Monthly Archives: February 2025

2025-02-08: News Headlines

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-08). Israeli occupation military says raided warehouse belonging to Hamas in Deir Ali area in southern Syria. english.almanar.com.lb

tn.ai (2025-02-08). Hamas Releases Three More Israeli Captives Under Ceasefire Deal. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Hamas freed three Israeli captives on Saturday as part of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement with Israel, handing them over to the Red Cross in central Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-08). Israeli Occupation Forces Conduct Airstrikes in Bekaa, Burn Houses in South Lebanon. english.almanar.com.lb In a blatant violation of ceasefire agreement, the Israeli occupation aircraft carried out on Saturday an airstrike on the outskirts of the eastern Lebanese mountain range in the 'Al-Shaara' area within the villages of Baalbek district. Six people were martyred and two others were injured, in a new Israeli aggression on Lebanon, in an Israeli drone …

Editor (2025-02-08). Israel Obstructing Aid Deliveries Into Gaza, Rights Group Warn. scheerpost.com

aljazeera (2025-02-08). Hamas and Israel launch fifth prisoner swap under Gaza ceasefire deal. aljazeera.com Exchange of three Israelis and 183 Palestinians comes as Trump casts uncertainty over second ceasefire phase.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-02-08). Civil Rights Are Being Destroyed Throughout The West In Service Of Israel. caitlinjohnstone.com.au British journalist Richard Medhurst is once again being persecuted by federal law enforcement in yet another western nation for his reporting on the abuses of Israel and its western backers, this time in Austria.

Meirav Arlosoroff (2025-02-08). An October 7 inquiry is key for Israel's healing, experts say, but Netanyahu is in the way. haaretz.com State commissions of inquiry don't oust prime ministers, but are the only tool in Israel to investigate failures and also the only one the public still believes in. Why is Netanyahu so afraid of the process?

Staff (2025-02-08). Hostages Eli Sharabi, Ohad Ben Ami and Or Levy arrive back in Israel. haaretz.com ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ‚ñ GAZA: Netanyahu tells reporters 'If the Gazans want to leave, they should be allowed to leave' ‚ñ LEBANON: Hezbollah condemns U.S. deputy Middle East envoy's statement on U.S. position calling to exclude group from Lebanese gov't…

Staff (2025-02-08). Hamas militants gather near stage in Gaza's Deir al-Balah ahead of release of Israeli hostages. haaretz.com ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ‚ñ GAZA: Netanyahu tells reporters 'If the Gazans want to leave, they should be allowed to leave' ‚ñ ICC: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Trump sanctions on ICC are 'the wrong tool' ‚ñ LEBANON: Hezbollah condemns U.S. deputy Middle East envoy's statement on U.S. position calling to exclude group from Lebanese gov't…

WSWS (2025-02-08). Students, faculty attend meeting to oppose attacks on pro-Palestinian protesters and democratic rights at the University of Michigan. wsws.org Over 150 people attended a meeting held by the pro-Palestinian Tahrir Coalition on Tuesday to oppose the escalating attacks on students protesting the US/Israeli genocide in Gaza by the University of Michigan. Members of the International Youth and Students for Social Equality spoke at the meeting, fighting for an independent working class-based socialist response to fascism, war and genocide.

newarab (2025-02-08). Gaza ceasefire's fifth captive exchange to take place. newarab.com The exchange of Israeli captives is set to take place in Deir el-Balah, and will see the release of three Israelis – Eli Sharabi, Or Levy and Ohad Ben Amin. 183 Palestinians are also set to be released, of which 72 are from the occupied West Bank a…

newarab (2025-02-08). Netanyahu: Let Palestinians build their state in Saudi Arabia. newarab.com Israeli Speaking to Israeli media on Thursday, Netanyahu rejected the two-state solution, calling a Palestinian state a "security threat" to Israel. | Netanyahu, who faces arrest warrants over war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by Israel in Gaza, directly dismissed Palestinian claims to their homeland. | "The Saudis can create a Palestinian state in Saudi Arabia; they have a lot…

Connor Freeman (2025-02-08). State Dept. Plans New $7 Billion Arms Sale to Israel. news.antiwar.com The State Department has formally notified Congress of its plans for a massive arms sale to Israel worth over $7 billion, including thousands of missiles and bombs, the Associated Press reported on Friday. This follows Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington DC this week and Donald Trump's announcement that the US will "own" Gaza …

Muhannad Ayyash (2025-02-08). The only way to stop the Netanyahu-Trump plan to eliminate Palestine is to begin rebuilding Gaza now. mondoweiss.net The U.S. and Israel are preventing Gaza reconstruction in order to prevent Palestinian return. The only way to stop this is to commence the full reconstruction of the Gaza Strip immediately, regardless of what Israel and the U.S. have to say.

bwitanek (2025-02-08). Dems Support Israel — Israel Helped Trump Win — Democrats Thus Helped Trump Win by Supporting Israel. fightbackbetter.com Lately there is a deluge of innuendo from liberals and loser Democrat Harris supporters that since much of the movement…

JANET (2025-02-08). New Israeli aggression meets resistance by Palestinians: The case of UNRWA. iacenter.org By Sue Harris February 6, 2025 As Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank increases, the Palestinian resistance there grows. On Feb. 1, occupation forces destroyed 20 homes in a residential neighborhood in Jenin. At the same time, resistance brigades in the West Bank have been more and more effective in their attacks on invading Israeli forces, including settlers and soldiers — killing and wounding many. Meanwhile in Gaza, according to Resistance News Network: "More than 300,000 displaced Palestinians from the southern and central governorates returned to the Gaza and Northern governorates via Al-Rashi…

Ali Salam (2025-02-08). Israeli Forces Assault a Paramedic in Beita, Storm Balata Refugee Camp. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli forces assaulted a Palestinian paramedic in Beita town, south of Nablus, and invaded the Balata refugee camp, east of Nablus, in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that occupation forces stormed the town of Beita, south of Nablus, assaulted a paramedic, damaged an ambulance, and rammed a civilian vehicle, on …

Catherine ABSALOM (2025-02-08). European Union trade with Israel's illegal settlements: Letter by 163 NGOs and trade unions to President von der Leyen. fidh.org

mforinoco (2025-02-08). UN Censures London for Misuse of Terrorism Laws to Silence Pro-Palestine Voices. orinocotribune.com The UK has used its Terrorism Law to detain journalists and activists expressing critical views of its foreign policy toward Israel | Four UN Special Rapporteurs have written a The letter states that the journalists and activists who have been detained by UK authorities appea…

Alan MacLeod, MintPress News. (2025-02-08). Tom Brady And Snoop Dogg's Super Bowl Ad Isn't What You Think. popularresistance.org Football star Tom Brady and rap legend Snoop Dogg will appear in a big-money Superbowl ad denouncing hatred. The ad is paid for by the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, a group staffed by Israel lobbyists that attempts to equate opposition to Israel's destruction of Gaza with anti-Jewish racism. The group was founded by billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, Robert Kraft, who is one of the pro-Israel Lobby's most generous benefactors. Kraft has used his power to attempt to crush the nationwide Palestine solidarity movement on campus and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

Ali Salam (2025-02-08). Tammun and Al-Far'a Camp: Army Shoots 2 Palestinians, Abducts 4. imemc.org On Friday Israeli forces shot two Palestinian young men and abducted one in the town of Tammun, and abducted three citizens, including a child in the Al-Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources said that a occupation soldiers shot a young man in the face …

Ben Norton (2025-02-08). Trump plans to 'take over' Gaza, expel Palestinians & build real estate his family could profit from. geopoliticaleconomy.com Donald Trump plans to ethnically cleanse Palestinians, saying, "The US will take over the Gaza Strip… We'll own it". His son-in-law Jared Kushner has invested in Israeli companies that profit from expanding illegal settlements. Trump and Kushner floated building luxury real estate in Gaza.

Chris Hedges, Scheer Post. (2025-02-08). Chris Hedges Report: Arab Regimes And The Betrayal Of Palestine. popularresistance.org Farah El-Sharif, writer, academic and Visiting Scholar at Stanford, is uncompromisingly blunt in her assessment of the Middle East. The decades of repression faced by an entire people have produced a fragmented society—culturally and through colonially imposed borders. To help understand why the Muslim world is so broken, corrupt and full of contradictions, El Sherif joins host Chris Hedges on this episode of The Chris Hedges Report. | "The systemic repression that Muslim communities worldwide experience is inextricably linked to the interventionist, expansionist, supremacist American-Israeli Western projec…

Eric Zuesse (2025-02-08). How the U.S./UK Empire Works — as in the Middle East. dissidentvoice.org It's shown with remarkable clarity, in the first 14 minutes of this video from Vanessa Beeley, on February 6. It is titled "Trump in Gaza, Jolani self-proclaimed president, south Lebanon and Russia to pay reparations, not Israel: My reports for UK Column yesterday". Whereas all of its first 14 minutes — the entirety of Beeley's …

Evan Jones (2025-02-08). Hasbara's Foot Soldiers. dissidentvoice.org On 3 February there appeared in the local paper of record, the Sydney Morning Herald (Independent. Always), a number of letters regarding Israel and Gaza. The first opines: … the more often people hear lies and see troubling incidents like violence and vandalism associated with Jews, the more likely people are to blame Jews for …

Jonathan Cook (2025-02-08). The Gaza "War" Was a Lie, as is the Ceasefire. dissidentvoice.org During Netanyahu's visit, Trump dropped Washington's sugar coating of Israel's 15-month genocidal destruction of Gaza. This was always about ethnic cleansing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House this week tore the mask off 16 months of gaslighting by western leaders and by the entirety of the western establishment media. United States President …

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-08). Army was ordered to kill Israelis on 7 October, defense minister confirms. electronicintifada.net

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-08). The damage of Trump's Gaza plan has already been done. 972mag.com

Staff (2025-02-08). Seizing Gaza: Can Trump Do What Israel Failed to Do? w/ Miko Peled, Son of Israeli General. soundcloud.com Trump's surreal claim that the United States will "own" Gaza, push out two million Palestinians, and develop expensive waterfront property for non-Palestinians has widely been condemned. But Miko Peled, son of an Israeli general, says this is no different than the Zionist aim for decades—and it will never happen. Brian Becker is joined by Miko …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-08). Israeli media: "Army" to withdraw from the Netzarim axis Sunday at 6:00 AM as per the agreement. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-08). National News Agency: 6 martyred, 2 wounded in an Israeli drone raid on the outskirts of Janta, Lebanon's Bekaa region. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-08). The National News Agency: Number of martyrs rises to five following Israeli airstrike on the Al-Sha'ra area, Lebanon's Bekaa region. english.almanar.com.lb

Staff (2025-02-08). Entrega Hamás a tres rehenes israelíes en quinto intercambio de la tregua. cubadebate.cu El movimiento de resistencia islámica palestino Hamás entregó este sábado a una delegación de la Cruz Roja a tres rehenes israelíes, como parte del quinto intercambio de la tregua que mantiene con el ocupante israelí en la Franja de Gaza.

tn.ai (2025-02-08). Iran Condemns US' Sanctions on ICC. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The Iranian Foreign Ministry's spokesperson condemned the sanctions the US has imposed on the International Criminal Court over investigations of the Israeli regime's crimes, denouncing the move as a clear abuse of power that will jeopardize world peace and security.

tn.ai (2025-02-08). Ayatollah Khamenei Praises Hamas for Overcoming Israel, US. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lauded the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas for defeating the Zionist regime and the US and preventing them from accomplishing their objectives.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Over 12,000 bodies remain under Gaza rubble as Israel bans machinery to retrieve them. presstv.ir The head of Gaza's Government Media Office says more than 12,000 bodies are estimated to be trapped under the rubble in the strip, amid Israeli restrictions on the entry of needed heavy machinery.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Iran condemns US sanctions on ICC, highlights Washington's complicity in Israeli crimes. presstv.ir Iran strongly condemns the United States' imposition of sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) in support of the Israeli regime.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Israeli team's visit evokes pro-Palestinian protest in Barcelona, elsewhere. presstv.ir Barcelona basketball fans voice their solidarity with Palestinians during their team's EuroLeague match against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Trump's Gaza displacement plan doomed to fail: Hezbollah. presstv.ir Hezbollah strongly condemns US President Donald Trump's call for forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). US approves $7.4 billion sale of bombs, Hellfire missiles to Israel. presstv.ir The US State Department announces the approval of the sale of more than $7.4bn in weapons to Israel.

Simcha Pasko (2025-02-08). Three Israeli Hostages Set for Release; Hamas Changes Location of Exchange. themedialine.org

aljazeera (2025-02-08). The Maronite community sheltering Lebanon's displaced in Cyprus. aljazeera.com After Israel launched its full-scale offensive in Lebanon in September, many fled to the Mediterranean island.

