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Palestinian Cabinet calls for Arab, Islamic action against Jerusalem evictions

The Palestinian Cabinet has appealed to Arab and Islamic nations for urgent action to stop Israel’s growing crackdown in Jerusalem, which includes orders forcing Palestinian families from their homes.

Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa chaired Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting, highlighting threats to residents in Silwan’s Batn al-Hawa area and tightening controls across the city.

Ministers pointed to roughly 80 Israeli military barriers blocking movement, curbs on schools and violence against olive farmers and reporters in occupied zones.

Testimonies of Israeli sexual abuse against detainees released by Palestinian rights group

A Palestinian human rights organisation has released harrowing accounts of sexual violence against detainees from Gaza held in Israeli prisons and military camps.

The Palestinian Centre for Human Rights published testimonies from recently released prisoners describing rape, sexual assault and assault using dogs, forced stripping and deliberate filming.

The centre warns that thousands more prisoners face heightened danger after Israel’s parliament advanced draft legislation allowing the execution of Palestinian detainees.

The organisation called for urgent international action to stop the abuse, grant the Red Cross access to all facilities and provide medical and psychological care for survivors.

Former Israeli army deputy warns of increasing ‘Jewish terror’ threat in West Bank

Ex-Israeli army deputy chief Yair Golan has warned that “Jewish terror incidents are escalating and intensifying” across the occupied West Bank.

Golan said, “The police are not enforcing the law, and indictments are not being filed.”

Golan added that politicians such as far-right ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben-Gvir, both settlers, are deliberately pushing for escalation and the collapse of the Palestinian Authority as part of a path towards annexation.

He warned: “We must stop them before it’s too late.”

His warning comes amid record numbers of attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank in recent months.



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Israeli army detains ‘several’ settlers after arson attack in West Bank

The Israeli army says it has detained “several Israeli civilians” following an arson attack by Israeli settlers on the al-Lada’in industrial zone near Beit Lid in the occupied West Bank.

The army statement said four Palestinians were injured in the attack and condemned the incident. Settlers often act under the protection of Israeli forces, and in other cases, the army does not take action against the violence they carry out against Palestinians.

Aida Touma-Sliman, a Palestinian member of Israel’s parliament, called the attacks “Terror under military sponsorship and government blessing” in a post on X.

The statement added that the individuals allegedly involved in the initial incident fled to the nearby Baron Industrial Zone, where they then attacked Israeli soldiers and damaged a military vehicle.

You mean, they were detained after they attacked Israeli soldiers...



Footage shows Israeli settlers attacking factory in occupied West Bank

Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit, Sanad, has verified footage emerging from near Tulkarem, in the occupied West Bank, where Israeli settlers have carried out arson attacks.

The security camera footage appears to show a group of settlers attacking Palestinian factories in the Al-Lada’in industrial zone near Beit Lid, as we reported earlier.

Two vehicles in the clip can be seen on fire.

Another clip verified by Sanad shows several vehicles on fire as Palestinians try to extinguish the flames.

Tulkarm governor calls for guard committees after settler attacks

Tulkarm Governor Abdullah Kamil has called for the formation of guard committees across the governorate following a large-scale settler attack on the al-Lada’in industrial area near Beit Lid, which we reported earlier.


Israeli soldiers beat Palestinian woman during detention in West Bank

Israeli soldiers beat a Palestinian woman during a detention at al-Fawwar refugee camp south of Hebron on Tuesday evening, according to the Wafa news agency.

Soldiers manning the camp entrance stopped and questioned the Hebron resident before attacking her, Wafa reported, citing security sources. Medical staff at Dora Governmental Hospital later treated her wounds.


Palestinian boy dies month after Israeli tear gas attack during olive harvest

A 13-year-old Palestinian boy has died one month after Israeli forces fired tear gas at him while harvesting olives with his family.

Aysam Jihad Labib Naser died on November 11, following the October 11 attack in Beita, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank. His death comes as this year’s olive harvest has become the most violent since UN agencies began tracking settler violence in 2013.

