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  Israel isolating Palestinian journalist for 46 days and counting

  by Marwa A on October 7, 2026

  Israeli prison authorities have continued to hold Palestinian journalist and administrative detainee Bushra al-Tawil in isolation for 46 straight days, Palestinian prisoners’ organizations said Wednesday. The Palestinian Prisoner Society, Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association, and the Palestine Liberation Organization’s Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs said in a statement that Tawil, 33, was transferred to Ohalei Oz isolation facility in Beersheba in southern Israel. She was moved there from Neve Tirza prison in central Israel after being held in isolation at Damon prison in Haifa in northern Israel, according to the statement. The groups said the repeated transfers and continued isolation have prevented her legal team from visiting her, despite several requests submitted by lawyers from the Commission

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  Israeli forces demolish East Jerusalem building as occupiers injure 2 Palestinians in West Bank

  by Marwa A on October 7, 2026

  Israeli forces demolished a five-story residential building housing 70 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, while two Palestinians were injured in attacks by Israeli occupiers and soldiers carried out raids across the West Bank, according to local authorities and media, Anadolu reports. Israeli forces demolished the building that contains 10 apartments in the Al-Tur neighborhood, a day after residents were given a final demolition notice, the Jerusalem Governorate said. “Israeli authorities had pursued the residents for years with demolition orders and fines while refusing to issue them building permits,” the governorate added in a statement. Witnesses said Israeli authorities forced residents to evacuate their apartments before the demolition, while extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the site

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  Israeli strikes kill 4 Palestinians, including teen, civil defense medic

  by Marwa A on October 7, 2026

  Four Palestinians, including a teen and a civil defense medic, were killed and others injured in Israeli attacks Wednesday, Anadolu reports. In the latest attacks, a Palestinian was killed and others were injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting a tent sheltering displaced people in the Al-Buraq neighborhood, west of Khan Younis, a medical source at Nasser Hospital told Anadolu. A volunteer medic was killed in Israeli attacks targeting several areas across the Gaza Strip, another medical source said. The medic was working with the Palestinian Civil Defense. He was killed in an airstrike while he was heading to help wounded people near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, the source told Anadolu. In southern Gaza, the body of a

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  Guterres in Islamabad: Genocide, cowardice, and the cage of Imran Khan

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  There are careers that end in triumph, careers that end in scandal, and careers that achieve the rarer distinction of staging their own final indictment. António Guterres has found his in Islamabad. After nearly a decade as Secretary-General of the United Nations, he arrives in Pakistan in the twilight of his tenure and performs the ritual that has come to define him: smile warmly, praise generously, deplore abstractly, and avoid saying anything that might seriously inconvenience the powerful men standing beside him. His record is littered with eloquent concern, grave warnings and solemn appeals. What it has lacked, again and again, is the one quality that gives moral language meaning: courage when courage carries a cost. In Islamabad, the performance

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  Yemen displacement tops 200,000 amid funding shortages, says UN

  by Marwa A on October 7, 2026

  More than 200,000 people have been forced from their homes in Yemen since fighting began, with displacement accelerating sharply in recent weeks amid dangerously low funding, the UN migration agency said Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The figure makes up more than 33,700 households, according to the latest data from the International Organization for Migration. Nearly all of the people tracked have been displaced since Sept. 1. “People are running for their lives and finding nowhere safe to go,” the agency’s Director General Amy Pope said. “They need a roof, food and safety today. Our teams are on the ground, but the funding is not. I am asking donors to act now, because every day of delay costs lives,” he said. The

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  81 US aircraft lost or damaged during Iran war, congressional document shows

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  At least 81 US fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and uncrewed aircraft were lost or damaged during military operations against Iran, according to a recent report prepared by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, Anadolu reports. The figures compile operational incidents recorded since Feb. 28 across Pentagon records, US Central Command (CENTCOM) statements, military inspector general findings, and press accounts. The compilation shows extensive losses across uncrewed platforms, led by 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones and three MQ-1 multi-role craft downed during operations, along with one MQ-4C Triton that crashed in a flight mishap. Manned combat airframes also sustained substantial hits. Twelve F-15E Strike Eagle fighters were affected, including three destroyed by friendly fire over Kuwait, one downed over Iran, and eight that suffered light

