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Two New York Families Sue Schools for Denying Medical Vaccine Exemptions

By Suzanne Burdick, Ph.D. | The Defender | November 4, 2025

Two New York families are suing their school districts in federal court, alleging that district officials unlawfully denied their children’s medical exemptions.

One case involves an 11-year-old, identified as “Sarah Doe,” in the Webster Central School District. According to the complaint filed last month in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, Sarah has a “documented history of life-threatening reactions to vaccines.”

The school district denied her medical exemption request for the Tdap vaccine.

The other case concerns a 17-year-old, identified as “Michael Doe,” in the Penfield Central School District. His complaint, also filed last month, and in the same federal court, states that he has a “documented personal history of severe vaccine-induced airway constriction, a strong family history of autoimmune disorders, and a life-threatening latex allergy.”

The school district denied his medical exemption request for the meningococcal vaccine.

The lawsuits ask the court to issue a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction to allow Sarah and Michael to return to school and to recognize their medical exemptions as valid. … continue

HRF files war crimes complaint in Germany against former Israeli PM Olmert

Press TV – November 6, 2025

The Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has taken a step toward international justice for Palestinians by filing a criminal complaint in Germany against former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

The complaint targets Olmert for war crimes committed during the brutal Israeli military assault on Gaza in 2008–2009, known as “Operation Cast Lead.”

Ehud Olmert, who served as Prime Minister of Israel from 2006 to 2009, held the ultimate political and military authority over all Israeli Occupation Forces operations, including the devastating campaign launched on December 27, 2008.

The legal filing holds Olmert directly responsible for the extensive and systematic nature of the violence deployed under his command.

Under Olmert’s direction, the Israeli regime and military high command executed a large-scale military campaign that inflicted widespread destruction and immense human suffering across the densely populated Gaza Strip.

The assault tragically resulted in the killing of more than 1,300 Palestinians, including over 300 children and 115 women.

Furthermore, more than 5,000 people were injured, and tens of thousands of homes were destroyed.

The HRF’s account details the systematic nature of the violence used against the civilian population.

The foundation stated that various reports by human rights organizations “documented a consistent pattern of deliberate or reckless targeting of civilians and civilian objects, the use of white phosphorus munitions in populated areas, and collective punishment of the entire Gaza population through the systematic destruction of vital infrastructure.”

The complaint asserted that these actions constitute grave breaches of customary international law and meet the definitions of war crimes and crimes against humanity under German law.

The Hind Rajab Foundation’s legal filing urgently requested the German authorities to take immediate action, including the “immediate initiation of a criminal investigation, the issuance of an arrest warrant, and a European Arrest Warrant against Olmert.”

The Foundation noted that “Ehud Olmert is scheduled to appear publicly in Berlin on 6 November 2025 at the Haaretz Democracy Conference, hosted by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung.”

Given this scheduled appearance, the HRF called upon German authorities to act swiftly to ensure he is prevented from departing and is held accountable for the crimes committed under his leadership.

Erasing evidence: Over 700 videos of Israeli crimes wiped off YouTube

Al Mayadeen | November 5, 2025

The Intercept on Wednesday revealed that YouTube has permanently removed the official channels of three major Palestinian human rights organizations, namely Al-Haq, Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR), erasing hundreds of videos that documented Israeli war crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.

The deletions, which took place in early October, wiped years of footage that included investigative reports on the killing of Palestinian civilians, “Israel’s” destruction of homes, and the murder of Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh. YouTube confirmed to The Intercept that the decision followed a review prompted by US State Department sanctions against the three groups.

“Google is committed to compliance with applicable sanctions and trade compliance laws,” YouTube spokesperson Boot Bullwinkle said, noting that the platform enforces restrictions against any entities sanctioned under US law. … continue

Zionists target the US MAGA movement amid evolving ‘influencer’ strategy

By David Miller | Al Mayadeen | November 5, 2025

The Zionist entity has been developing massive influence operations against the US Right. This is because of an emerging split as a result of the genocide and the rise in the phenomenon of ‘noticing’ Jewish privilege and indeed Zionism as a form Jewish supremacy.

They lost prominent right-wingers Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, Nick Fuentes, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Megyn Kelly. They even lost Charlie Kirk. After signs that he was splitting from the pro-“Israel” camp, frantic efforts were made to pull him back.

Candace Owens claimed that Kirk had been pressured to soften criticism, that Billionaire Bill Ackman orchestrated an  “intervention” in the exclusive retreat of the Hamptons, that Netanyahu himself had called Kirk to invite him to the Zionist entity, and that huge donations – totaling $150 million — were offered to Turning Point USA to keep Kirk on board.

Ackman denied the allegations, but multiple sources contacted by The Grayzone backed up and extended their initial reporting. Netanyahu could hardly deny having rung Kirk since he had tweeted about it on September 10th, the very day that Kirk was assassinated. In that post, he acknowledged that “I spoke to him only two weeks ago and invited him to Israel.” A week later, Netanyahu was forced into denying that “Israel” had assassinated Kirk.

Despite their denials, it is clear that the Zionists have a problem with the political right, that’s why they are ploughing millions into funding a network of US Conservative influencers.

In late 2024, the Knesset approved a $150 million budget for “Hasbara“, or propaganda, targeting the  West. The funding boosts the hundreds of millions contributed by Zionist foundations in the US.

In July 2025, ADL’s Jonathan Greenblatt visited the Knesset to discuss the concept of the “8th Front War on Information in America”. Also in July, the Zionist Foreign Ministry announced it would send 550 US Influencers on fully paid trips to “Israel” by year’s end. … continue

Israeli football hooligans raging in Amsterdam exposed as ‘trained fighters’ linked to Israeli military

Press TV – November 4, 2025

Fresh revelations have exposed the Maccabi Tel Aviv football club’s supporters, who ran amok in Amsterdam last year, to be “highly organized fighters” linked to the Israeli military, who deliberately targeted Muslim communities.

The intelligence, shared by Dutch authorities with their British counterparts, directly led to a ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans attending Thursday’s Europa League fixture against Aston Villa in Birmingham, the Middle East Eye news and analysis website reported on Tuesday.

The decision, grounded in public safety concerns, was later upheld, despite fierce political pressure and accusations of anti-Semitism from the British government.

According to a confidential West Midlands Police report obtained by the outlet, Dutch investigators confirmed that “over 200” Maccabi fans involved in last year’s clashes had ties to the Israeli military.

A further 500 to 600 were identified as “experienced fighters,” who were “highly organized and coordinated… intent on serious violence and not afraid of fighting with police.”

The report detailed how the Israeli supporters descended on Amsterdam in November 2024, launching violent attacks that turned the city into what locals described as “a battlefield.”

The police said many of the fans “intentionally targeted Muslim communities,” assaulting taxi drivers, tearing down Palestinian flags, throwing people into canals, and chanting anti-Arab and hate-filled slogans.