Ayelett Shani (2025-02-08). He discovered his sister is in an extremist Jewish cult — and set out on a rescue mission. haaretz.com His sister grew up in a secular home in Israel, served as an officer in the army and loved to party. After the ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor cult swept her up, Oded Twik crossed the ocean to save her and her abused family…

newarab (2025-02-08). 183 Palestinians, 3 Israelis set for release in latest Gaza swap. newarab.com The exchange comes despite uproar in the region over a shock

newarab (2025-02-08). Israel forces Palestinian prisoners to watch Gaza carnage video. newarab.com Palestinian prisoners set to be released in the latest phase of a The Hebrew-language news website Walla reported on Friday that the three-minute video, produced by the Israeli army in collaboration with the Israeli Prison Service, will be shown on large screens moments before the prisoners are released. | Israeli authorities claim the video is intended t…

newarab (2025-02-08). From Lebanon, Ortagus thanks Israel for 'defeating Hezbollah'. newarab.com The US has warned that Ortagus' visit came amid ongoing political negotiations, with Prime Minister-designate Nawaf Salam working to form a government. | The US is reportedly pressuring him to exclude Hezbollah, reinforcing Washington's longstanding stance against the Iran-backed g…

newarab (2025-02-08). US approves sale of $7.4 billion in bombs, missiles to Israel. newarab.com The State Department has signed off on the sale of $6.75 billion in bombs, guidance kits and fuses, in addition to $660 million in Hellfire missiles, according to the US Defense Security Cooper…

Simcha Pasko (2025-02-08). IDF Confirms: 3 Israeli Hostages Handed Over to Red Cross After Hamas Propaganda Staging. themedialine.org

Yuval Ben-Ami (2025-02-08). 'I feel good in Israel precisely because it's not my country'. haaretz.com The French comics artist Joann Sfar has created a graphic novel about the October 7 massacre and its impact on the Jewish community in France. He refrained from drawing the atrocities of that day, and explains why…

Yuval Levavi (2025-02-08). Prophet Ezekiel didn't live in biblical Tel Aviv, the city that never was, new research reveals. haaretz.com New research cracks the myth of biblical Tel Aviv: How a dark metaphor evolved into a persistent urban legend…

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Gaza govt. says Israel hinders 'minimum amount' of aid as scale of suffering shocks UN. presstv.ir Gaza's Government Media Office has warned that Israel is "seriously" worsening the humanitarian situation in the strip by not allowing the delivery of the "minimum" amount of aid agreed upon in the ceasefire deal.

Ayelett Shani (2025-02-08). He discovered his sister is in an extermist Jewish cult — and set out on a rescue mission. haaretz.com His sister grew up in a secular home in Israel, served as an officer in the army and loved to party. After the ultra-Orthodox Lev Tahor cult swept her up, Oded Twik crossed the ocean to save her and her abused family…

Human Rights Watch (2025-02-08). UN Needs Backup Plan to Keep Saving Lives. hrw.org Click to expand Image | Palestinians receive humanitarian aid from the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Khan Younis, Gaza, February 5, 2025. | © 2025 Abed Rahim Khatib/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Photo…

aljazeera (2025-02-08). What does Trump's ethnic cleansing proposal mean for ceasefire deal? aljazeera.com US president's call for mass displacement in Gaza risks renewing the fighting in the devastated enclave, analysts say.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-08). Former Zionist PM Ehud Barak: Trump's plan to evacuate Gaza aims to save Netanyahu from his political crisis. english.almanar.com.lb

aljazeera (2025-02-08). Will the ICC be "yet another victim buried in the rubble of Gaza?" aljazeera.com War crimes prosecutor Reed Brody talks about what's needed now, now that Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the ICC.

Ali Abunimah (2025-02-08). Watch: Finding Refaat's grave, rebuilding Gaza for Palestinians. electronicintifada.net On this week's livestream, Gaza Municipality spokesperson Asem Alnabih tells us about how he found his beloved teacher's makeshift grave and brought him home.

Kathy Kelly (2025-02-08). International Community Expresses Outrage at Donald Trump's Latest Real Estate Plan. progressive.org President Donald Trump stated his intent to turn the Gaza Strip into what he called "The Riviera of the Middle East." Nations around the world harshly condemned Trump's total disregard for international law.

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-08). As The Gaza Agenda Moves Forward, The Imperial Narrative Shifts With It. caitlinjohnstone.com.au

Steven Sahiounie (2025-02-08). Yankee Riviera in the Middle East Planned by Trump. "Ethnic Cleansing for Gaza" globalresearch.ca When you ask a luxury hotel and casino developer to solve a land issue, you have to expect the solution will be to build a resort. | It is not a surprise that an experienced and successful hotel and casino owner …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-08). Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian meets a Hamas delegation, affirms Iran will continue to support axis of resistance, oppressed Gazans. english.almanar.com.lb

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Protests held in Jordan, Iraq against Trump's Gaza 'ethnic cleansing' plan. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iraq and Jordan to denounce the US president's controversial plans for Gaza.

abolitionmedia (2025-02-08). Hezbollah Condemns US Scheme for Gaza Ethnic Cleansing. indybay.org Hezbollah condemns the reckless call made by U.S. President Donald Trump to forcibly displace our people in the Gaza Strip outside of Palestine.

Giorgia Valente (2025-02-08). Palestinians 'Categorically Reject' Trump's Gaza Plan, PIJ Leader Tells TML. themedialine.org

Marc Batko (2025-02-08). The Trump-Musk Clown Show and Prophetic Criticism. indybay.org The US is the greatest purveyor of violence in human history (cf. MLK) and ignores and represses its guilt from the senseless, immoral, illegal wars in Vietnam, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Gaza, and Ukraine. Russia, China, and Cuba are demonized; enemies are needed to justify its excessive military spending.

The Media Line Staff (2025-02-08). Netanyahu Will Respond to Hamas' Crimes Against Humanity. themedialine.org

Editor (2025-02-08). Netanyahu Gifts Trump a Golden Pager Seemingly Celebrating Lebanon Attack. scheerpost.com

Leon Kunstenaar (2025-02-08). Netanyahu and Trump "Jailed" in Berkeley. indybay.org Indicted war criminal and convicted felon brought to justice…

JANET (2025-02-08). Video: US Role in Regime Change — Syria, Iraq, Libya… Webinar. iacenter.org This was an in-person meeting in New York on Feb. 6th at 6 PM EST and livestreamed here. The US was deeply involved in the recent overthrow of the Syrian government and has been deeply involved in the internal affairs of countries around the world including "color revolutions" and regime change operation in every country that will not bow to its dictates. The people of the world are seeing this and fighting back. Join us! This was sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine at the New School as well as the Bronx Antiwar Coalition, Workers World Party, Black Intifada, Young Democratic Socialists at the New Scho…

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-08). East Palestine gets a pathetic $22M from Norfolk Southern After Town Was Poisoned. indiemediatoday.com

presstv.ir (2025-02-08). Pro-Palestine British journalist detained in Austria. presstv.ir The journalist has strongly rejected the Austrian police accusations against him.

Labor Video Project (2025-02-08). On The 2nd Anniversary Of East Palestine The Fight For The Residents, Workers & Lessons. indybay.org

newarab (2025-02-08). London designer quits Westfield mall over 'Palestine map ban'. newarab.com A In a video posted on her

WSWS (2025-02-08). "To maintain my voice as an artist … I must decline this award": Arab-American artist Fareed Armaly declines prestigious German art prize over censorship of pro-Palestinian voices. wsws.org Armaly is an inter-disciplinary artist whose work includes the production of video, soundworks, architectural interventions, design, sculpture and large-scale installations.

Dave DeCamp (2025-02-07). Trump Signs Order Imposing Sanctions on ICC for Israel. news.antiwar.com On Thursday, President Trump signed an executive order to impose sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over its investigations into Israeli war crimes. Trump sanctioned officials of the Hague-based court during his first term in office over an ICC investigation into war crimes committed by all sides, including the US, in Afghanistan. The Biden …

bwitanek (2025-02-07). Richard Medhurst Detained This Time Austria . . . Last time was UK! fightbackbetter.com Editor's Note: This journalist and editor condemns this obvious UK, US and Israel connected fascist repression against journalism and free speech. It is clear that powerful world gangster forces are allied against Richard Medhurst. This tells us where we are headed in NJ with the IHRA laws — where Democrats play a lead role in passing laws calling it anti-Semitic to denounce genocide of US and Israel. These laws will likely also suppress oppostion to Trump's continuation and escalation of genocidal policies toward Palestinians. FightBackBetter will continue to escalate and elevate and amplify and unify wi…

Ed Sykes (2025-02-07). Trump's attack on the ICC is no worse than Biden's support for genocide and impunity. thecanary.co Republican Party president Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest warrants it issued against his war criminal ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's essential to remember that this is simply an extension of Democratic Party president Joe Biden's own assault on international law. Because it's high […] | By

Ed Sykes (2025-02-07). Austrian authorities detain journalist Richard Medhurst on behalf of Israel. thecanary.co Austrian authorities have joined in the harassment of independent journalist Richard Medhurst in connection to his criticism of Israel's genocide in Gaza. He explained on 6 February: I was detained this week by the Austrian police and intelligence services. They raided my house, office, and took all my devices. They are accusing me of being […] | By

Ed Sykes (2025-02-07). Albanese calls for Starmer and others to be investigated for complicity with Israel's war crimes. thecanary.co UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has called for accountability over the British government's participation in Israel's genocide in Gaza. But because of the impunity Western allies have given Israel, she said: This is a situation in which everyone loses. Because we are embracing or we have entered a lawless world. And especially for us in […] | By

Staff (2025-02-07). 'Existence is resistance': Palestinians tell Trump they won't leave Gaza. defenddemocracy.press Survivors of Israel's war in Gaza say the idea they should now leave marks a continuation of a campaign since 1948 to displace them from their land By Lubna Masarwa in Jerusalem Published date: 7 February 2025 Aya Hassuna, 30, left her home in Gaza City's eastern Shejaiya neighbourhood with her husband and two young children in November …

Staff (2025-02-07). Israel begins 'preparations' for the removal of Palestinians from Gaza. defenddemocracy.press ISRAEL publicly began "preparations" for the removal of Palestinians from Gaza today despite international rejection of US President Donald Trump's proposal to empty the territory of its population. Egypt has launched a diplomatic blitz behind the scenes warning any such action would put its peace deal with Israel at risk, officials said. The Trump administration …

Staff (2025-02-07). Transforming all West into a dictatorship of Israel and its lobbies. defenddemocracy.press Journalist Richard Medhurst detained in Austria after police raid Feb 7, 2025 Journalist Richard Medhurst, known for his critical reporting on the Israeli genocide in Gaza, was detained by Austrian authorities this week following a raid on his home and studio. Police seized all his electronic devices and accused him of being "a member of …

The Canary (2025-02-07). The UK must push back against Trump's ICC plan. It's obliged to under the Rome Statute. thecanary.co Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), placing financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their immediate family who assist ICC investigations against Israelis and Americans. The Executive Order comes after last week's efforts to pass a bill entitled the 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act' in Congress. The […] | By

The Canary (2025-02-07). Zarah Sultana needs YOUR support over Trump's ethnic cleansing plan. thecanary.co The following is a statement from Zarah Sultana MP In a press conference accompanied by Benjamin Netanyahu — who has a live International Criminal Court arrest warrant — Donald Trump said that "the US will take over the Gaza Strip" and "own it". Trump's proposal echoes decades of Israeli policies aimed at the erasure of […] | By

Arvind Dilawar (2025-02-07). BDS Claims Victory in Closure of a Leading Exporter's Israeli Factory. progressive.org Yokohama's departure from Israel is a victory for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, according to activists.

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2025-02-07). Trump's Solution for Gaza: Make It an American Resort. "Trump Claims US Will Take Ownership of Palestine" globalresearch.ca The US supplied the ordnance with which Israel turned Gaza into a demolition site. | To clear out the ruins requires the Palestinians to go somewhere else. | With Gazans relocated, Gaza will be turned into a resort owned by the US….

Editor (2025-02-07). Trumps Says Israel Will Hand Gaza to US at the 'Conclusion of Fighting'. scheerpost.com

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, And Nablus. imemc.org On Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least four Palestinians, including a father and his son, in Hebron, Bethlehem, and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In Beit Kahil town, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part, the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes and abducted Rafat Rasmi Al-Asafra. The soldiers …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Child, 7, Dies From Serious Wounds Suffered In Tulkarem. imemc.org Palestinian medical sources have confirmed, Friday evening, the death of a Palestinian child who suffered serious wounds after Israeli soldiers shot him in Tulkarem, in the northwestern West Bank. The family of the slain child, Saddam Hussein Eyad Rajab, 7, said he succumbed to his wounds, and added that his body will be transferred to …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Updated: Israeli Army Continues Offensive In Tubas. imemc.org Israeli soldiers continued their aggression on the town of Tammun and the Al-Far'a refugee camp south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, for the sixth consecutive day. Update: An Israeli drone bombed an area in the town of Tammun, without resulting in any injuries.

