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Israel designates 45 acres of land in Bethlehem, Hebron as ‘state land’
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Israeli forces install road barriers and erect barbed wire fences surrounding the town of Sinjil, near Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine on October 19, 2026. [Issam Rimawi – Anadolu Agency]
Israel has declared about 183 dunums (45 acres) of land in the towns of Battir, Sa’ir and al-Shuyukh in the occupied West Bank districts of Bethlehem and Hebron as “state land”, the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission said on Monday.
The government body said in a statement that the two declarations were issued on 18^th October and signed by the official responsible for government and abandoned property in the Israeli occupation’s “Civil Administration”. It said the measures were linked to settlement expansion and efforts to legalise settlement outposts.
Declaring land “state land” allows Israeli authorities to take control of it and manage and dispose of it under the laws and procedures they apply, preventing its owners from using it or benefiting from it.
The first declaration, named Bar Kokhba, covers 64.06 dunams belonging to Battir, in land-registration basins 12 and 13, the commission said.
It added that the declaration was linked to a settlement project previously known as Nahal Hiltz, which developed from the agricultural outpost of Neve Ori. The Israeli government approved the establishment of a settlement at the site in June 2024, before the project was later renamed Bar Kokhba, it said.
READ: UK threatens sanctions against firms linked to Israel’s illegal settlements in West Bank
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Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says he wishes someone would lock him up, small Orca speaks bluntly.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
Ed Miliband says that he and the Labour Party are full of shit criminalising people holding signs as terrorists despite anything he says.

Andy Burnham stands with Israel
21 October 2026
German activists block arms factories over weapons exports to Israel
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Seven activists from the pro-Palestinian group “Peacefully Against Genocide” stage a sit-in at the entrance of the Rheinmetall premises in the Wedding district, gluing their hands to the ground as they protest the company over allegations of supplying weapons to Israel, in Berlin, Germany on April 10, 2026. [Halil Sağırkaya – Anadolu Agency]
Pro-Palestinian activists blocked entrances to several German arms manufacturing sites on Tuesday, protesting the country’s continued weapons exports to Israel, Anadolu reports.
The coordinated sit-ins were organized by the group Peacefully Against Genocide.
Protesters targeted multiple locations of weapons manufacturers, including Rheinmetall facilities and a General Dynamics site.
In Berlin, demonstrators staged a sit-in in front of Rheinmetall’s plant in Wedding.
Laila Fuisz of Peacefully Against Genocide said in a statement that for three years people in Palestine have been killed daily.
“For three years Israel has been committing a genocide against Palestinians,” she said.
Despite that, the German government continues to approve weapons deliveries to Israel and companies such as Rheinmetall produce at full speed, Fuisz stressed.
READ: Germany urges Israel to ensure delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza
“International law clearly prohibits participation in genocide through weapons deliveries, but that does not stop the state from continuing to deliver weapons,” she said.
“We are blocking weapons factories because it is necessary – not to break a law, but to defend the rights of all and protect human lives.”
Another protesters, Bedia Ozakyol, said she joined because her heart breaks every day when she hears that children in Gaza are killed by Israeli soldiers,
“My children are growing up in a world where this is supposed to be normal. I cannot accept that,” she said, according to the statement. “I cannot stand by and watch as states enable the death of children. That is why I am sitting here, for all children.”
Another protester quoted in the statement said deadly weapons were being touted as progress. “Is it progress when a weapon injures more severely and kills faster? I find that unbearable,” the activist said. “This happens in the middle of our city while families in Palestine lie under rubble.”
Further anti-genocide protests are planned across the country.
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Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says he wishes someone would lock him up, small Orca speaks bluntly.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
Ed Miliband says that he and the Labour Party are full of shit criminalising people holding signs as terrorists despite anything he says.

Andy Burnham stands with Israel
21 October 2026
UK to deploy Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for defensive missions
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Eurofighter Typhoon jet from the UK’s Royal Air Force lands at Murted Air Base in Ankara for inspection by Turkish officials on December 18, 2024 [Turkish Defense Ministry/Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images]
The UK will deploy Royal Air Force Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia to protect its cities and critical infrastructure against Houthi attacks, the British government announced Tuesday, Anadolu reports.
The aircraft will conduct defensive missions to protect Saudi airspace against missile and drone attacks but will not carry out offensive strikes against the Houthis, according to a government statement.
The UK will also deploy an RAF A400M transport aircraft to facilitate the movement of defense materiel within Saudi Arabia.
Military advisers will be sent to support Saudi staff officers, the government said.
READ: Saudi Arabia postpones future investment initiative until 2027 following Houthi attacks
London will also extend air-to-air refueling support for Saudi defensive air operations, including operations targeting Houthi military assets in Yemen.
“The continuing attacks from the Houthis on our ally Saudi Arabia are absolutely despicable,” Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said in the statement.
“The targeting of the airport in Riyadh in particular shows the lengths the Houthis are going to escalate the situation in the region,” he added.
The government warned that escalating violence in the Gulf could affect the UK through higher living costs, disruptions to energy supplies and increased costs for British businesses.
READ: UK’s ‘double lock’ on arms exports to Israel has led to no new licence suspensions, CAAT says
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Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says he wishes someone would lock him up, small Orca speaks bluntly.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
Ed Miliband says that he and the Labour Party are full of shit criminalising people holding signs as terrorists despite anything he says.