Israeli soldiers fired multiple tear gas canisters directly at Aysam as he fled, causing him to choke severely and collapse. He remained in cardiac intensive care until his death.

“Aysam should have been able to pick olives with his family in peace,” said Ayed Abu Eqtaish of Defense for Children International – Palestine.

“Targeting a child who poses absolutely no threat to a soldier’s life is shockingly routine for Israeli soldiers, who are never held accountable for killing Palestinian children,” he added.



US military explores Gaza-area base for international force: Report

The US military has requested cost estimates for constructing a temporary installation near Gaza capable of housing 10,000 personnel, Bloomberg News reports, citing documents it reviewed relating to the matter.

White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt quickly dismissed the planning document’s significance.

“This story is based on a single piece of paper produced by random people within the military,” she said, adding that senior officials have neither considered nor approved such plans.

According to the October 31 US Navy request seen by Bloomberg, contractors would build a self-contained facility operational for one year.

An unnamed US official told Bloomberg the inquiry represents early planning for potential infrastructure supporting an international stabilization force, a proposed peacekeeping force meant to monitor the recent Israel-Hamas ceasefire.

No American personnel would be stationed at the base, the official said.

Nothing to see here, we are definitely not building a military base to protect Trump's planned tax free Billionaires riviera of the ME.

Electricity reaching Gaza is ‘zero’, says Gaza energy official

Palestinian families in Gaza are surviving without electricity, even after last month’s US-brokered ceasefire agreement, and many are relying on flashlights for basic activities and often spend nights in complete darkness, Reuters reports.

The war has destroyed more than 80 percent of Gaza’s electricity networks. “For the past two years, no electricity has reached the Gaza Strip,” said Mohammed Thabet, an official with Gaza’s electricity company.

“The amount of electricity reaching Gaza is zero,” he said.


‘You can do anything’: Israeli war crimes in Gaza aired in UK documentary


https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/11/11/you-can-do-anything-israeli-war-crimes-in-gaza-aired-in-uk-documentary

About 30 minutes into a new documentary featuring testimonies of Israeli soldiers about being deployed to Gaza, a soldier reflects on the enclave after months of sustained Israeli war on it: “Terrible heat. Sand. Stench. And dogs wandering around in packs. They eat dead bodies … It’s horrifying … It’s a kind of zombie apocalypse. No trees. No bushes. No roads. There’s nothing.”

The documentary, Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War, shown on UK network ITV yesterday, featured Israeli soldiers, some speaking of shame at having participated in what they concede is a genocide, others unflinchingly detailing the nature of that war.

Included are the details of a firing policy that takes little to no account of cause, the wholesale destruction of property and homes, the systematic use of human shields, drone warfare and indiscriminate killing tied to a weaponised system of aid.

“People don’t think about it,” one participant, credited as Eli, tells the camera. “Because if you do think about it, you’ll want to kill yourself.”



More words, still no actions. Let's form a committee...

Macron announces France-Palestine committee to ‘consolidate’ Palestinian statehood

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France and Palestine will establish a committee to work on legal, constitutional and institutional matters in pursuit of “the consolidation of the State of Palestine”.

France formally moved to recognise a Palestinian state in September.

Speaking at a news conference in Paris with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Macron said France “will respond strongly with its European partners” if Israel proceeds with any “partial or total annexation, whether legal or de facto,” of Palestinian territory.

He warned Israel that any form of West Bank annexation would cross a “red line”.

“Settler violence and the acceleration of settlement projects have reached record levels, threatening the stability of the West Bank and violating international law,” he said, adding that France remains committed to a two-state solution.

He stressed that “the safe and unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid across Gaza must be ensured under UN auspices, in full compliance with international humanitarian law.”

That red line has been crossed continuously, there are about 750,000 illegal settlers living in the West Bank...


