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The jihadist terrorist organization Hamas celebrated the second anniversary since its invasion and gruesome massacre of an estimated 1,200 random people in Israel on Tuesday, calling it a “glorious day of success.”

A group called Stand for Palestine Australia announced it would hold a “Glory to Our Martyrs” rally on October 7 – the anniversary of the horrifying Hamas terrorist attack that launched the Gaza war – in the western Sydney suburb of Bankstown.

Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic Party nominee for mayor of New York City, met with Palestinians to mark the “genocide” in Gaza ahead of the second anniversary of the Palestinian terror attack on Israel on October 7.

President Donald Trump may have pulled off one of the most extraordinary diplomatic feats of the last several decades by negotiating a ceasefire and hostage deal between Israel and Hamas to end the Gaza war.

Hamas reportedly has agreed to release all Israeli hostages and end the war — though it was not clear if the group has agreed to disarm.

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum to Hamas on Friday, giving the terror organization just over 48 hours to provide a final answer to his proposed peace deal, which he released from the White House Monday.

The 47-boat “flotilla” to Gaza led by activists including Sweden’s Greta Thunberg did not contain any significant humanitarian aid, according to Israeli police, contrary to the activists’ earlier claims.

Retired United States Army Major John Spencer, one of the world’s leading experts on urban and subterranean warfare, declared Monday that President Donald Trump’s newly unveiled 20-point peace plan for Gaza represents “the most comprehensive proposal put forward to date for both ending the war and setting durable conditions for peace.”

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif delivered a long and frequently belligerent speech to the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, railing against India for what he described as unprovoked aggression in May, and claiming Pakistan humiliated the Indian military in response.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that “it’s looking like we have a deal on Gaza,” which he said would include the return of hostages still held captive by Hamas.

Microsoft has announced that it has stopped providing cloud services and AI tools to a division of the Israeli Ministry of Defense, following an investigation into a report from the Guardian about the IDF’s Unit 8200 building a system for tracking Palestinians’ phone calls.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York City on Thursday by video link, since he and the rest of his delegation were denied visas to enter the United States for reasons of national security.

The 2025 U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) will likely be dominated by the drama over European states unilaterally declaring Palestinian independence, but it will also be an important week for the BRICS economic collective, which has positioned itself as an alternative to the post-World War II international order led by the United States and Europe.

A discussion regarding the Wikipedia article on allegations Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip was closed over the weekend in favor of stating the allegations as fact. The proposal received significant support from pro-Palestinian and socialist editors, but other editors noted a recent discussion had already ruled against claiming genocide as fact. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Sunday that “[t]here will be no Palestinian state west of the Jordan River” after several countries recognized one, despite the war and the lack of signs of statehood.

Israel’s Hostage and Missing Families Forum condemned the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia Sunday for recognizing a Palestinian state while there are still Israeli hostages in captivity in Gaza.

HBO Max will air its the first the fictional depiction of the horrific October 7 attack on Israel wherein the terrorist organization Hamas killed 1,200 people. 

The government of Chile announced the arrival this weekend of a group of 67 individuals “with close ties to Chile” from the Gaza strip.

The anti-Israel cause made a big splash at the Emmy Awards on Sunday night when actress Hannah Einbinder exclaimed “F**k ICE” and “Free Palestine” from the stage.

Roughly one in four residents of Gaza City has evacuated, ahead of an Israeli assault on the last Hamas strongholds in the territory, according to estimates by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The United Nations (UN) General Assembly voted to pass a resolution Friday to establish a Palestinian State — if and when Hamas leaves power in Gaza, which is a condition the UN has no ability to enforce.

“There will be no Palestinian state.” So declared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday, upon approving a new housing development east of Jerusalem that will divide the West Bank (Judea and Samaria).

The United Nations General Assembly is set to vote Friday on a controversial proposal to declare a Palestinian state that is “independent, sovereign and democratic,” even as Hamas continues to wage war.

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld had some choice words regarding the Free Palestine movement, comparing it to the Ku Klux Klan. 

A soldier aided by “a number of civilians” returned fire and ended Monday’s terror attack in Jerusalem’s Ramot Junction, according to the Times of Israel.

Israel’s defense minister, Israel Katz, said Tuesday that what is left of Gaza will be destroyed if Hamas does not release the remaining 48 Israeli hostages, as many as 20 of whom may still be alive.

Palestine 36, a film about the self-destructive Arab Revolt of the 1930s in Palestine under the British Mandate, received a rapturous welcome Saturday at the antisemitism-plagued Toronto International Film Festival.

President Donald Trump’s administration has proposed a last-minute hostage deal that would see all of the remaining Israeli hostages released in exchange for ending the war in Gaza. Hamas has yet to accept it.

Israel and Egypt clashed Friday in a war of words over the fate of Palestinians in Gaza, with Egypt accusing Israel of “genocide” and Israel accusing Egypt of “imprisoning” Palestinian civilians in a war zone.

A Palestinian child who was said by a media-friendly “whistleblower” to have been murdered in cold blood by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza has turned up alive and well, living in hiding with his mother.

Democrat Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) is facing a censure threat over remarks made at a pro-Palestinian conference in Detroit over the weekend.

Sen. Tom Cotton is flagging the FBI on what he describes as the “dangerous” and “almost certainly illegal” activities of the controversial Palestinian Youth Movement.

A pro-Palestinian conference in Detroit, Michigan, over the weekend featured young children in keffiyehs leading the genocidal chant “From the river to the sea/Palestine will be free,” calling for Israel’s destruction.

Coldplay co-founder Chris Martin recognized two Israeli fans as “equal humans on earth” after welcoming them onstage and appearing surprised to learn their country of origin.

At the opening of the autumn session of Parliament, British Home Secretary Yvette Cooper laid out a series of measures to supposedly crack down on immigration, while at the same time announcing plans to bring more alleged refugees into the country, including from Gaza, and to extend the right to stay in the country for Ukrainian asylum seekers.

The Trump administration has directed American consular posts worldwide to halt approvals of nearly all visitor visas for holders of Palestinian passports, a policy that took effect August 31, 2025, and expands recent restrictions targeting Palestinian travel to the United States.