Andy Burnham stands with Israel
21 October 2026
Israel’s Ben-Gvir boasts of Gaza’s destruction, mocks Palestinian residents in AI-generated video
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The Israel Land Authority teams accompanied by Israeli police and Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir demolish structures at the headquarters of UNRWA in Jerusalem on January 20, 2026. [Mostafa Alkharouf – Anadolu Agency]
Israeli far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir boasted Tuesday of the destruction of the Gaza Strip and mocked Palestinian residents in a campaign video released ahead of parliamentary elections, Anadolu reports.
Ben-Gvir, leader of the far-right Jewish Power party, posted the AI-generated clip on US social media platform X, presenting a vision of Gaza in 2030 based on the widespread destruction inflicted by his government.
The video shows the enclave as a ghost town, with its schools, infrastructure and port destroyed.
A scene showing a donkey is followed by the party’s message: “You’d have to be a donkey to stay in Gaza,” mocking Palestinians who remain.
Ben-Gvir has repeatedly demanded occupying Gaza, displacing its Palestinian population and establishing Israeli settlements on the territory.
READ: Israel’s Ben-Gvir uses fines against mosques in election campaigning
Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, launched with US support in October 2023, has killed more than 74,000 victims and injured over 175,000, while destroying 90% of civilian infrastructure.
Despite a ceasefire that has been in effect since Oct. 10, 2025, Israel has continued shelling, shooting and demolishing Palestinian structures, further expanding the destruction.
The campaign video comes after Arab parties accused Ben-Gvir on Sunday of exploiting his measures and violations against Palestinians to rally support and intimidate Arab voters.
Israel is scheduled to hold parliamentary elections on Oct. 27, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc competing against opposition parties.
A Channel 12 poll published Monday projected 55 seats for opposition parties and 51 for Netanyahu’s ruling coalition, leaving both blocs short of the 61 seats needed for a majority in the 120-seat Knesset.
READ: Netanyahu says Ben-Gvir will hold prominent ministerial position in next government
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Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says he wishes someone would lock him up, small Orca speaks bluntly.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
Ed Miliband says that he and the Labour Party are full of shit criminalising people holding signs as terrorists despite anything he says.

Andy Burnham stands with Israel
20 October 2026
Netanyahu says Ben-Gvir will hold prominent ministerial position in next government
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Israeli right wing Knesset member Itamar ben Gvir (R) chats with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L) during the swearing in ceremony of the new Israeli government at the Knesset (Israeli parliament) in Jerusalem. [Photo by ABIR SULTAN/POOL/AFP via Getty Images]
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir would hold a prominent position in any future government he forms, following a public dispute over whether Ben-Gvir’s far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) party would be included in the next governing coalition.
In a video circulated on social media, Netanyahu told residents of the Israeli city of Lod that “Ben-Gvir will be a prominent minister” in the government he hopes to establish after the 27^th October parliamentary elections.
Netanyahu did not specify which portfolio Ben-Gvir would receive. Ben-Gvir currently serves as national security minister and leads Otzma Yehudit.
The remarks came a day after Ben-Gvir accused Netanyahu’s office of assuring several European Union countries that his party would be excluded from the next government.
According to the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth, Ben-Gvir claimed to have obtained documented information indicating that Netanyahu’s office had made formal commitments to European officials.
“According to confirmed and documented information that reached me in recent days, the Prime Minister’s office formally pledged to several European Union countries that Ben-Gvir would not be part of the next government,” he said.
Netanyahu’s Likud party rejected the allegations, describing them as “false political maneuvers.”
Likud also stated that Netanyahu intended to retain his existing coalition partners in any future government.
The dispute followed accusations by Otzma Yehudit on Saturday that Netanyahu was considering forming a unity government with former Israeli military chief Gadi Eisenkot while excluding Ben-Gvir and his party.
The disagreement comes amid uncertainty over the composition of Israel’s next government.
Opinion polls cited in the report indicate that neither Netanyahu’s political bloc nor the opposition bloc is projected to secure the 61 seats required for a majority in the 120-member Knesset, raising questions about potential coalition arrangements following the election.
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This work by Middle East Monitor is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Orcas discuss rotting brain, front Orca says he wishes someone would lock him up, small Orca speaks bluntly.
Keir Starmer objects to criticism of the IDF. He asks how could anyone object to them starving people to death, forced marches like the Nazis did, bombing Gaza’s hospitals and universities, mass-murdering journalists, healthworkers and starving people queuing for food, killing and raping prisoners and murdering children. He calls for people to stop obstructing his genocide for Israel. New Labour UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham continues Labour party policy of active support and complicity in Israel’s genocide.
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham admits to blatently lying and engaging in deception to become leader of the UK Labour Party and Prime Minister.
Ed Miliband says that he and the Labour Party are full of shit criminalising people holding signs as terrorists despite anything he says.

Andy Burnham stands with Israel
20 October 2026

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