French MEP slams Macron over Palestine constitution draft

French Member of the European Parliament Manon Aubry, representing La France Insoumise and the co-president of The Left group, has criticised President Emmanuel Macron’s announcement that France would help draft a Palestinian constitution.

In a post on X, Aubry – who has been travelling through the occupied West Bank documenting violations of Palestinian rights – said she met many people who told her they “regret that Mahmoud Abbas reports to Emmanuel Macron and submits his draft constitution to him before even presenting it to the Palestinians”.

Earlier today, Aubry also denounced Israeli authorities for attempting to revoke her entry permit and expel her from the occupied West Bank after she documented settlement expansion and settler violence.

She accused Israel of trying to silence those exposing “the reality of occupation and apartheid”.



Main events on Novemeber 11th

  • On top of Israel’s death penalty bill, two other bills passed the first reading in the country’s parliament, regarding the stifling of press freedom and incitement.
  • A Palestinian boy died one month after being subjected to an Israeli tear gas attack during olive harvesting in the occupied West Bank.
  • French President Macron announced a joint committee with the Palestinian Authority aimed at “consolidating” Palestinian statehood.
  • The Israeli army detained “several” settlers after serious arson attacks in the occupied West Bank, in which four Palestinians were injured.
  • Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have killed at least three people in Gaza in the last 24 hours.
  • The Palestinian Civil Defence has said its crews uncovered 35 bodies in Gaza City, which were transferred to al-Shifa Hospital to confirm their identities.
  • Israeli Minister Ron Dermer, a key ally of Netanyahu and one of the central figures of Israel’s war, resigned from the government.

IDF Soldiers reveal their experience of the Gaza conflict

Lewis Goodall is joined by Ben Zand, filmmaker and founder of ZANDLAND studios, to discuss his new film, 'Breaking Ranks: Inside Israel’s War’. The film includes interviews with IDF soldiers, documenting their experiences fighting on the front lines of the Israel-Gaza war.


AI is a bit more optimistic, I don't agree

In essence, the foundational principles of democracy, human rights, and international cooperation that the WWII generation fought for continue to underpin much of the modern world, but they require ongoing vigilance and defense against contemporary threats.

'Democracy' has become a tool of oppression, human rights don't mean shit anymore (maybe that's why Google AI forgot 'universal' before human rights) and international cooperation only goes for profit margins, while the world is left to burn. Fascism, state terrorism, authoritarianism are all back.



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Trump urges Israel’s president to pardon Netanyahu in corruption case

Israel’s President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from President Trump urging him to consider granting a pardon to Netanyahu, Herzog’s office said.

Netanyahu has been facing a long-running corruption trial, and Trump has repeatedly asked for a pardon for his close ally. Netanyahu denies the charges and has pleaded not guilty.

“While I absolutely respect the independence of the Israeli Justice System, and its requirements, I believe that this ‘case’ against Bibi, who has fought alongside me for a long time, including against the very tough adversary of Israel, Iran, is a political, unjustified prosecution,” Trump said in the letter shared by Herzog’s office.

The office said that anyone seeking a presidential pardon must submit a formal request in accordance with the established procedures.

During Trump’s visit to Israel in October, he had also urged Herzog to pardon the PM in an address to parliament in Jerusalem.

Netanyahu was indicted in 2019 in three cases, including allegations of receiving nearly 700,000 shekels ($211,832) in gifts from businessmen. Netanyahu’s trial, which began in 2020, has not yet concluded, and he has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Peanuts compared to the bribes Trump is taking...

Israel denying families of freed prisoners right to travel, prisoners group says

Israeli authorities are preventing dozens of families of freed and exiled Palestinian political prisoners from leaving the occupied territories to see their loved ones, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society (PPS).

Abdullah al-Zighari, head of PPS, said the move is part of a “systematic policy of collective revenge”. He noted that many of those deported to Egypt are in dire health conditions and need family support and medical care.

