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❗️Statement by Hamas's Qassam Brigades on its fighters besieged in Rafah:
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"The [Israeli] occupation bears full responsibility for the clashes with our fighters in Rafah, who are defending themselves inside an area under the occupation's control. Let the enemy know that the Qassam Brigades’ dictionary does not include ‘surrender’ or handing oneself over to the enemy.
We place the mediators on notice: they must fulfil their responsibilities and find a solution that preserves the ceasefire and prevents the enemy from using weak pretexts to violate it and target innocent civilians in Gaza.
The recovery of bodies over the past period took place under extremely complex and difficult conditions. Despite that, we complied with the terms of the agreement, and we reiterate that recovering the remaining bodies will require additional teams and specialized technical equipment."
❗️Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Turkiye’s foreign and defense ministers, along with its intelligence chief, will travel to Pakistan this week to advance negotiations with Afghanistan aimed at achieving a permanent ceasefire.
The visit follows Erdogan’s meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Baku.
❗️Hassan Ali Jamil Sultan was killed in an Israeli strike on the Sawana-Khirbet Selm road in south Lebanon this morning.
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Former Israeli envoy reveals Biden greenlighted violations of Lebanon ceasefire
Over 300 people have been killed by Israeli strikes in Lebanon since the ceasefire was signed a year ago
Yemeni interior ministry dismantles US-Israeli-Saudi spy network
Sanaa's internal operations come amid reports that Israel and its Gulf partners are preparing to reignite attacks on Yemen
BREAKING | Israeli artillery shelling targets east of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
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❗️The World Health Organization reports that 16,500 patients in Gaza are still waiting to be evacuated for treatment abroad.
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Paramount 'blacklisting' Hollywood figures critical of Gaza genocide
Since CEO David Ellison took over, several senior staff have been dismissed for opposing the genocide in Gaza, with sources saying the studio now refuses to work with artists it considers 'hostile to Israeli interests'
'PR stunt': Israel rejects arrest warrants issued by Turkiye for Netanyahu
Ankara has publicly condemned Israel's genocide of Palestinians in Gaza but continues to cooperate with Tel Aviv in private
❗️The Football Association of Ireland has approved a decision requesting The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) to suspend Israel's participation in European competitions.
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VIDEO | The aftermath of Israeli settlers setting fire to a Palestinian family's house in the village of Abu Falah east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.
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❗️Sources in Lebanon’s General Security told Al-Jadeed that two Israelis recently entered Lebanon through the Masnaa crossing on the Syrian border and toured several areas before leaving via the airport. They were identified as Avraham Dov Goldstein, known on social media as Avigold, and Berel Indig.
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❗️UN: Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians hit record high in October
Israeli settlers carried out at least 264 attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during October, the highest monthly figure recorded since UN officials began tracking such incidents in 2006, the UN reported on Friday.
In a statement highlighting the surge in violence, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the attacks, which caused both casualties and property damage, averaged eight attacks per day.
"Since 2006, OCHA has documented over 9,600 such attacks. About 1,500 of them took place just this year, roughly 15 per cent of the total," the UN statement said.
❗️US Supreme Court temporarily allows Trump administration to withhold SNAP benefits
The US Supreme Court has issued an emergency order temporarily permitting the Trump administration to withhold billions in funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which provides food benefits to around 42 million Americans. The move comes after a lower court had ordered the government to pay out the program in full, warning that "16 million children are immediately at risk of going hungry." The administration argued that, due to the ongoing federal government shutdown, it could only partially fund SNAP, which costs nearly $9 billion a month.
Friday’s ruling allows $4 billion to be temporarily withheld pending further legal hearings, effectively freezing the lower court’s decision. USDA officials said they were working to comply with court orders and were taking steps to distribute the full benefits, while Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson issued an administrative stay to allow the government time to pursue an appeal. The legal battle follows the USDA’s announcement that SNAP payments would be halted in November because of the shutdown.
The funding dispute is part of the longest federal government shutdown in US history, affecting millions of Americans.
Government employees have gone unpaid for over a month, air travel has been disrupted, and some states have had to rely on their own reserves to maintain SNAP payments. However, not all states can cover the shortfall, leaving recipients, who receive around $6 per day via pre-loaded debit cards, in uncertain circumstances.
❗️Israel rejects Turkiye’s genocide warrants for Netanyahu and top officials
Israel has rejected Turkiye’s arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and 36 senior officials accused of genocide in Gaza, calling them a “PR stunt.”
Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Israel “firmly rejects, with contempt” the charges, describing them as “the latest PR stunt by the tyrant Erdogan,” and accusing Turkiye’s judiciary of serving “to silence political rivals and detain journalists, judges and mayors.”
The warrants, issued by Istanbul’s prosecutor, name Defense Minister Israel Katz, National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, and army chief Eyal Zamir among others, for “genocide and crimes against humanity” committed systematically in Gaza.
Hamas praised the move as a “commendable measure” that reflects Turkiye’s “commitment to justice, humanity, and fraternity” with the Palestinian people.
⭕️ Ahmad al-Sharaa arrives in US for talks with Trump
Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa — formerly Abu Mohammad al-Julani — has arrived in Washington for official talks with US President Donald Trump, just days after the US revoked his designation as a global terrorist.
The visit follows the lifting of UN sanctions on Sharaa and his interior minister and marks a new stage in Washington’s rehabilitation of Syria’s new leadership after the US-backed fall of Bashar al-Assad.
Once the head of Al-Qaeda affiliate Hayat Tahrir al-Sham and a former deputy to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Sharaa now presents himself as a “moderate reformer.”