Attempts to disperse the mobs “resulted in serious violence,” while the following day saw “running street battles” between Maccabi hooligans and pro-Palestinian protesters.

Amsterdam City Council has since barred Maccabi Tel Aviv from playing in the city altogether.

Yet, despite these findings, UK ministers publicly dismissed the violence, reframing the Birmingham ban as an act of discrimination against “Israelis and Jews.” … Full article

IOF shoot, arrest Palestinian in al-Bireh as West Bank raids intensify

Al Mayadeen | November 5, 2025

Israeli occupation forces shot and wounded a young Palestinian man on Tuesday evening in the center of Al-Bireh city in the occupied West Bank before arresting him.

According to local sources, an Israeli undercover unit infiltrated the Hasba area of Al-Bireh, followed by military reinforcements, and detained Ali Abu Atiya, a resident of Al-Amari refugee camp, while he was selling vegetables.

Earlier today, Israeli forces stormed Qabatiya, south of Jenin, sparking confrontations with local youth. Military reinforcements, including a “Namer” armored vehicle, were deployed amid the ongoing raid.

In parallel, Israeli troops raided the Old Askar refugee camp near Nablus, Kafr Qaddum in Qalqilya, and Al-Rihya village in al-Khalil, conducting house searches and spreading across several neighborhoods.

Israeli settlers attack farmers 

Meanwhile, settlers reportedly set fire to agricultural lands near Al-Lubban Al-Sharqiya, south of Nablus, as the Israeli army fired flares in the area.

Field sources in the occupied West Bank reported on Tuesday that Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian farmers and greenhouse owners east of Beit Dajan, a town located near Nablus.

According to the same sources, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) also raided the town of al-Yamun, west of Jenin, where they conducted search operations and set up military checkpoints across several neighborhoods, restricting residents’ movement.

Hind Rajab Foundation files complaint against EU bank over complicity in Israeli war crimes

Press TV – November 5, 2025

The pro-Palestine advocacy organization Hind Rajab Foundation (HRF) has lodged a complaint about the European Investment Bank’s (EIB) complicity in Israeli war crimes, which has now advanced to the formal assessment stage within the bank’s Complaints Mechanism (EIB-CM).

“This development is not merely procedural — it is a political and legal milestone, signaling that a European institution is being forced to reckon with its complicity in grave breaches of international law,” the HRF said in a statement on Tuesday, characterizing the measure as a “turning point.”

On June 20, the HRF submitted an official complaint to EIB-CM, calling for prompt action to halt and thoroughly examine the EIB’s financial partnerships with Israeli institutions identified on the UN blacklist due to their involvement in unlawful settlements.

The investments, totaling over €1 billion ($1.1 billion), include funding for Bank Leumi, Electra, and other organizations identified in the UN’s 2020 database as entities involved in supporting and benefiting from Israeli settlements. … Full article

Nations ‘monitoring’ Gaza’s ceasefire implicated in daily violations

By Robert Inlakesh | Al Mayadeen | November 5, 2025

Over a dozen nations are willingly participating and overseeing Israeli ceasefire violations, including the mass slaughter of civilians in Gaza and the blocking of aid. All of those involved need to be held to account as they no longer have plausible deniability.

Around five days after the implementation of the so-called ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, a multinational group calling itself the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) was set up in southern occupied Palestine. It quickly attracted at least 14 countries and over 20 non-governmental organizations, which jumped at the opportunity to participate.

The CMCC was supposedly set up to monitor ceasefire violations, coordinate on issues like aid entry, and help enforce the ceasefire on all sides. So far, it has only worked in favor of the Israelis, and not a single nation has successfully put its foot down amid countless Israeli violations of the deal. … continue

Hamas rules out deployment of foreign force in Gaza that would ‘act as substitute for occupation’

Press TV – November 5, 2025

The Gaza Strip’s Hamas resistance movement has ruled out deployment of any foreign force to the Gaza Strip that would effectively serve as a substitute for the Israeli military.

“We cannot accept a military force that would be a substitute for the occupation army in Gaza,” Mousa Abu Marzouk, one of the movement’s senior leaders, told Qatar’s Al Jazeera television network on Tuesday.

The comments came after the United States circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution mandating the establishment of a “temporary international force” in the Gaza Strip for at least two years, amid Palestinians’ wariness of foreign interference in the coastal sliver. … continue

Israeli drone strike kills one, injures another in southern Lebanon

Al Mayadeen | November 5, 2025

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday that one person was martyred and another wounded in an Israeli airstrike in the south of the country.

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in southern Lebanon reported that an Israeli drone targeted a car in the town of Burj Rahhal, in the Tyre district.

Earlier in the day, Israeli occupation forces also fired bursts of machin gun fire from the border wall toward the outskirts of the town of Kfar Kila. … Full article

Washington pushes back after Iraq links US pullout to resistance disarmament

The Cradle | November 5, 2025

Washington has rejected recent comments made by Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, in which he linked the disarmament of Iraq’s resistance to the withdrawal of US coalition forces from the country.

Speaking to Shafaq News, a US State Department spokesperson said addressing “terrorist organizations” remains an Iraqi sovereign responsibility, emphasizing that such groups engage in “violent and destabilizing activities in Iraq.”

The spokesperson added that “their actions drain the country’s resources and act against its national interests.”

Addressing the future of US forces, the spokesperson said Washington is proceeding in accordance with an agreed timeline to transition the coalition’s mission and conclude its combat role.

“This is not a withdrawal,” the spokesperson affirmed. “It is a shift toward a more traditional bilateral relationship in the areas of security and diplomacy.”

Currently, about 2,500 US troops remain in Iraq, with a roadmap agreed upon last month for a ‘withdrawal’ by September 2026.

However, the US has not agreed to a full pullout and is instead shifting to an ‘advisory’ role.

Sudani told Reuters earlier this week that while Iraq is committed to bringing all weapons under state control, it will not be possible while a US-led coalition remains in the country. … Full article

Yemen between two wars: A fragile truce and the shadow of a regional escalation

By Mawadda Iskandar | The Cradle | November 4, 2025

Since mid-October, Yemen has returned to the forefront of the regional scene. Political and military activity has intensified across several governorates, exposing the limits of the current ceasefire. From Sanaa’s view, the phase of “no war and no peace” cannot continue.

Any attack, it warns, will be met with a direct response. Deterrence, it insists, is now part of its core strategy.

Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, is trying to juggle two tracks – military pressure and renewed dialogue through Omani mediation. Riyadh wants to keep its weight on the ground while testing the possibility of a broader settlement.

