📚 ““Settlers are the sharp edge of Israel’s expansionism. Settler attacks have reached the highest levels on record and are increasingly targeting Israeli soldiers… Since 1967, wherever they have gone, the state has followed to protect and entrench their territorial gains.” ecfr.eu/publication/...

Save the CSIRO Our national science & research agency is now facing more job cuts than under Tony Abbott Call on the Albanese Govt to fund the scientists & research we need to tackle big issues we face from climate to food security and everything in between www.davidpocock.com.au/save_our_csiro

📚 Well worth taking the time to read: This is an adaptation of a talk Jonathan Cook gave at an event ‘Reporting Gaza: Work, Life and Death,’ organised by the South Wales National Union of Journalists, held at the Temple of Peace in Cardiff on 10 November 2025. ⤵️ johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...

Israeli soldiers have described a free-for-all in Gaza & a breakdown in norms & legal constraints, with civilians killed at the whim of individual officers, according to testimony in TV doco - Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War airing in UK on Monday 10 November www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

On 29 Oct’2025 Matt Doran travelled inside the “yellow line” an area in Gaza still under Israeli control. Int’l media has not been able to independently access Gaza since the start of war with all visits still under the strict supervision and control of the Israeli military. youtu.be/avKutmFpWok?...

🎁 ICYMI LNP: “It’s time to correct the narrative that blames renewable energy for higher prices and face the reality – facilities get more expensive as they age.” From CCA Chair, Matt Kean #auspol www.afr.com/companies/en...

▪️ “The United States Central Command (Centcom) released edited drone footage on Friday purportedly showing people looting an aid truck in northern Khan Younis.” ⤵️

🎥 This special episode from AJ Listening Post, ‘Smear. Kill. Repeat.’ youtu.be/kUSx9znXXYM?... “With international media barred from freely reporting in the Strip, local journalists have risked their lives to document the unprecedented killing, destruction and displacement around them.” ⤵️

▪️ “Furthermore, the Trump administration said priority will be given to white South Africans.” ⤵️

📚 “How differently our slain, and our grief, are treated from the Israeli hostages and their families” from Lubna Masarwa reporting from Jerusalem www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/ceas...

💥 “Israeli warplanes and artillery continue to hit Khan Younis in south Gaza and neighbourhoods of northern Gaza City despite Israel’s claim that it returned to the ceasefire two days ago.” ⤵️

“Nidaa Mohammed Zaghra, Daughter of Deceased Detainee: The bodies were mutilated & showed clear signs of torture,..my father, whose arms were amputated, with torture marks on his legs. He was in terrible condition. So I had to identify him from his clothes, his teeth & an old scar on his forehead.”👇🏽

Taking out the trash at ten to 5 on a Friday afternoon. Feel the transparency and respect. Please read this thread BECAUSE they don’t want you to read about it.👇

“Israel carried out airstrikes… in the Gaza Strip after accusing Hamas of violating the cease-fire, in an incident that killed an IDF engineering team reservist in Rafah. After the series of strikes, the IDF said it would renew its enforcement of the cease-fire.” www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...

Protesters took to the streets in Cameroon after the world's oldest head of state, Paul Biya, 92, was proclaimed to have won an eighth term as president, extending his more than four-decade rule u.afp.com/Seoz

“Israeli authorities have previously charged several Palestinians with terrorism for their involvement in peaceful activism or humanitarian work. Multiple international rights groups have warned that Israel’s use of such laws is often based on "extremely vague or unsubstantiated reasons." 1/2

“Meanwhile, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported on Saturday that 19 martyrs arrived at hospitals in the past 48 hours, including four killed by direct Israeli targeting and 15 whose bodies were recovered, along with seven injured.” english.almayadeen.net/news/politic...

“The Americans' idea – that an Arab-Muslim force would fight Hamas, plain and simple – currently has no basis in reality… ” 1/2

“An Israeli official expressed hope that the decision will allow the recovery of additional hostage bodies "soon," since the searches are based on specific information provided by Hamas and Israel about hostage burial sites.” #Rafah #KhanYounis www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

The West-Bankification of Gaza 🎁 “His emphasis on employment for Palestinians in Gaza had the stale ring of the debunked idea of "economic peace," the patronizing assumption that Palestinians will be satisfied with jobs despite being deprived of their basic rights.” www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

Al Mezan calls on the Int’l community to take urgent action to end Israel’s illegal occupation of Palestinian territory, in which Israel maintain control over Gaza's telecommunications infrastructure, keeping them from accessing digital spaces & obstructing vital comms.👇🏽 www.mezan.org/en/post/46793

NEW: Don Trump Jr.--after helping pick top Pentagon officials to join his dad's administration--has now become an investor and advisor to Pentagon drone builders. This as President Trump orders Pentagon to buy more drones. A NYT investigation of this latest conflict. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...

“The officials did not offer specifics on what the deals the [US] president is seeking may entail.”

📚 This week in #auspol From Paul Bongiorno “Ley looks to be heading for ground zero unless she can pull off a miracle or Labor implodes. Neither prospect looks likely based on this week’s developments.” ⤵️ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21903/...