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Israeli Army Continues Offensive In Tulkarem For Twelfth Day. imemc.org The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city of Tulkarem for the twelfth consecutive day, amid military reinforcements and the seizure of homes, turning them into military barracks after forcing their residents to leave. Media sources reported that the occupation forces have pushed more military reinforcements, including infantry and armored units, toward the …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Israeli Explosive Remnant Kills A Palestinian Child In Rafah. imemc.org On Friday, a Palestinian child died due to an explosion of an object left behind by the Israeli army in the city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip's southmost part. Medical sources said the child, Mohammad Yasser Al-Qadi, died as a result of the explosion of an object left behind by the occupation forces in …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Soldiers Assault And Abduct Two Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured two Palestinians before abducting them in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that the soldiers assaulted Tareq Jaber, 55, and Rafat Mohammad Marar, injuring them before taking them away. |Updated:…

irishtimes.com (2025-02-07). Trump imposes sanctions on International Criminal Court, accusing it of targeting US and IsraelActions may include blocking property and assets and not allowing ICC officials, employees and relatives to enter the United States. | | The 125-member ICC is a permanent court that can prosecute individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression against the territory of member states or by their nationals. The United States, China, Russia and Israel are not members.

Max Blumenthal (2025-02-07). New ICJ President Plagiarized in the Name of Christian Zionism. globalresearch.ca Julia Sebutinde is a dedicated Christian Zionist who stood alone in rejecting South Africa's genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. Now the court's president, the Ugandan judge appears to have plagiarized sections of her dissenting opinion …

Staff (2025-02-07). Trump's attack on the ICC is no worse than Biden's support for genocide and impunity. thecanary.co Republican Party president Donald Trump has imposed sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the arrest warrants it issued against his war criminal ally, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. But it's essential to remember that this is simply an extension of Democratic Party president Joe Biden's own assault on international law. Because it's high …

Ed Sykes (2025-02-07). Albanese calls for Starmer and others to be investigated for complicity with Israel's war crimes. thecanary.co UN special rapporteur Francesca Albanese has called for accountability over the British government's participation in Israel's genocide in Gaza. But because of the impunity Western allies have given Israel, she said: This is a situation in which everyone loses. Because we are embracing or we have entered a lawless world. And especially for us in […] | By

Naama Blatman — Neve Gordon (2025-02-07). The Right to Remain in the Face of Genocide. counterpunch.org Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the White House, US President Donald Trump said Palestinians have "no alternative" but to leave Gaza. When the two leaders met in the oval office, Trump declared that after Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are moved elsewhere, the US will "take over". The US president also expressed his desire to transform the Israeli-occupied territory into the "Riviera of the Middle East".

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-07). Breaking: Israel finally appears to lift ban on tortured Dr Hussam Abu Safiya meeting lawyers. skwawkbox.org Human rights group urgently trying to arrange access after more than 40 days denial but fate of Dr Ahmad al-Muhanna remains unknown after well over 300 days The Israeli occupation has finally lifted its ban on kidnapped Kamal Adwan hospital director Dr Hussam Abu Safiya meeting lawyers, after more than forty days' arbitrary detention and …

aljazeera (2025-02-07). Netanyahu gifts Trump golden pager celebrating Lebanon attacks. aljazeera.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given US President Donald Trump a golden pager.

Reuters (2025-02-07). Trump signs executive order sanctioning World Court, months after Netanyahu arrest warrant. haaretz.com The move comes after The Hague issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former defense chief Yoav Gallant, and was praised by Netanyahu as a 'bold' step that would 'defend America and Israel from the anti-American and antisemitic corrupt court'…

WSWS (2025-02-07). Australian university rank-and-file committee members oppose Zionist witch hunt against Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. wsws.org Western Sydney University Rank-and-File Committee members denounce the victimisation of Abdel-Fattah, who has been falsely accused of antisemitism for opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

WSWS (2025-02-07). British independent journalist Richard Medhurst raided and detained by Austrian authorities. wsws.org Medhurst is also one of a growing number of journalists who have been raided and detained by the British state over the past year, utilising draconian anti-terrorism legislation for exposing US, British and Israeli war crimes in Gaza and across the Middle East.

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Trump sanctions ICC for Israel, US probes. presstv.ir Trump has signed an executive order slapping sanctions on the International Criminal Court (ICC) for what he called baseless investigations targeting America and its close ally Israel over genocide in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Gaza govt. says Israel hinders 'minimum amount' of aid as scale of suffering shocks UN. presstv.ir Gaza's Government Media Office has warned that Israel is "seriously" worsening the humanitarian situation in the strip by not allowing the delivery of the "minimum" amount of aid agreed upon in the ceasefire deal.

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Israel strikes eastern, southern Lebanon despite ceasefire. presstv.ir Israeli warplanes have carried out a fresh series of airstrikes on several areas in southern and eastern Lebanon in a blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement with the Arab country.

newarab (2025-02-07). Switzerland probes Israeli soldier accused of war crimes in Gaza. newarab.com

Staff (2025-02-07). Israel targets Hezbollah military sites in Lebanon, IDF confirms. haaretz.com ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State Rubio set to visit Israel, Middle East next week ‚ñ GAZA: Netanyahu endorses Trump's plan to displace Gaza's Palestinian population ‚ñ ICC: Trump sanctions ICC employees who work on cases related to the U.S. and its allies, including Israel ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF says it targeted Hezbollah military sites in Lebanon…

Yossi Verter (2025-02-07). Trump's lifeline will keep Netanyahu afloat for now, but in doing so Netanyahu revealed his true nature. haaretz.com Israel must remember that, for Trump, we are just one of his numbers, not the entire show ‚ñ When the stardust settles, Netanyahu will still have to deal with a political landmine: the second stage of the cease-fire deal ‚ñ The threat against Hamas is a threat to the lives of the remaining living hostages…

Reuters (2025-02-07). Months after Netanyahu arrest warrant, Trump signs executive order sanctioning world court. haaretz.com Move comes months after The Hague issued arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Israel's former defense chief…

Sue Harris (2025-02-07). New Israeli aggression meets resistance by Palestinians: The case of UNRWA. workers.org As Israeli aggression on the occupied West Bank increases, the Palestinian resistance there grows. On Feb. 1, occupation forces destroyed 20 homes in a residential neighborhood in Jenin. At the same time, resistance brigades in the West Bank have been more and more effective in their attacks on invading Israeli . . . |

newarab (2025-02-07). As Israel bans UNRWA, Palestinian refugees fear for the future. newarab.com

Ali Salam (2025-02-07). Israeli Army Continues its Offensive in Jenin. imemc.org On Thursday, Israeli forces continued their aggression against the northern West Bank city of Jenin and the Jenin refugee camp for the 17th consecutive day; the ongoing assault has killed 25 citizens, displaced thousands, and destroyed many homes and infrastructure. According to the Jenin Camp Media Committee, at least 15,000 citizens have been displaced from …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Army Abducts Four Palestinians In Hebron, Bethlehem, And Nablus. imemc.org On Friday at dawn, Israeli soldiers abducted at least four Palestinians, including a father and his son, in Hebron, Bethlehem, and Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. In Beit Kahil town, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part, the soldiers stormed and ransacked several homes and abducted Rafat Rasmi Al-Asafra. The soldiers …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Updated: Israeli Army Continues Offensive In Tubas. imemc.org Israeli soldiers continued their aggression on the town of Tammun and the Al-Far'a refugee camp south of Tubas, in the northeastern part of the occupied West Bank, for the sixth consecutive day. Update: An Israeli drone bombed an area in the town of Tammun, without resulting in any injuries.

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Israeli Army Continues Offensive In Tulkarem For Twelfth Day. imemc.org The Israeli occupation forces continued their aggression on the city of Tulkarem for the twelfth consecutive day, amid military reinforcements and the seizure of homes, turning them into military barracks after forcing their residents to leave. Media sources reported that the occupation forces have pushed more military reinforcements, including infantry and armored units, toward the …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Israeli Explosive Remnant Kills A Palestinian Child In Rafah. imemc.org On Friday, a Palestinian child died due to an explosion of an object left behind by the Israeli army in the city of Rafah, in the Gaza Strip's southmost part. Medical sources said the child, Mohammad Yasser Al-Qadi, died as a result of the explosion of an object left behind by the occupation forces in …

IMEMC News (2025-02-07). Soldiers Assault And Abduct Two Palestinians In Hebron. imemc.org On Friday, Israeli soldiers assaulted and injured two Palestinians before abducting them in the Old City of Hebron, in the southern part of the occupied West Bank. Media sources reported that the soldiers assaulted Tareq Jaber, 55, and Rafat Mohammad Marar, injuring them before taking them away. |Updated:…

Staff (2025-02-07). Israeli Forces Kill One in Gaza, Displaced People Suffer from the Elements. imemc.org In Gaza on Thursday, Israeli occupation forces' gunfire killed a Palestinian father, north of Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. A Wafa news correspondent reported that Palestinian citizen Salman Rushdi Salman Abu Ghoula was martyred after being shot by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Maghraqa, north of Al-Nuseirat camp. Medical sources …

Alan MacLeod (2025-02-07). Jerusalem Post Targets MintPress After Exposé on Israeli Spies in US Media. orinocotribune.com

Editor (2025-02-07). Trumps Says Israel Will Hand Gaza to US at the 'Conclusion of Fighting'. scheerpost.com

Catherine ABSALOM (2025-02-07). European Union trade with Israel's illegal settlements: Letter by 163 NGOs and trade unions to President von der Leyen. fidh.org

The Media Line Staff (2025-02-07). Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapon Storage Sites in Southern, Eastern Lebanon. themedialine.org

Philip Giraldi (2025-02-07). Imagining the Gaza Riviera and Other Follies. Philip Giraldi. globalresearch.ca The problem is that those folks who are looking nervously at what President Donald Trump is doing to reshape the Middle East to the benefit of Israel are not looking deeply enough into the US domestic policy changes that are …

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Israel continues ravaging West Bank, displaces 26,000 Palestinians. presstv.ir The Israeli occupation army presses ahead with its merciless aggression on the occupied West Bank's Jenin, with the regime destroying infrastructure and forcing thousands of Palestinians out of the city and its refugee camp.

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Over 12,000 bodies remain under Gaza rubble as Israel bans machinery to retrieve them. presstv.ir The head of Gaza's Government Media Office says more than 12,000 bodies are estimated to be trapped under the rubble in the strip, amid Israeli restrictions on the entry of needed heavy machinery.

aljazeera (2025-02-07). Trump sanctions 'illegitimate' International Criminal Court. aljazeera.com The US president ordered asset freezes and travel bans against ICC officials, employees and their family members.

Anna Burd (2025-02-07). 'My mother-in-law called me a racial slur at first. But she had dinner with us every night for 26 years'. haaretz.com This week at Ben-Gurion Airport: An Israeli septuagenarian who takes all her grandchildren on trips every year or two, and a couple who bonded over their shared belief in Zionism…

Omer Benjakob (2025-02-07). How Iranian 'agents' are trolling Israel: $20 for graffiti, with a bonus for arson. haaretz.com After years of ignoring fake accounts pushing disinformation on social media, Israel learns a tough lesson: Yesterday's bots are today's agents…

The Canary (2025-02-07). The UK must push back against Trump's ICC plan. It's obliged to under the Rome Statute. thecanary.co Donald Trump has signed an executive order that will sanction the International Criminal Court (ICC), placing financial and visa sanctions on individuals and their immediate family who assist ICC investigations against Israelis and Americans. The Executive Order comes after last week's efforts to pass a bill entitled the 'Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act' in Congress. The […] | By

Progressive International. (2025-02-07). We Stand With The People Of The Congo. popularresistance.org Rwanda is a proxy for Western interests in the mineral-rich Great Lakes region. Its military is armed by the United States, United Kingdom, France, the European Union, and supported by other proxies like Uganda. It is closely aligned to Israel and its intelligence and military are equipped with Israeli-made spyware and weapons. Paul Kagame, Rwanda's president, remains a key ally of the West even as his regime surveils, jails, tortures, disappears and assassinates critics; seizes sovereign territory; and violates the most fundamental norms of international law.

Arvind Dilawar (2025-02-07). BDS Claims Victory in Closure of a Leading Exporter's Israeli Factory. progressive.org Yokohama's departure from Israel is a victory for Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions, according to activists.