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  New York mayor highlights US ‘complicity’ in Gaza genocide on 7 Oct. anniversary

  by Marwa A on October 7, 2026

  New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday highlighted US “complicity” in the genocide in the Gaza Strip on the third anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, Anadolu reports. “This day is profoundly painful for so many New Yorkers,” Mamdani said in a post on US social media platform X. “We grieve alongside our many friends and neighbors who still carry that unthinkable loss.” He added that the suffering “did not begin nor end that day,” pointing to Israel’s genocide in Gaza, which has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians, including more than 21,000 children. “Many New Yorkers are reckoning with this unbearable grief, and we mourn alongside them – all while knowing that our tax dollars fund these war

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  Israel promotes ‘misleading claims’ to target remaining healthcare system: Gaza Health Ministry

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  The Gaza Health Ministry warned Wednesday that Israel is once again promoting allegations about the presence of weapons inside hospitals to justify targeting what remains of the healthcare system in the Palestinian enclave, as three years have passed since the start of Israel’s genocide, Anadolu reports. The Israeli army is once again making a series of “false and misleading claims through its spokespeople, alleging that armed fighters are present or weapons are stored inside hospitals and healthcare facilities,” Khalil al-Daqran, the ministry spokesman, said during a news conference. He categorically rejected the allegations, saying their renewed promotion was “nothing more than the fabrication of false justifications to pave the way for further undermining and destroying the remaining healthcare capabilities.” “What

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  UK police impose strict conditions on pro-Palestine student march in London

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  The Metropolitan Police has imposed strict conditions on a pro-Palestine student march in London on Wednesday, warning that anyone who breaches them could be arrested, Anadolu reports. The University of London Coalition march is expected to begin at King’s College London on the Strand and end at University College London in Russell Square, Holborn. However, the Metropolitan Police has directed participants to assemble in a designated area at Lincoln’s Inn Fields at 12.30 pm local time (1130GMT) before proceeding to Russell Square. The rally must end in Russell Square by 2 pm local time (1300GMT), when protesters will be required to disperse. Participants will also be prohibited from wearing face coverings that conceal their identity. Police have warned that anyone

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  Israel and Indonesian vice president Gibran prove the powerful can break rules and walk free

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Today marks three years since Israel began its genocide in Gaza. Three years in which Israel has faced no real punishment. On the eve of this anniversary, a court in Indonesia showed the world exactly how this impunity works: the powerful break the rules, the system watches, and nobody lifts a finger. Indonesia is the world’s largest Muslim-majority country. It has no diplomatic ties with Israel and has long been one of Palestine’s loudest defenders. On 6 October, its Constitutional Court ruled on the case of Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka, eldest son of former president Joko Widodo. Indonesian law is crystal clear: every candidate for president or vice president must have finished high school. Twelve citizens asked the court

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  Israeli forces demolish memorials for Palestinian martyrs

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Israeli forces raided the occupied West Bank city of Nablus early Wednesday, demolishing memorials for Palestinian martyrs, sources said. The Israeli army imposed a curfew in several areas of Nablus during the raid, detained Palestinians and turned a school into a field interrogation center, local sources told Anadolu Agency. They said Israeli forces entered the city from several directions accompanied by military vehicles and a bulldozer, before deploying across several neighborhoods. An Israeli military bulldozer demolished memorials for Palestinians killed in the Al-Dawar and Ras al-Ain areas, according to the sources. Several Palestinians were detained, including journalist Amir Istitiyeh, according to the sources. READ: Israeli settlers attack farmers, steal olive harvest in occupied West Bank Israeli forces also turned Karman School

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  Israeli forces kill volunteer medic in Gaza amid ceasefire violations

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  A volunteer medic was killed Wednesday in Israeli attacks targeting several areas across the Gaza Strip, a medical source said, Anadolu reports. The medic was working with the Palestinian Civil Defense. He was killed in an airstrike while he was heading to help wounded people near Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, the source told Anadolu. Several other Palestinians were injured in the attacks, while a teenager succumbed to his wounds on Wednesday. According to another medical source, two Palestinians were injured in an Israeli drone strike near Abu Hussein School in Jabalia, northern Gaza. In southern Gaza, a Palestinian teenager died from a gunshot wound to the head sustained last month when Israeli forces opened fire east of Khan

