Main events on October 30th
- Hamas has returned the bodies of two more Israeli captives from Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement; Israel identified the remains as those of Amiram Cooper and Sahar Baruch, as 11 captives’ bodies still remain in the bombarded Palestinian enclave.
- The Israeli military has continued to carry out attacks in the Strip, with aerial bombings reported near southern Gaza’s Khan Younis.
- Palestinians across the occupied West Bank continue to face a wave of intensified Israeli army and settler violence, with the UN reporting more than 125 attacks in the context of this year’s olive harvest.
- Lebanese President Joseph Aoun has instructed the armed forces to confront any further Israeli incursions into southern Lebanon amid an uptick in Israeli attacks.
The Truth About “Greater Israel”
For over a century, Zionist leaders imagined a Jewish state stretching across the region. Netanyahu is now calling that “Greater Israel” project his historic mission. We break down what this means, as Israel wages genocide in Gaza and grabs more land across the Middle East.
Ports Across Greece Halt for Gaza – And Israel’s Lifeline Crumbles
Israeli ships arrived in Greece — but the dockworkers said no. What started as a refusal is now a nationwide revolt.
For months Israeli cargo moved through Greek ports, Israeli cruise ships docked on its islands, and the government told the public it was just business. But the dockworkers disagreed didn’t they? They stopped the cranes, stopped moving Israeli goods – it’s a story that has been replicated elsewhere too, but not quite to the devastating effect we are now seeing. For months, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had balanced on the claim that Greece could be a reliable ally abroad and a democracy at home. But when the workers refused to touch a ship carrying steel for Israel’s war, that line collapsed. The state that has now lengthened the working day and banned protests around parliament could no longer claim to speak for the nation.
The dockers didn’t issue a manifesto. They did something harder. They withdrew consent. What began as protests about Israel have now grown into something so much wider and the dockworkers remain at the heart of it all. In a country sold as stable and compliant, that single act exposed who really runs Greece — and who it now answers to. It’s a lesson other states and other ordinary people could take some inspiration from.
