by Jason Ditz, antiwar.com

US-born Jewish photojournalist had been covering Israel since 1983

Violence against Palestinians and the press has been on going problem in Israel in general for years, but the level of such incidents in the occupied West Bank has reached a fevered pitch in recent months, with Israeli settlers attacking people with virtual impunity.

At least 350 Palestinian children currently face “harsh conditions” in Israeli prisons.

aljazeera.com

On Tuesday, Israeli forces arrested at least six children from Hebron in the occupied West Bank, the report said.

The organisation said information regarding the number of children arrested in Gaza is unclear, given the thousands of missing persons in the besieged Gaza Strip, including children, and the ongoing policy of enforced disappearance.

In archived White House remarks, Trump said “these really phony polls” were “designed to keep our voters at home, create the illusion of momentum for Mr. Biden, and diminish Republicans’ ability to raise funds.” He called them “suppression polls”. The claim has resurfaced again this election cycle, as Trump and allies argue that unfavorable surveys discourage conservative turnout before voters even reach the polls.

Nine former Federal Bureau of Investigation employees filed a 70-page complaint in federal court in Washington, D.C., on October 15, 2026. The suit names the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Justice, FBI Director Kash Patel, and Attorney General Todd Blanche. The plaintiffs say they worked on the Trump classified documents investigation as part of their jobs. They allege they were removed for that assignment, not for cause, and that the firings broke federal rules.

Andrew Day , theamericanconservative.com

Trump is now joined in that ill-advised effort of mixed messaging by America’s top diplomat, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who recently gave an intellectual twist to Trump’s hostility to Iranian civilization. Predictably, the Islamic Republic pointed to Rubio’s remarks as further evidence that the U.S. is at war with Iran’s people and indeed its entire history and culture, not just its government.

US President Donald Trump could have Ukraine’s Vladimir Zelensky arrested on corruption charges, former British MP George Galloway has predicted.

Tensions between the two men escalated after Zelensky challenged Trump’s deal with Moscow to ease restrictions on Russian diesel exports. Washington has repeatedly demanded that Kiev stop striking Russian oil refineries, warning that continued attacks could jeopardize US intelligence sharing and Starlink support. Kiev has pressed ahead with the strikes, while Zelensky has accused Trump of “betrayal” and “weakness.”

middleasteye.net

As Israel's elections draw closer, the establishment of a Palestinian state has taken centre stage in the campaigns of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his leading opponent, former army chief Gadi Eisenkot.

The two politicians have traded barbs, accusing each other of supporting a Palestinian state.

The US still hasn't admitted to bombing the Shajareh Tayyebeh Elementary School, an attack that killed at least 120 children

by Dave De Camp, antiwar.com