Trump has praised him as “a tough guy doing a very good job.”
‼️ Hamas’s Qassam Brigades announces that, as part of the Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange deal, it will hand over the body of Israeli officer Hadar Goldin, found yesterday afternoon in a tunnel in the Yebna camp in Rafah, southern Gaza, at 2 PM Gaza time.
According to Israel's Channel 14, Israel estimates that the remains of Hadar Goldin will not be returned tonight, and that Hamas is expected to demand a separate deal regarding him.
Who is Hadar Goldin?
Lieutenant Hadar Goldin was an Israeli army officer from the Givati Brigade who went missing during Israel’s deadly 2014 war on Gaza, "Operation Protective Edge." On 1 August 2014, during a declared ceasefire in Rafah, he disappeared following clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters. Israel immediately invoked the Hannibal Directive, the military policy authorizing overwhelming fire to prevent a soldier’s capture, and unleashed hours of indiscriminate bombardment across Rafah, massacring between 130 and 200 Palestinians, mostly civilians, in an act of collective punishment for Goldin’s capture that came to be known as "Black Friday."
While Israel maintains that Hamas killed him, multiple investigations and testimonies suggest he was instead killed by Israel’s own bombardment under the Hannibal Directive.
❗️Invading Israeli forces have killed Abdul Rahman Ahmad Abbas Darawsheh, 26 years old, in Al-Faraa refugee camp in Tubas, occupied West Bank.
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VIDEO | Footage shows Israeli settlers assaulting Palestinian journalist Raneen Sawafta and one of her colleagues while they were covering the olive harvest in the town of Beita, south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.
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❗️Mexico's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE) and Ministry of Security and Citizen Protection (SSPC) announced that they have no reports regarding an alleged assassination attempt against the Israeli ambassador in Mexico.
The Foreign Ministry reaffirmed its commitment to maintaining open communication with all diplomatic missions accredited in the country. For its part, the SSPC reiterated its respectful and coordinated cooperation, always within the framework of national sovereignty, with all security agencies that request it.
❗️Syrian sources report Israeli military vehicles have advanced into the al-Hafayer area and toward Ofaina in the northern countryside of Quneitra, southern Syria.
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❗️US and Israel accuse Iran of plotting to assassinate Israeli ambassador in Mexico
According to Israel, Mexican authorities intervened to prevent an assassination attempt targeting Ambassador Einat Kranz-Neiger.
“We thank the security and law enforcement services in Mexico for thwarting a terrorist network directed by Iran that sought to attack Israel’s ambassador in Mexico,” Israel’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
A US official claimed the plot was initiated by the IRGC's Quds Force in late 2024 and was disrupted earlier this year.
BREAKING | A senior source from Hamas's Qassam Brigades told Al Jazeera that they have just retrieved the body of a Lieutenant in the Givati Brigade, Hadar Goldin, from the city of Rafah in Gaza.
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❗️EU plans new center to combat alleged online disinformation
The European Union is moving to establish a "Centre for Democratic Resilience" under its proposed "democracy shield" initiative, framed as a defense against online disinformation. The project, detailed in a leaked document, would coordinate EU member states and allies in monitoring, flagging, and countering what Brussels defines as “information manipulation” by alleged foreign actors. Critics, however, warn that such a centralized body could blur the line between combating propaganda and policing dissent, granting the EU sweeping authority over online speech.
The proposed center would share early-warning data, deploy public awareness campaigns, and align national responses to perceived information threats. The draft explicitly cites Russia’s "hybrid attacks" and China’s influence operations but offers few safeguards against the misuse of "disinformation" as a political label.
Participation in the initiative would be voluntary for EU states and "like-minded partners" such as the UK, while a parallel plan envisions a network of approved fact-checkers and social-media influencers to "promote democratic values."
Critics argue this risks institutionalizing propaganda under the guise of resilience, potentially silencing independent journalism and critical voices across the bloc.
❗️Yemen’s Interior Ministry announces that a targeted operation led to the arrest of a spy network linked to a joint operations room between the US intelligence and Israeli Mossad.
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❗️The Lebanese Ministry of Health announces one killed and 4 injured in the Israeli drone strike on the village of Baraachit, south Lebanon.
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‼️ Yedioth Ahronoth reports that the Israeli army has prepared a plan in case Hezbollah responds to its airstrikes in southern Lebanon.
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⭕️ Egypt urges progress on Gaza peace deal in call with Russia
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty urged progress toward the second phase of the Sharm El-Sheikh peace deal during a call with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, stressing the need to consolidate the Gaza ceasefire and stabilize the region. He also discussed preparations for Cairo’s upcoming international reconstruction conference aimed at rebuilding Gaza and easing its worsening humanitarian crisis.
The ministers reaffirmed Egypt–Russia cooperation, highlighting joint projects such as the El-Dabaa nuclear plant and the Russian industrial zone in the Suez Canal. Abdelatty also pressed for coordinated efforts to end the war in Sudan, condemning atrocities in Al-Fasher and calling for humanitarian access and protection of Sudan’s unity.
❗️S&P Global upgrades Israel’s outlook to 'stable' after Gaza 'ceasefire'
On Friday, S&P Global upgraded Israel’s credit outlook from “negative” to “stable,” citing a lower likelihood of security risks following US President Donald Trump's Gaza 'ceasefire.'
S&P stated, “The outlook reflects our assumption that the scale of direct military confrontation will remain contained, even if tensions between Hamas and Israel persist and the broader regional security environment remains fragile.”
UPDATE | Israeli drone strike targeted a vehicle in Baraachit, Nabitieh, south Lebanon.
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