The Washington Post revealed that the United States will take on the role of overseeing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, instead of "Israel," through the "Civil-Military Coordination Center" established by the U.S. military in "Kiryat Gat."

The newspaper quoted officials familiar with the details of the move, stating that this change will make "Israel's" role secondary in determining the nature of the humanitarian aid that can be brought into Gaza and the mechanism for its entry.

The U.S.-led "Coordination Center," tasked with implementing President Donald Trump's peace plan for the Gaza Strip, will replace "Israel" in overseeing humanitarian aid to the region, even as many individuals familiar with the first weeks of the center's operations described it as chaotic and hesitant.

The newspaper disclosed that the tasks of the "Government Coordination Unit in the Territories," which is the Israeli military unit responsible for organizing aid in Gaza, will be transferred to the civil-military coordination center established near the Gaza border.

Many individuals familiar with the transition process stated that this step reduces "Israel's" role in determining how and what type of humanitarian relief can enter Gaza, as the civil-military coordination center takes the lead.

Since the ceasefire in Gaza began last month, humanitarian aid, despite improvements, has remained significantly restricted by "Israel."

The U.S.-led center represents more than 40 countries and organizations, and "one of the benefits of bringing them together is that it allows you to distinguish between reality and fiction and gain a clearer understanding of what is happening on the ground, and where the needs lie," said Captain Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for U.S. Central Command, in an interview with the newspaper.

On October 20, 2025, UN Commissioner Francesca Albanese issued an important report titled: "The Genocide of Gaza: A Collective Crime," which addresses the role of various countries in this crime, or as the report refers to them, "third countries." This serves as a documented indictment against international, Arab, and Islamic parties that must be held accountable and questioned until Israel and its supporters, as well as the silent devils complicit in its crimes, are deterred. Silence is a crime; how much more so is participation in or turning a blind eye to it?

The genocide in Gaza is an international crime and part of a global conspiracy. Powerful third countries have allowed Israel's colonial and racist practices to become a daily reality. Even with the emergence of genocidal violence, many countries, mostly Western, continue to provide military, diplomatic, economic, and ideological support, legitimizing its genocidal war by portraying Palestinian civilians as "human shields" for Hamas.

Diplomatic initiatives have led to the normalization of occupation and have failed to achieve a permanent ceasefire. Their military cooperation with Israel and the transfer of weapons have enabled its dominance over the Palestinian people. They have facilitated Israel's measures to impose living conditions designed to destroy Palestinians as a group.

Israeli settlers set fire to a Palestinian home in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank on Saturday.

Local sources, who were not named, reported that a number of settlers stormed the outskirts of the village and set fire to the home of citizen Basel Sheikh, which is a single-story building, resulting in parts of it being burned.

They added that Israeli army forces stormed the area around the house and fired shots at the citizens present at the scene, with no injuries reported.

According to data from the Palestinian Authority's Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, the Israeli army and settlers committed 766 attacks against citizens, their properties, and their sources of livelihood in the West Bank during October.

The commission added that the attacks ranged from violent physical assaults, arrest campaigns, movement restrictions, intimidation in all its forms, to the burning of homes and vehicles, and gunfire.

These attacks are part of a wide escalation by Israel in the West Bank by the army and settlers that began concurrently with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These attacks in the West Bank resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza, which ended with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10, 2025, resulted in about 69,000 deaths and more than 170,000 injuries.

British reports revealed on Thursday that Rafi Berg, head of the Middle Eastern affairs department at the BBC, has filed a lawsuit against British journalist Owen Jones for defamation, following an article that addressed what was described as "institutional bias" in the BBC's coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza.

According to documents submitted to the British High Court, Berg is suing Jones over an article titled "The Civil War Inside the BBC Over Gaza," published on Drop Site in December of last year.

The article, which sparked widespread controversy, was based on testimonies from 13 anonymous BBC employees who accused Berg of "playing a central role in entrenching a systematic propaganda culture in favor of Israel within the organization," and asserted that he "rewrites headlines and texts to present the Israeli military perspective at the expense of the Palestinian narrative."

Berg has been with the BBC since 2001 and has served as Middle East editor for 12 years, completely denying the allegations, asserting that they "damage his professional reputation as an independent journalist and editor."

His lawyer, John Staples, stated in remarks reported by the British Press Agency that these allegations "have dealt a serious blow to his client's professional reputation," and have caused a "wave of hatred and threats," including death threats received by Berg after the article was published.

Staples noted that the BBC has enhanced security measures for Berg, while the British police have launched an investigation into the threats, explaining that his client "has faced fear, anxiety, humiliation, and severe psychological pressure," and that the damage "has been exacerbated by Owen Jones's refusal to apologize or remove the article."

Berg has requested the court to issue an injunction preventing the republication of the article and obliging Jones to delete it from all websites, in addition to financial compensation for the damages incurred.

In contrast, Owen Jones stated that he "completely disagrees" with Berg's claims, affirming that he "will continue to vigorously defend the accuracy of his investigation and his independence in court if necessary."

The article that ignited the crisis indicated that the BBC is facing "internal rebellion" regarding its coverage of the genocide in Gaza, and that employees' comments about the lack of editorial balance in the coverage are "repeatedly marginalized."

It also alleged that "the uncomfortable facts for Israel are deliberately omitted from Berg's reports."

Following the publication of the article, an online petition was launched calling for Berg's suspension from the BBC, while BBC offices witnessed protests last January.

In the same context, an investigation published by "Mint Press News" revealed deep divisions within the BBC regarding its coverage of the Israeli war on Gaza, as well as its coverage of wars in Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen.