Among them is 71-year-old Abdulrahman Salah from Jenin, who spent 23 years in Israeli prisons before his release earlier this year. Salah is reportedly in critical condition at a hospital in Egypt. Another freed detainee, Motassem Raddad, died soon after his deportation to Egypt, with his family barred from visiting him in his final moments.

Zighari urged the international community to pressure Israel to end these restrictions, describing them as an extension of punitive measures that began during imprisonment and continue even after release.

According to the group, Israel has deported 383 Palestinian political prisoners released in exchange deals with Hamas earlier this year, with most now residing in neighbouring Egypt.



How many times has Israel violated the Gaza ceasefire?

One month into the declaration of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, Israel has violated the agreement with near-daily attacks, killing hundreds of people.

Israel violated the ceasefire agreement at least 282 times from October 10 to November 10, through the continuation of attacks by air, artillery and direct shootings, the Government Media Office in Gaza reports.

The office said Israel shot at civilians 88 times, raided residential areas beyond the “yellow line” 12 times, bombed Gaza 124 times, and demolished people’s properties on 52 occasions. It added that Israel also detained 23 Palestinians from Gaza over the past month.



It's not a ceasefire as long as Israel continues daily destruction of Gaza behind the so called yellow line.


Gaza’s Civil Defence says 51 bodies recovered from Gaza City neighbourhood

Gaza’s Civil Defence says its crews have so far recovered 51 bodies from a mass grave in the courtyard of the Sheikh Radwan clinic in western Gaza City.

In a statement, the agency said efforts are still underway to retrieve more bodies and transport them to Al-Shifa Hospital, where work will be done to attempt to confirm their identities.

The recovery operation has been ongoing since this morning, it added.

The bodies of more than 10,000 Palestinians remain trapped under the rubble across the bombarded Gaza Strip, according to local authorities. Civil defence teams say they have been struggling to recover them due to a lack of adequate equipment and machinery caused by Israel’s ongoing blockade.



Israeli military order seizure of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank

Israeli forces have issued a military order to seize and confiscate more than 38 dunams – equivalent to 38,000 square meters or 3.8 hectares – in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, according to Wafa.

A local activist, Mohammed Awad, told Wafa that this area includes regions where vineyards, almond trees, and olive trees are owned by several families in the town, and whose crops represent the only source of income for many of them.

He added that this is the second such order in a short period. Wafa stated that last month Israeli forces ordered the seizure of approximately 30 dunams of Palestinian land in the vicinity of Beit al-Baraka, which was seized by settlers several years ago.

You said something about a red line Macron?

Speaking at a news conference in Paris with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Macron said France “will respond strongly with its European partners” if Israel proceeds with any “partial or total annexation, whether legal or de facto,” of Palestinian territory. He warned Israel that any form of West Bank annexation would cross a “red line”.

Israeli settlers attack Palestinians in Umm al-Kheir, MSF says

Doctors Without Borders (MSF) says several Palestinians were injured after Israeli settlers attacked residents in the village of Umm al-Kheir in the occupied West Bank on November 9.

The group said its teams provided psychological first aid to the community following the attack, in which two people were hospitalised, including a 60-year-old man named Ahmad Sheeb al-Hathaleen, who said a settler struck him on the head with a stick.

Residents were reportedly trying to protect their olive trees when settlers entered the area and assaulted them.

MSF warned that the community is at imminent risk of forced displacement following mass demolition orders issued by Israeli authorities, and called on Israel to end “all coercive measures aimed towards annexation”, including settler violence and home demolitions.

Settler attacks on Palestinian olive harvesters have reached record levels this year, according to the UN, with assaults often taking place under the protection of Israeli soldiers who either stand by or actively accompany the settlers during the attacks.



Palestinian man shot as settlers, backed by army, assault residents near Bethlehem

Israeli settlers, backed by army soldiers, attacked Palestinians in the village of Kisan, east of Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports, citing local officials.

Salameh Rashaida, deputy head of the Kisan village council, said settlers assaulted residents with sticks, stones and tractors while they were ploughing their land in the Wadi Abu Ayash area.