Colonel Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. (2025-02-07). Influential Saudi Arabia Leader Tells Trump To Pound Sand On Relocation Of Palestinians. popularresistance.org In an opinion piece on February 3, 2025, influential Prince Turki Al Faisal, the former Saudi ambassador to Washington and London and director-general of Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency gives President Trump a history lesson about the Palestinian struggle and the probable Saudi official response to Trump's off-the-wall declaration that the U.S. will "own Gaza and turn it into a resort." | In a slap in the face of Israel and the United States, Prince Turki stated that if Palestinians in Gaza are moved, "they should be allowed to return to their homes and to their orange and olive groves in Haifa, Jaffa and othe…

Dr. Paul Craig Roberts (2025-02-07). Trump's Solution for Gaza: Make It an American Resort. "Trump Claims US Will Take Ownership of Palestine" globalresearch.ca The US supplied the ordnance with which Israel turned Gaza into a demolition site. | To clear out the ruins requires the Palestinians to go somewhere else. | With Gazans relocated, Gaza will be turned into a resort owned by the US….

Staff (2025-02-07). Three Stories of Displacement From Israel's War on Gaza. unicornriot.ninja Gaza, Palestine — "We sleep and wake up in the street living in the same harsh conditions," said Doaa Abu Jama, a Gazan woman sleeping on the street with her family. In the midst of genocidal acts perpetrated by Israel against the entire population of the Gaza Strip after October 2023, three Palestinian women forcibly …

Abubaker Abed (2025-02-07). Gaza's amputee footballers look forward to a fresh start. electronicintifada.net With the greatest cohort of child amputees in modern history, Gaza's Palestinian Amputee Football Association is looking for international support.

Asem Alnabih (2025-02-07). My search for Refaat Alareer's body. electronicintifada.net The tragedy of Gaza's missing and their families' anguish may last forever.

Bheria (2025-02-07). Trump's Biblical Model for Enforced Transfer of Gaza's Population. muslimskeptic.com If you've been keeping up to date with what's been happening these past few days, you may have been left completely baffled by Trump's latest display of what has been his characteristic combination of self-aggrandizing rhetoric and utter buffoonery. He recently declared publicly that he aims to "help" the inhabitants of Gaza by effectively ethnically …

Editor (2025-02-07). Patrick Lawrence: All the Gloves Come Off in Gaza. scheerpost.com

David Schultz (2025-02-07). Trump and Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza. counterpunch.org US President Donald Trump's declaration to remove the Palestinians from Gaza reveals the two truths. First, history repeats itself, but in doing so, it does in farcical ways. Second, whatever shred of rules-based order that was imposed by the United States on international politics is effectively dead. In The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte Karl

WSWS (2025-02-07). RMT and Nautilus unions end Royal Fleet Auxiliary dispute with plea for better resourced UK armed forces. wsws.org The most significant aspect of the dispute was the refusal of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union leadership, long promoted as "militants" and "socialists", to take any action to challenge the Gaza genocide.

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Protests held in Jordan, Iraq against Trump's Gaza 'ethnic cleansing' plan. presstv.ir Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iraq and Jordan to denounce the US president's controversial plans for Gaza.

Pressenza New York (2025-02-07). Forcing The Palestinians Out Of Gaza Is A Recipe For Unimaginable Disaster. pressenza.com Even after Trump declared that he wanted to take back the Panama Canal, acquire Greenland by force, if necessary, and rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, I could not, like many others, imagine that his madness could reach a new unfathomable height. At his news conference on February 4, with Prime Minister Netanyahu standing beside him, sporting a sinister grin, Trump announced that the US would take over Gaza, ship the Palestinians like sheep to Jordan and Egypt, build such a mesmerizing Riviera along the Mediterranean Sea and, voilà , bring peace and prosperity to the whole region. 'What a wonderfu…

M. K. Bhadrakumar (2025-02-07). Netanyahu Entraps Trump in a Quagmire. globalresearch.ca Seldom, if ever, one gets to pick up the threads of what one had written 3 days back as conjectures. But my prognosis that "the sea side view" of Gaza is mesmerising President Donald Trump and his special envoy for …

Joe Lauria, Consortium News. (2025-02-07). US Officials Backtrack On Trump's Illegal Gaza Gambit. popularresistance.org A day after all hell broke loose in reaction to President Donald Trump's plan to remove 1.8 million Palestinians from Gaza, which he said the U.S. would rebuild and make a U.S territory, administration officials began backtracking as it emerged that only Trump himself knew he would make the plan public. | Asked in Guatemala about Trump's intention to relocate the Palestinian population from the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Palestinians would be allowed to "move back in," which was not what Trump had said the day before.

Abubaker Abed (2025-02-07). Gaza's amputee footballers look forward to a fresh start. electronicintifada.net With the greatest cohort of child amputees in modern history, Gaza's Palestinian Amputee Football Association is looking for international support.

tn.ai (2025-02-07). Ayatollah Khamenei Stresses Palestinian People's Ownership of Palestine. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei emphasized that the entire Palestine belongs to the Palestinian people, mocking the US president's plan to resettle Palestinians in Gaza elsewhere.

aljazeera (2025-02-07). Strong winds and heavy rain pummelling Gaza's survivors. aljazeera.com Winter weather conditions are worsening the plight of Palestinians sheltering among the enclave's ruins.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-02-07). As The Gaza Agenda Moves Forward, The Imperial Narrative Shifts With It. thealtworld.com White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt acted shocked and appalled by questions from reporters about "Again, it's a demolition site right now," Leavitt said. "It's not a livable place for any human being. And I think it's actu…

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-02-07). As The Gaza Agenda Moves Forward, The Imperial Narrative Shifts With It. caitlinjohnstone.com.au Whoever controls the narrative controls the world. When the needs of the empire change, so do the narratives.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-02-07). As the Gaza Agenda Moves Forward, the Imperial Narrative Shifts with It. globalresearch.ca White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt acted shocked and appalled by questions from reporters about

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people, China says. ecns.cn Any arrangement on the future of Gaza must respect the will of the Palestinian people, while post-war governance in the region must follow the principle of "the Palestinians governing Palestine".

ecns.cn (2025-02-07). International community should join hands to help with reconstruction of Gaza: FM spokesperson. ecns.cn Gaza belongs to the Palestinian people. It is an inalienable part of the territory of Palestine, not a bargaining chip for political games, still less a prey of the strong, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun at a press conference on Thursday.

A A (2025-02-07). U.S. officials backtrack on Trump's illegal Gaza gambit. strategic-culture.su

Editor (2025-02-07). Patrick Lawrence: All the Gloves Come Off in Gaza. scheerpost.com

SAM (2025-02-07). American Security Contractors Walk A Thin Line In Gaza. progressivehub.net STAVROULA PABST | RESPONSIBLE STATECRAFT…

Stavroula Pabst (2025-02-07). American security contractors walking thin line in Gaza. responsiblestatecraft.org

Ryan Cristián (2025-02-07). Charlie Robinson Interview — Trump Says US Will "Take Over Gaza" & The Future Of Independent Media. thelastamericanvagabond.com Joining me today Charlie Robinson, here to discuss the wild ride that has been just the first couple weeks of the new Trump administration, and the new recent announcements from Trump that US needs to "clean out" and "take over Gaza", despite over a year of aggressive denials that this would come to pass. These

Nafeez Ahmed (2025-02-07). Trump's Gaza Plan is a White Supremacist Agenda, and the Homeland is Next. bylinetimes.com President It begins to make more sense when we realise that…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2025-02-07). Mohammed Deif's Wife Unravels Secretive Life of the Iconic 'Shadow Commander'. orinocotribune.com By Maryam Qarehgozlou — Feb 3, 2025 | In a dimly lit room somewhere in southern Gaza, surrounded by her children, Ghadir Syam finally broke her silence, days after Hamas announced the martyrdom of a man who lived in secrecy for decades. | Syam spoke of the life she shared with her husband Mohammed Deif, the former commander of al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas. | In an emotional tone, she spoke about the man who embodied unwavering resistance and an unshakable commitment to a cause despite constant dangers and multiple assassination attempts. | She spoke about…

Amos Harel (2025-02-07). Despite equal bargaining power, Trump's chaos is proving more effective than Biden's careful diplomacy. haaretz.com Trump, in returning to the White House, is doing what he's always done, just bigger: throwing an explosive charge into a crowded room and seeing what happens. Trump's show however was more a threat than a plan, as displacing millions of Gazan's remains unfeasible and in reality the discussion could very well return to original Biden era ideas…

Editor (2025-02-07). How Zionism Went From Protecting Jews to Threatening Them. scheerpost.com

Editor (2025-02-07). How Zionism Went From Protecting Jews to Threatening Them. scheerpost.com

Amplifier Films (2025-02-07). Help Us Bring This Story to Life: A Red Road to the West Bank. itsgoingdown.org Call to support, Red Road to the West Bank, a new project from Amplifier Films. In 2016, Kanien'kehá: ka filmmaker and land defender Clifton Ariwakehte Nicholas traveled to Palestine and witnessed firsthand the struggles of Palestinians resisting occupation. The military checkpoints, the land theft, the constant surveillance—it all felt disturbingly familiar. The patterns of colonial violence he saw…

Aseel Saleh (2025-02-07). Pro-Palestinian activist Ismail Al-Ghazawi freed in Morocco. peoplesdispatch.org

krish-rad_ind (2025-02-07). Influential Saudi Arabia Leader Tells Trump To Pound Sand On Relocation Of Palestinians. popularresistance.org

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-07). Breaking: Medhurst now raided and detained by Austrian police (video). skwawkbox.org UK appears to have incited Austrian authorities to target journalist already persecuted and charged under Starmer regime's war on pro-Palestine journalism British journalist Richard Medhurst has been raided and detained by Austrian police apparently acting on behalf of the UK state that has already targeted Medhurst and others as part of the Starmer regime's war …

Michael Schwalbe (2025-02-07). The Palestine Exception to Free Speech is Un-American. counterpunch.org One of the small ironies of the Vietnam era was that people who saw themselves as fervent patriots often sported pins and bumper stickers repudiating the First Amendment. That's the constitutional amendment, as not everyone seems to know, that protects five key freedoms: speech, religion, the press, assembly, and petition. What did those pins and bumper stickers say? America: Love It or Leave It.

presstv.ir (2025-02-07). Pro-Palestine British journalist detained in Austria. presstv.ir The journalist has strongly rejected the Austrian police accusations against him.

newarab (2025-02-07). Tatreez as defiance in Hayy Jameel's Thread Memory exhibition. newarab.com After a year and a half of watching Palestine fall apart at the seams, Thread Memory, curated by

Staff (2025-02-07). Cenesex acoge ciclo de conferencias sobre la resistencia palestina y el feminismo árabe. cubadebate.cu La doctora Rabab Abdulhadi, de la Universidad Estatal de San Francisco, impartió el jueves la conferencia "Cambiando las geografías del conocimiento y el poder: Feminismos árabes y estadounidenses", como parte de un ciclo de tres presentaciones en el Centro Nacional de Educación Sexual, en La Habana.

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News Desk, The Cradle. (2025-02-03). New Syrian Resistance Begins Operations Against Israeli Occupation. popularresistance.org A newly formed Syrian resistance faction, calling itself the Islamic Resistance Front in Syria (IRFS), has claimed responsibility for an attack on 31 January against Israeli occupation forces in the southern governorate of Quneitra. | With this attack, the new resistance group announced the start of its operations "against the Israeli enemy alongside our operations against the terrorist gangs of Julani," referring to self-appointed transitional President Ahmad al-Sharaa — the former deputy commander of ISIS and founder of Al-Qaeda in Syria.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Gaza genocide: Death toll rises to nearly 62,000 as thousands of missing declared dead. presstv.ir The government media office in the Gaza Strip has raised to 61,709 the death toll from Israel's genocidal war on the besieged territory.

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Israeli Colonizers Pump Sewage Into Palestinian Lands In Bethlehem. imemc.org On Sunday evening, several illegal paramilitary Israeli colonizers invaded Palestinian agricultural lands in Kisan village, east of the West Bank city of Bethlehem, and pumped sewage water. Ahmad Ghazal, the secretary of the Fateh movement in Kisan, stated that the colonizers came from the nearby illegal Ibei HaNahal colony, which was built on stolen Palestinian …

newarab (2025-02-03). Freed Palestinians bear signs of torture, starvation by Israel. newarab.com Dozens of As part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. | Dressed in stained grey prison uniforms, many appeared frail and exhausted as they arriv…

Richard D. Wolff, Counter Punch. (2025-02-03). Settler Colonialism: 'It Ends With Us' In Palestine And Israel. popularresistance.org My birth emerged from European capitalism's fascistic catastrophe in the 1920s—1940s. That catastrophe also produced Israel's experiment with settler colonialism in Palestine. This article refers to both these incidents to analyze the current Palestine-Israel catastrophe. | My reasons or qualifications to write such an article start with the fact that my maternal grandmother and grandfather were killed at the Nazis' Mauthausen concentration camp. My father's sister was killed in Auschwitz. My mother and her sister spent years in different concentration camps. Because of these events, my parents fled Europe…

newarab (2025-02-03). Israeli forces blow up dozens of houses in Jenin's West Bank. newarab.com

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Israeli forces fatally shoot Palestinian youth in occupied West Bank. presstv.ir Israeli forces have shot dead a young Palestinian man during a raid on the al-Arroub refugee camp in the West Bank.