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  Flavio Bolsonaro’s first-round lead in Brazil alarms Palestine supporters

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  The strong first-round performance of right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro has raised questions over the future of Brazil’s policy towards Palestine, as President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva heads into a closely contested run-off. Bolsonaro secured around 47 per cent of the vote, compared with roughly 45 per cent for Lula, outperforming several pre-election polls and reinforcing broader gains by right-wing forces in congressional and regional races. For supporters of Palestine, the result has made Brazil’s election about more than domestic politics. Under Lula, Brazil has remained a strong supporter of Palestinian statehood and self-determination, while openly criticising Israeli settlement expansion and the war in Gaza. Flavio Bolsonaro, on the other hand, has promised much closer ties with Israel and

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  Hamas rejects Guterres’s 7th October statement, accuses him of adopting Israeli narrative

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Hamas on Tuesday rejected a statement by UN Secretary-General António Guterres marking the anniversary of the 7th October 2023 attack, accusing him of adopting Israel’s account of events and disregarding the broader context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In a statement, Hamas said Guterres’s remarks contained what it described as “fallacies proven false” and disregarded established facts, calling on the UN chief to retract what the group termed “fabrications.” Hamas also criticised what it described as Guterres’s “softened language” in addressing Israel’s military campaign in Gaza and its impact on the Palestinian population. The statement came in response to remarks by Guterres marking the 7th October anniversary, in which he described the Palestinian-led attack on Israel as “horrific and large-scale terrorism.”

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  Al-Awda complex in Nuseirat suspends health services except emergency care

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  The Al-Awda Health and Community Complex in Nuseirat announced on Tuesday the temporary suspension of all health and medical services except reception and emergency care due to persistent problems with its electricity generators. In a brief statement, the complex said the suspension would take effect at 8:00 p.m., after repeated generator failures made it impossible to operate medical departments and services effectively. The complex said the decision was taken in coordination with Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital and the American Hospital in Deir al-Balah. Health services will remain suspended until the generator problems are resolved and the units are operational again, the complex said, citing the need to ensure patient safety and continuity of medical care. The suspension comes amid an ongoing

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  Hamas condemns Mladenov’s silence over Israeli actions in Gaza

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Hamas on Tuesday criticized the Peace Council and its representative, Nickolay Mladenov, over what it described as their silence regarding Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip. Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said in a post on Facebook that the council and Mladenov had failed to accuse Israel of violating the agreement. “The silence of the so-called Peace Council and its representative, Mladenov, regarding the occupation’s crimes—and their failure to accuse it of violating the agreement—means that Mladenov’s hands are stained with the blood of our children and women,” Qassem said. READ: Board of Peace to unveil $2.45B Gaza recovery plan: Report

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  Susan Abulhawa wins fight to restore censored Oxford Union speech on Israel apartheid

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Palestinian American author Susan Abulhawa has won her fight to restore a speech censored by the Oxford Union.  A settlement was reached following a legal challenge over the removal of passages from the high-profile debate about Israeli abuses and Zionist ideology. The Electronic Intifada reported earlier this week that the agreement meets Abulhawa’s central demand: the edited recording has been removed and her original address restored to the debating society’s platforms. “I am pleased that the integrity of my intellectual labour is now preserved in full,” Abulhawa said. The Palestinian novelist delivered the speech on 28 November 2024 during a debate on whether Israel was an apartheid state engaged in genocide. The proposition won by 278 votes to 59. Watch

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  Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemns attacks on journalists in West Bank

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate on Tuesday condemned the escalating attacks by Israeli forces and settlers against journalists in the northern West Bank. In a statement, the syndicate said several journalists had recently been targeted while carrying out their work, describing the incidents as part of what it called a systematic policy against journalists and media organizations. According to the syndicate, Agence France-Presse (AFP) photographer Jaafar Ishtayeh was severely beaten by settlers near the town of Aqraba, southeast of Nablus, while covering attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters. READ: Over 20,000 students killed in Gaza, West Bank in 3 years of Israeli genocide: Palestinian ministry The syndicate said Ishtayeh was taken to hospital in serious condition following the assault and that his journalistic

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  12 crew members, including 11 Indians, injured after commercial vessel hit near Oman