▪️ “Promises of fealty to the deal might make for good politics, but they are only meaningful when they reflect something approximating reality.” From Ben Doherty 👇🏽 #ausspol

“One Labor figure said the PM seemed to be “kissed on the arse by a rainbow”, borrowing a phrase attributed to Paul Keating to denote luck. But that luck allowed the government to do the work it required to have the meeting come off with barely a hitch.” #auspol www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

Al Jazeera documentary uncovers new evidence in killings of Hind Rajab, her family and rescue team in Gaza City.

If you haven't read @rgoodlaw.bsky.social and co-authors' full study on the "presumption of regularity" in Trump administration litigation @justsecurity.org, just featured on @60minutes.bsky.social, you can find it here: www.justsecurity.org/120547/presu...

Hamas delegation to meet Qatari, Egyptian officials in Cairo - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/afp-hamas-delegation-meet-qatari-egyptian-officials-cairo

📚“Trump's Knesset speech will be remembered for what it revealed: the moment the language of peace was unmasked as the language of power” From Michel Shehadeh www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/trum...

‘Israel kills 11 Palestinian family members in Gaza’s deadliest truce breach’ ⤵️ 🧵 “7 children and 3 women were among those killed when the Israeli military fired on the vehicle as the family attempted to reach their home to inspect it, civil defence spokesperson Mahmoud Basal said in a statement.”

📚👇🏽“The political & capitalist elite must be held accountable…current proposals for Palestinians aren’t solutions; they’re betrayals,violating principles of justice & Int’l law by imposing conditional self-determination, legitimising Zionism, entrenching colonialism & advancing capitalist interests.”

“Joe Biden's administration helped secure the release of 105 hostages in November 2023, more than have been released in the two subsequent ceasefires under Trump. Biden is now called "Genocide Joe", while Trump is the "peace president". From Eric Tlozek www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

🐸 “It's good to know that it is not just you who might find the shifting axis of geopolitics discombobulating.” From Laura Tingle www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

👀“Israel says it expects Hamas to return the bodies of more hostages next week after the militant group said it had returned the 9 bodies which it could currently locate. Meanwhile, Palestinians have been attempting to identify dozens of bodies returned back to Gaza from Israel.” - Secunder Kermani

“The Trump admin did not immediately announce the latest strike. By contrast, for each of the 5 previous known boat attacks since early September, Trump boasted of the ops, declared how many people they had killed, & swiftly posted surveillance videos showing the vessels in the sea being blown up.”⤵️

▪️ “There was a time when politicians did not use defamation laws. Most believed they had platform enough to defend their reputations... You & the govt you served in played a big role in changing that. Imagine the consequences.” - Sat Paper Editorial ⤵️ www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21849/...

Trump hosted a dinner this week for donors to his White House ballroom project. Now he's heading to Mar-a-Lago to host a $1 million-per-person dinner for his super PAC. Meanwhile, 700,000 federal employees are furloughed, with nearly as many working without pay due to his government shutdown.

📚 “Immediately after the Israel-Hamas cease-fire was declared, Palestinians began returning to their homes in N. Gaza – or what remains of them. Despite the truce, residents report dire living conditions: 'We're still struggling to secure food, water & medical care'” www.haaretz.com/middle-east-...

“While Admiral Holsey has been the highest-ranking military officer overseeing the air strikes, the decision to carry them out has been driven by the White House, & the strikes themselves have been conducted by Special Operations forces, with Admiral Holsey largely cut out of the decision-making.” ⤵️

🎧 👀 Inside Story’s Latest Episode When will Israel reopen Gaza's Rafah Crossing? The Palestinian Authority says it's ready to operate Gaza's only gateway to the outside world. But for now, the PA has been sidelined ... With Mustafa Barghouti, Tahani Mustafa & Rob Geist Pinfold aje.io/ezifx7

Al Mezan Center for Human Rights | Gaza, 16 October 2026: Earlier this morning, the Bir al-Sabi’ District Court ruled the extension of the detention of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya for an additional six months under the Unlawful Combatant Law. #FreeDrHussamAbuSafiya www.mezan.org/en/post/46790

The Israeli hostages will be received into Israel by well-stocked and highly functional hospitals with significant allied health supports. The same cannot be said of the Palestinian hostages when they return to Gaza. Allan Elliott, Northcote The Age, letters

“The ceasefire has held since the exchange, except for the Israeli military killing six Palestinians.”

“The [154] deportations amounted to forcible displacement of the released prisoners and collective punishment for their families, who would either be separated from their exiled loved ones or forced to leave their homeland if they were permitted by Israel to travel to join them.” Tamer Qarmout said

📚 Al Mezan Press Release: New Ceasefire in Gaza: Al Mezan Reiterates Call for a True End to the Genocide and the Importance of the Palestinian People's Right to Self Determination www.mezan.org/en/post/46787

📚👇🏽“Without the empowerment of the Palestinian people and their self-determination, there can be no faith or trust in Israel or its allies to deliver that constantly invoked “lasting peace”.” From Nesrine Malik

12 October 2025: “Israel warns Palestinian families not to celebrate as it arrests 10 more in the occupied West Bank raids ahead of Gaza prisoner releases.” - TRT www.trtworld.com/article/a29c...