Chris Hedges (2025-02-03). The Western Way of Genocide. indybay.org What is lacking is not knowledge — our perfidy and Israel's is part of the historical record — but the courage to name our darkness and repent. This willful blindness and historical amnesia, this refusal to be accountable to the rule of law, this belief that we have a right to use industrial violence to exert our will marks the start, not the end, of campaigns of mass slaughter by the Global North against the world's growing legions of the poor and the vulnerable.

newarab (2025-02-03). Israel defence chief threatens freed Palestinian detainee. newarab.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). Iranian Top Military Advisor: Hezbollah Advances Toward Victory as US and Israeli Enemy Face Strategic Setbacks. english.almanar.com.lb General Yahya Rahim Safavi, the senior advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran for Armed Forces Affairs, stated that Hezbollah's trajectory across Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria is advancing toward victory. Speaking at a ceremony commemorating the birth of Imam Hussein (PBUH), General Safavi discussed the shifting dynamics in the region and stressed the failure of …

Noa Shpigel (2025-02-03). Israeli Finance Minster Smotrich backs Saudi normalization, unless it includes Palestinian state. haaretz.com Smotrich said during a party meeting that he would support Israel normalizing ties with Saudi Arabia on the condition that it is based 'on truth, not lies suggesting that Arabs have national rights in the Land of Israel'…

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Israeli forces withdraw from several key occupied points in south Syria: Reports. presstv.ir The Israeli regime's forces reportedly withdraw from several spots in the southwestern Syrian province of Quneitra.

The Canary (2025-02-03). Palestine Action start applying heat to yet ANOTHER genocide-complicit company. thecanary.co On Monday 3 February, Palestine Action targeted yet another new firm complicit in Israel's genocide in Gaza — this time, a well-known household name. Palestine Action: Biffa now in its sights Overnight, activists from Palestine Action Scotland targeted the Glasgow and Edinburgh premises of Biffa Limited: They smashed windows, spray-painted 'Drop Leonardo', and covered the sites …

cameron orr (2025-02-03). Trump's proposal to "clear out" Gaza a crime against humanity. cpusa.org The Communist Party USA unequivocally condemns the illegal, inhumane, and monstrous proposal by President Trump to "clear out" the population of the Gaza Strip. | Trump's suggestion that the Palestinian population should be removed from Gaza and "absorbed" by Egypt and Jordan is a blatant call for population transfer. The United States, Israel, Jordan, and Egypt are all signatories to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR), both of which categorically declare forced population transfers illegal. Additionally, the U.S., Jordan, and Egypt are signatories…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2025-02-03). In the West Bank, Another 'Gaza Genocide' Unfolds. libya360.wordpress.com The Cradle's Palestine Correspondent Israel, in collusion with the Palestinian Authority, is executing a coordinated crackdown in the occupied West Bank that mirrors its war on Gaza, using military force, intelligence sharing, and systematic destruction to weaken resistance and expand territorial control. Forty-eight days into the Palestinian Authority's (PA) crackdown on the resistance in the occupied West…

WSWS (2025-02-03). Australia: Macquarie University Rank-and-File Committee members speak out in defence of Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah. wsws.org We urge educators and students at Macquarie and throughout the education sector to make statements opposing the victimisation of Abdel-Fattah, who has been falsely accused of antisemitism for opposing the Israeli genocide in Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Iran warns Israel seeking Gaza-style genocide in occupied West Bank. presstv.ir Iran has called on the international community to stop Israel from repeating its genocide against Palestinians now in the West Bank.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Iran warns against spread of Israel's genocidal campaign to West Bank. presstv.ir Iran has condemned the crimes of Israel in the occupied West Bank that range from the killing of civilians to arbitrary arrests and the destruction of property.

_____ (2025-02-03). Congo's War: From Genocide to Living by Genocide. transcend.org 29 Jan 2025 – Rwanda ⚪ > the Israel of Africa – The Democratic Republic of Congo remains one of the most volatile regions in the world, plagued by persistent conflict, exploitation, and foreign interference.

Ed Sykes (2025-02-03). Jewish protester fears police 'losing their humanity' amid ongoing pro-Palestine march fallout. thecanary.co After the aggressive policing against anti-genocide protesters in London on 18 January, the Canary spoke with Carolyn Gelenter, who has regularly attended the marches in solidarity with Palestinians. Gelenter's father was a Holocaust survivor, and she believes it's important to openly express her opposition to Israel's crimes in Gaza. She previously told us about Met …

The Canary (2025-02-03). Palestine protesters show up disgraced University of Bristol in an illuminating way. thecanary.co Palestine campaigners have thrown a spotlight — almost quite literally — on the University of Bristol's complicity in Israel's genocide in Gaza. Bristol Palestine protesters shine a light on university's complicity in Gaza genocide On the opening weekend (Friday 31 January — Sunday 2 February) of Bristol Light Festival 2025, activists hijacked the iconic 215ft …

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). Israeli Channel 12: Netanyahu considers excluding the head of the Shin Bet from the "Israeli" negotiating team in the prisoners exchange deal. english.almanar.com.lb

Ben Samuels (2025-02-03). At the White House, Trump will show Netanyahu who's the boss. haaretz.com If Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu puts his domestic political considerations ahead of the U.S. President's wishes on their meeting on Tuesday, Donald Trump's displeasure will not be a slow burn, as it was during his first term, but a quick ignition…

Staff (2025-02-03). Netanyahu extends Washington visit to Saturday due to 'numerous meeting requests,' office says. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Netanyahu departs to Washington ahead of meeting with Trump; Herzog, Lapid call for full hostage release-deal ‚ñ WEST BANK: Mahmoud Abbas spokesman: IDF's West Bank operation is 'ethnic cleansing,' must be stopped; Seventy killed since start of 2025 ‚ñ GAZA: IDF says it targeted vehicle that didn't pass through inspection point, breached cease-fire agreement in central Gaza…

Yael Freidson (2025-02-03). Key Netanyahu trial witness sues Israel for millions alleging sexual assault during investigation. haaretz.com Filber, who was director-general of the Communications Ministry and testified in Case 4000, describes an array of misconduct allegations he endured while under investigation, including sodomy…

Yossi Melman (2025-02-03). More pressure from the White House: Trump forces Netanyahu to pick new hostage negotiator. haaretz.com Some observers say Netanyahu isn't satisfied with Mossad chief David Barnea's work in the talks with Hamas, but in fact President Trump wants an Israeli authorized to make decisions — and he won't let Netanyahu slow-walk the process…

Staff (2025-02-03). Lapid to White House: Netanyahu faces no political obstacle to reaching full Israel-Hamas hostage deal. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Netanyahu departs to Washington ahead of meeting with Trump; Herzog, Lapid call for full hostage release-deal ‚ñ WEST BANK: Mahmoud Abbas Spokesperson: 'IDF's West Bank operation is ethnic cleansing, must be stopped'; 70 killed since start of 2025 ‚ñ GAZA: IDF says it targeted vehicle that didn't pass through inspection point, breached cease-fire agreement in central Gaza…

Staff (2025-02-03). Headlines for February 3, 2025. democracynow.org Trump Launches Trade War Against Canada, Mexico & China, "Time for It To Die": Musk Pushes for Trump to Shut Down USAID, Musk & Associates Gain Access to Treasury's Federal Payment System, Over 30 Jan. 6 Prosecutors Fired; FBI Agents Questioned over Ties to Insurrection Probes, Trump Doubles Down on Threat to Illegally Seize Panama Canal over China Ties, South African Official Floats Cutting U.S. Off from Minerals After Trump Aid Threat, Trump Hosts Netanyahu in D.C.; Arab Leaders Reject U.S. Call to Force Palestinians into Egypt and Jordan, Israel Escalates Attack on Jenin, Blows Up 23 Homes on…

Ali Salam (2025-02-03). Israeli Forces Shoot a Palestinian Teen in Hebron. imemc.org
| On Monday, Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian teen near Hebron, and injured others near Bethlehem, in the southern occupied West Bank. | Israeli forces shot a Palestinian teen twice with exploding rounds, on Monday, in the town of Sa'ir, northeast of Hebron in the southern West Bank.

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Army Continues Escalation In West Bank, Abducts 25 Palestinians. imemc.org Earlier Monday, the Israeli army continued its military escalation and violations in various parts of the occupied West Bank, causing damage to homes and infrastructure, and abducting at least 25 Palestinians. In Ramallah, in the central West Bank, the army invaded Kafr Malek village, east of the city, stormed homes, and abducted Hayel Hamayel, Ghassan …

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Army Intensifies Siege, Abducts Two Palestinians, In Nablus. imemc.org Earlier Monday, the Israeli army intensified the siege on Nablus, in the occupied West Bank's northern part, stormed and ransacked homes, and abducted at least two Palestinians. Media sources reported that the soldiers ransacked several homes in Nablus and interrogated many Palestinians while inspecting their ID cards. They added that the soldiers abducted Tamer Thaher …

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Israel Continues Military Offensive In Jenin For Fourteenth Day. imemc.org The Israeli occupation army continues its aggression on the city of Jenin and its refugee camp for the fourteenth consecutive day, resulting in the killing of 25 Palestinians, dozens of injuries, scores of abductions, and the demolition of dozens of homes, amid large-scale displacement affecting 15,000 citizens. On Sunday, 73-year-old Walid Mohammad Ali Lahlouh was …

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Israeli Army Kills Elderly Palestinian Man In Jenin. imemc.org On Sunday morning, Israeli soldiers shot and killed a Palestinian man in the Jenin refugee camp, in Jenin in the occupied West Bank's northern part, bringing the number of slain Palestinians in Jenin in the last 13 days to 25. The army killed 38 Palestinians in the West Bank this year. In a statement, the …

IMEMC News (2025-02-03). Soldiers Kill A Palestinian, Injure Others, In Hebron. imemc.org On Sunday, Israeli soldiers killed 27-year-old Mohammad Amjad Haddoush and injured several others after the army invaded the Al-Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the occupied West Bank's southern part. Media sources stated that the soldiers invaded the refugee camp, storming and ransacking homes, and deploying snipers on the rooftops of several houses and …

newarab (2025-02-03). Democrats elect pro-Israel establishment party leader Ken Martin. newarab.com Over the weekend, members of the Democratic National Committee elected a long-time party insider and supporter of Israel as their new chairman. | On the heels of He received 246.5 votes out of 428 cast on the first ballot, a decisive vote for the Democrats' new leadership, tasked with party infrastructure and fundraising. | Martin is a longstanding supporter of Israel. O…

Malak Hijazi (2025-02-03). Gaza is not a "thing," Mr. President. electronicintifada.net Palestinians have weathered prior Israeli efforts to ethnically cleanse them from Gaza.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-03). Norwegian football club donates ticket revenue from match vs Israeli club to Gaza. skwawkbox.org FK Bodà∏/Glimt announces donation after thrashing Maccabi Tel Aviv at home Norwegian football club FK Bodo/Glimt has announced it is donating the ticket revenue from its home Europa League match against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv to the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza. The club said that it is giving the whole 735,000 NOK — around …

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Israel raids more areas across West Bank; UN warns of 'genocidal intent'. presstv.ir The Israeli military intensifies its raids across the occupied West Bank, triggering widespread condemnations.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Praise for Hamas earns 80-year-old freed Israeli captive wrath and abuse of settlers. presstv.ir Zionist settlers have launched a vicious tirade against one of the captives recently freed by Hamas after he expressed gratitude toward his captors.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Prisoner swap exposes Israel's defeat, Gazans' victory: Iran Army chief. presstv.ir The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the prisoner swap between Israel and Hamas exposes Israel's defeat and the Palestinian people's victory.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Hamas still 'dominant actor' in Gaza; no strategic direction for Israel: UK media. presstv.ir A former Israeli intelligence officer acknowledges that Israel has failed to achieve the goals of its war on Gaza.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Hamas: Hague Group alliance 'important step in ending Israeli occupation'. presstv.ir Hamas commends the formation of the "Hague Group" as an important step in ending the Israeli occupation.