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Twelve crew members, including 11 Indian nationals, were injured after a Panama-flagged commercial vessel was struck by a projectile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Oman on Tuesday, India’s Ministry of External Affairs said. The ministry said the vessel had a crew of 19, including 17 Indian nationals. Omani authorities assisted in evacuating the injured crew members and transporting them to Khasab for medical treatment, according to the ministry. India condemned the attack and expressed concern over continuing attacks on commercial vessels in the region. New Delhi called for an end to attacks targeting ships, seafarers and civilian facilities and urged the restoration of navigation and trade through international waterways. READ: Iranian body lists 77 vessels for

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  Qatar’s emir meets Iranian interior minister to discuss regional de-escalation

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Iranian Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni in Doha on Tuesday to discuss regional developments and efforts to reduce tensions, the Emiri Diwan said in a statement, Anadolu Agency reported. The meeting addressed regional developments and efforts to reduce tensions “in a way that would enhance regional and international security and stability,” the statement said. Iranian state broadcaster IRIB reported early Tuesday that Momeni held talks with his Qatari counterpart to discuss missing Iranian pilots. Momeni said after the meeting that negotiations were held regarding the pilots and that the two sides agreed a technical delegation would hold further meetings on the issue. He said the talks also covered bilateral issues, including organized

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  Over 20,000 students killed in Gaza, West Bank in 3 years of Israeli genocide: Palestinian ministry

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  A total of 20,748 Palestinian students and 1,058 educational and administrative staff have been killed in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank during three years of Israeli genocide, the Palestinian Education Ministry said Wednesday. In a statistical report on Israeli violations against the education sector, the ministry said the figures cover students and staff at schools and universities, alongside thousands of injuries and arrests and the destruction or targeting of dozens of educational institutions. Gaza In the Gaza Strip, 19,189 school students and 1,386 university students have been killed, according to the ministry. Another 28,586 school students and 3,082 university students were injured. The ministry said 805 educational and administrative staff at schools and 246 university personnel were killed.

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  Egyptian authorities question Sudanese co-pilot over alleged drug possession

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Egyptian security authorities have launched an investigation into a Sudanese co-pilot after he was arrested at Cairo International Airport with “ice” drugs while travelling on a flight from Cairo to Port Sudan, according to Egyptian media reports. Egyptian newspaper Al-Masry Al-Youm reported that Cairo Airport officers arrested a Sudanese passenger who works as a co-pilot for a Sudanese airline after allegedly finding ice and drug-use equipment in his possession before he boarded a flight operated by the airline he works for. The newspaper said the co-pilot admitted that he was carrying the ice for personal use and had used his airline uniform and work permit to board the aircraft without being searched. The authorities seized the drugs and equipment and

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  Three years of genocide: How America’s Israel-First media filtered out the truth

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Last week, a FlyDubai flight hijacked the news cycle, though no Israeli was hurt and no Israeli was injured. The aircraft landed safely, and Saudi medics checked on the Israeli passengers to confirm they were unharmed. None of that mattered. The internationally indicted criminal, Benjamin Netanyahu, was paraded on most American TV stations. It remains a top story across Western media, replayed on every network, dissected in endless segments about alleged threat to Israeli passengers. Serious questions about what happened in that flight remain unanswered. But the facts were never the point. Israelis felt unsafe, and feeling unsafe was enough to spin the news cycle for the better part of a week.   In that same week, 1st October, an Israeli

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  Yemen’s Aden airport targeted by two Houthi missiles, with no casualties

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Yemen’s Aden security administration said Aden International Airport was targeted by two missiles fired by the Houthi group early on Wednesday, with no casualties reported. In a statement, the administration said the attack targeted a vital civilian facility and put the lives of passengers, workers and flight crews at risk. It said relevant authorities had begun taking the necessary measures to deal with the aftermath, while strengthening security and preventive measures at and around the airport. The statement said Aden airport serves as an air gateway for people from various parts of Yemen, particularly patients and those travelling for medical treatment, as well as students, workers and other travellers. It said the attack threatened the safety of civilians, passengers, workers

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  European Parliament member calls for increased aid to Sudan war victims

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Nela Riehl, Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) and a member of its Committee on Foreign Affairs, said all international organisations involved in human rights and humanitarian work have repeatedly called for increased funding and aid for Sudan, provided by member states of many of these organisations.  Speaking to broadcaster Al-Qahera News, Riehl said: “I am, of course, grateful to all the countries hosting Sudanese refugees, and as a member of the European Parliament and a citizen of the European Union, I feel and recognise that we have not done enough for them.” She added: “I am grateful to all the countries taking action in this regard, and I hope more measures will be taken.

