Israel Demolishes Dozens of Bedouin Homes
By AFP 13 October, 2026 Men salvage scrap from the rubble of destroyed buildings of the Abu Wadi Bedouin community that were demolished for lack of construction permits, in the village of al-Dhahiyah near Rahat in Israel's southern district on October 12, 2026. (AFP) Approximately 400 people were affected by the demolitions in the Negev desert. Residents say they have nowhere else to go after their homes were destroyed. RAHAT: Under an overcast sky in southern Israel, Bedouin
Arab News 1
Oct 13
Deadly air strikes highlight Egypt-Sudan border insecuritY
By Mohammad Mansour October 12, 2026 Repeated air raids targeting civilian gold miners reveal deepening regional instability as Sudan’s devastating conflict spills across porous borders. Credit: Mohnd Blal/AP An alleged air strike on a gold mining site in northern Sudan has killed at least 72 workers, according to a rights group, highlighting the severe security vacuum along the country’s increasingly lawless border with Egypt. The Khartoum-based rights group Emergency Lawyer
Al Jazeera
Oct 13
Israel’s ‘Yellow Line’ Squeezes Palestinians In Gaza
By Mohammed Haddad 12 October 2026 (Al Jazeera) A year into a ‘ceasefire’, Israel restricts access to 65 percent of Gaza and crams 2.1 million people into the rest. Israel has expanded its military occupation in the Gaza Strip in violation of a United States-brokered ‘ceasefire’, forcing Palestinians into an ever-smaller share of the besieged territory, devastated by Israel’s ongoing genocidal war. Nearly two-thirds of Gaza is now under Israeli military control or subject to
Al Jazeera
Oct 12
Chaos across airports as Houthis claim Riyadh strikes
By Middle East Eye Staff 12 October 2026 A CCTV screengrab shows the moment King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was hit in a Houthi strike, 10 October 2026 (Saudi Media Ministry/AFP) Terminals across Saudi Arabia were left in chaos on Monday after repeated attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport and warnings issued by Yemen’s Houthi group. Several airlines halted operations and over a third of all planned flights in the country were cancelled. Approxima
Middle East Eye
Oct 12
Seychelles: Faure Tells UN the Impact of Middle East Conflict
October 12, 2026 By: The Seychelles Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora Credit: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora The Minister for Foreign Affairs and the Diaspora, Mr. Barry Faure, received the Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser of the United Nations Secretary General on Africa, H.E. Ms. Ahunna Eziakonwa at Maison Queau de Quinssy on Monday 12 October 2026. Discussions focused on the impact the war in the Middle East has had on Seychelles’ ec
Lebanon seizes Hezbollah explosives, fears of assassinations
By Danielle Greyman-Kennard October 11, 2026 Lebanese forces seized 500 kg. of explosives allegedly linked to Hezbollah, sparking fears of political assassinations and renewed calls to disarm the group. Credit: The Jerusalem Post Lebanese forces seized hundreds of kilograms of explosives from a vehicle at a checkpoint in Dahr al-Baidar in the Bekaa Valley late last week, according to statements by Lebanese officials, which suggest the two people arrested in connection with th
The Jerusalem Post
Oct 11
Syria: detentions of Syrians by Israeli forces
By The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights October 9, 2026 © Huseyin Mesal / Anadolu Delivered by Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Shabia Mantoo Location Geneva The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, is concerned by the continuing impact of Israeli military operations on civilians in southern Syria. Some 280 incidents involving armed Israeli incursions into Syria were recorded in September alone, through
Israeli settler attacks target Palestinian olive harvest in West Bank
By Al Jazeera Staff and Anadolu October 9, 2026 At least 19 settler attacks recorded across territory on Friday as Israeli forces separately detain 16 Palestinians. Israeli soldiers approach a Palestinian farmer during the harvest season in the Palestinian-owned olive groves in the village of Rantes near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank, October 6, 2026 [AFP] Israeli settlers have carried out attacks and pogroms disrupting the Palestinian olive harvest in the West Bank, wh
Al Jazeera Media Network
Oct 10
Lebanon Country Report 2026
August 2026 By Aiden Carlton Genocide Watch A man waves a Lebanese flag as he stands amid the rubble of a building destroyed in Israeli strikes, in Tyre, Lebanon, November 27, 2024 [Adnan Abidi/Reuters] On April 16, 2026, a United States (US)-brokered ceasefire took effect in Lebanon between Hezbollah and Israel, who have been engaged in a multi-staged armed conflict since October 8, 2024, following Hamas’ invasion of Israel the day prior, in which it committed genocidal atta
Genocide Watch
Oct 5
West Bank Raids Spread as Over 6,500 Palestinians Displaced
By Palestine Chronicle Staff October 1, 2026 Israeli settlers attack a Palestinian community in the occupied West Bank. (Photo: via QNN) Israeli occupation forces raided Palestinian communities across the West Bank as settler attacks continued, with thousands displaced since 2023, OCHA reported. Key Developments Israeli occupation forces searched homes across the West Bank early Thursday, detained a Palestinian in Tammun and seized a vehicle in Tuqu’. Settlers stole Palestini
Syria: Reconstruction Deals Lack Critical Rights Framework
Human Rights Watch September 27, 2026 Government, Donors, Investors Should Ensure Rebuilding Serves Communities A destroyed school in Ghadfa village, Idlib countryside, Syria. © 2026 Ali Haj Suleiman/Human Rights Watch (Amman) – The Syrian transitional government is signing billions of dollars in reconstruction deals without a human rights framework that would ensure that rebuilding respects, protects, and fulfills the rights of affected people, Human Rights Watch said today.
Human Rights Watch
Oct 4
Arab party chiefs barred from Israeli election
By Ariela Karmel September 23, 2026 Sohlberg, attorney general, all opposition parties back disqualification of Joint List party’s No. 3 in unusual consensus; panel also disqualifies Hadash MK Ofer Cassif Balad chair Sami Abou Shahdeh appears on a screen behind the Central Elections Committee during a disqualification hearing at the Knesset in Jerusalem, September 23, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) The Central Elections Committee voted 30-4 Wednesday to disqualify the largely
Ariela Karmel
Sep 29