The investigation quoted employees at the organization saying that Rafi Berg "is primarily responsible for directing the coverage to serve the Israeli narrative."

The investigation, conducted by journalist Owen Jones, clarified that Berg "directly controls the headlines, texts, and images published on the BBC News website," and that he "often excludes Palestinian viewpoints or minimizes their editorial presence."

Employees described Berg's influence within the organization as "intimidating," noting that he possesses absolute authority that allows him to reject or modify content to align with his perspective.

The report revealed that Berg collaborated with the Israeli Mossad and the CIA, noting that he published a book in 2020 titled "Spies of the Red Sea" in collaboration with Danny Limor, a former leader of the Mossad.

The book discusses a secret operation carried out by the Mossad to smuggle Ethiopian Jews into the occupied Palestinian territories, praising the Mossad as "the greatest intelligence agency in the world."

The investigation also indicated that Berg previously worked in the Foreign Broadcast Information Service of the U.S. State Department, a unit he himself described as a "front for the CIA."

Colonizers set fire early this Saturday morning to a house in the village of Abu Falah, northeast of Ramallah.

Local sources reported that a number of colonizers stormed the outskirts of the village and set fire to the home of citizen Basel Sheikh, which is a single-story building, resulting in parts of it being burned.

The sources added that the occupation forces stormed the area around the house this morning and fired live ammunition at the citizens present at the scene, with no injuries reported.

During the month of October, colonizers carried out 766 attacks on citizens, their lands, and properties, according to the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission.

Two Palestinians, one of them a child, were shot by the Israeli army on Friday evening in the city of Jenin in the northern occupied West Bank.

The Palestinian Red Crescent stated in a statement that its teams dealt with the injury of a 14-year-old child in the thigh, caused by Israeli army gunfire, near the Grand Mosque in the center of Jenin.

For its part, Ibn Sina Specialized Hospital announced in a statement the arrival of a gunshot wound to the left knee, which was described as moderate.

Local sources confirmed that Israeli forces stormed the center of Jenin near the Grand Mosque, deployed infantry units near the main roundabout, the Al-Sybat neighborhood, and Abu Bakr Street, and opened fire towards citizens.

Sources reported that Israeli soldiers forced shop owners in the vicinity of the main roundabout to close their businesses and obstructed vehicle movement.

These assaults fall within a broad wave of Israeli escalation in the West Bank by the army and settlers that began with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These assaults in the West Bank have resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza, which ended with a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10, left around 69,000 dead and more than 170,000 injured.

The Hamas movement praised, on Friday, the issuance of arrest warrants by the public prosecutor in Istanbul for 37 Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The movement stated in a statement: We commend the Istanbul public prosecutor's issuance of arrest warrants against 37 Zionist officials, including the war criminal Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of the occupation, in addition to the terrorist former and current ministers of war, Yoav Galant and Israel Katz.

The prosecutor clarified that the warrant was issued at the request of the public prosecutor's office, as it was issued against the suspects for committing crimes against humanity and genocide in Gaza.

Since the beginning of this year, indicators of the intensity of reverse migration among the occupation have escalated, in light of the genocide committed in the Gaza Strip, its security repercussions, and the increasing divisions within the society of the occupation, which will inflict further losses on the economy of the occupation.

At the beginning of this year, data described as alarming was presented in the Youth Committee of the Knesset, addressing indicators of youth and young family migration during the year 2024. This data shows that there is a noticeable wave of reverse migration, as the number of settlers leaving exceeds the number of new arrivals.

In 2024, about 83,000 settlers left occupied Palestine, while only about 24,000 people arrived, which means a negative migration balance of nearly 60,000 people, more than double the rate recorded in 2023.

Data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics also indicates a decrease of about 42 percent in migration rates to the occupation during the period from January to August 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, reflecting a continued decline in the attractiveness of the occupation state as a destination for stability and migration.

According to data from the Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics, about 81 percent of those leaving are under the age of 49, with the age group between 25 and 44 years making up the largest proportion among migrants, mostly consisting of young families leaving the occupation at the highest rates.

This group is considered a productive force that forms a fundamental pillar for the economy, society, and security of the occupation, making their continued migration a structural challenge with deep economic and strategic dimensions.

This phenomenon, as mentioned in the Youth Committee meeting in the Knesset, is attributed to an increasing sense of insecurity following the genocide in Gaza, as well as economic considerations, primarily the rising cost of living, in addition to other economic and political factors that have contributed to enhancing the desire of some settlers to migrate or seek alternatives to living outside occupied Palestine.

In an interview with Maariv newspaper on September 18, following the publication of data by the Central Bureau of Statistics regarding the increase in migration rates from Israel, Professor Sergio Della-Fargola, an expert in demographic issues, stated: "This is the fourth time in the past hundred years that negative migration has been recorded in Israel."

In light of the data and the increasing concern of the Israeli establishment about the continued expansion of the negative migration wave, along with the decline in foreign investments in the advanced technology sector, which is one of the main drivers of economic growth in Israel over the past two decades, alongside the freezing of hiring processes in this sector, the Ministry of Finance of the occupation has recently initiated a series of economic plans and programs to address this situation.

In this context, the ministry presented in a press conference the outlines of a tax reform aimed at reducing taxes on investment funds operating in the Israeli "high-tech" sector.

Al-Quds Brigades and Al-Qassam Brigades announced their intention to hand over the remains of an Israeli prisoner on Friday evening, after they were found in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. This comes as part of a prisoner exchange deal within the first phase of the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on October 10.

The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, stated in a post on Telegram: As part of the Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange deal, we will hand over the body of one of the Zionist enemy's prisoners this evening.