Israeli forces accompanying the settlers opened fire, injuring a 25-year-old Palestinian man in the leg. He was taken to a hospital in Bethlehem for treatment, Wafa said.

For decades, the Israeli military has uprooted olive trees – an important Palestinian cultural symbol – across the West Bank as part of successive Israeli government efforts to seize Palestinian land and forcibly displace residents.

Settler violence has also been surging in the West Bank, with 757 attacks recorded in the first half of 2025 alone, according to data from the Israeli NGO Peace Now.


Palestinians survey damage in an industrial zone following an attack by Israeli settlers the previous day in the occupied West Bank village of Beit Lid, near Tulkarem


Israeli forces demolish more Palestinian homes in Masafer Yatta

Israeli forces on Wednesday demolished more Palestinian homes and livestock shelters in the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta, the collection of communities featured in the Oscar-winning, No Other Land.

Residents could do nothing but look on as armed military and police stood guard.


Israeli forces raid several West Bank towns, sparking confrontations

Israeli forces carried out several raids across the occupied West Bank this evening, sparking confrontations and further restricting Palestinian movement, the Wafa news agency reported.

In the town of Beita, south of Nablus, Israeli troops stormed the area under heavy gunfire and fired tear gas, leading to confrontations with residents, according to local sources.

In Hebron, soldiers welded shut the main doors of several homes belonging to the Idris family in the Jaber neighbourhood near the Ibrahimi Mosque.

More than 750 Palestinian families in the Old City are living under increasingly harsh conditions due to Israeli restrictions, curfews and daily harassment by soldiers and armed settlers, Wafa said. Since October 2023, around 11 neighbourhoods have been placed under nightly curfews, with residents facing severe limitations on movement even during the day.

Israeli forces also raided the village of al-Mughayyir, northeast of Ramallah, sparking confrontations with residents. Soldiers backed settlers who attacked Palestinians working their land in a nearby village, and fired flares over the Khalayel area during the raid, Wafa added.



Unexploded missiles litter the rubble-strewn streets of Gaza City







Israeli army claims Palestinian fighters killed in south Gaza

In a short statement on X, the army claimed that it identified four fighters near its troops in Rafah in the southern Gaza.

“Immediately after identification, the forces on the ground fired” at the four, the statement says.

Hamas or any other Palestinian faction has yet to comment on these claims.


Israeli forces demolish residential buildings in Gaza City neighbourhood

Al Jazeera Arabic’s correspondent on the ground is reporting that Israeli forces have blown up several residential buildings in the Shujayea neighbourhood, east of Gaza City.

Israeli forces have been carrying out a wave of demolitions, targeting high-rise residential buildings, as well as smaller structures in Gaza City and also in the south, since the ceasefire was announced over a month ago.

Analysts say the destruction shows a clear intent to render the city uninhabitable, an act they say amounts to ethnic cleansing.


Israeli army says it killed Palestinian who crossed Gaza’s ‘yellow line’

The Israeli military says it shot and killed a person whom it accused of crossing the yellow line and approaching Israeli soldiers operating in the area of Khan Younis in the south of Gaza.

Israel has continued to fire at Palestinians – including families – who approach the demarcation line, an invisible boundary established under the first phase of the ceasefire.

Israeli troops have moved behind the yellow line, where satellite images show that they hold about 40 active military posts, but Palestinians say it is impossible for them to know where exactly the boundary is, opening them up to deadly dangers.

Israel remains in control of more than half of Gaza’s territory.


Israeli forces shoot and kill Palestinian man in Jabalia

A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli forces this evening in the Jabalia refugee camp, north of Gaza City, according to the Wafa news agency.

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that in the past 24 hours, the bodies of three Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks were recovered from under the rubble and brought to hospitals across the Gaza Strip.

Since the ceasefire came into effect on October 11, a total of 245 people have been killed and 627 injured, while 532 bodies have been recovered from beneath the debris, the ministry added.