Benjamin Netanyahu will almost certainly stay as prime minister after Israel’s elections on Tuesday, Miko Peled predicts – but he argues it won’t really matter if he doesn’t.

The Israeli-American author, activist and founder of Palestine House of Freedom in Washington, DC tells Rania Khalek and Zoe Alexandra who wins control of Knesset doesn’t really change things for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank; with challengers like Gadi Eisenkot, the ex-army chief behind the Dahiya doctrine of flattening civilian neighborhoods, and ex-premier and settlement champ Naftali Bennett who vows to block a Palestinian state, the war machine stays the same. But Peled says the ultra-Orthodox fight over the military draft and growing demands for an October 7 investigation are tearing Israeli society apart.

He explains why settler attacks on Washington Post photographer Heidi Levine and Congressional candidate (and liberal zionist) Brad Lander show the state’s true face, pointing out “it’s all settler violence, because they’re all settlers.” Peled warns that a new Israeli attack on Iran could finally test the limits of Tehran’s restraint – and that if Netanyahu falls, Democrats may rush to re-embrace Israel ahead of the midterms, but the honeymoon won’t last. Watch full episodes of BT Live, join breakthroughnews.org as a member today! #breakthroughnews

Bernardo Valente afirma que Donald Trump não conseguiu coordenar a paz no Médio Oriente e que tem vindo a falhar cada vez mais. Sublinha ainda que Trump está a tentar fazer Ucrânia capitular.

Detailed report finds that Israel has committed “mediacide”. Israel has used “interconnected patterns” which have both facilitated genocide and hindered accountability. Media have repeated unverified Israeli claims & stripped away historical context

The BBC have been “very compliant to Israel." BBC threatened job loss to enforce compliance. “There is a huge amount of anger amongst many BBC journalists and staff who are disgusted at what their organisation is doing

Freelance journalists in Gaza are risking their lives to document the genocide, often with no protections from the news agencies that hire them and rely on their work.

Palestinians queue for bread as shortages deepen, with authorities warning of imminent famine and worsening food insecurity

Israel’s war has disrupted every stage of breast cancer care, from early diagnosis and identifying tumour characteristics to treatment and follow-up. Only a handful of hospitals can still provide these services.

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Bruno Cardoso Reis aponta falhas no Starshield como razão e diz que a Europa deve investir na sua própria indústria de defesa. O historiador considera ainda que Putin exige a "satelização" da Ucrânia.

Gli attivisti internazionali fermati in Cisgiordania, tra cui cinque italiane, stanno per essere espulsi da Israele. Lo annuncia la polizia israeliana, secondo cui alcuni dei fermati sarebbero coinvolti nella “promozione del terrorismo” e nell'”esaltazione di attentatori”. L’annuncio arriva dopo che la Farnesina ha chiesto chiarimenti urgenti alle autorità israeliane sul fermo delle connazionali, avvenuto mentre accompagnavano agricoltori palestinesi impegnati nella raccolta delle olive.

Secondo la polizia israeliana, gli attivisti “hanno violato la legge e si sono nascosti dietro la raccolta delle olive”. Sarebbero entrati “senza coordinamento in una zona militare chiusa”, rifiutando gli ordini delle Forze di difesa israeliane (Idf). Il comunicato riferisce del fermo di undici attivisti stranieri e un palestinese a Hebron, sostenendo che alcuni sarebbero coinvolti anche in “attività di organizzazioni ostili a Israele”. Non viene precisato a chi siano rivolte le accuse.

Le cinque italiane erano state fermate nel villaggio di al-Bweib, a sud di Hebron, insieme ad altri attivisti internazionali. Il ministero degli Esteri aveva ottenuto conferma della loro presenza in una stazione di polizia israeliana. L’Ambasciata d’Italia a Tel Aviv e il Consolato generale d’Italia a Gerusalemme avevano quindi preso contatto con le autorità locali per ottenere informazioni sulle circostanze del fermo e favorire una rapida risoluzione della vicenda.

Il caso arriva dopo il fermo di altri due italiani, Manuel Tartarotti e suo padre Alberto, originari di Bolzano, trattenuti per oltre un giorno e poi espulsi, con un divieto di ingresso in Israele per dieci anni. Mercoledì 21 ottobre, inoltre, circa 80 attivisti internazionali erano stati fermati dai militari israeliani mentre partecipavano alla raccolta delle olive nei pressi di Nahalin.

L'articolo Cisgiordania, 5 italiane tra gli attivisti fermati. Farnesina chiede chiarimenti. Israele annuncia l’espulsione: “Promozione del terrorismo” proviene da Il Fatto Quotidiano.

O secretário-geral da ONU exige fim da ocupação israelita e solução de dois Estados, enquanto 80 ativistas foram detidos durante apanha da azeitona perto de Belém.

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Israel's war has raised the possibility that one of Christianity's oldest communities could disappear from its ancestral homeland. Before 2023, 1,000 Christians lived in Gaza. Today, only about 500-600 remain. See the history & current situation

Israeli strikes and gunfire have killed at least four Palestinians in Gaza on Thursday, health officials told Reuters, as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. One strike hit a car in Gaza City, killing at least one Palestinian. In Jabalia, northern Gaza, Reuters reported that a woman was killed by […]

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Emergency measures and partial supplies received so far are insufficient to maintain operational capacities.