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  Three Years of Genocide: What Gaza Has Exposed | Palestine This Week

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  On the third anniversary of 7 October, we look back on three years of the Gaza genocide. We ask what the genocide has revealed about Israel, about the Western powers that have backed it, and about the international system that has failed to stop it. We also ask what these three years mean for Palestinians and their struggle against apartheid. Mentioned in this episode: The CIA red-team report warning that Israel is heading towards civil war — Drop Site News: https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/cia-report-israel-civil-war-collapse Muhammad Shehada’s thread debunking Israel’s list of 170 Gaza journalists it claims were Hamas operatives: https://x.com/muhammadshehad2/status/2106703816792133658 The foiled plot by a Bar-Ilan University lecturer to carry out simultaneous attacks on Palestinian towns — The Jerusalem Post: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/crime-in-israel/article-910629    

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  Israel refuses entry to Palestinian election commission to Gaza, Jerusalem

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Israel has refused to allow officials of the Palestinian Central Elections Commission to enter the Gaza Strip and occupied Jerusalem as part of preparations for legislative elections scheduled for late November, a Palestinian source said on Tuesday. The Palestinian news agency Wafa quoted an unnamed “responsible” source as saying the Israeli government had refused to allow the commission to enter Gaza and Jerusalem to oversee the elections, without providing further details. On 9 July, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas issued a decree setting 28 November as the date for legislative elections in East Jerusalem, the occupied West Bank and the Gaza Strip. If held, they would be the first of their kind since 2006. On 26 September, the Central Elections Commission

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  Flying scared: The evacuation of US bombers from RAF Fairford

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  The evacuation of a dozen B-1B bombers of the US Air Force from the RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire is another instalment in the latest rippling of the Iran war that began as a pre-emptive, illegal assault by the US and Israel on the Islamic Republic in late February.  This, arguably, came in two parts, the first scripted with the detention and arrest of five men on 27th September in the vicinity of the base on suspicion of committing offences under the Explosives Act and suspicion of preparation of a terrorist act.  (Another was arrested on October 1.)  All were British nationals based in London and speedily released on police bail.  At the time, Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor, head of Counter

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  Israeli settlers attack farmers, steal olive harvest in occupied West Bank

  by Mehdi Editor on October 7, 2026

  Israeli settlers, on Tuesday, attacked Palestinian farmers harvesting olives in the Wadi al-Nar area east of Marda village, north of Salfit in the occupied West Bank, injuring two brothers and stealing the olives they had collected. Local sources said the attack took place while farmers from Marda and the nearby town of Jamma’in were working in the area. They said the two brothers, Mohammed and Nasrallah Majed Aqil Khafsh, were injured in the attack. The brothers were taken to the Martyr Yasser Arafat Hospital in Salfit, where their condition was described as stable. The settlers also seized the olives collected by the farmers, the sources said. The attack comes as the olive-picking season gets under way, amid a rise in

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  Zionism, apartheid and genocide: The argument the world can no longer avoid

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  In 1975, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 3379 declaring Zionism “a form of racism and racial discrimination.” Sixteen years later, the resolution was revoked in the political context surrounding the Madrid Peace Conference. Western politics subsequently behaved as though the argument itself had been buried. It had not. History did not end in 1991, and neither did the political question the resolution raised. Today, that question has returned under circumstances far more devastating than those of 1975. Apartheid is no longer a term confined to Palestinian activists or to the margins of political debate. Major international, Palestinian, and Israeli human-rights organisations, UN experts and scholars have documented a system of domination, segregation, dispossession, demographic engineering and unequal rights

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  Paris bans pro-Palestinian demonstration planned for Oct. 7 over ‘risks of public disorder’

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Paris police chief Patrice Faure on Tuesday banned a pro-Palestinian demonstration planned for Wednesday, the third anniversary of Oct. 7, 2023 attacks in Israel, over “risks of public disorder,” Anadolu reports. “At the request of Interior Minister Laurent Nunez, I issued an order banning a demonstration ‘against the genocide in Gaza and for respect for the ceasefire’ in Paris on Wednesday,” Faure said on US social media platform X. He noted that such a demonstration could pose “significant risks of public disorder,” citing a “high terrorist threat” and antisemitic acts that “remain at historically high levels” across France. “In light of this, and in view of all the risks identified, it is my responsibility to ensure everyone’s safety. I have therefore

