ANTI-WAR campaigners have called for the further removal of US militarism from Britain after the country’s bombers were withdrawn from RAF Fairford.
Downing Street insisted the site remains safe following the withdrawal, despite initial reports linking it to recent threats against the base.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio later downplayed the move, saying: “It’s not unusual to see movement of assets to different parts of the world based on exercises, redeployments, people changing out and new people coming in, new planes coming in and old planes going out.”
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament general secretary Sophie Bolt welcomed the removal of the B-1 bombers from the site, saying it was “something we have long campaigned for.”
“This also extends the extends to the removal of US nuclear weapons — now stationed at RAF Lakenheath — US fighter jets, personnel and US military control of RAF bases,” she said.
“It’s time to end the uncontrolled and unaccountable foreign military presence in this country.”
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A view of fighter jet being prepared ahead of Israeli army’s attack on Iran, on October 26, 2024 in Israel. [Israel Defense Forces (IDF) – Anadolu Agency]
Israel is preparing for possible new military action against Iran, either in coordination with the US or independently, Israeli media reported Monday.
The Israel Hayom newspaper said the Israeli army is preparing for a potential attack against Iran while maintaining close intelligence and operational cooperation with the US military.
The report said Israel is also getting ready for possible preemptive action or a response to an Iranian attack, although it assessed the likelihood of an Israeli or US attack before the US midterm elections in November as relatively low.
Israel continues to view Iran’s nuclear program as a major concern, the newspaper added.
Separately, Israeli news website Walla reported Sunday that the US is preparing to send additional forces and aircraft to Israel in the coming weeks amid preparations for a possible escalation in the Middle East.
Citing unnamed security sources, Walla said around 3,000 US military personnel are currently deployed across Israel, including troops operating air defense systems as well as pilots, support crews and logistics personnel.
It said additional US forces and aircraft are expected to arrive in the coming weeks as Washington strengthens its military presence in the region.
The outlet said the Israeli military is continuing preparations for a possible new confrontation with Iran or a rapid deterioration in regional tensions, while maintaining close coordination with the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
The reports come as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Tehran was ready to continue pursuing diplomacy to reach what he called a “fair solution.”
Iran presented seven conditions to Washington through Qatari mediators during meetings on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in late September concerning the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump later said Washington had not accepted the Iranian conditions.
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Israeli prosecutors charged a Bar-Ilan University mathematics professor Monday with preparing a terrorist attack, blackmail and obstruction of justice for plotting to kill hundreds of Arab citizens and force thousands more to flee to Jordan, Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media.
The State Prosecutor’s Office said the suspect, whose identity remains under a gag order, developed a “thorough and detailed” plan over nearly three years and sought assistance from “subversive elements” in the Israeli Air Force, artillery and armored corps, The Times of Israel reported.
The suspect, around 60 years old, was arrested Sept. 17 and has admitted to the charges against him, according to prosecutors.
The indictment says he spent the past 18 months trying to recruit people for the plan and sought a “significant political figure” who could help enlist armed participants.
He eventually approached former Likud lawmaker Moshe Feiglin, whose Zehut faction has teamed up with extremist Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s Religious Zionism party ahead of the Oct. 27 election, the newspaper said.
After Feiglin did not respond, the professor tried about a month ago to blackmail him into joining while using methods to conceal the plan and obstruct its discovery, prosecutors said.
Feiglin, his deputy Yitzhak Hai Zaga and Zehut executive director Shai Malka later handed police threatening letters they received from the suspect, according to a court filing.
The professor called the plan “Ayit,” Hebrew for “eagle,” also used as an acronym for a phrase meaning “the nation will carry out transfer,” referring to the expulsion of Palestinians.
He began working on the plan in February 2023 following the 2021 protests in mixed Arab-Jewish cities, the newspaper said.
As part of the preparations, the Israeli professor obtained numerous aerial photographs of the northern Bedouin town of Tuba-Zangariyye in northern Israel in March 2023 and visited the area several times to identify what he considered suitable access and attack routes.