On Thursday, the Gaza Ministry of Health warned of the complete depletion of oil and lubricant reserves needed to operate the electric generators that keep the enclave’s hospitals running.

RELATED: Israel Arrested Over 2,000 Palestinian Children Since Gaza War Began

Health authorities warned that this situation poses an immediate threat to the continuity of medical services, as hospitals rely on alternative power systems to treat hundreds of patients daily.

According to the ministry, the lack of lubricants will cause rapid mechanical deterioration of the generators that are still operational, increasing the risk of breakdowns and sudden equipment shutdowns.

The potential collapse of these systems would directly affect critical areas such as intensive care units, emergency operating rooms, and neonatal units requiring incubators.

🚨 Due to funding shortages, WFP is forced to reduce food assistance in Gaza by around one-third, meaning half a million people will lose access to critical aid.

The cuts come as winter approaches and the recent modest improvements in food security remain fragile.

From this… pic.twitter.com/Wb3WRZ1J9Z

— World Food Programme (@WFP) October 19, 2026

Authorities specified that Gaza hospitals need more than 2,500 liters of these supplies per month to ensure the uninterrupted operation of their energy infrastructure and meet the high demand for healthcare.

The Ministry added that the emergency measures and partial supplies received so far are insufficient to maintain the operational capacity of the teams, which are subjected to continuous work shifts and extreme conditions.

Given the seriousness of the situation, health authorities made an urgent appeal to international organizations and humanitarian entities to facilitate the immediate entry of lubricants, spare parts, and technical materials to prevent the collapse of the enclave’s hospital network.

Israel has arrested more than 2,000 Palestinian children since the start of the Gaza Strip genocide, and at least 350 remain detained under severe conditions, according to a report this week from the Palestinian Prisoners Society.

The organization warned of an escalation in… pic.twitter.com/EittkKabdj

— teleSUR English (@telesurenglish) October 19, 2026

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The battle to save the global court and its capacity to enforce accountability for the most heinous crimes is one struggle with many fronts, writes Marjorie Cohn.

António José Telo avisa para a falta de estratégia e de relevância da Europa nas decisões globais. Aponta ainda o foco de Trump nas eleições e os preparativos para atacar o Irão.

Para o historiador Bruno Cardoso Reis, não há condições reais para se chegar a um acordo de paz. O historiador alerta que Vladimir Putin está apenas a tentar enganar Donald Trump nestas conversações.

Iran demanded Israel’s expulsion from the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) for its crimes against Palestinians and other countries, calling it “the most important source of insecurity and instability” in the region.

“If the international community does not stop America and Israel today, their aggression will spread to all independent countries … it is time for this [Zionist] regime to be expelled from the CICA mechanism,” Iran’s deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said during its meeting on Thursday, October 15.

The seventh summit of the 29 member CICA process, formed in 1999 as an inter-governmental forum for establishing peace, security, and stability in Asia was held in Baku, Azerbaijan on Thursday.

Prior to Iran putting its demand for Israel’s expulsion, representatives of almost a dozen countries including Iran, Turkiye, Pakistan, Indonesia, Bangladesh, and Egypt walked out of the meeting once the Israeli President Isaac Herzog started speaking.

This was the second time this year that a top Israeli official faced mass boycott on international forums. Last month, when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was addressing the annual session of the UN General Assembly, delegates from 77 countries boycotted his speech over the genocide in Gaza and other wars in the region.

Representatives from Kuwait also joined the walk out on Thursday, contradicting recent reports in Israeli and US media about it being one of the probable countries to join the so-called Abraham Accords, devised by US President Donald Trump during his first term in office to end the isolation of Israel in the region. 

Despite the Trump administration’s push, so far only the UAE, Bahrain, Sudan, and Morocco have joined the accords.

Israel is the threat to regional peace

Gharibabadi mentioned how Israel has been involved in two illegal wars against his country within 16 months from its continued “occupation of Palestinian territories, violation of the rights of Palestinian people, and the escalation of tensions in Lebanon, Syria, as well as other parts of the region,” the IRNA reported.

Gharibabadi claimed that his country believes that “one cannot speak of sustainable security in Asia while remaining indifferent to occupation, aggression, military threats, and violation of the rights of the Palestinian nation.”

He also pointed out the broader challenges to regional and global peace and stability, claiming that the CICA meeting was held at a time when the international order is facing “one of its most significant challenges, namely; the “normalization of the use of force, alongside attempts to impose its political will upon independent nations through military aggression, sanctions and threats.”

Gharibabadi highlighted the combined role of Israel and the US, claiming each of the Israeli crimes against the Palestinians and other countries in the region is committed with the support provided by the US who acts as a “big brother” to the Zionist regime.

Answering the concerns raised by several delegates in the meeting, Gharibabadi underlined that peace in West Asia and safe navigation through the waterways in the region is only possible if there is a permanent end to all kinds of aggression and war and there is respect for its sovereignty and territorial integrity.

The CICA conference ended with the adoption of the Baku Declaration, which highlighted the need to address growing military, political, economic, and environmental risks.

A 10-year-old boy died in Gaza on Wednesday of wounds sustained in an Israeli attack days earlier, as the Israeli military continued launching strikes across the besieged Palestinian territory. The boy, identified as Abdul Rahman Khalil Awad, was hit by an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City on October 19. Footage from Gaza on Wednesday […]

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