The US and Israel have again inserted themselves into the mix, each working to block a negotiated outcome that might strengthen the Sanaa government. Washington has revived coordination channels with the coalition, while Tel Aviv watches the Red Sea front and pushes for the containment of Ansarallah-aligned armed forces. Yemen has once more become an overlapping arena of peace talks, foreign manoeuvring, and military threats. … continue

Trump and the Deep State: The Tomahawk deadlock and the illusion of presidential autonomy

By Lucas Leiroz | Strategic Culture Foundation | November 5, 2025

The current controversy over the possible delivery of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine reignites a crucial debate in American politics: to what extent does the president of the United States truly control his country’s strategic decisions? The episode suggests that Donald Trump, despite his rhetoric of independence and his supposed desire for a “pragmatic rapprochement” with Moscow, remains bound by the constraints of the so-called Deep State — the bureaucratic-corporate-military structure that has dictated the course of Washington’s foreign policy for decades. … continue

Russia should prepare for full-scale nuclear tests – defense minister

RT | November 5, 2025

Russia must prepare to conduct full-scale nuclear tests in response to US plans to restart nuclear weapons detonations, Defense Minister Andrey Belousov has said.

Attending a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Belousov told Russian President Vladimir Putin that Moscow “must respond to Washington’s steps to ensure the security of Russia. It is expedient to start preparing for full-scale nuclear tests immediately.” … continue

The enigma of Tusk and Nord Stream as original sin

By Lorenzo Maria Pacini | Strategic Culture Foundation | November 3, 2025

Do you remember Nord Stream 2? The story was discussed by the media for months and, after various accusations and assumptions, it ended with the bitter truth: an operation devised by Western powers, coordinating Kiev and London, to sabotage the energy channel and accuse Russia, thus discrediting it. Investigations were then launched, implicating several players, including Germany and Poland.

Now the story is back in the spotlight. … continue

Germany to sharply increase funding for Ukraine – Reuters

RT | November 5, 2025

Germany is set to significantly increase its funding for Ukraine in 2026, Reuters has reported, citing government sources.

Berlin is Kiev’s largest EU backer, and has already provided it with around €40 billion ($46 billion) since the escalation of the conflict between Ukraine and Russia in February 2022.

According to Reuters, Berlin is considering an additional €3 billion ($3.5 billion) increase in 2026, meaning the overall amount of German aid could reach €11.5 billion ($13.2 billion) next year.

The German authorities had allocated €8.5 billion ($9.8 billion) for Ukraine in its budget for next year, although sources told Reuters on Tuesday that the sum will likely balloon by more than a third due to additional funds from the finance and defense ministries. Similar figures were reported by the Handelsblatt newspaper.

The extra money will cover artillery, drones, armored vehicles, and the replacement of two US-made Patriot air-defense systems, according to the agency’s sources. … continue

Ukrainian forces kill civilians with direct FPV drone hits – media

RT | November 3, 2025

Two Ukrainian civilians who attempted to reach Russian military positions while carrying a white flag were fatally struck in direct FPV drone attacks by Ukrainian forces, according to Russian media reports.

The disturbing video, obtained by RIA Novosti and TASS on Monday, shows unarmed men walking along a dirt road, reportedly outside the village of Petropavlovka near Kupyansk in Kharkov Region.

In the footage, an FPV drone hovers in front of the first man for several seconds as he walks forward, accompanied by a dog. The drone swoops down and strikes him directly in the torso as he attempts to duck. The man is apparently killed instantly, and the dog is seen writhing in pain.

The second man drops his belongings and slowly approaches the scene, making the sign of the cross over the first victim’s body. Later in the footage, he is also apparently struck by a drone. … Full article

Sen. Rand Paul Demands U.S. Intelligence Records on Fauci, Baric and COVID Origins

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | November 4, 2025

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is demanding that U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard turn over documents showing connections between the U.S. Intelligence Community and key virologists and public health officials, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, as part of his investigation into the origins of COVID-19.

“Over the course of the investigation, I have obtained information that leads me to believe the Intelligence Community is in possession of records critical to the Committee’s ongoing inquiry,” Paul wrote in an Oct. 30 letter asking Gabbard to release documents dating back to 2012.

Gabbard has until Nov. 13 to comply with Paul’s request.

In a series of posts on X last week, Paul, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs, revealed documents showing that University of North Carolina virologist Ralph Baric, Ph.D., communicated with “members of the U.S. intelligence community … well before the outbreak of the global pandemic.”

The documents Paul published included interactions suggesting SARS-CoV-2 emerged due to a leak from China’s Wuhan Institute of Virology, even as the virologists involved in the communications publicly claimed the virus had a natural origin. … continue

Biological frontlines: How the US built a bioweapons network on Russia’s doorstep

By Abbas Juma | RT | November 4, 2025

… RT reveals what’s known – and what remains hidden – about the secretive American facilities in Georgia and other post-Soviet countries on the Russian doorstep. […]

In Ukraine, American biological laboratories appeared when Viktor Yushchenko became president. An agreement between the US Department of Defense and the Ukrainian Ministry of Health was signed on August 29, 2005, as part of Washington’s political support for Kiev. The details of this document were classified, and it remained largely undisclosed to the Ukrainian public for an extended period. Some information surfaced only during Yanukovich’s presidency.

In February 2023, then National Security Council Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby acknowledged the presence of American laboratories in Ukraine.

In April 2023, Igor Kirillov, the head of the Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Defense Troops of the Russian Armed Forces, reported the existence of four Ukrainian-American biolabs where 240 pathogens of dangerous diseases had been identified. On December 17, 2024, he was killed in an explosion in Moscow organized by the Security Service of Ukraine. – Read full article

FBI and Twitter Met on the Eve of the Midterms

The newly uncovered email exposes a quiet intersection of government power and social media control just days before voters went to the polls

By Dan Frieth | Reclaim The Net | November 4, 2025

A Freedom of Information Act lawsuit by Judicial Watch has brought to light an FBI email showing federal agents met with Twitter executives only four days before the 2022 midterm elections.

The message, dated November 3, 2022, arranged a “touch point meeting” the next day to discuss “potential changes” to Twitter’s “content moderation policies” and “PRC networks of activity.”

Only one name in the correspondence was left unredacted. It identified Laura E. Dehmlow, who was then section chief of the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force.

Every other sender and recipient was concealed. Judicial Watch said the timing and focus of the meeting highlight how government agencies were communicating with social media companies during a critical political period.

“This smoking-gun email shows that the Biden FBI were working with Big Tech to censor Americans just before a key election,” said Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton.

The record was obtained as part of Judicial Watch v. US Department of Justice (No. 1:23-cv-01163), which sought to compel the FBI and Justice Department to release information related to their interactions with Twitter about censorship and election-related issues. … Full article

Tommy Robinson Acquitted After Refusing to Unlock Phone Under UK Terrorism Act

A case that never should’ve seen a courtroom ended up reaffirming that privacy and principle still outrank reckless overreach

By Cam Wakefield | Reclaim The Net | November 4, 2025

… Robinson found himself staring down the barrel of Britain’s counter-terrorism laws, not because he had explosives or an AK-47 stashed under the seat, but because he refused to give the police his iPhone passcode.