For its part, the Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, said: As part of the Al-Aqsa Flood prisoner exchange deal, the Al-Quds Brigades and Al-Qassam Brigades will hand over the body of one of the occupation's prisoners that was found today in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, at 21:00 Gaza time (19:00 UTC).

The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, met on Friday in the Italian capital, Rome, with the Prime Minister of Italy, Giorgia Meloni, in a high-level meeting during which a guard of honor was presented.

President Abbas discussed with Meloni the enhancement of bilateral relations and the latest developments on the Palestinian scene. During the meeting, President Abbas reaffirmed the full commitment to the internal reform plan, reiterating that armed factions, including Hamas, will have no role in governing the Gaza Strip in the future, in light of the efforts to establish the principle of one state and one law.

President Abbas reviewed with Meloni the latest field developments, including ongoing efforts to solidify the ceasefire, deliver aid, and release hostages and prisoners, calling for the completion of the Israeli withdrawal from the sector so that the State of Palestine can assume its full responsibilities over it.

He emphasized his comprehensive commitment to all reforms aimed at strengthening a non-armed democratic Palestinian state, outlining the plan which includes: holding elections within one year after the end of the war, issuing a temporary constitution and laws for parties and elections, promoting a culture of peace, and transferring the weapons of all armed factions to the state.

The President firmly stressed that Hamas will have no role in governing the Gaza Strip, to uphold the principle of one authority and one legitimate weapon. He also addressed the difficult economic situation due to Israel's withholding of tax revenues and the escalation in the West Bank, which included the continued terrorism of settlers and attacks on holy sites.

Ramallah - About 25 years ago, Fathi Hamdan (62 years old) from the village of Deir Jarir east of Ramallah in the West Bank received a military notification preventing him from accessing his land located adjacent to the "Kochav Hashachar" settlement, under the pretext that it is a "closed area for security reasons." Since that day, he has not set foot on its soil, while settlers have been cultivating it and reaping its benefits.

Agriculture was the primary source of income in Deir Jarir, accounting for over 60%, especially before the first intifada in 1987, as the land was utilized for growing various crops. However, this reality changed after the occupation authorities confiscated large areas of land from the town and neighboring villages.

Today, after a quarter of a century since the first confiscation decision, the occupation returns to give that control a "new legal character," under the name of "the buffer zone," in a step considered a practical extension of the old confiscation policy, but this time it comes as part of a broader plan aimed at delineating and expanding the boundaries of settlements at the expense of the surrounding Palestinian villages.

Fathi and his uncle own 4 dunams out of a total of 29.68 dunams (one dunam equals one thousand square meters), which were declared confiscated from the villages of Kafr Malik and Deir Jarir, as part of an occupation decision that stipulated the establishment of a "buffer zone" around the "Kochav Hashachar" settlement, issued on October 27 last month.

The second order targeted - according to the texts of the decision - the confiscation of an area of 12,612 dunams of Deir Jarir land, to create a security road linking the settlement to Route 449.

Hamdan tells Al Jazeera Net that "the area mentioned in the military order today is 29 dunams, but the actual confiscated area is much larger, and this area in particular was, at one time, the food basket for all the residents of Deir Jarir."

Israeli concerns in this context, the settlement affairs specialist Suhail Khaliliya clarifies that what is known as "buffer zones" is a relatively new term in form, but it is deeply rooted in substance within an old Israeli policy aimed at expanding the influence of settlements under the guise of "security fortification."

This policy became clearly evident after October 7, 2023, when Israeli fears escalated about the possibility of a repeat scenario of settlement incursions in the West Bank, prompting the government to adopt new security plans that include establishing buffer zones around settlements, according to Khaliliya.

However, the essence of these plans - as he says - goes beyond the declared security dimension, "as they effectively draw future borders for the settlements and grant them a much wider area of influence than their current urban boundaries, opening the door for new settlement expansion under the guise of security necessities."

For his part, political analyst Suleiman Basharat sees that this policy aligns with what the occupation calls the "natural expansion" of settlements, which is an old strategy aimed at ensuring open spaces around them, presented outwardly as "security areas," but in essence, they are designated for expanding control and preparing the land for future settlement expansion operations.

Basharat adds that over the years, the occupation has used multiple designations for land confiscation, including "archaeological areas," "nature reserves," or "security roads," all of which serve one goal: to control as much Palestinian land as possible.

Basharat emphasizes that the actual goal of this policy is twofold: "On one hand, the occupation seeks to create geographical gaps between Palestinian villages and settlements to reduce friction, and on the other hand, it grants itself flexible space for creeping annexation, so that the confiscated lands turn into new settlement influence areas."

Disassembling Palestinian geography, Basharat warns that this approach leads to the disintegration of Palestinian geography, turning villages and cities into isolated islands, connected only by limited roads under occupation control. He adds that "thousands of farmers have lost their ability to access their lands, especially during the olive seasons, leading to a decline in agriculture as a primary source of income and an increase in internal displacement rates towards cities."

Abd Qabaja, the director of the media department at the Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, clarified that the occupation authorities recently seized about 73 dunams of citizens' lands in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorate through 5 military orders issued under the name of "orders of seizure."

He added that the area of land covered by the military orders related

The Lebanese Prime Minister, Nawaf Salam, stated on Friday that the decision of war and peace is owned by the government, emphasizing that there is no "opinion from any party" on this matter.

This came a day after "Hezbollah" sent a letter to Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Speaker of the Parliament Nabih Berri, and Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, affirming its legitimate right "to resist occupation and aggression and to stand by our army and our people to protect the sovereignty of our country."