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  Clashes with police put ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews draft issue at center of Israel’s election campaign

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Clashes between Israeli police and hundreds of ultra-Orthodox Haredi Jews in central Israel on Monday evening brought one of the country’s most contentious issues to the forefront of campaigning ahead of the Oct. 27 election, Anadolu reports. Israeli opposition leaders on Tuesday blamed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government for allowing tens of thousands of Haredim to continue avoiding military service. They pledged that if they form the next government, they would end widespread draft exemptions and halt funding for institutions whose students refuse to enlist. The Haredim, represented mainly by the Shas and United Torah Judaism parties, have traditionally been key partners in Netanyahu-led governments, and he is expected to rely on their support in any potential coalition

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  UEFA probes Israeli player for allegedly spitting at Ireland coach

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  UEFA opened an investigation Tuesday after an Israeli player was accused of spitting at a member of Ireland’s coaching staff during their Nations League match in Serbia, according to media reports. Ireland’s head of athletic performance, Damien Doyle, alleged that an Israeli player spat at him as the teams left the pitch at halftime of Sunday’s 1-1 draw at TSC Arena in Backa Topola, according to The Irish Times. The match was an Ireland home fixture but was moved to a neutral venue in Serbia and played behind closed doors after the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) cited “operational challenges” surrounding the fixture. UEFA confirmed Tuesday that an Ethics and Disciplinary Inspector had been appointed after reviewing official reports containing

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  Saudi crown prince meets Syrian president in Riyadh

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa in Riyadh on Tuesday, Anadolu reports. The kingdom’s official news agency SPA shared photos of the meeting on US social media platform X, without disclosing any further details. The Syrian presidency said the meeting was also attended by Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani. It said the two sides discussed relations between Syria and Saudi Arabia, and ways to further develop them in a manner that serves their mutual interests. They also exchanged views on the latest developments in the region and discussed several issues of mutual concern, with the aim of supporting regional security and stability, according to the statement. Sharaa arrived in the Saudi capital earlier on Tuesday. He

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  Israeli occupiers stormed Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque 26 times in September: Awqaf Ministry

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Israeli occupiers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied West Bank 26 times in September, while the army banned the Muslim call to prayer 150 times at the Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron, the Palestinian Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs said Tuesday, Anadolu reports. In a report detailing Israeli violations of Islamic holy sites last month, the ministry said pressure on Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem had intensified alongside calls by extremist Jewish groups for increasing occupier incursions into the flashpoint site. Al-Aqsa Mosque is the world’s third-holiest site for Muslims. Jews call the area Temple Mount, claiming it was the site of two Jewish temples in ancient times. The ministry also documented an increase in Talmudic rituals inside the

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  Iran warns US, Israel against new attack, says arms production capacity up 2.5-fold

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Iran warned Tuesday that any new attack by the US or Israel would face a stronger response, saying it has prepared potential targets for retaliation and significantly expanded its weapons production capacity, Anadolu reports. Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik said any renewed attack would be met with a “decisive response” and result in heavier losses for Iran’s adversaries, the semi-official Fars News Agency reported.​​​​​​​ Asked how Iran would respond to a potential attack on Kuh-e Kolang (Pickaxe Mountain), Talaei-Nik said targets that could be struck by the Iranian armed forces in response to renewed aggression had already been prepared. He said advanced weapons and technologies, including missile and drone capabilities, upgraded air defenses and other naval, ground and air systems,

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  Russia ready to grant $1B loan to Iran: Report

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Russia has finalized preparations to provide a $1 billion loan to Iran, with the funds ready for transfer once Tehran provides bank account details, Iranian media reported Tuesday. Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency said the payment process had been finalized but disagreements among Iranian government bodies over how the money should be spent have delayed the transfer. The loan was first reported in June and was described as the first installment of a planned $20 billion Russian loan to Iran, according to Fars. According to the outlet, Iran’s Planning and Budget Organization wants the funds used for vehicle imports, while the Oil Ministry is seeking to purchase oil industry equipment and the Agriculture Ministry wants the money allocated to imports