Yes, that’s right. In a country where burglary barely gets a police visit unless the thief leaves behind a business card and a selfie, Kent’s finest deployed the full blunt force of the Terrorism Act 2000… because a man in designer sunglasses said “not a chance, bruv” when they asked for his PIN. […]

He argued that his phone contained journalistic material and confidential information about grooming gang victims, an argument you’d think would be worth, at minimum, some caution from officers supposedly trained in the nuances of press freedom and data protection.

But no, out came the terrorism laws. … Full article

UK politicians want to make protesting them jailable offense

RT | November 4, 2025

Protesting outside the homes of MPs could land offenders in jail for up to six months under a proposed new UK law ostensibly aimed at tackling harassment of politicians.

Demonstrations across the country have risen in recent months amid growing public frustration with government policies.

Under the Crime and Policing Bill, introduced in February and now before Parliament, police would be granted expanded powers “to clamp down on toxic behavior,” the government announced on Tuesday.

Security Minister Dan Jarvis said the level of abuse faced by those involved in British politics was “truly shocking” and “a threat to our democracy.” A parliamentary survey found that 96% of lawmakers had experienced harassment, while the Electoral Commission reported that more than half of candidates in the last general election faced threats or intimidation.

Before taking office last year, Prime Minister Keir Starmer was personally targeted by pro-Palestinian activists who left children’s shoes and a banner outside his London home, urging him to back an arms embargo on Israel. His government has since faced mounting public anger on multiple fronts, with an Ipsos poll showing that nearly 80% of Britons now disapprove of his performance. … Full article

Report: UK smears Iran to justify ban on Palestine Action

Press TV – November 4, 2025

A leading British “PR consultancy” working for the Israeli regime’s top arms producer has been found culpable of fabricating and planting a false media narrative linking Palestine Action to Iran, in what appears to be a coordinated effort to justify the group’s eventual proscription.

According to British news magazine Private Eye, a “trusted witness” said Georgia Pickering, head of the London-based PR firm CMS Strategic, which represents Israeli weapons manufacturer Elbit Systems, boasted about planting a story in The Times alleging that the Islamic Republic was bankrolling the direct-action network.

The story appeared just days before the UK government moved to outlaw Palestine Action under its “terrorism” legislation in July.

The fabricated report, which claimed that the Home Office was probing Tehran’s alleged financial ties to the group, was later recycled by The Daily Mail and the GB News channel, amplifying suspicions and pressure against the movement.

However, when Private Eye reached out to the Home Office, officials said they did not recognize the claims, effectively disowning the narrative that had dominated headlines. … continue

Protests erupt in Greece over arrival of ship carrying Israeli tourists

MEMO | November 4, 2025

Dozens of protesters gathered Monday at the port of Argostoli on the Greek island of Kefalonia to denounce the arrival of a cruise ship carrying Israeli tourists, amid heightened tensions over the war in Gaza.

Greek media reported that the vessel, the Crown Iris, docked in the morning with about 1,500 Israeli passengers on board. The ship’s arrival took place under tight police security, with reinforcements dispatched from Athens and Patras to prevent disturbances.

Authorities temporarily closed roads around the port, while tourists were transferred by buses to designated sites on the island, according to local reports.

Protesters waved Palestinian flags and chanted slogans such as “Freedom for Palestine,” accusing Israel of committing atrocities in Gaza.

Similar demonstrations took place last week when the same cruise ship docked at the ports of Patras and Kalamata on Greece’s Peloponnese peninsula.

The protests come amid growing public anger in parts of Greece over the ongoing war in Gaza, which has resulted in tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths since October 2023, according to Gaza health authorities.

Airbnb sued in France for rentals in occupied West Bank

MEMO | November 4, 2025

The Association of Jurists for the Respect of International Law (JURDI) has sued Airbnb in France for listing properties in Palestinian territories occupied by Israel in the West Bank, the BFMTV broadcaster said Tuesday, Anadolu reports.

JURDI, a non-profit group in France that advocates for international law regarding the Israeli-Palestine conflict, accuses Airbnb of supporting war crimes by listing the properties in occupied territories in the West Bank. It is asking the court to order the company to remove listings in Israeli settlements. … continue

Israel plans to build settler homes in place of Palestinian market in al-Khalil

Palestinian Information Center – November 4, 2025

AL-KHALIL – The al-Khalil City municipality has revealed an Israeli plan to carry out a new settlement project on the site of a Palestinian market in the southern part of the city.

In a statement on Tuesday, the municipality condemned the move as a “blatant violation of its jurisdiction” and stated its intention to formally object to the Israeli plan.

The municipality said the plan was announced by the civil administration’s planning and building committee, which is affiliated with the Israeli occupation army,

The municipality added that according to the plan, two apartment buildings and another with three stories would be built for Jewish settlers on the land of the central vegetable market.

The municipality explained that the plan includes the construction of 63 housing units distributed across two six-story apartment buildings, with each one having two underground levels designated for parking. Additionally, a third building comprising three floors will include classrooms, a library, and a synagogue, the municipality added.

The Palestinian market, once a hub for vegetable sales, was closed to Palestinians by the Israeli occupation army following the Ibrahimi Mosque massacre carried out by settler Baruch Goldstein on February 25, 1994, which left 29 Palestinians dead and at least 125 injured.

The municipality condemned the settlement plan as a “clear violation of the city’s interests and those of its residents,” and a “disregard for the international humanitarian law, which prohibits the unjustified seizure, exploitation, or demolition of Palestinian property.” … Full article

West Bank: Settlers Burn Olive Trees, Destroy Water Lines

IMEMC | November 4, 2025

On Monday, illegal Israeli colonizers carried out a number of attacks in the governorates of Tubas, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron.

At midnight on Monday, Israeli colonizers burned a number of olive trees on Palestinian lands in the village of Marah Rabah, and damaged vehicles in the town of Tuqu, south of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank.

Media sources reported that settlers set fire to olive trees in Marah Rabah village, after blocking the western entrance to the town of Tuqu, and hurling rocks at Palestinian vehicles, causing damage. … Full article

Israel arrests 5 Palestinian fishermen off Gaza coast

MEMO | November 4, 2025

Israeli naval forces detained five Palestinian fishermen off the coast of Gaza City on Tuesday, a local group said, Anadolu reports.

Israeli gunboats opened fire on fishing boats west of Gaza Port, forcing fishermen to jump into the water without their clothes before being bound and arrested, Zakaria Bakr of the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, a nongovernmental organization, said in a statement.

Four of the detainees are from the same family, including three brothers, he added.

Israel continues to ban fishing in Gaza’s waters despite a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, which took effect Oct. 10. Naval forces have kept pursuing and arresting fishermen, cutting off their only source of income amid a collapsing economy in the enclave. … Full article

Israeli army document discloses raped Palestinian inmate was civilian, not fighter

Press TV – November 4, 2025

A classified Israeli military document has revealed that the man who was subjected to a brutal assault by a group of Israeli soldiers at the notorious Sde Teiman prison facility in July last year had never been charged with any crime and was a civilian, opposed to claims of his affiliation to the Hamas resistance movement.

