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SvennoJ on 16 October 2025
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Main events on October 16th

  • Hamas said that the return of the remaining dead captives “may take some time”, as some of their bodies were buried in tunnels destroyed under the rubble of buildings demolished by the Israeli army.
  • President Donald Trump warned that further US-backed intervention could be necessary if the Palestinian group fails to uphold its ceasefire commitments.
  • In earlier comments, Trump threatened that if Hamas “continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them”.
  • Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said the Rafah crossing in southern Gaza “will likely open” this Sunday, according to remarks carried by Italy’s ANSA news agency.
  • The Israeli army carried out attacks in southern Lebanon, claiming it struck Hezbollah targets. Lebanese authorities said at least one person was killed and seven others injured.
  • UN chief Antonio Guterres’s spokesman, Stephane Dujarric, said that reports suggesting Palestinian bodies returned to Gaza this week show signs of torture “are extremely concerning”.
  • The Palestinian Health Ministry said an 11-year-old was shot dead by Israeli forces in the town of ar-Rihiya, near Hebron, in the south of the occupied West Bank.

Maccabi Tel Aviv fans not allowed for Europa league match amidst anger over Gaza


In a a remarkable development, the police in the British city of Birmingham has announced that Maccabi Tel Aviv football fans will not be allowed to visit the city to watch the next month’s Europa League match. This was in relation to their conduct in Amsterdam after the match against Ajax last year. Several elected representatives in the city had demanded this match to be cancelled. Rifat Jawaid explains what this means for the Netanyahu regime and its reputation internationally.



Norman Finkelstein: The World Is REJECTING Israel Forever


Norman Finkelstein continues to be a wealth of knowledge, as in an interview he plainly exposes the Israeli plan to eradicate the Palestinians and level Gaza. Jen Perelman and Peter Hager react and discuss.