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  UN says Gaza ceasefire has not delivered security, calls for full commitment

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  The ceasefire in Gaza has failed to provide stability or adequate humanitarian relief, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Tuesday, urging all parties to fully implement their obligations to achieve lasting peace, Anadolu reports. “Last year’s ceasefire brought some relief. But it has yet to deliver security, adequate humanitarian assistance or a credible path to recovery and peace,” Guterres said in a statement marking three years since the escalation began. The UN chief called on all sides to advance to subsequent stages of the truce based on the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict, stressing: “It is time for the ceasefire to become permanent. It is time to allow humanitarian assistance at scale. And it is time to respect international

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  Israel sees nearly 30,000 wounded suffering psychological trauma since Gaza war

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Israel’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that nearly 30,000 soldiers and security personnel are facing psychological trauma since the Gaza war in October 2023, Anadolu reports. The ministry said around 30,000 Israeli soldiers and security personnel wounded since the war have been admitted to its Rehabilitation Department. It explained that about 63% of those wounded suffer psychological impact, including post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression and difficulties surrounding reintegration into civilian life. According to the ministry, of those wounded since the war, 63 are classified as having over 100% disability, 249 have severe head injuries, 29 are suffering from blindness, and 106 are amputees. READ: Israeli forces demolish East Jerusalem building as occupiers injure 2 Palestinians in West Bank The ministry said its

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  Yemeni army says 100 Houthis killed, 5 drones downed in southwestern Taiz province

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  The Yemeni army said Tuesday that 100 Houthi fighters were killed and five drones were downed in the southwestern province of Taiz during ongoing military operations in the country, Anadolu reports. The army’s Taiz Military Axis said in a statement that government forces carried out attacks on several fronts as part of the “Dawn of Yemen” offensive. It said five operations were conducted Monday on the Al-Arbaeen front north of Taiz city, Al-Aqroudh to the south, Al-Anin and Jabal Habashi to the west, as well as Al-Bireen on the outskirts of the Al-Kadha front. According to the army, around 100 Houthi fighters were killed and 150 others wounded, while five drones were shot down and six military vehicles and a

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  3 years of Israel’s genocide in Gaza: Women face death, loss, miscarriages

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  Three years into Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian and UN data show sweeping consequences for women and girls, from deaths, injuries and disappearances to rising miscarriage rates, unsafe births and malnutrition, Anadolu reports. The collapse of Gaza’s health system has also deprived pregnant women of medical care, forcing some to give birth at home or in displacement shelters, while changes in family structures have left tens of thousands of women responsible for supporting their households. Data released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics on July 18, 2026, showed that 12,400 women, excluding girls, had been killed in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023. The bureau also said women and children accounted for 4,700 of the 11,200 people reported

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  Podcast by Jasim Al-Azzawi with John Fozzie Miller: Is Yemen on the brink of a major change?

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  WATCH: Podcast by Jasim Al-Azzawi with Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt: Is the US Strategy of Attrition Ill-Suited to Defeat Iran?

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  Israeli forces demolish East Jerusalem building as occupiers injure 2 Palestinians in West Bank

  by Mehdi Editor on October 6, 2026

  Israeli forces demolished a five-story residential building housing 70 Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem on Tuesday, while two Palestinians were injured in attacks by Israeli occupiers and soldiers carried out raids across the West Bank, according to local authorities and media. Israeli forces demolished the building that contains 10 apartments in the Al-Tur neighborhood, a day after residents were given a final demolition notice, the Jerusalem Governorate said. “Israeli authorities had pursued the residents for years with demolition orders and fines while refusing to issue them building permits,” the governorate added in a statement. Witnesses said Israeli authorities forced residents to evacuate their apartments before the demolition, while extremist National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir arrived at the site under police

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  Why is oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz increasing — and how might Iran respond?