For months, proponents of the occupying Tel Aviv regime claimed that he was an elite member of the Nukhba unit of Hamas, who took part in the large-scale and surprise anti-Israel operation, dubbed Operation al-Aqsa Flood, on October 7, 2023, to justify the atrocity.

The leaked document confirms that he was a civilian — one among 1,700 Gazans detained without charges and released from Israel’s detention facilities during the recent exchange of Israeli captives for Palestinian detainees on October 13, 2025.

As part of the deal, Israel agreed to release 1,700 Palestinians from Gaza who had not been formally charged with any crimes.

Israel continues to hold over 9,000 Palestinians, with more than half of them being kept behind bars without formal charges. Additionally, hundreds are reportedly confined in undisclosed military facilities, such as Sde Teiman. … Full article

Israel continues to violate truce: 3 killed in Rafah, airstrikes hit parts of Gaza

MEMO | November 4, 2025

The Government Media Office in Gaza said that Israeli forces committed around 19 violations of the ceasefire agreement during the past 24 hours, raising the total number of breaches to 194 since the truce began on 10 October.

Three people were killed by Israeli army fire north of Rafah city in southern Gaza, as Israel continued to violate the ceasefire agreement with ongoing airstrikes and heavy artillery shelling across large areas of the Strip.

The attacks coincided with the demolition of several houses in the eastern parts of Gaza City and Khan Younis.

According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 238 people have been killed and 600 others wounded since the ceasefire took effect on 10 October 2025. … Full article

On to the Next Front: Israel Threatens Lebanon with a New War

By Robert Inlakesh | The Palestine Chronicle | November 4, 2025

Israel’s goal is to eliminate its regional opposition entirely. In Lebanon, the US-Israeli alliance has pursued the push to disarm Hezbollah. The Israeli strategy is to outmaneuver the Lebanese group by opening new rounds of war, while imposing immense suffering on the people.
Israel is now threatening to open up another war against Lebanon and is initiating a propaganda campaign to justify its actions. It has, in reality, violated the ceasefire every day since it was imposed and its strategy is to eventually push the State to internal chaos and collapse.

While it may be well known, at this point, that Israel continues full steam ahead on the war path with Lebanon, as it threatens to bombard Beirut and escalate its ongoing bombing campaign, there are two important points that are necessary to understand what is truly going on.

The beginning of any conversation on the issue is to understand that Israel alone is the reason for the conflict and that its propaganda surrounding Hezbollah’s disarmament is disingenuous. From there, we can properly assess what the Israeli strategy is in Lebanon and what it seeks to gain.

Israeli media is currently ripe with analysts and military officials commenting about the rapid re-armament of Hezbollah, even claiming that, in one year, the Lebanese group has managed to rebuild to the extent that internal estimates believed only to have been possible in a 15 to 20-year time frame. In the Hebrew media framing of events, it is clear that the justification for a new military operation in Lebanon is explained through a “security” lens, arguing that war is necessary to weaken their greatest adversary to the north.

Meanwhile, in the Gulf and Western-owned Arabic media, along with English-language corporate media, their coverage depicts a failure of the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah as the primary issue at hand. The framing harbors the point that the problem here pertains to Hezbollah’s weapons, that this is the reason for the conflict, and that, while Israel may not be helping the situation, the guilty party is the so-called “Iranian proxies”. This line of reasoning argues that, given Hezbollah’s disarmament, Lebanon will be transformed and return to some notion of its “glory days” of old.

Immediately, here there are two narratives that are not congruent, despite bearing some similarities and arguing from the same pro-Israeli point of view, which should be a major red flag for anyone who is looking at this issue critically. … continue

Israeli strike kills one person in Lebanese town

Palestinian Information Center – November 4, 2025

BEIRUT – An Israeli drone strike targeted a car in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Dajjal on Tuesday, killing one person, local media said.

Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with Hezbollah, the Israeli occupation army maintains troops in five areas in southern Lebanon and has launched regular airstrikes.

The Israeli regime usually claims it is targeting Hezbollah members and positions and has stepped up the attacks in recent days.

Lebanon Speaker Berri: Unlike ‘Israel’, Hezbollah Fully Complied with Ceasefire

Al-Manar | November 4, 2025

Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri affirmed on Tuesday that the Hezbollah resistance group fully complied with the ceasefire agreement with the Zionist entity, noting that ‘Israel’ had not done so.

Speaking from his residence at Ain Al-Tineh during a meeting with a delegation from the Union of Islamic Radio and Television Networks, Berri wondered: “When, where, and how has Israel ever respected a single clause of the ceasefire agreement?,” referring to continued Israeli attacks on Lebanon.

He noted that the Lebanese Army “deployed south of the Litani River with more than 9,000 soldiers and officers, fully capable of extending its presence to the internationally recognized border.” … continue

The myth of US peacemaking: Why Washington’s mediation in West Asia keeps crumbling

By Peiman Salehi | The Cradle | November 3, 2025

The US has long styled itself as a guarantor of peace and stability in West Asia while systematically undermining both. From the Oslo Accords to the Abraham Accords, Washington’s so-called peace initiatives have masked coercion as consensus.

These efforts consistently reinforce the regional status quo, prioritizing Israeli security over Palestinian sovereignty, and maintaining western hegemony over regional autonomy.

The collapse of another US-backed Gaza ceasefire, violated within days by renewed Israeli aggression, exposes the structural flaws in this diplomatic model. Rather than arbitrating peace, Washington serves as an enabler of conflict.

Its diplomacy rests on selective morality and strategic interest, not universal principles. The American insistence on brokering ceasefires while actively resupplying Tel Aviv’s military machinery makes a mockery of its so-called neutrality. … continue

Iraq links disarmament of resistance groups to US withdrawal amid Washington’s threats

Press TV – November 4, 2025

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has declared that resistance groups will only disarm once US forces leave the country, reaffirming plans for a full coalition withdrawal by 2026 amid threats from Washington.

Sudani emphasized Monday that a plan is still in place to have foreign forces purportedly fighting Daesh completely leave Iraq by September 2026 because the threat from terrorist groups have eased considerably. … continue

US military buildup in Caribbean aimed at regime change in Cuba: FP

Al Mayadeen | November 4, 2025

With the largest US military concentration in the Caribbean since the 1962 Cuban missile crisis, a new Foreign Policy (FP) report warns that Washington’s announced campaign against narcotics trafficking in the region masks a far broader strategic objective.

The removal of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro and, by extension, pressure on Cuba by cutting off Venezuelan oil supplies.

The report says roughly 10 naval vessels and some 10,000 troops, including a carrier strike group led by the USS Gerald R. Ford and elements of the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, are now positioned in the region, a posture that raises the prospect of direct military action against Venezuelan government targets and carries grave implications for Havana.