Salam added, during the Lebanon Summit on Technology and Artificial Intelligence held in Beirut, "We said that the decision of war and peace has been reclaimed by this government, and no one has an opinion on it other than the government."

The Prime Minister emphasized "the necessity of working to confine arms to the state."

Under Israeli and American pressures, the Lebanese government approved on August 5 the confinement of arms to the state, including "Hezbollah."

The government welcomed a plan put forth by the Lebanese army to implement the decision, but did not specify a timeline for its application, a step that observers considered an attempt to appease the party and its base.

Salam described the Israeli escalation as "very dangerous," noting that Lebanon "continues to mobilize all possible Arab and international political and diplomatic support to put an end to this escalation, ensure the complete Israeli withdrawal from our land, halt hostile operations, and release the prisoners."

In the latest attacks, the Israeli army launched a series of airstrikes on several southern towns in Lebanon on Thursday, following warnings to citizens to evacuate in the widest alert since the agreement came into effect, amid a notable escalation along the borders that has been ongoing for weeks.

These attacks are part of Israel's violations of the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since late November 2024, which ended an aggression launched by Tel Aviv against Lebanon in October 2023 that escalated into a full-scale war in September 2024, resulting in more than 4,000 deaths and over 17,000 injuries.

Fifteen Palestinians were injured on Friday after the Israeli army attacked a peaceful demonstration in the city of Tulkarm in the northern occupied West Bank, in protest against the establishment of a settlement outpost east of the city, using live ammunition and tear gas.

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated in a statement that its teams dealt with 15 injuries during clashes that erupted with stones between the Israeli army and Palestinian demonstrators in the town of Beit Lid east of Tulkarm.

It clarified that among the injuries, one was from live ammunition, another from rubber-coated metal bullets, and 12 from cases of suffocation.

A reporter indicated that the Israeli army attacked a demonstration organized on the lands of the towns of Beit Lid and Kafr Qaddum east of Tulkarm, firing bullets and gas to disperse the participants.

Eyewitnesses reported that the army pursued activists and supporters in the nearby agricultural fields after they performed Friday prayers near the settlement outpost.

The Wall and Settlement Resistance Commission, along with the municipalities of Kafr Qaddum and Beit Lid, the "Fatah" movement, and popular resistance factions and committees, had called for performing Friday prayers on the lands of the Al-Dweir area in Beit Lid, in rejection of settlers' attempts to establish a settlement outpost on the neighboring lands of Kafr Qaddum.

In a related context, Palestinian activists documented a group of settlers breaking olive trees in the Susiya area of Masafer Yatta south of Hebron.

A video clip showed a group of settlers breaking the trees.

These assaults fall within a wide wave of Israeli escalation in the West Bank by the army and settlers that began concurrently with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These assaults in the West Bank have resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza left around 69,000 dead and more than 170,000 injured.

The Hebrew newspaper "Yedioth Ahronoth" revealed details of heated discussions that took place during last night's session of the Security and Political Cabinet (the Cabinet), centered around the future of the Gaza Strip.

The Prime Minister of the occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, unveiled a plan to establish a "model city" in the territories under occupation in the strip. According to him, the plan aims to separate Hamas from the population, which sparked division and strong objections among the ministers.

These discussions come amid rising international pressure on the occupation to present a clear plan for the "post-war" phase in Gaza, with talks of an international stabilization force entering the strip.

A Palestinian was shot by the Israeli army on Friday in the Ramallah governorate in the occupied West Bank.

Eyewitnesses said that the Israeli army, stationed at a military point at the entrance of the town of Atara north of Ramallah, fired at a Palestinian vehicle passing by.

The witnesses indicated that the vehicle continued to drive, while the army closed the entrance to the town amid a state of alert.

Medical sources reported that a Palestinian inside the car was injured by a bullet in the shoulder and was taken to the hospital for treatment.

The West Bank is witnessing a wide escalation from the army and settlers that began concurrently with the start of the Israeli genocide in Gaza on October 8, 2023.

These assaults in the West Bank have resulted in the deaths of 1,068 Palestinians and injuries to about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 Palestinians, including 1,600 children.

Meanwhile, the genocide that lasted for two years in Gaza left around 69,000 dead and more than 170,000 injured.

Israeli Minister of War Yoav Gallant issued instructions to the army on Friday to destroy all tunnels in the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreement coming into effect on October 10, reflecting the continuation of the Israeli military approach and its contradiction with declared political commitments.

Gallant stated in a post on the "X" platform that he ordered the destruction of the tunnels "down to the last tunnel," adding: "If there are no tunnels, there will be no Hamas," as he put it.

The Israeli minister did not clarify the areas included in the operations or the timeframe for implementing the decision, at a time when the army still controls more than half of the area of the strip after withdrawing to what is known as the yellow line under the recent agreement.

Gallant's statements come amid escalating political and military debate in the Israeli occupation regarding the fate of dozens of Palestinian fighters trapped inside one of the tunnels in Rafah in the southern strip, amid intensive efforts from regional mediators to solidify the ceasefire agreement and prevent its collapse again.

According to Israeli Channel 12, Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir expressed during a meeting of the security cabinet last night his refusal to allow the deportation of the fighters trapped in the tunnels, emphasizing that the crisis must end "either by killing them or by their surrender."

Zamir clarified that surrender, from his perspective, means "coming out in their underwear, blindfolded and handcuffed, to be taken to the detention camp in Sde Teiman."

He also expressed his opposition to moving to the next phase of the prisoner exchange agreement before recovering the bodies of Israeli soldiers held in Gaza, asserting that reconstruction should not begin before the complete disarmament of the strip.