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Israel raids more areas across West Bank as UN blasts Tel Aviv's 'crimes'. presstv.ir The Israeli military intensifies its raids across the occupied West Bank, triggering widespread condemnations.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Israeli forces killed 70 in West Bank this year, Health Ministry says. aljazeera.com PA accuses Israel of waging an 'all-out war' on the Palestinian people to carry out 'ethnic cleansing' plans.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Why Gaza's death toll was raised to nearly 62,000. aljazeera.com Authorities in Gaza have updated the death toll from Israel's war on the enclave to 61,709.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Deaths from Israel's attacks on Gaza close to 62,000 as missing added. aljazeera.com Local authorities add 14,000 people, missing and presumed dead, to the list.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Destruction after Israeli forces blew up Palestinian homes in Jenin. aljazeera.com At least 20 homes in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin were left in ruins after Israeli forces blew them up.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Gaza authorities revise war death toll to 61,700. aljazeera.com The death toll from Israel's war on Gaza has been revised to more than 61,700 people according to government officials.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Palestinian family reunites in north Gaza for first time in Israel's war. aljazeera.com See the heartwarming moment this Palestinian mother of four reunites with her husband in northern Gaza.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). A Palestinian child injured as Israeli occupation forces opened fire at civilians in Tulkarm refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). Smotrich: No hope should be given to the Palestinian Authority or Arabs to establish a Palestinian state in the "heart of Israel" english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). Israeli occupation forces storm the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). Maariv: Israeli police arrest a bookstore owner in Jerusalem's old city for selling books about Yahya Sinwar, Hasan Nasrallah, Abdullah Barghouti. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). The Hidden Messages Behind Hamas' Al-Qassam Brigades Captive Release. english.almanar.com.lb The Palestinian resistance continues to send strong messages to "Israel" through carefully staged captive handovers, each designed to reinforce its position. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, demonstrated a high level of military organization and presence during the release of the fourth batch of captives on Saturday (February 1), staging a symbolic display …

Aaron Rabinowitz (2025-02-03). Hardline Haredi faction fails to dampen spirits at gathering of ultra-Orthodox IDF recruits. haaretz.com 'The demonstration outside only strengthens my decision to enlist,' said a young Bnei Brak man about the hundreds of protestors who tried to disrupt the conference, where Ultra-Orthodox men from all factions, including Gur Hassidim, learned about different IDF programs…

Hagar Shezaf (2025-02-03). Mosque and tractor set on fire in suspected West Bank settler attack. haaretz.com Footage shows two arsonists in the West Bank village Mou'arjat, with one of them telling the other: 'Light it.' The village has been targeted by settlers several times…

Josh Breiner (2025-02-03). Ben-Gvir associates summoned for questioning in investigation into prison chief, police commander. haaretz.com A West Bank police commander under investigation for allegedly shielding far-right Israeli extremists from arrest to appease the former national security minister is among the Ben-Gvir associates summoned for questioning…

Moshe Gilad (2025-02-03). Israelis see BBQ as part of their culture. So why is banning it perceived as anti-Arab? haaretz.com Visitors to several national parks in Israel will no longer be allowed to have a Mangal — the local version of outdoor barbecue. But is the move only adding fuel to Arab-Israeli tensions?

Rachel Fink (2025-02-03). Airlines are returning to Israel's skies, but soaring prices persist. haaretz.com With cease-fires holding in Gaza and Lebanon, international airlines are coming back — and there are also two new Israeli airlines on the scene…

Rachel Fink (2025-02-03). Most Israelis back Trump's Mideast peace plan, including establishment of Palestinian state, poll shows. haaretz.com According to the survey, 66 percent of the Israeli public prioritizes returning all the hostages over the dismantling of Hamas in Gaza — though the results differ vastly when divided along party lines…

Ran Shimoni (2025-02-03). Six Arab-Israelis murdered in 24 hours, including doctor shot at children's medical clinic. haaretz.com 'Our situation is awful, everyone is armed,' said a resident of Lod in central Israel. 'It started with criminals, but now every young person is a potential victim.' According to Haaretz's toll, 26 people have been murdered in Arab society since the start of 2025…

Yael Freidson (2025-02-03). 'Don't leave my children and others behind,' says mother of two Israeli hostages held in Gaza. haaretz.com Several families whose loved ones are not included in the first stage of the deal say they have learned from the previous agreement — and warn that the current opportunity must not be squandered…

Yaniv Kubovich (2025-02-03). Public trust: The top priority for Israel's new army chief despite wartime challenges. haaretz.com Zamir will be the IDF chief receiving the findings of the Oct. 7 investigations and must resist government attempts to influence their conclusions, or reshape the top brass with politically driven appointments aligned with the far-right government's ideology…

Jack Khoury (2025-02-03). Three Arab Israelis shot dead in northern Israel; 22 killed so far in 2025. haaretz.com Police suspect the homicide is linked to a conflict between crime organizations in northern Israel, but no suspects have been arrested so far…

Ran Shimoni (2025-02-03). Five Arab-Israelis murdered in 24 hours; 14-year-old shot dead in central Israel. haaretz.com 'Our situation is awful, everyone is armed,' said a resident of Lod in central Israel. 'It started with criminals, but now every young person is a potential victim.' According to Haaretz's toll, 25 people have been murdered in Arab society since the start of 2025…

newarab (2025-02-03). Iraq groups seek Tsurkov swap with Israel for Hezbollah fighters. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-03). Israel kills former Palestinian detainee in West Bank. newarab.com A former The Gaza Health Ministry revealed two Palestinians were killed south of Jenin, including Abdul Hadi Issam Alawneh. | Alawneh was released under the November 2023

newarab (2025-02-03). Israeli airstrike kills child, injures civilians in Gaza. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-03). Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank. newarab.com Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank destroyed a mosque in the The settlers poured a flammable substance inside the mosque in the Arab al-Mleihat community, northwest of "The mosque was completely burned down," M…

newarab (2025-02-03). Return marches continue in southern Lebanon despite Israeli fire. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-03). US to announce progress in Saudi-Israel normalisation talks. newarab.com US President The report came after US envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, was reportedly working to finalise the exact wording of the agreement between the two countries. | Last week, Witkoff visited Riyadh on a trip tha…

newarab (2025-02-03). Israeli assault on Jenin, Tulkarm displaces thousands. newarab.com As the siege on Jenin tightens, humanitarian aid has been blocked with thousands forced to flee their homes. Israeli forces hav…

newarab (2025-02-03). Talks of release of Israeli researcher kidnapped in Iraq 'false'. newarab.com

_____ (2025-02-03). In Historic Return March, Thousands of Palestinians Arrive in Northern Gaza. transcend.org 27 Jan 2025 – Late today, 300,000 forcibly displaced Palestinians returned to Gaza City and northern Gaza for the first time since the start of Israel's genocidal military attacks.

Jonathan Cook (2025-02-03). Thirty Years of Middle East Lies Just Keep Coming Back to Bite Us. Jonathan cook. globalresearch.ca The story: Did you believe it 30 years ago when they told you that the Oslo Accords would bring peace to the Middle East? That Israel would finally withdraw from the Palestinian territories it had illegally occupied for decades, …

Qassam Muaddi (2025-02-03). Israel Escalates Its West Bank Assault, Conducting Largest Demolition in Years. truthout.org Israeli forces conducted an unprecedented escalation in the West Bank over the weekend by detonating 20 apartment buildings in the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank. According to some reports, the move constituted the largest single demolition operation conducted in the West Bank since 1967. According to reports, the Israeli army warned Israelis in the nearby settlements that they… |

Global Research News (2025-02-03). Selected Articles: Thirty Years of Middle East Lies Just Keep Coming Back to Bite Us. globalresearch.ca By Did you believe it 30 years ago when they told you that the Oslo Accords would bring peace …

Open Letter, Mondoweiss. (2025-02-03). Statement From Jewish Rutgers Union Members: Zionist Hegemony Must End. popularresistance.org On November, 25, 2024, the office building of the Rutgers academic unions (representing tenured, contingent, and graduate student educators) was defaced with pro-Israel posters. "Fight Jew-hatred. Before it's too late," said one. "STAND UP FOR THE JEWISH STATE," demanded another. | As Jewish educators at Rutgers we categorically reject the slanderous insinuation that our unions—led by Jewish presidents and vice presidents—are blind to or bastions of antisemitism. At the same time, we affirm our opposition to all ethnosupremacist states—including the apartheid Israeli state.

_____ (2025-02-03). The Fragile Ceasefire: Gaza Tribunal More Relevant. transcend.org 30 Jan 2025 – My latest attempt to express support for the Gaza Tribunal Project seeking civil society enforcement of international law given the neutering of the global normative order.

Manlio Dinucci (2025-02-03). Clearing the Gaza Strip of Rubble and Palestinians. Manlio Dinucci. globalresearch.ca President Trump's more than 50 executive orders are being implemented. We take stock of some of them. | Deportation flights of US migrants. The flights to various countries in Latin America are carried out by military cargo planes. The president of …

newarab (2025-02-03). The US fixation on the Gaza death toll is an admission of guilt. newarab.com Let me tell you a story. | By the spring of 2005, the world was well aware of the grave crimes being carried out in Darfur against the Black population at the hands of Arab Janjaweed militias, with arms, coordination, and air support provided by the Sudanese government. | Determining the death toll proved to be impossible given the limited access to the region. The attempts to generate an estimate are outlined in Darfur and the Crime of Genocide and detail the authors' efforts to create a model based on combining several sets of flawed survey data to reach a projected death toll between 300,000 and 400,000.

Maryam Sakeenah (2025-02-03). How Gaza Changes Everything. dissidentvoice.org While the bombs have gone silent in Gaza, there is something that has fundamentally changed about the world as we know it, and about ourselves. The fragile assumptions on which most of us had constructed our worldview have fallen apart. So many things we took for given have been rendered questionable and uncertain. So much …

Eros Salvatore (2025-02-03). The Greatest Man in Gaza. dissidentvoice.org When Koko (cuteness for Kareem) and Momo (cuteness for Mohammad) hear the bombs explode over eastern Rafah they are filled with joy. They don't know any better, for they are not yet three years old and their father, Omar, tells them the bombs are fireworks. "The people are celebrating," he says. So now, when the …

tn.ai (2025-02-03). Only Palestinians Can Decide Gaza's Fate: Iranian Spokesman. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — The future of the Gaza Strip must be shaped by the Palestinian people alone, the spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry said.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Analysis: Jordan faces 'geopolitical blackmail' after Trump Gaza demand. aljazeera.com Analysts say the new US administration of Donald Trump could lead to major disruptions in the Kingdom of Jordan.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Devastated roads and lurking bombs hindering Gaza aid effort. aljazeera.com Distribution of supplies arriving is being curtailed by destroyed roads and the threat of unexploded ordnance.

aljazeera (2025-02-03). Gaza death toll close to 62,000 as missing added. aljazeera.com Local authorities add 14,000 people, missing and presumed dead, to the list.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). AFP, quoting a Hamas commander: Negotiations for the second phase of Gaza talks are set to begin today, Monday. english.almanar.com.lb

newarab (2025-02-03). Exclusive: US uses Egypt dam dispute to push Gaza expulsion plan. newarab.com

Staff (2025-02-03). Talk World Radio: Annelle Sheline on Gaza. davidswanson.org AUDIO: Talk World Radio is recorded on Zoom. Here is this week's video and all the videos on Youtube. VIDEO: This week on Talk World Radio, we're speaking with Annelle Sheline, a research fellow in the Middle East program at the Quincy Institute who was previously a Foreign Affairs Officer at the U.S. State Department, …

presstv.ir (2025-02-03). Netanyahu took flight detour to US to avoid ICC arrest warrants: Report. presstv.ir The plane transporting Benajmin Netanyahu has avoided airspace of several European countries en route to the United States.

Hadas Klein (2025-02-03). I kept silent after testifying against Netanyahu in court. Now, I demand justice. haaretz.com I knew that the gates of hell would open before me when I agreed to testify, but I never imagined to what extremes this would reach, how much some people's survival instinct would lead them to abysses of evil…

Hadas Klein (2025-02-03). I paid the price of testifying against Benjamin Netanyahu. It's time to fight back. haaretz.com I remained silent until I finished testifying in court. Now I've decided to go from being the pursued to the pursuer. I am demanding justice for myself, pursuing truth and rightness…

Ethan Eblaghie (2025-02-03). The Encampment Movement leads the way under Trump. mondoweiss.net As social movements in the U.S. plan ahead for the Trump administration, we should look to the campus Palestine movement for lessons on how to organize under the repressive conditions we will all soon face.