It is worth mentioning that the White House has framed recent operations as an intensification of counter-narcotics efforts, with senior US officials labelling traffickers as foreign terrorists and authorizing strikes on vessels alleged to be part of the trade.

Foreign Policy argues, the campaign’s political logic extends beyond drugs; the removal of Maduro would, in this account, enable a US policy aimed at severing Caracas’s lifeline to Havana and thereby accelerating a long-standing Republican objective of overthrowing the Cuban state. … continue

Why Invading Venezuela Won’t Be a Walk in the Park

Neoconservative strategists aren’t talking about the day after…

José Niño Unfiltered | November 3, 2025

As American warships patrol Caribbean waters and F-35 fighters prowl Venezuelan airspace, hawkish voices in Washington paint an enticing picture: A swift military operation to topple Nicolás Maduro, similar to the easy interventions in Grenada (1983) and Panama (1989). It’s a dangerous fantasy that ignores three decades of failed Venezuelan policy and fundamentally misunderstands the catastrophic difference between those brief police actions and what a Venezuela invasion would entail.

The comparison is essentially that of a neighborhood skirmish to a regional war. Venezuela is roughly 2,650 times larger than Grenada and 12 times larger than Panama, with 243 times more people than Grenada and 12 times more than Panama. The appropriate historical parallels aren’t Grenada or Panama—they’re Iraq and Afghanistan, multi-trillion-dollar quagmires that killed thousands of Americans and hundreds of thousands of civilians while advancing no genuine U.S. interests. … continue

As per war resolution, Trump should halt strikes on Caribbean, Pacific

Al Mayadeen | November 3, 2025

Starting Monday, the US government is required to halt its military operations in the Caribbean and the Eastern Pacific under the War Powers Resolution, which stipulates that such actions must end 60 days after their commencement unless Congress explicitly authorizes their continuation, according to Brian Finucane in an article for Just Security.

The International Crisis Group advisor stated in his article that under US law, this 60-day period begins when the President commits armed forces to hostile or military operations without a formal declaration of war or specific authorization from Congress, setting a timeframe within which such actions must either be approved by the legislature or brought to an end.

US President Donald Trump notified Congress of the first strike in his operation on September 4th, which means that the 60-day period expires today, November 3rd. […]

The head of the Office of the Legal Counsel at the US Department of Justice, Elliot Geiser, said that “the White House does not consider this operation to constitute hostilities that would trigger the 60-day limit,” indicating that the administration views the actions as falling outside the constraints of the War Powers Resolution.

According to legal experts, this claim does not apply, and it is both dangerous and incorrect, as it undermines the authority of the US Congress. […]

The administration has reportedly informed Congress that President Trump has classified the situation as a “formal armed conflict” rather than “hostilities”, a distinction that follows the precedent set during the presidency of Barack Obama.

Obama justified NATO’s 2011 air campaign over Libya using the same reasoning at a time when Congress was divided over the matter, and although there was initial disagreement, he later accepted the legal rationale put forward by his administration, establishing a precedent for defining military actions in ways that limit congressional constraints while maintaining executive authority. … Full article

Michigan Bill Would Protect Parents Who Seek Second Medical Opinion for Kids

By Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. | The Defender | November 3, 2025

A bill introduced in Michigan would protect parents’ rights to seek a second opinion for their children’s medical treatment by barring the state from holding parents liable for child neglect if they seek medical opinions from another physician or healthcare professional.

Under current Michigan law, authorities can hold parents liable for medical neglect if they refuse a healthcare provider’s recommended treatment, even if they are seeking a second opinion, according to The Hillsdalian. … continue

Palestine Genocide

By Richard Hugus | November 3, 2025

“To Zionists everywhere— you do not have a PR problem that can be solved with more branding campaigns and lies and propaganda. You have a forever problem, because you will never recover from this. Your depravity, unfathomable to normal humans, will be dismantled one way or another. Your fake identity will be exposed to all for the historic fraud that it is. You are the pariahs and parasites on this earth, and the world is finally waking up to this truth. Never has humanity witnessed such explicit and breathtaking evil.” — Susan Abulhawa

(See Susan Abulhawa’s December 2024 speech at Oxford Union here.)

Now past two years of explicit genocide in Gaza, the Zionist state seems intent on creating a new reality for the world – one in which there is no longer a moral order. As “the chosen people” Zionists feel entitled to do what has always been forbidden. For all the world to see, they kill women and children, bomb hospitals, bomb homes and neighborhoods, bomb the tents which people were then forced to live in, withhold food from people they have already starved, assassinate leaders, destroy sanitation infrastructure and water supplies, destroy farmland and olive trees, shoot fishermen, murder journalists, demolish homes with bulldozers, torture and execute prisoners, use people as human shields, snipe children, agree to ceasefires but continue bombing, and more. … continue

‘No Israel’: Thai businesses protest misconduct, unlicensed ventures by Israeli visitors

Press TV – November 3, 2025

Tensions are rising on Thailand’s popular southern islands as locals express growing frustration over insulting and controversial behavior as well as illicit business activities of Israeli tourists, who have been visiting the country in markedly growing numbers.

Restaurant owners and business operators on Koh Phangan, one of Thailand’s most visited holiday destinations, have cited a surge in unruly conduct and unlicensed commercial ventures by Israeli visitors, Arab News, an English-language daily, reported on Sunday.

The discontented Thai nationals said the developments have fueled resentment among residents and strained local hospitality.

The report cited the owner of a Thai restaurant on the island as pointing to repeated incidents of disrespectful behavior from Israeli customers that prompted him to ban them altogether from his restaurant.

“After I asked one group of Israeli tourists to leave, I received more than 4,000 bad reviews — my restaurant’s rating dropped from 4.8 to 2.2 stars. It’s now been corrected, but that experience was really frustrating,” he said.

The restaurant now displays a sign reading “No Israel.” “I hate the repeated behavior I’ve encountered from many Israeli tourists — it happens so often that it led me to put up a ‘No Israel’ sign at my restaurant,” the owner of the restaurant said. … continue

Israeli Pager Attacks, Ukraine Collapse, and the Tennessee Munitions Factory Explosion that Killed 16

By Conor Gallagher – naked capitalism – November 3, 2025 

On October 10, an explosion ripped through the Accurate Energetic Systems (AES) facility in Bucksnort, Tennessee, killing 16 workers and injuring at least four others.

Officials from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the National Center for Explosives Training and Research estimate that between 24,000 and 28,000 pounds of explosives detonated and leveled the 15,000-square-foot building. It was as if the facility had been hit by a fabled US MOAB or MOP bomb—two of the military’s heaviest non-nuclear bombs. 

In this post we’ll look at the immediate cause of the explosion, contributing factors, and how the explosion is an indictment of imperial America’s wars abroad and its social policy at home. … continue

AI-powered drones used in Gaza genocide monitor US cities: Report

Press TV – November 3, 2025

AI-powered quadcopter drones deployed by the Israeli regime’s armed forces to commit genocide in Gaza have been reportedly operating over American cities, surveiling protesters and automatically uploading millions of images to a centralized evidence database.