He also prepared a 20-page document for recruits, which he kept at both his home and his Bar-Ilan University office.
The plan called for 72 armed Jewish attackers, divided into 12 groups of six, to simultaneously attack Arab population centers with firearms and axes, with support from sympathetic elements in the military.
It estimated that 600 to 700 people would be killed and stipulated that at least half of the attackers, including the professor, should hold gun licenses.
The document also called for women and children to be targeted and for the attacks to be broadcast on social media in real time to drive Arabs to flee Israel and the occupied West Bank.
It envisioned appeals for soldiers, police officers, Israeli occupiers, and criminals to join the attacks after they began.
The professor planned to gather 71 other participants at an event organized by a candidate in the 2026 election under the guise of a campaign gathering, with the attacks scheduled for the following day, the indictment said.
Around June, he asked his daughter to recruit acquaintances among the so-called “hilltop youth,” a term referring to extremist Israeli occupiers in the West Bank, but she refused.
The Central District Attorney’s Office filed the indictment at Lod District Court and asked that he remain in custody until the end of the proceedings.
Bar-Ilan University said it was “shocked” by the charges and suspended the professor pending the conclusion of the legal process.
Arab Israelis make up about 21% of Israel’s population of more than 10 million.
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A view of damaged buildings as Palestinian families displaced by Israel’s relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip struggle to survive in makeshift tents they have set up around the Islamic University building, which was heavily damaged in Israeli attacks in Gaza City, Gaza, Palestine, on Spetember 29, 2026. [Mahmoud Abu Hamda – Anadolu Agency]
Around 82% of buildings in the Gaza Strip have been damaged as a result of Israel’s genocide since Oct. 8, 2023, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) said Monday, Anadolu reports.
The agency said in a statement marking World Habitat Day that around 201,290 buildings in Gaza had been damaged, representing about 82% of all buildings in the enclave, according to figures through June 16, 2026.
It explained that 134,422 buildings were completely destroyed, while 13,848 sustained severe damage and around 328,627 housing units were damaged.
Since Oct. 8, 2023, Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza has killed more than 74,000 Palestinians and injured over 175,000 others, and destroyed around 90% of the enclave’s infrastructure.
The destruction has also affected water and wastewater infrastructure, around 90% of which had been damaged or destroyed as of the first half of 2026, PCBS said.
The agency said that 82% of households in Gaza face water insecurity, while around 70% receive only about six liters (1.6 gallons) of water per person per day.
Despite a ceasefire in effect since Oct. 10, 2025, Israeli attacks have killed 1,445 Palestinians and injured 5,072 others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Israel also continues to restrict the entry of agreed quantities of food, medicine, medical supplies, shelter materials and prefabricated homes into Gaza, where around 2.4 million Palestinians live, including 2.15 million displaced people, according to the agency.
In the occupied West Bank, Israeli attacks and home demolitions have continued since the beginning of the year alongside increased occupier attacks, land seizures and displacement, PCBS said.
Citing figures from the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, the agency said Israeli authorities carried out around 341 demolition operations during the first half of 2026.
The operations resulted in the demolition of 740 Palestinian structures, while Israeli authorities issued 254 demolition notices on the grounds of lacking permits, it said.
Since the start of the Gaza war in October 2023, the Israeli army and occupiers have intensified attacks in the West Bank, involving killings, arrests, displacement, home demolitions, land leveling and illegal settlement expansion.
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Civilians receive training on the use of long-barreled firearms, multiple rocket launchers and air defense systems during drills held in Tehran, Iran, on October 04, 2026. [Fatemeh Bahrami – Anadolu Agency]
Iran is reviewing the US response to a proposal submitted by Tehran and is preparing for various possible scenarios, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said on Sunday.
The official said Iran was closely monitoring developments surrounding its proposal and Washington’s response, according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency.
He added that Tehran remained prepared to deal with different potential scenarios as diplomatic efforts continued with the aim of reaching understandings between Iran and the United States.
The remarks come as attention remains focused on the outcome of negotiations between Washington and Tehran and their potential implications for relations between the two countries and developments in the region.
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