U.N. votes to end US embargo on Cuba; US and Israel oppose (www.reuters.com)
Hezbollah chief to break silence on Israel-Hamas conflict (www.rte.ie)
(...) Mr Nasrallah's highly anticipated speech will be broadcast as part of an event in Beirut's southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, at 3pm (1pm Irish time) this afternoon, in memory of fighters killed in Israeli bombardments....
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.”
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...
EU data regulator bans personalised advetising on Facebook and Instagram (dig.watch)
Meta will introduce a pay or get tracked option.
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....
Strikes on south Gaza: BBC verifies attacks in areas of ‘safety’ (www.bbc.com)
Why Is Pakistan Expelling 1.7 Million Afghans? (foreignpolicy.com)
Don’t fall into the trap of ‘picking sides’ over Gaza: Hamas’s attacks were unconscionable, razing Gaza to the ground would be abhorrent. In both cases, basic humanity is at stake --- [Opinion] (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/5185724...
German politician held after Nazi slogan complaint (www.bbc.com)
Bolivia severs ties with Israel, others recall envoys over Gaza (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....
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.
‘Children were carrying other injured children.’ Witness describes aftermath of Israeli strike on Gaza refugee camp | CNN (www.cnn.com)
CW: Occupied Palestine
Top Trump allies facing charges lose lawyers after failing to pay legal bills (www.theguardian.com)
Top UN official in New York steps down citing ‘genocide’ of Palestinian civilians (www.theguardian.com)
Craig Mokhiber, director of human rights body, accuses the US, UK and much of Europe as ‘wholly complicit in the horrific assault’
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.”
Halloween revellers throng Shanghai, some wearing costumes seen as a protest to China policies (www.reuters.com)
"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.
"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....