A report published by the Grayzone news outlet on Sunday reveals that AI-powered drones manufactured by a company called Skydio are monitoring the majority of cities in the US.

According to the report, Skydio provided the original drone models to the Israeli armed forces immediately after the regime launched its genocidal assault on Gaza on October 7, 2023, during which it killed at least 68,858 Palestinians and wounded 170,664 others, most of them women and children.

The Israeli regime extensively deployed the drones in its attacks on Palestinians, sending operational data back to Skydio to refine the technology.

Skydio maintains an office in the occupied Palestinian territories and partners with DefenSync, an Israeli military drone contractor that acts as an intermediary between drone manufacturers and the regime’s armed forces.

The company has also raised hundreds of millions of dollars from Israeli-American venture capitalists and funds extensive investments in the Occupied Lands.

Since 2023, Skydio has transformed from a relatively obscure startup into a multi-billion-dollar conglomerate and the largest drone manufacturer in the US.

The report states that Skydio now holds contracts with more than 800 law enforcement and security agencies across the country, up from 320 in March last year as its drones are being deployed hundreds of times daily to monitor citizens in towns and cities nationwide. … continue

On trial at The Hague: Germany accused of misleading the World Court

By Leon Wystrychowski | MEMO | November 3, 2025

In April 2024, Nicaragua took Germany to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, accusing Berlin of “violating international law for decades” through large-scale arms sales to Israel and thereby upholding the illegal occupation and apartheid regime in Palestine. The immediate trigger for the case was the genocide in the Gaza Strip, for which Israel itself is also being tried before the ICJ.

Following October 2023, Germany’s arms exports to Israel surged by more than 900 per cent. In 2022, the Federal Republic supplied weapons worth 32 million euros; between 7 October and the end of December 2023 alone, it delivered arms worth 323.2 million euros. This made Germany the second most important arms supplier to the Zionist state after the United States. By mid-May 2025, that figure had climbed to more than 485 million euros. In addition to these commercial exports, there were also donations from the Bundeswehr (the German army) to the IDF.

Although no verdict has yet been reached, Nicaragua’s lawsuit has already had an effect: over the course of the year, the number of weapons delivered by Germany to Israel dropped sharply, without any official explanation. Some commentators suggested that this was connected to the ICJ proceedings and that the then-ruling coalition of Social Democrats, Greens and Liberals – despite its staunchly pro-Israel stance – appeared to fear potential legal consequences. … continue

Israeli Colonizers Torch Vehicle, Attack Homes in Jenin and Nablus

IMEMC | November 3, 2025

Illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers escalated their attacks on Palestinian civilians, Monday, targeting homes and farmland in Khirbet Masoud (southwest of Jenin) and the village of Jurish (south of Nablus), in the occupied West Bank’s northern part.

In Khirbet Masoud, occupation forces and colonizers stormed residential areas, vandalized olive trees, and released livestock into cultivated lands and between homes.

Also, the colonizers also brought their livestock on graze on the Palestinian lands in Khirbet Masoud.

A day earlier, colonizers invaded a home, smashed its windows and doors, and raised the Israeli flag on its roof.

Khirbet Masoud is part of the Zabbouba Village Council and comprises three residential clusters: ‘Iraq al-Duwwar, Khirbet Faris, and Khirbet al-Qosour, with a population of approximately 350 residents.

The area lies adjacent to an illegal colonial outpost built atop the mountain, where Israeli authorities continue to bulldoze land and seize dozens of agricultural dunums stretching from Qaffin to the hills of Ya’bad.

Meanwhile, in Jurish, colonizers infiltrated the northern part of the village at dawn, set fire to the parked vehicle of citizen Mohannad Salem Khaled, and scrawled racist slogans on the walls of his home.

These attacks reflect a deliberate strategy of colonial expansion and forced displacement, carried out under the protection of Israeli military forces and in violation of international law.

They form part of a broader campaign to terrorize Palestinian communities, destroy livelihoods, and erase indigenous presence from strategic areas across the occupied West Bank. … Full article

Two Palestinians murdered in West Bank in settler, IOF attacks

Al Mayadeen | November 3, 2025

Two Palestinian citizens were martyred at dawn on Monday in separate incidents across the occupied West Bank, as violence by the occupation forces and settlers continues to escalate.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed that a 17-year-old boy succumbed to his wounds after being shot by the occupation forces in the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus.

The boy was critically injured during confrontations that erupted on Sunday evening when the occupation forces stormed the town, closed the main checkpoint, and opened fire with live ammunition.

In a separate incident, a 35-year-old man was murdered after being shot by a settler near the northern entrance to the city of al-Khalil. According to local sources, the settler opened fire on the man, resulting in fatal injuries.

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported that its medical teams were prevented from reaching the wounded man, and settlers had sealed off the area before his death was confirmed.

Medical teams targeted, area closed off

Local sources also stated that occupation forces raided a medical center and chased an ambulance that was transporting one of the wounded, firing live bullets at the vehicle. Such incidents reflect an ongoing pattern of targeting healthcare infrastructure and emergency responders.

The occupation forces also carried out a series of raids at dawn on Monday.

These included incursions into the towns of Sa’ir and al-Shuyukh, north of al-Khalil, as well as the storming of Beit Lahm. On the previous night, they attacked al-Yamoun, west of Jenin, and fired live rounds within residential areas. … Full article

Israel demolishes two inhabited homes in the Al-Walaja village, west of Bethlehem

Palestinian Information Center – November 3, 2025

BETHLEHEM – Israeli occupation forces (IOF) on Monday demolished two inhabited homes in the village of Al-Walaja, west of Bethlehem, under the pretext of building without a permit.

Local sources said that a large force of the Israeli army, accompanied by bulldozers, stormed the village and began demolishing the home of the Abu Razek family in the Ain Jouiza area, which covers about 80 square meters.

The sources explained that the homeowners had applied for building permits years ago, but the occupation authorities kept stalling and refused to grant them the necessary approvals.

The head of the Al-Walaja village council, Khader Al-Araj, said that heavily armed IOF soldiers raided the village and stationed at the Ain Jouiza area before demolishing two inhabited houses belonging to the Abu Razek and Rasem families, each about 80 square meters in size. One of the houses sheltered nine people, and the other housed two. … Full article

‘Israel’ under fire over bill to execute Palestinian detainees

Al Mayadeen | November 3, 2025

The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) published a statement condemning a bill approved by the Israeli Knesset’s “National Security Committee,” calling for the execution of Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons, characterizing it as legalizing the brutality of the Israeli occupation.

In its statement, the PPS emphasized that the occupation has never ceased carrying out extrajudicial killings against Palestinians, whether through deliberate executions during detention, interrogation, targeted assassinations, or fatal medical neglect as part of a systematic pattern of medical crimes.