For its part, the newspaper "Maariv" reported that military estimates indicate that the tunnel in Rafah contains between 120 and 150 fighters from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, trapped on the Israeli-controlled side of the "yellow line."

In the same context, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the army has begun mapping the complex tunnel in Rafah, noting that Tel Aviv refrains from directly attacking it for fear of losing information about Israeli officer Hadar Goldin, who was killed during the battles in Rafah in 2014 and whose remains have been held by Hamas since then.

The yellow line separates the areas controlled by Israeli forces on the eastern side from those that Palestinians are allowed to move in on the western side.

Despite this, repeated reports have documented Israeli violations of the agreement through shelling and gunfire towards civilian areas west of the line, resulting in hundreds of martyrs and wounded, according to statements from Hamas and the government media office in Gaza.

Gallant's recent instructions to destroy the tunnels "down to the last tunnel" coincide with the continuation of Israeli military operations east of the yellow line, including shelling and demolishing infrastructure in adjacent areas.

This decision comes at a time when international and regional mediators are trying to prevent the collapse of the ceasefire agreement that was reached after the genocide committed by the Israeli occupation against Gaza on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years and resulted in the martyrdom of more than 68,000 Palestinians and the injury of more than 170,000, in addition to the destruction of about 90% of the civilian infrastructure in the strip.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced on Friday the killing of two children by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Al-Jdeira, northwest of Jerusalem in the occupied West Bank.

The ministry stated in a statement that the two children, Mohammad Abdullah Taim (16 years old) and Mohammad Rashad Fadl Qassem (16 years old), were martyred after the occupation forces opened a heavy barrage of live fire towards them in the upper neighborhood of Al-Jdeira last night.

For its part, the Israeli army stated in a statement: "Yesterday, Thursday, during a fire ambush carried out by Unit 636 in the Al-Jdeira area, two individuals were spotted igniting and throwing Molotov cocktails towards a central road."

The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Badr Abdel Atti, discussed with his British counterpart, Yvette Cooper, the developments in Gaza and Sudan. This came during a phone call between the two ministers on Thursday, where they affirmed their commitment to developing bilateral relations and exchanging visits between the two countries, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry.

The statement clarified that Minister Abdel Atti reviewed the latest developments in Gaza and emphasized the "importance of solidifying the Sharm El-Sheikh peace agreement and working towards transitioning to the second phase of U.S. President (Donald) Trump's plan" to end the war in the sector.

On October 9, Trump announced that Israel and Hamas had reached an agreement on the first phase of his plan for a ceasefire and prisoner exchange, following indirect negotiations between the two parties in Sharm El-Sheikh, with the participation of Turkey, Egypt, and Qatar, under U.S. supervision.

The agreement ended an Israeli genocide supported by the U.S., which began on October 8, 2023, and resulted in more than 68,000 Palestinian deaths, over 170,000 injuries, most of whom were children and women, and destruction that affected 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure in the sector.

Abdel Atti stressed the necessity of international solidarity to alleviate the humanitarian suffering of Palestinians in Gaza and to open a genuine political horizon to achieve the legitimate aspirations of the Palestinian people for the establishment of their independent state.

He praised the "historic step taken by the United Kingdom to recognize the State of Palestine," which occurred on September 22.

The Egyptian minister also reviewed the ongoing preparations for Egypt to host the international conference for reconstruction and early recovery in Gaza, scheduled to take place in Cairo during November.

He expressed his hope for the United Kingdom's active participation in the conference, "as one of the main participating and sponsoring countries," according to the statement.

He confirmed that the conference "will represent a pivotal step in mobilizing international support for reconstruction efforts in the sector and initiating a new path to support stability in the region."

Egypt seeks to activate a plan adopted by the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in March to reconstruct Gaza without displacing Palestinians, which will take five years at a cost of approximately $53 billion.

The United Nations estimates the cost of reconstructing Gaza at about $70 billion, due to the massive destruction caused by the Israeli genocide over two years.

Regarding Sudan, the statement indicated that the two ministers discussed the developments there.

Minister Abdel Atti condemned, according to the statement, "the blatant violations and atrocities that occurred in Al-Fasher," emphasizing the necessity of opening humanitarian corridors to facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid.

On October 26, "Rapid Support Forces" seized Al-Fasher and committed massacres against civilians, according to local and international organizations, amid warnings of entrenching a geographical division of the country.

Meanwhile, the commander of the "Rapid Support Forces," Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo "Hemeti," acknowledged on October 29 that "excesses" had occurred by his forces in Al-Fasher, claiming to have formed investigation committees.

Abdel Atti reiterated his country's "firm position supporting the unity and stability of Sudan and its national institutions."

The Egyptian minister informed his British counterpart about Egypt's efforts within the Quadruple Mechanism to support the ceasefire and reach a comprehensive ceasefire.

He emphasized the necessity of "coordinating regional and international efforts to reach a comprehensive humanitarian truce with guarantees for the flow of humanitarian and relief aid throughout Sudan to alleviate the suffering of the Sudanese people."

On Thursday, the "Rapid Support Forces" announced their agreement to "join the humanitarian truce," which they said was proposed by the "Quadruple" countries consisting of the United States, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the UAE.

The "Rapid Support Forces" did not provide details about the terms of the truce or its implementation mechanism, nor was there an immediate comment from the "Quadruple" or the Sudanese army.

This new position of the "Rapid Support Forces" came hours after the announcement by the head of the Transitional Sovereignty Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan, of his insistence on eliminating them.

Since April 2023, Sudan has been witnessing a bloody war between the army and the "Rapid Support Forces," resulting in tens of thousands of deaths and the displacement of about 13 million people.