Andrea Brower, LA Progressive. (2025-02-03). More Than Jobs At Stake In Attack On Pro-Palestinian Campus Speech. popularresistance.org For months before U.S. President Donald Trump took office, nearly daily reports rolled in of students and professors on trial for their activism for Palestinian life. | New York University suspended 11 students who were part of a peaceful flyer distribution and sit-in, including students who simply sat in the library lobby in solidarity. Eleven students at Swarthmore College faced expulsion on assault charges for using a bullhorn. Emerson College laid off 10 staff members, blaming protests for Palestine as a cause for low enrollment, and then using layoffs to target pro-Palestine employees.

newarab (2025-02-03). Fans who waved Palestine flag at France basketball game fined. newarab.com A The Nanterre Court sentenced the two fans, aged 19 and 21,…

Olivia Barber (2025-02-03). Suella Braverman spent thousands of public money on media training while Home Secretary. leftfootforward.org Suella Braverman spent over £23,000 of public money on media and voice training while she was Home Secretary, before being sacked for controversial comments in the media. | The former Home Secretary was sacked in November 2023 after making unauthorised comments in the media accusing police of being more lenient towards pro-Palestinian activists than right-wing and nationalist protesters. | Before being sacked, Braverman also made comments on social media about homelesness being a "lifestyle choice". | Newly published Home Office figures revealed that the department spent £23,688 on media and voice…

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-03). IOF arrests 9 Palestinians during the ongoing raid of the town of Tammun, south of Tubas. english.almanar.com.lb

newarab (2025-02-03). Mo season 2: Palestinian identity and toxic masculinity unpacked. newarab.com The dictionary defines the word picaresque as "relating to an episodic style of fiction dealing with the adventures of a rough and dishonest but appealing hero." | That couldn't be a more apt description of

Paul Haeder (2025-02-03). Zionism is Far-Right Bigotry, Hate of "the Other," and Supremacy. dissidentvoice.org They are trying to elevate France recognizing Josephine Baker as a hero, yet, Amy Goodman has the ability — and whatever else is going on with the Black journalist she interviews, French journalist Rokhaya Diallo — to sidestep the tribal and religious and historical and intellectual identity of this French monster, Éric Zemmour (above image). …

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). New Syria resistance group vows 'surprise' strikes against Israeli forces, Jolani 'terrorist gangs'. presstv.ir New resistance group emerges in Syria, pledging "surprise" strikes against Israeli forces as well as the "terrorist gangs" of the country's self-proclaimed new "president."

palestinechronicle.com (2025-02-02). The Hague Group: A New Alliance to Enforce Intl Law against Israel Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.

asiapacificreport.nz (2025-02-02). Moral bankruptcy, Israel's genocide and the betrayal of the Palestinians Why has any discussion about Israel, its violations of international law, and the international legal expectations for third party states to hold IDF soldiers accountable not been addressed? Why is criticism of Israel being conflated with racism, even though many Jewish people oppose Israel's war crimes, and what about Palestinians, what does this mean for a people experiencing genocide?

Ali Salam (2025-02-02). Israeli Soldiers Shoot 3 Palestinians, Assault a Journalist, in the West Bank. imemc.org
| On Saturday, Israeli forces shot at least three Palestinians, including a child, assaulted a journalist, and injured other citizens, in various parts of the occupied West Bank. | Media sources said that occupation forces shot a 15-year-old child with live ammunition, on Saturday afternoon, while he was near the Ofer military prison, in Beitunia town, west of Ramallah in the central West Bank.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Israel and Hamas complete fourth prisoner-captive exchange. aljazeera.com Israel and Hamas complete their fourth prisoner-captive exchange as part of phase one of the ceasefire agreement.

newarab (2025-02-02). Poll shows only 4 percent of Israelis believe war goals achieved. newarab.com

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Israel's Netanyahu travels to US to discuss Gaza ceasefire with Trump. aljazeera.com Trump, who has claimed credit for the Israel-Hamas deal, is expected to host Netanyahu at the White House on Tuesday.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-02). Sheikh Qassem: The Lebanese government is fully responsible, following the extension of ceasefire agreement, for monitoring and exerting strong pressure on sponsoring states to halt Israeli aggression, violations. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-02). Sheikh Qassem: We have shown patience with Israeli enemy's violations until the Lebanese gov. fulfills its responsibilities in implementing the ceasefire agreement. english.almanar.com.lb

newarab (2025-02-02). Gaza ceasefire phase 2 'unclear' as Israel withholds delegation. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-02). Israel defence chief threatens freed Palestinian detainee. newarab.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz took to social media on Thursday to threaten a former Palestinian detainee with reincarceration after the man was released as part of the Gaza ceasefire deal. | Katz's post on X targeted "One mistake and you're going to meet old friends," Katz

Hosni Nedim, Ikram Kouachi (2025-02-02). Israel Violates Gaza "Ceasefire" with Sneak Attack on Child and Four Others. indybay.org Child in critical condition after Israeli drone strike, according to medical source…

Professor Piers Robinson (2025-02-02). Homs 2012 and the Genesis of Syria Chemical Weapons Narrative. globalresearch.ca During the 2011-2014 war to overthrow the Syrian Government in 2011, its belligerents, specifically the US, Turkey, France, United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Israel, have repeatedly accused the Syrian Government of both stockpiling and using chemical weapons (CW). | These …

newarab (2025-02-02). Freed Palestinians bear signs of torture, starvation by Israel. newarab.com Dozens of As part of the agreement between Hamas and Israel, 183 Palestinians were freed from Israeli jails on Saturday. | Dressed in stained grey prison uniforms, many appeared frail and exhausted as they arriv…

bwitanek (2025-02-02). South Orange Maplewood Remembrance for Hind Rajab Murdered in the US Israel Genocide Year Ago Today Feb 2. fightbackbetter.com For now these pictures — more detailed report should be available shortly. |

Pacific Media Watch (2025-02-02). 'Ignore Trump's bully' and take stand over genocide, PSNA tells Peters. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report A defiant Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) national chair, John Minto, has appealed to Aotearoa New Zealand to stand with the "majority of humanity" in the world and condemn genocide in Gaza. Minto has called on Foreign Minister Winston Peters to "ignore the bullying" from pro-Israel Texas Senator Ted Cruz and have…

Open Letter (2025-02-02). Statement from Jewish Rutgers union members: Zionist hegemony must end. mondoweiss.net The offices of the Rutgers academic union were defaced with pro-Israel slogans just before a vote on divesting from the Gaza genocide. This blunt intimidation reflects the impunity afforded Zionists, and the urgent need to end Zionist hegemony.

Rifqa Hijazi (2025-02-02). In Gaza, Disease and Illness Are Hidden Horrors of Genocide. truthout.org War isn't just destroyed buildings and displaced populations; it is a humanitarian tragedy that leaves behind long-term physical consequences on individuals and communities. Repeated Israeli attacks on hospitals and the heavy Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza over the past 15 months have left the healthcare sector unable to provide necessary medical care due to a lack of medical and… |

IMEMC News (2025-02-02). Palestinian Authority Calls for International Intervention to Stop Israel's Assault on Jenin & Tulkarem. imemc.org The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on the international community to urgently intervene to stop the Israeli occupation's bombings of homes in Jenin and Tulkarm, to put an end to Israel's plans to forcibly displace Palestinians in the West Bank, and to stop the ongoing violations of international law, which include war crimes and …

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Netanyahu flies to US to discuss 'victory over Hamas' with Trump. aljazeera.com Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way to Washington DC…

Amir Tibon (2025-02-02). Netanyahu comes to Washington to kill Trump's Gaza deal. Will the president let him? haaretz.com In order to get the remaining hostages to their families, Trump will have to do something difficult: To reject a planeload of lies, excuses, false promises and shiny distractions from Netanyahu and his right-hand man, Ron Dermer…

Amos Harel (2025-02-02). In a rare move, Netanyahu makes the right call in appointing new Israeli army chief. haaretz.com Despite political pressure to bypass him, Eyal Zamir takes on the role of IDF chief at a critical moment, facing urgent security threats, a struggling military and a government that may seek to influence top appointments…

Chaim Levinson (2025-02-02). Israel-Saudi normalization? Trump's Gaza proposal may be a ploy to benefit Riyadh. haaretz.com The main focus of the Trump administration ahead of its meeting with Netanyahu is to quickly advance normalization with Saudi Arabia, which it sees as the key to achieving its regional goals, primarily: Ousting Hamas and eliminating the Iranian nuclear program…

Noa Shpigel (2025-02-02). Israel's State Prosecutor's Office: Criminal investigation opened into Sara Netanyahu. haaretz.com The announcement comes after investigative news show 'Uvda' aired correspondence between Sara Netanyahu and a former head of the PM's office, in which Sara demanded that she attack a key witness in one of the PM's criminal cases…

Felicity Arbuthnot (2025-02-02). Video: "Wiping Gaza Off the Map": Big Money Agenda. Confiscating Palestine's Maritime Natural Gas Reserves. globalresearch.ca There is an unspoken "Big Money Agenda". Netanyahu's objective is not only to exclude Palestinians from their homeland, it consists in confiscating Palestine's multi-billion dollar Gaza offshore Natural Gas reserves…

Ali Salam (2025-02-02). Occupation Forces Assassinate Two Palestinians Near Jenin. imemc.org The Israeli army assassinated two Palestinian young men and injured others, on Saturday, after targeting their vehicle in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

IMEMC News (2025-02-02). Israel Kills Palestinian in Southern Gaza as Rafah Crossing Opens. imemc.org A Palestinian citizen was killed on Sunday evening by Israeli occupation forces' gunfire in Al-Shawka town, east of Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Wafa news reported that Salah Musa Al-Sufi was killed by the occupation forces in the town of Al-Shawka. No further details were available, but Palestinians in Rafah report the ongoing …

IMEMC News (2025-02-02). Israeli Colonizers Assault Three Palestinians In Northern Plain. imemc.org On Sunday evening, a group of paramilitary illegal Israeli colonizers assaulted three Palestinians in Ein Al-Hilwa in the occupied West Bank's Northern Plains. Media sources said the colonizers invaded Ein Al-Hilwa village and attacked the a few homes. They added that the colonizers assaulted two siblings, Mohammad and Hilal Adel Daraghma, and Fathi Elian Daraghma, …

Ali Salam (2025-02-02). Israeli Army Kills a Palestinian, Detonate Homes, in the Tulkarem Refugee Camp. imemc.org
| On Saturday, Israeli forces killed a Palestinian man in the Tulkarem refugee camp, in Tulkarem city, in the northwestern part of the occupied West Bank. | For the sixth consecutive day, the Israeli army has carried out a military assault against the city of Tulkarem and the Tulkarem refugee camp.

Ali Salam (2025-02-02). Army Executes Two Palestinians in Jenin. imemc.org Israeli forces executed, on Saturday, two Palestinian young men in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin city, in the northern occupied West Bank. Media sources said that an Israeli drone fired a missile at a motorcycle travelling in the eastern neighborhood of Jenin, killing two Palestinians. The Shireen Observatory identified the slain young men as Tamam …

Pacific Media Watch (2025-02-02). How the Palestine Authority and Israel are allies in silencing the truth. asiapacificreport.nz COMMENTARY: By Eman Mohammed On December 28, 21-year-old student journalist Shatha Al-Sabbagh was assassinated near her home in Jenin. Her family accused snipers from the Palestinian Authority (PA) deployed in the camp of shooting her in the head. Al-Sabbagh had been active on social media, documenting the suffering of Jenin residents during the raids by…

Kit Klarenberg, The Grayzone. (2025-02-02). Did Trump Executive Order Just Cripple US Regime Change Network? popularresistance.org Among the flurry of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in the first days of his administration, perhaps the most consequential to date is one titled, "reevaluating and realigning US foreign aid." | Under this order, a 90-day pause was instantly enforced on all US foreign development assistance across the globe — excepting, of course, the largest recipients of US aid in Israel and Egypt. For now, the order forbids the disbursement of federal funding for any "non-governmental organizations, international organizations, and contractors" charged with delivering US "aid" programs overseas.

SKWAWKBOX (2025-02-02). 9 nations form 'Hague Group' to push for justice and liberation for Palestinians. skwawkbox.org On Friday, nine nations announced that they have formed the Hague Group (HG) with the aim of holding Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and to push for justice and liberation for the Palestinian people. The nine — South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize …

Steven Ganot (2025-02-02). Who Is Eyal Zamir? Israel's Next IDF Chief of Staff. themedialine.org

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Six Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli strikes across West Bank. presstv.ir At least six Palestinians have been killed and several others injured in separate Israeli military air strikes and raids across the occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). University of Michigan suspends pro-Palestine student group over divestment calls. presstv.ir The University of Michigan has suspended a pro-Palestinian student group and revoked its funding following protests calling for divestment from companies conducting business with Israel.

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). US, UK were aware of Israel's plan for 'forced transfer' of Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt: Report. presstv.ir Historical documents from the British National Archives have revealed that the US and UK governments were informed of a clandestine Israeli plan more than 50 years ago, which aimed to facilitate the "forced transfer" of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to northern Egypt.

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Released Israeli captive thanks al-Qassam 'for everything'. presstv.ir Keith Siegel, US-Israeli national, says Palestinian resistance fighters made sure to meet all his needs while he was in captivity for 15 months..

