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U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose (www.reuters.com)

North Korea media urges stronger nuclear force after U.S. missile test (www.reuters.com)

Israel-Palestine war: Settler attacks on the rise in West Bank villages (www.middleeasteye.net)

(...) Ben Gvir and Smotrich leading the charge...

Netanyahu declares holy war against Gaza, citing the Bible (www.middleeastmonitor.com)

Even though Netanyahu is Jewish, he knows using (and in this case abusing) the Christian bible is a good way to keep support going among US evangelicals and the new Speaker of the House.

Dozens of cancer patients could die as Gaza’s main cancer treatment hospital forced to stop most activities over fuel shortage, UN says (news.un.org)

The UN human rights office OHCHR noted that given the high number of civilian deaths and injuries in Gaza “and the scale of the destruction following Israeli airstrikes on Jabalia refugee camp, there are “serious concerns that these are disproportionate attacks that could amount to war crimes.”

Australia rejects proposal to recognise Aboriginal people in constitution (www.theguardian.com)

Germany’s president apologises for killings in Tanzania under colonial rule (www.aljazeera.com)

During the revolt — known as the Maji Maji Rebellion — between 200,000 and 300,000 Indigenous people were murdered, as German troops systematically wiped out villages and fields, experts say....

Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza (www.reuters.com)

German politician held after Nazi slogan complaint (www.bbc.com)

Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills (www.theguardian.com)

French police detain Russian tycoon over alleged financial and sanctions violations (www.theguardian.com)

Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’ (www.bbc.com)

Hamas Official Ghazi Hamad: We Will Repeat The October 7 Attack, Time And Again, Until Israel Is Annihilated (www.memri.org)

Hamad said that Palestinians are the victims of the occupation, therefore no one should blame them for the events of October 7 or anything else, adding: “Everything we do is justified.”

‘Children were carrying other injured children.’ Witness describes aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp | CNN (www.cnn.com)

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Halloween revellers throng Shanghai, some wearing costumes seen as a protest to China policies (www.reuters.com)

Reporters Without Borders files complaint with International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes against journalists in Palestine and Israel (rsf.org)

According to the media NGO RSF’s tally, 34 journalists have been killed since the start of the war between Israel and Hamas, of whom at least 12 were killed in the course of their work – 10 in Gaza, one in Israel and one in Lebanon....

"When an eight-year-old tells you that she doesn’t want to die, it’s hard not to feel helpless:" toll of Israel-Palestine crisis on children ‘beyond devastating’, UN says (news.un.org)

"Threats go beyond the bombs and mortars”, UNICEF’s James Elder stressed. Infant deaths due to dehydration are “a growing threat” in the enclave as Gaza’s water production is at five per cent of the required volume due to non-functioning desalination plants which are either damaged or lack fuel....

"It breaks my heart to see children around me strive for a cup of clean water and cannot find it:" Gaza has become a graveyard for thousands of children, Unicef says (www.unicef.org)

Unicef Spokesperson James Elder calls for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine war. “Gaza must be opened for the safe, sustained and unimpeded access of humanitarian aid, including water, food, medical supplies, and fuel,” he says.

Paris police shoot woman at station after threats (www.bbc.com)

Gaza: 3,195 children killed in three weeks surpasses annual number of children killed in conflict zones since 2019, Save the Children International says (web.archive.org)

Children make up more than 40% of the 7,703 people killed in Gaza, and more than a third of all fatalities across the occupied Palestinian territory and Israel. With a further 1,000 children reported missing in Gaza assumed buried under the rubble, the death toll is likely much higher....

Israel intensifies ground and air strikes on nearly cut-off Gaza while UN denounces 'war crimes' in conflict for first time and warns many will soon starve to death (english.elpais.com)

“In the beginning, people could go to the market or to the stores. Now, no more. Stores have empty shelves. People are struggling to get food, but there are already people starving in Gaza,” warns Nebal Farsakh, spokesman for the Palestinian Red Crescent, speaking over the phone....

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