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  Despite Iran’s continued restrictions on traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, oil flows through and around the waterway appear to be gradually increasing. This is one of the most important developments in the energy situation since the war began in February. Before the conflict, around 20 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products passed through the Strait each day. Kpler data put the February level at roughly 20.6 million barrels per day. After the war began on February 28 and Iran restricted traffic, flows fell sharply. In March, oil movements through the Gulf were reduced to around 6 million barrels per day. Since then, however, the flow has gradually recovered. By September, crude exports from major Middle Eastern producers

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  Three years after Al-Aqsa Flood and the obligation to defend Palestine

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  On 7 October 2026, three years will have passed since Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The anniversary confronts the world with an imperative to defend Palestinian existence, halt the crimes against the Palestinian people and hold accountable the governments that sustain the occupation. After three years, “Israel” has achieved no victory in Gaza. Its legacy is genocide, devastation and ethnic cleansing. Faced with this reality, no diplomatic declaration can replace concrete measures to protect lives, end the occupation and secure the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination. The latest developments demonstrate that the ceasefire has not ended the violence. Gaza’s Ministry of Health has recorded more than 78,000 Palestinians martyred since the genocidal offensive began, including 1,422 since the ceasefire announced in October

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  When diplomacy aligns with the defunct

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  In August this year, the EU’s High Representative Office issued a statement noting that the E1 settlement project which envisages 1,200 housing units, “harms the prospect of the two-State solution.” Yesterday, 500 former politicians and diplomats wrote to the EU to state the same rhetoric. The only difference is that while the EU statement emphasised the illegality of settlements under international law and urged Israel to withdraw the tender, the open letter to the EU cited yesterday urges the EU to take action against Israel. And yet, underpinning both stances, is the two-state paradigm, which both former and current diplomats know is obsolete. Five hundred former diplomats warning the EU to take action is noteworthy for the wrong reasons. “Despite

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  Pakistan’s Mecca Pact: The guns Gaza never got

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  Some obscenities are so stark that no language of diplomacy can disguise what they are. For three years, Gaza was destroyed in full view of the world. Children were buried under concrete. Hospitals were bombed. Hunger was weaponised. Entire neighbourhoods disappeared. Palestinians were slaughtered while the Muslim world’s most powerful governments issued statements, convened summits, condemned “escalation,” and perfected the art of looking outraged without doing anything that might actually matter. They had armies, aircraft, missiles and money. What they did not have was the will to use any of it for Gaza. Then Saudi Arabia came under attack, and suddenly the Muslim world discovered urgency. Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Türkiye moved toward the practical implementation of the Mecca Joint

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  Hamas leader says Gaza situation is a disgrace to international, Arab community

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  Hamas leader Ghazi Hamad said the movement had made major efforts since the start of the war to end the bloody conflict and what he described as the genocidal war against the Palestinian people, working with mediators, the US administration and several other parties to reach an agreement and end the war. Speaking to Al Jazeera on Monday evening, Hamad said Palestinians, political factions and Hamas had done everything possible to reach an agreement, making major concessions and taking significant steps in coordination with Palestinian political factions and mediators. He said Hamas had hoped ceasefire agreements reached in the Egyptian cities of Sharm el-Sheikh and El Alamein would lead to international action to end the genocidal war, but described the

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  Smotrich threatens Egypt, drawing angry response from Egyptians

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  Israeli far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said there would be “no Sinai” if Egypt attacked Israel, prompting angry reactions from Egyptian journalists, lawmakers and influencers, some of whom warned that there would be “no Israel” if Egypt were attacked. Smotrich made the remarks in a video interview from his home on Monday, on the eve of Egypt’s 53rd anniversary celebrations of its October 1973 victory over Israel, which led to the liberation of the Sinai Peninsula from Israeli occupation. “What will make Egypt not attack us? If they attack us, there will be no Sinai, at least. But no, it will not happen again,” Smotrich said. There was no immediate official response from the Egyptian authorities to Smotrich’s threat. However,

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  Sudan Joint Force says it has taken control of Bir Saliba in West Darfur

  by Marwa A on October 6, 2026

  The Joint Force of armed movements in Sudan said on Monday that its forces, alongside the Sudanese army, had taken control of the Bir Saliba area in West Darfur following fighting with the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Joint Force, which fights alongside the Sudanese army, comprises Darfur-based armed movements that signed the 2020 Juba peace agreement with Khartoum. They include the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), led by Gibril Ibrahim, and the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM), led by Darfur Regional Governor Minni Arko Minawi. In a statement, the Joint Force said its fighters and Sudanese army units had engaged in “fierce field battles” along the Bir Saliba and Abu Saruj axis against the RSF. It said its forces had