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Israeli forces shoot elderly Palestinian man to death in West Bank raid. presstv.ir The Palestinian health ministry says Israeli forces have shot and killed an elderly Palestinian man during a raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Five Palestinians killed, several injured in Israeli strikes across West Bank. presstv.ir At least five Palestinians have been killed and several others injured in separate Israeli military air strikes and raids across the occupied West Bank.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Dahiyeh's restaurant scene bounces back after Israel's war on Lebanon. aljazeera.com Despite the challenges, Dahiyeh's restaurants are picking themselves up out of the rubble.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Hezbollah slain leader Nasrallah to be buried in Lebanon on February 23. aljazeera.com Hassan Nasrallah received a temporary burial as hostilities with Israel did not allow for a funeral to take place.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Israel destroys buildings in West Bank's Jenin after killing elderly man. aljazeera.com Explosions heard throughout Jenin, part of Israeli military operation in the city and its adjacent refugee camp.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). Israel carries out massive simultaneous explosions across Jenin. aljazeera.com Israel has carried out several simultaneous explosions in the Jenin refugee camp, destroying as many as 20 homes.

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-02). Sheikh Qassem: A counter campaign sponsored by the United States, the Israeli enemy, and foreign countries, supported by an internal team aimed at promoting defeat. english.almanar.com.lb

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-02). Hezbollah's Sheikh Qassem Announces Funeral for Martyred Leaders Sayyed Nasrallah, Sayyed Safieddine on Feb 23rd. english.almanar.com.lb Hezbollah's Secretary General, Sheikh Naim Qassem, affirmed on Sunday that the Islamic resistance will persist, unwavering in its path and beliefs, stressing that "foreign intervention leads to subservience, humiliation, and the solidification of the Israeli occupation." He also announced that the funeral procession of the great martyr, Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah, will take place on Sunday, …

Avshalom Halutz (2025-02-02). How religious Zionism took over the Israeli book world in 2024. haaretz.com There was an absence of big names among this year's Sapir Prize winners — but one expert thinks that might be a good thing. Plus, Israeli movie theaters pay homage to the late, great David Lynch…

Jack Khoury (2025-02-02). 73-year-old Palestinian killed by Israeli army fire in Jenin, Palestinian Health Ministry says. haaretz.com The incident, on which the army has yet to issue a comment, occurred as the IDF continued its extensive operation in Jenin, expanding it overnight to the West Bank city of Tammun, north of Nablus…

Josh Breiner (2025-02-02). 'It's a crazy roller-coaster. We hoped he was alive, then he was declared as fallen'. haaretz.com The army declared him dead, but police officer Ran Gvili's family believes he is still alive. 'I realize that it doesn't sound logical, but that is the decision that the family, alongside the decision to celebrate and be together,' says his aunt…

Rachel Fink (2025-02-02). Multinational alliance pushing for legal, diplomatic and economic sanctions against Israel. haaretz.com Government ministers from nine African and South American countries announced the group's launch on Friday, saying, 'When future generations inquire about our contribution to Palestine's right to self-determination, our response must be, we took concrete measures'…

Staff (2025-02-02). Reports emerge of testimonies from Israeli hostages freed Saturday from Hamas captivity. haaretz.com Former hostages Yarden Bibas and Ofer Kalderon, who were released Saturday, said they were kept in cages and beaten multiple times, according to reports. Keith Siegel, the third hostage to be released Saturday, returned severely malnourished…

Zvi Bar'el (2025-02-02). Trump's plan to expel Palestinians from Gaza may impede release of remaining Hamas hostages. haaretz.com Freeing all the hostages requires Israel not only to end the war, but also to refrain from resuming it and start discussing Gaza's rehabilitation. If Trump's transfer idea is on the table, however, the demand to scrap it may become a key condition brought forward by Hamas, risking the deal's continuation…

Staff (2025-02-02). Israeli army calls on Lebanese not to return to homes in south 'until further notice'. haaretz.com ISRAEL: Hostages Ofer Kalderon, Yarden Bibas and Keith Siegel released from Gaza captivity ‚ñ WEST BANK: 16-year-old killed in IDF drone strike in Jenin ‚ñ LEBANON: IDF intercepts suspicious target from Lebanon; IDF confirms strike in east Lebanon ‚ñ GAZA: Trump says he's 'confident' Jordan, Egypt will take in Gazan refugees…

newarab (2025-02-02). Iraq groups seek Tsurkov swap with Israel for Hezbollah fighters. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-02). Israeli forces blow up dozens of houses in Jenin's West Bank. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-02). Israeli settlers set fire to mosque in occupied West Bank. newarab.com Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank destroyed a mosque in the The settlers poured a flammable substance inside the mosque in the Arab al-Mleihat community, northwest of "The mosque was completely burned down," M…

newarab (2025-02-02). 'It's time for a free Palestine': Released detainee Al-Zubaidi. newarab.com Freed Palestinian detainee Zakaria Al-Zubaidi said it was time for Israel's occupation of the West Bank to end so Palestinians could have a state of their own, while declining to comment on his time in Israeli detention. | Al-Zubaidi, a commander of Fatah's The renowned resistance figh…

newarab (2025-02-02). Palestinian teen among 5 killed in Israeli strikes on West Bank. newarab.com A 16-year-old Palestinian boy was among five killed on Saturday in The Israeli military began raiding the city in the northern West Bank on 21 January, just two days

newarab (2025-02-02). Retired general picked to head Israeli military. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-02). Return marches continue in southern Lebanon despite Israeli fire. newarab.com

newarab (2025-02-02). Italian journalist names self as target of Israel spyware attack. newarab.com An Italian journalist was the first person to publicly proclaim that he has been targeted by Francesco Cancellato, who investigates fascism in

The Independent (2025-02-02). Israel releases 183 Palestinian prisoners in latest swap with Hamas. independent.co.ug GAZA, Palestine | Xinhua | Israel released 183 Palestinian prisoners on Saturday in the fourth prisoner-for-hostage swap under the ongoing truce deal with Hamas, according to Palestinian sources. Abdullah Zaghari, head of the Palestinian Prisoners Club, told Xinhua that Israeli authorities handed the released prisoners over to the International Committee of the Red Cross. Of the …

Martin Hacthoun (2025-02-02). Israel kills elderly man in Jenin, 25 Palestinians killed in 13 days. plenglish.com Ramallah, 2 February (Prensa Latina) – Israeli soldiers killed a 73-year-old Palestinian man today during operations against the West Bank city of Jenin and its neighbouring refugee camp, bringing the death toll to 25 in 13 days.

APR editor (2025-02-02). Palestine prisoners' release 'symbolic win' showing unity in face of occupation, says academic. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report Sultan Barakat, a professor at Qatar's Hamad Bin Khalifa University, says the release of Palestinian prisoners is a "symbolic win" rather than a victory for the Palestinians, primarily showing the inhumane conditions they live under. "Israel can capture people in the West Bank and Gaza because they all live in a confinement…

tn.ai (2025-02-02). Gaza to Prevail over Israeli Regime: Ayatollah Khamenei. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei lauded the sacrifices of Palestinian resistance groups against the Israeli regime and underscored the imminent victory of people in the besieged Gaza Strip against the occupying entity.

Addameer (2025-02-02). Release of 293 Palestinian prisoners: israeli torture & military repression. indybay.org Full title: The release of 293 Palestinian prisoners, including those serving life sentences, long-term sentences, and children, from Israeli occupation prisons as part of the third and fourth batches of the first phase of the prisoner exchange deal…

newarab (2025-02-02). Netanyahu to begin talks on second phase of Gaza ceasefire. newarab.com The prime minister "spoke this evening with the US president's special envoy for the Middle East, The two agreed that negotiations on the seco…

Martin Hacthoun (2025-02-02). Civil Defence warns of humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. plenglish.com Ramallah, 2 February (Prensa Latina) Tens of thousands of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in the open today and lack all basic services, the Civil Defence in the Strip has warned.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). After US weapons ravaged Gaza's hospitals, US doctors can't remain silent. aljazeera.com Gaza's health care facilities have been targeted repeatedly, including with US-made 2,000-pound bombs. We must speak up.

Fedaa al-Qedra (2025-02-02). "We will rebuild our lives from scratch" electronicintifada.net The destruction was visible everywhere as hundreds of thousands walked toward their homes in north Gaza.

Moaaz Redwan (2025-02-02). Kissing the ground in Gaza's north. electronicintifada.net We dreamed of this moment for more than a year.

The Independent (2025-02-02). Arab countries reject attempt to displace Palestinians. independent.co.ug CAIRO | Xinhua | Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Palestinian Authority (PA), and the Arab League (AL) stressed in a joint statement on Saturday the rejection of any attempt to displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank. The statement was issued after a meeting in …

presstv.ir (2025-02-02). Leader: Iran has progressed in every aspect over past 40 years. presstv.ir Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has praised Iran's progress in various domains, saying the country has grown in all directions over the past 40 years.

aljazeera (2025-02-02). The power of literature in times of war: Fatima Bhutto & Ahmed Masoud. aljazeera.com Fatima Bhutto interviews Gaza writer Ahmed Masoud on the power of literature in times of war.

newarab (2025-02-02). Sick and wounded children begin crossing from Gaza to Egypt. newarab.com A group of 50 sick and wounded The reopening of the Rafah crossing represents a significant breakthrough that bolsters the

A A (2025-02-02). Trump moves the Overton window on Gaza. strategic-culture.su A new strategy: more land for more peace. | James P. PINKERTON | Join us on , , and . | Contact us: | President Donald Trump hasn't…

newarab (2025-02-02). Exclusive: US uses Egypt dam dispute to push Gaza expulsion plan. newarab.com

Dalia Abu Ramadan (2025-02-02). The War on Gaza Has Taken My Home, My Dreams and My Grandmother. What's Left? truthout.org How can I forget the sorrowful sight of my grandmother's last moments, as she died in front of me, deprived of the treatment she needed and ravaged by the famine in northern Gaza? Her greatest joy was meant to be celebrating my graduation, a dream that was taken from us. My university was destroyed, and along with it, my dreams were reduced to ashes. How can I forget the moment when the home my… |

english.palinfo.com (2025-02-02). Making America great again by ethnically cleansing the Palestinian peopleIronically, Trump is adopting a policy to prevent and restrict immigration to the US, although America is built by immigrants including his family. While he preaches America's right to do so, he wants to drive the local Palestinian indigenous people out of the land of their ancestors and allow Jewish immigrants to expand their fascist, racist, re-actionist apartheid state onto it.

Bheria (2025-02-02). Jews and Revolution: A Balanced Perspective. muslimskeptic.com Among the plethora of antisemitic myths that pervade the public discourse in many continents, there is a common stereotype of Jews being "revolutionaries" who are always eager to bring down the national or even international establishment in order to advance their specific identitarian objectives. The Bolshevik Revolution… Not All Jews? Typically, this perception is associated …

Ben Samuels (2025-02-02). From warm embraces to '____ him': How the Trump-Netanyahu bromance soured. haaretz.com When Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with President Donald Trump in the White House on Tuesday, their complicated relationship will return to the spotlight. It has been anything but smooth sailing over the past eight years…

Chaim Levinson (2025-02-02). Trump and Netanyahu expected to announce development in Saudi normalization talks. haaretz.com The main focus of the Trump administration ahead of its meeting with Netanyahu is to quickly advance normalization with Saudi Arabia, which it sees as the key to achieving its regional goals, primarily: Ousting Hamas and eliminating the Iranian nuclear program…

Robert J. Burrowes (2025-02-02). The Geopolitics of Elite Insanity: Teetering on the Brink of Armageddon, The Danger of Nuclear War. globalresearch.ca As the world simultaneously teeters on the brink of nuclear war in Central Asia, shatters any remaining sense of 'international justice' by taking no effective action to halt the televised genocide in Palestine (let alone the risk of a dramatically …

newarab (2025-02-02). Palestinian detainees released as 50 patients cross into Egypt. newarab.com Hamas freed three Three buses carrying The prisoners, dress…

Ana Luisa Brown (2025-02-02). Bolivia reaffirms solidarity with Palestine at The Hague. plenglish.com La Paz, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia reaffirms today its solidarity with Palestine by joining the Hague Group that expresses support for the arrest warrants of those guilty of genocide against Palestinian be fulfilled.

Ahmad Majd (2025-02-02). Staying to help others "first and last choice" for slain doctor. electronicintifada.net Said Jouda remembered for his dedication to family, patients and the Palestinian cause.

Oded Feuerstein (2025-02-02). This computer game will let you experience the Palestinian Nakba while eluding Zionists. haaretz.com 'Dreams on a Pillow' will follow a woman who flees her destroyed village to Lebanon during the 1948 war. Are computer games propaganda or a response to public sentiment?

english.almanar.com.lb (2025-02-02). Sheikh Qassem congratulates the Palestinian people on the liberation of prisoners and the significant outcomes achieved. english.almanar.com.lb

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