The United Nations Office for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory stated that the demolition orders issued by the Israeli occupation authorities on the twenty-eighth of last month in the village of Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron, threaten a new wave of forced displacement.

In a statement released today, Friday, the UN office called on the occupation authorities to immediately halt the collective demolition orders, which target 11 homes and vital community infrastructure in the village of Umm al-Khair.

It noted that the village of Umm al-Khair is home to 35 extended families who have lived there since being expelled from their lands in the Negev during the mass forced displacement of Palestinians between 1948 and 1949, known as the Nakba.

It pointed out that for years, the occupation authorities have subjected the residents of Umm al-Khair to discriminatory land regulation rules, in addition to several rounds of systematic demolition operations of Palestinian buildings that have resulted in the displacement of residents.

The UN office confirmed that the occupation claims that the homes in Umm al-Khair are "illegal" for lacking Israeli building permits, which are impossible for Palestinians to obtain, as is the case in other Palestinian villages in the southern Hebron hills and neighboring areas like Masafer Yatta.

The UN office indicated that, in contrast, settlers are allowed to expand settlements and build new colonial outposts linked to the nearby "Karmeil" settlement.

In September of last year, settlers established a colonial outpost in the middle of Umm al-Khair and intensified their harassment of Palestinian residents to force them to leave.

Despite an Israeli court issuing a temporary order to stop construction and prevent settlers from entering the outpost, the occupation authorities took no action to enforce the order, in stark contrast to the rapid and repeated demolitions of Palestinian buildings.

It clarified that impunity extends to unaccountable settler violence, which has escalated since October 7, 2023.

On July 28, 2025, a known settler shot and killed Palestinian human rights defender Awda al-Hathalin during a protest against the construction of a new colonial road on the community's land.

Al-Hathalin documented the shooting himself, and a video recording from another resident clearly showed the identity of the shooter.

However, the accused was placed under house arrest for only three days, after which he was released without any further consequences.

In 2024, the International Court of Justice concluded that colonial expansion, the demolition of Palestinian homes and properties, restrictions on movement, and discriminatory planning practices have created a coercive environment driving Palestinians to displacement, which constitutes forcible transfer of populations and is considered a war crime.

The Director of the United Nations Office for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, Ajith Sunghai, stated that the situation in Umm al-Khair represents a model of the escalating wave of Israeli actions aimed at entrenching its annexation of the West Bank, particularly Area C, in violation of international law.

He added: "Time is running out. The international community must exert pressure to protect the residents of Umm al-Khair from the imminent threat of forced displacement, and from any violence or further dispossession of their property."

Gaza today is living a mysterious phase in its political and geographical history. After two years of aggression and destruction, the conspiracy did not stop at the limits of war, but rather transitioned to a phase of 'post-war management' under a shiny title of 'reconstruction and peace,' while hiding behind it a new engineering plan for the sector known in political circles as 'the new Gaza.'

Western documents and reports indicate the existence of a broad project to reshape the administrative and economic reality of Gaza, led by the American-Israeli alliance with support from some Arab countries. The basic idea revolves around creating a new reconstruction area managed internationally or through a supervisory body that includes major companies, under what is known as the (GREAT Trust - Gaza Reconstruction, Economic Acceleration and Transformation) initiative.

The idea is presented as a gateway to 'economic peace,' but in reality, it seeks to transform Gaza from a resistant entity into an investment entity under supervision, while maintaining Israeli security control over the crossings and outlets. Leaked reports talk about the 'Gaza Riviera' plan, which envisions building technological cities and tourist areas on the ruins of the destroyed neighborhoods, managed through international partnerships, with a demographic redistribution of the population in a way that facilitates monitoring and control.

The United States holds the political and economic strings of the project and promotes it as a necessary step 'to ensure lasting security in the region.' As for the eight participating or observing countries, likely to include Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Turkey, the United States, and Israel, with European oversight, each has different calculations.

In reality, there is no unified Arab plan, while Washington and Tel Aviv act according to the logic of 'imposing the status quo' through economic projects wrapped in humanitarian phrases. If we liberated the strategic political reading, we could confirm that Israel seeks to shift the conflict from the arena of resistance to the arena of reconstruction, that is, from the battle of liberation to the battle of funding and management.

It is an attempt to create a new reality that keeps Gaza within the 'economic cage,' so that calm is rewarded with aid and steadfastness is punished with deprivation. In this way, 'peace' becomes a tool for reshaping collective consciousness and emptying the cause of its resistant content.

From a legitimate perspective, peace plans should not be built on the concession of a fixed right or the relinquishment of usurped land. Allah said: 'And do not weaken in seeking the people; if you are suffering, then they are suffering as you are suffering, and you hope from Allah what they do not hope.'

'The new Gaza' is not a city to be built, but a battle of awareness to be fought; it can either be a gateway to reviving resistance or a passage to its liquidation.

Political and military discussions continue in Israel regarding the fate of dozens of Palestinian resistance fighters trapped inside a tunnel in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, as efforts by mediators intensify to solidify a ceasefire agreement and prevent its collapse again, amid contradictory statements from Israeli officials reflecting internal disagreements on how to handle the issue.

Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated during a meeting of the security cabinet that he opposes allowing the deportation of the fighters trapped in the tunnels, emphasizing that "the crisis must end either with their killing or their surrender."

Zamir indicated that he opposes moving to the next phase of the exchange agreement before recovering the bodies of Israeli soldiers held in Gaza, stressing that reconstruction should not be allowed before the complete disarmament of the sector.