The Society added that the actions being taken today represent merely an additional step to entrench a long-standing crime that has persisted for decades, as authorities attempt to “legitimize” it through laws, regulations, and military orders.

The statement highlighted that, over many decades, the Israeli colonial system has implemented policies of slow execution against hundreds of prisoners in its jails, using systematic methods and tools that have led to the deaths of dozens.

Furthermore, it noted that these policies have escalated to unprecedented levels since the start of the ongoing extermination campaign, making the current period the deadliest in the history of the Palestinian Captive Movement. 81 were confirmed killed in Israeli prisons since the start of the war up to early November 2025, alongside dozens of detainees from Gaza who have been executed and remain subjected to enforced disappearance. … Full article

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate bans reserve soldiers from carrying weapons amid rising suicides

MEMO | November 3, 2025

Israel’s Chief Rabbinate has issued a directive prohibiting reserve soldiers who have served in the Israeli army from carrying personal weapons, citing concerns over a growing number of suicides among troops. […]

The move follows the release of alarming data from a Knesset Research and Information Center report showing a sharp increase in suicides among Israeli soldiers—particularly reservists—since the outbreak of the Gaza genocide in October 2023.

Between January 2024 and July 2025, the report documented 279 suicide attempts among soldiers, averaging seven attempts for every death. … Full article

Three Palestinians, including a woman, martyred in Israeli airstrike on Rafah

Palestinian Information Center – November 3, 2025

GAZA – Three Palestinians, including a woman, were martyred on Monday after Israeli occupation forces carried out an airstrike and opened fire north of Rafah, southern Gaza. Several others were injured in separate incidents as Israel continued demolishing homes in eastern Khan Yunis and Gaza City, in a renewed violation of the ceasefire agreement.

Local sources said two Palestinians were martyred in an Israeli air raid near the Al-Baraksat area north of Rafah, while a woman, Manal Abdullah Salem Al-Tarabin, was shot dead by Israeli gunfire in the Al-Shakoush neighborhood, also in northern Rafah.

In Gaza City, two civilians were wounded after IOF troops opened fire on residents in Al-Shaaf Street, east of the city.

Meanwhile, bulldozers belonging to the Israeli occupation forces advanced near Sheikh Zayed roundabout in northern Gaza, razing agricultural and residential land, while other units continued to demolish homes in eastern Khan Yunis and Gaza.

Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem condemned the ongoing demolitions, calling them “a clear and deliberate violation of the ceasefire agreement on Gaza.” He urged mediators to pressure Israel to halt its repeated breaches, including daily killings, the continuation of the blockade, restrictions on aid delivery, and the closure of the Rafah border crossing. … Full article

Israeli army kills 2 Gazans despite ceasefire for allegedly crossing ‘yellow line’

MEMO | November 3, 2025

The Israeli army on Monday shot and killed two Palestinians in southern Gaza for allegedly crossing the “yellow line,” in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, medical sources said.

The two lost their lives by gunfire near the al-Baraksat area, north of Rafah, the sources told Anadolu. … Full article

‘Israel’ launches two strikes on South Lebanon, casualties reported

Al Mayadeen | November 3, 2025

An Israeli airstrike targeted a civilian vehicle in the town of Doueir in the Nabatieh district on Monday, setting several vehicles ablaze and damaging nearby shops, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported.

Our correspondent reported shortly later that another airstrike targeted the southern Lebanon town of Aita al-Shaab.

According to initial reports, casualties have been confirmed following the attack on Doueir, with one martyr reported so far. Civil defense crews rushed to the scene to extinguish the fires and evacuate the wounded.

Another martyr was announced shortly after in the Israeli strike on Aita al-Shaab.

Eyewitnesses described intense flames engulfing parts of the busy commercial street after the strike, while local authorities cordoned off the area. … Full article

Taliban unveil five-year plan to help Afghan farmers replace poppy crops

The Cradle | November 3, 2025

The Ministry of Agriculture of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced on 3 November the approval of a five-year plan to provide alternatives to growing poppies for the country’s farmers.

Afghanistan has traditionally been a hub for growing poppies, which are used to produce heroin, a highly addictive and deadly drug, for consumption in Europe and elsewhere.

After taking power in 2021 following a chaotic US military withdrawal, the Taliban banned the cultivation of the plant.

Poppy cultivation flourished during the 20-year US occupation of the country, with many drug lords connected to the CIA receiving top positions in the Afghan government in Kabul.

According to the Agriculture Ministry, the five-year program will benefit some 149,900 farmers and involve $71 million in funding.

“This plan is designed to provide legal and sustainable economic opportunities for farmers in the sectors of agriculture, livestock, natural resources, and irrigation,” stated Sher Mohammad Hatami, spokesperson for the ministry.

The plan includes projects focused on orchard development, grain production, livestock growth, irrigation system improvements, the establishment of greenhouses, and training centers for farmers.

The ministry stated that other crops, including saffron, asafoetida (hing), cotton, and wheat, will be promoted as alternatives for farmers. … continue

Venezuela’s Machado reveals US support and ties to Rubio

Press TV – November 3, 2025

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has recently spoken with Bloomberg about the presence of Hamas in Venezuela and her close relationship with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Trump administration.

However, what Machado did not disclose was that the United States spent $18 million in 2024 funding Venezuelan opposition groups as part of a broader $213 million campaign over five years, which included support for Machado’s international travel through USAID, Drop Site News reported on Sunday.

Research by Drop Site News revealed that despite the formal disbanding of USAID in February 2025, the Trump administration has quietly rerouted $400 million toward initiatives against left-leaning governments in Venezuela, Cuba, and Nicaragua.

Regarding her relationship with Rubio, Machado stated that he is among those in Washington who “best understand the threats posed from our region.”

She confirmed her ongoing communication with him and his team, emphasizing that she has “really good friends and champions” for her cause across both political parties. … Full article

Hungary Not Obliged to Fund Ukraine, No Reason to Do So – Orban

Sputnik – 03.11.2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said Hungary is not obliged to finance Ukraine and has no moral, political or economic reason to do so.

Orban quoted an article in British magazine The Economist — which calculated that Ukraine would need $400 billion over the next four years to continue the war against Russia
The sum would cover weapons, reconstruction, pensions and salaries, the magazine reported.

“Once again, Europe is expected to foot the bill,” Orban wrote on X. “There’s no one else left willing to pick up the tab.”

“That’s why Brussels is so agitated. That’s why they want to seize frozen Russian assets, overhaul the EU funding system, and take on new loans,” he charged.

“We reject this. It’s not Hungary’s job to finance Ukraine,” Orban insisted. “We have no reason to do so: not politically, not economically, not morally.”

He said Hungary was not alone in that viewpoint, but Budapest was the most outspoken in expressing its opinion.

That was why Hungary is under attack from Brussels, Orban added, accusing EU of seeking to install a compliant government in Budapest. … Full article