried out a "targeted strike" on an individual in central Gaza who was planning to attack Israeli troops, Israel's military said on Saturday. | A US-backed ceasefire is in force between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas just over two years since the war in the Gaza Strip began, but each side has accused the other of violations. | Israel said it had targeted a member of Islamic Jihad. On Sunday, the Palestinian militant group said in a statement that the Israeli military's claim of a planned attack by the group was a "mere fallacious allegation". | It did not say whether one of it…

Soul of my soul exhibit (2025-10-26). Saturday 10/25: Rally for Gaza. indybay.org Delucchi Park…

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Trump's visit to Malaysia met with protests over war in Gaza. aljazeera.com Hundreds gather to express opposition to US president's attendance at ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur.

newarab (2025-10-26). Gaza's Plestia Alaqad to star in Palestinian horror film. newarab.com A The story follows a young Palestinian man in Jerusalem who must protect his family after a 'Ghouleh', a female demon from local fol…

Ann Garrison, Black Agenda Report. (2025-10-26). A Tale Of Two Ceasefires: Gaza And DRC. popularresistance.org Vice President JD Vance is in Israel, reportedly to see if he can salvage the ceasefire that began on October 10. Hamas has given Israel all 20 living hostages, and turned over the bodies of 13 of 28 dead ones. It says that retrieving the rest is going slowly because of the destruction it has to work around. Israeli forces have largely withdrawn to the negotiated yellow line, which means they still control 58% of Gaza by land area, and according to news reports, they are regularly killing Palestinians who get too close to that yellow line. The number of aid trucks that has entered Gaza since the ceasefire took ef…

Rebuilding Alliance (2025-10-26). Tuesday 10/28: Webinar: Behind the Scenes at Rebuilding Alliance— Gaza Giving Cart. indybay.org Zoom | bit.ly/GazaGivingCart

Dave DeCamp (2025-10-26). Report: Israel Launched Airstrike in Gaza on Saturday After Getting US Approval. news.antiwar.com Israel launched an airstrike in Gaza on Saturday after notifying the US and getting approval to launch the attack, the Israeli news site Ynet has reported. The Israeli military launched the strike in the Nuseirat Refugee Camp in central Gaza, claiming it targeted a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) who was planning an attack …

Alaa Shamali (2025-10-26). Hamas: No objection to Gaza administration, weapons issue still under discussion. thecanary.co Khalil al-Hayya, a member of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Gaza, confirmed that the war with the Israeli occupation is over, pointing to Israel's failure to achieve its objectives over the past two years. In an interview with Al Jazeera, he added that the movement will not give the occupation […] | By

Jonah Valdez (2025-10-26). This 16-Year-Old American Is Among Hundreds of Palestinian Children Jailed in Israel. theintercept.com On the morning of October 13, Zaher Ibrahim desperately tried to find his son among the dozens of newly freed Palestinians streaming from Red Cross buses in the occupied West Bank city of Beitunia. | Zaher's son, Mohammed Ibrahim, a 16-year-old Palestinian American, was swept up by Israeli forces during a dawn raid at their home in the village of al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya in February. The Israeli military charged Mohammed with throwing a rock and striking a car driven by an Israeli settler, an accusation he and his family deny. While Israel has not publicly provided evidence, Mohammed has spent the last eight mo…

Waging Nonviolence (2025-10-26). International Activists confront Israeli impunity in the West Bank. juancole.com By providing a "protective presence" in the West Bank, international activists hope to deter unprecedented settler attacks. By Jaisal Noor ( Waging Nonviolence ) — On July 22, in the Palestinian village of Ibziq, bright lights pierced through the tent at 12: 30 a.m., jolting Baltimore, Maryland-native Nikki Morse and a fellow activist awake. The …

UMMID (2025-10-26). Far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich apologizes to Saudi Arabia. ummid.com Hours after making derogatory and threatening remarks against Saudi Arabia, Far-right Israeli Minister Bezalel Smotrich apologized to the Kingdom.

scorinoco (2025-10-26). Lieutenant General Al-Ghamari's Enduring Legacy in Yemen's Defense Industry. orinocotribune.com By Sondoss Al Asaad — Oct 22, 2025 | The late Lieutenant General Mohammed Nasser Al-Ghamari (Sayyed Hashem) stands as one of the most distinguished leaders in modern Yemeni history—a symbol of steadfastness in the face of American-Israeli-Saudi aggression against Yemen. | Al-Ghamari was not merely a military commander; he was a comprehensive school of faith, awareness, and strategic thought who embodied the Quranic identity of the Ansarullah movement in word and deed, ultimately earning the honor of martyrdom. | Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi described him as "a great jihadist leader who comb…

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Award-winning Palestinian author on Israeli prison, exile and homeland. aljazeera.com Basim Khandakji describes conditions in Israeli prisons and his journey to writing despite the challenges.

Jason Ditz (2025-10-26). Israeli Tanks Advance Into Syria's Quneitra Governorate. news.antiwar.com Israeli forces continue to operate in Syria's southwest Quneitra Governorate, with two more incursions documented on Sunday, with tanks advancing onto a highway and then set up a checkpoint at which they detained a number of locals and seized motorcycles that attempted to pass. A second incursion was reported a few hours later further north …

aljazeera (2025-10-26). Microsoft "must cancel all contracts" with Israeli military. aljazeera.com Zille Eizad explains why he resigned from his position as principal software engineer at Microsoft.

newarab (2025-10-26). Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill two on Saturday. newarab.com

Skwawkbox (2025-10-26). UN's Albanese: Starmer is a collaborator in genocide. thecanary.co Keir Starmer is a collaborator in genocide, according to a new report by UN Special Rapporteur for the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) Francesca Albanese — and anyone who's been paying attention, of course — and collaborated in far more than simply trying to locate Israeli 'hostages'. Albanese's report notes that: From its bases in Cyprus, […] | By

Charlie Jaay (2025-10-26). Prisoner Execution law — Ben-Gvir wants to turn Israeli cells into death chambers. thecanary.co A new law under discussion in the Israeli occupation's Knesset has spread fear among Palestinian families and human rights organisations. On 28 September 2025, the Knesset's National Security Committee approved draft legislation imposing the death penalty on any Palestinian who intentionally or negligently causes the death of an Israeli citizen "out of racial or ideological […] | By

newleftreview (2025-10-26). 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.

tehrantimes (2025-10-26). Palestinian Islamic Jihad rejects Israel's allegation of planned attack as 'slander'. tehrantimes.com The Palestinian Islamic Jihad has rejected an allegation by the Israeli army that it was planning an attack as a "false claim and slander," Al Jazeera reported Sunday.

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