Defense Minister Israel Katz revealed during the meeting that the idea of deporting the fighters "was raised previously," but was canceled after he claimed that Hamas had launched attacks during ceasefire periods, resulting in the deaths of three Israeli soldiers.

The Israeli army estimates that the tunnel contains between 120 and 150 fighters from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, trapped on the Israeli side of the "yellow line."

Earlier, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that the army began mapping the complex tunnel in Rafah, while citing security sources that Israel refrains from attacking it, fearing the loss of information about the deceased Israeli officer Hadar Goldin.

For its part, the Israeli army denied having any information confirming that Goldin's body is inside the tunnel, describing the circulating reports as "false claims that harm his family."

In a related context, Katz announced that he issued orders to the army to "destroy and erase" all of Hamas's tunnels in the Gaza Strip "down to the last tunnel," stating, "If there are no tunnels, there will be no Hamas."

Katz had previously confirmed in statements that the operation to "disarm Gaza" includes the complete elimination of the tunnel network, noting that this issue has become "a central priority in the yellow zone under Israeli control."

These developments come as the sector faces an unprecedented humanitarian disaster following Israel's genocidal war on October 7, 2023, which has so far resulted in more than 68,000 martyrs and 170,000 injured, in addition to widespread destruction affecting 90% of the infrastructure and famine that has claimed hundreds of lives.

The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz, met with Palestinian diplomats in New York to discuss a draft resolution submitted to the UN Security Council, aimed at establishing an international security force in the Gaza Strip.

Axios reported that Waltz met with Palestinian diplomats in New York City to discuss the draft resolution put forward by the United States to the UN Security Council, and quoted a source familiar with the details of the meeting as saying that the meeting between Waltz and the Palestinian diplomats was positive.

It was noted that the Palestinian delegation took advantage of the meeting to request clarifications on several aspects of the draft resolution.

Axios reported that several European countries, including Britain and France, expressed their desire to give the Palestinian Authority a greater role in managing the Gaza Strip.

It also mentioned that France requested the United States to introduce an amendment to the text of the draft resolution that would allow for an expanded role for the Palestinian Authority in the sector, adding that the United States and Israel expressed their objections to this amendment.

The site quoted American diplomats as saying that Washington expects both Russia and China to attempt to introduce amendments to the draft resolution, but they will not obstruct its passage.

The diplomats clarified that the United States aims to conclude negotiations on the draft resolution and present it for a vote in the Security Council within two weeks.

Axios pointed out that the meeting in New York is part of a series of diplomatic talks aimed at ensuring the alignment of the concerned parties before presenting the draft to the council.

The Hebrew newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth confirmed that Israel is seeking a letter of understanding from the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to accompany the text of the UN Security Council draft resolution regarding the future of the Gaza Strip.

According to three political sources, the expected resolution includes disarmament of the sector and a mandate for an international force to contribute to its stability.

Meanwhile, Tel Aviv aims for the side letter to ensure clarity regarding the scope of its operational freedom under the wording of the UN resolution.

The newspaper noted that Israel had previously used a similar mechanism in the context of ceasefire agreements in Lebanon, where it was provided with side letters from the United States to define the limits of its operational freedom against Hezbollah.

The Israeli occupation municipality forced a resident today, Friday, to demolish part of his home in the town of Silwan, south of the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

Local sources reported that the occupation municipality compelled citizen Abdullah Qara'in in the Wadi Hilweh neighborhood of Silwan to demolish a room, under the pretext of lacking a permit.

An Egyptian media outlet reported on Friday that mediators are making significant efforts to ensure the continuation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and to resolve the issue of Hamas members detained within what is known as the 'yellow line' in areas controlled by the Israeli army in Rafah.

This was according to a report published by the 'Cairo News' channel, which indicated that Israel is trying to exploit this crisis to undermine the agreement.

The channel stated that amidst the mediators' efforts between Hamas and Israel to maintain the ceasefire agreement, 'Egypt is seeking to resolve the issue of Hamas members detained inside the yellow line in the Palestinian Rafah area, whom the occupying government is trying to exploit to sabotage the agreement.'

The channel described this crisis as 'the latest, which could threaten the failure of the agreement and a return to square one.'

It is estimated that there are 200 Hamas members in Rafah, which falls within areas controlled by the Israeli army under the agreement, according to the channel, which noted that the movement requested 'a safe passage for them.'

It added: 'This request was met with provocative responses from Netanyahu's extremist ministers.'

On Monday, the Hebrew newspaper 'Haaretz' quoted an unnamed Israeli political source as saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu 'will not allow a safe passage for 200 Hamas members' located in areas controlled by the army to territories under Palestinian control.

It noted that Netanyahu's decision came after pressure from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

The channel confirmed that the political leadership in Egypt 'continues to exert efforts to keep the agreement in effect, to reach the remaining stages that ultimately lead to the reconstruction of the sector.'

The channel mentioned that Egyptian mediators 'proposed a plan allowing the remaining Hamas members in the yellow line to move to other areas of the sector, in exchange for handing over their weapons to Egypt to resolve the issue seen as a threat to the ongoing truce for a month.'

It pointed out that both the Palestinian and Israeli sides have made 'significant progress in the first phase of the plan,' despite Israeli violations of the agreement.

Regarding what the two sides achieved in the first phase, the Egyptian channel stated that this included 'the exchange of prisoners and detainees, and Hamas working diligently to recover the bodies of the remaining Israelis, and the entry of tons of aid daily.'

Hamas is facing a crisis in retrieving the bodies of Israeli prisoners from various areas of the sector due to a lack of equipment and heavy machinery and not always being allowed to search in areas under its control according to the agreement alongside teams from the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Despite this, the movement has handed over the twenty living Israeli prisoners and the bodies of 23 prisoners out of 28 since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on October 10, while Tel Aviv previously claimed that one of the received bodies does not match any of its prisoners.

Hamas and the government media office in Gaza have repeatedly confirmed that Israel has committed violations regarding the humanitarian protocol of the agreement, as 'the average number of aid trucks entering daily does not exceed 24 percent, with 145 trucks, out of the number of trucks stipulated in the agreement to enter daily, which is 600 trucks.'

In contrast, the Egyptian channel described the Israeli position as 'stubborn,' and noted that 'Defense Minister (Yoav Gallant) ruled out the idea of removing them from the sector due to accusations against the movement of violating the truce.'

The Egyptian channel confirmed that the Israeli accusations against Hamas of violating the truce 'are baseless.'

Two weeks ago, Israel accused the movement of violating the ceasefire agreement, claiming that its detained members in Rafah fired at an army unit, which Israel took as a pretext to launch an attack on the sector that resulted in the death of 100 Palestinians at the time.

The agreement ended a genocide committed by Israel on October 8, 2023, for two years with American support, resulting in over 68,000 deaths and more than 170,000 injuries, while Israel violated it dozens of times, leading to hundreds of deaths and injuries.

In what has been described as a "provocative" move, the Minister of National Security in the Israeli occupation government, Itamar Ben Gvir, on Friday issued orders to demolish and evacuate Palestinian homes in the Negev desert.

During the tour, a young man from the area confronted Ben Gvir, demanding clarifications regarding the demolition policies targeting the Palestinian presence there.

Ben Gvir's response was to accuse the young man of illegal construction, telling him: "You are building without a permit."

Not stopping there, Ben Gvir announced his intention to escalate measures, asserting: "Now I will do what they have not done for thirty or forty years in the Negev, and I will issue demolition orders for anyone who builds without a permit."

These actions come as part of a tightening course adopted by the occupation authorities against Palestinian communities in the Negev.

The area has witnessed repeated demolition operations, justified by the occupation as "unauthorized construction."

In contrast, Palestinian and international human rights organizations view these measures as aimed at reducing the Palestinian presence and attempting to displace the indigenous population.

Local activists confirmed that the confrontation between the young man and Ben Gvir has drawn the attention of international media.

The confrontation was seen as a symbol of the ongoing tension surrounding the demolition issue, amid widespread criticism of the policies applied to the homes of residents in desert areas.

The Israeli Minister of War (Israel Katz) announced today, Friday, that he has issued clear instructions to the army regarding military operations in the Gaza Strip.

Katz stated in remarks reported by Hebrew media: "I have instructed the army to destroy all tunnels in Gaza down to the last tunnel."

Israeli settlers continued their assaults on Palestinians and their properties in the occupied West Bank, especially in the city of Hebron to the south, while occupation forces stormed the Um al-Sharayet neighborhood in the city of Al-Bireh on Thursday evening, firing sound and gas bombs, and assaulted a young man before withdrawing without any reports of arrests.

Extremist settlers attacked the village of Susiya in Masafer Yatta south of Hebron, and a reporter stated that settlers assaulted farmers and uprooted olive trees before attempting to attack the homes of the residents. The village is subjected to repeated assaults aimed at seizing agricultural land and expanding settlement outposts.

A Palestinian child was also injured in the face during an assault carried out by settlers in the Khellet al-Natch area east of Hebron. Settlers attacked the area with stones and assaulted Palestinian homes, resulting in the child's injury, and he was transferred to the hospital.

On another note, 104 Democratic members of the U.S. Congress urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu—wanted by the International Criminal Court for committing war crimes in Gaza—to abandon plans to demolish homes and a community center in the village of Um al-Khair in the West Bank.

The American lawmakers stated in their message that they are deeply concerned that any further actions by settlers or the government to destroy the village of Um al-Khair threaten the prospects for lasting peace, mutual security, and self-determination for both Israelis and Palestinians.

They added that the demolition orders not only threaten the vulnerable residents of the village but also risk further eroding support for Israel across the American political spectrum.

It is noteworthy that alongside the genocide in Gaza, Israeli assaults by the army and settlers in the West Bank have resulted in the martyrdom of 1,065 Palestinians and the injury of about 10,000 others, in addition to the arrest of more than 20,000 people, including 1,600 children.

U.S. President Donald Trump stated that the arrival of the international stabilization force in Gaza is very close and that Gaza is doing well at the moment.

He added during a meeting with leaders from Asia that Hamas will have a big problem if it does not act in the way it has committed to, and so far things are going well.

He pointed out that there are countries that have volunteered to intervene if a problem arises with Hamas or any other issue to deal with.

In a different context, Trump said that Kazakhstan is the first country in my second term to join the Abraham Accords and is the first among many countries.

He added, "I had a great call with Netanyahu and the President of Kazakhstan, and more countries are moving towards peace and prosperity through the Abraham Accords."

He further stated, "We will soon announce an official signing ceremony, and there are many other countries seeking to join this power club."

He explained that "there is a lot on the way towards uniting countries for stability and growth."

Regarding Iran, Trump said that it "requested that we lift the sanctions that make it difficult for them to do what they want, and I am open to that."

Kazakhstan announced that it will join the normalization agreements with the occupation, known as the Abraham Accords, in a move described as symbolic given the existing relations between it and the occupying state.

The government of Kazakhstan stated in a statement that "our anticipated joining of the Abraham Accords represents a natural and logical continuation of Kazakhstan's foreign policy path based on dialogue, mutual respect, and regional stability."