{"id":20005,"date":"2025-11-01T21:20:35","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T21:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/?p=20005"},"modified":"2025-11-09T16:49:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T16:49:46","slug":"weekly-international-news-review-oct-25th-31th-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/intl-crimes-doc.org\/fr\/weekly-international-news-review-oct-25th-31th-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEKLY INTERNATIONAL NEWS REVIEW &#8211; Oct. 25th-31th 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20005\" class=\"elementor elementor-20005\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a717d9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7a717d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42fcdb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42fcdb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span style=\"background-color: #0015ce; color: white; padding: 2px; font-size: 28px;\">OVERVIEW<\/span><\/b><\/p><p><em>Week 44<\/em><\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>During the last week of October 2025, in <strong>Tanzania, killings, abductions, and disappearances of opposition members<\/strong> were reported before the elections. After the vote on October 29th, <strong>700 protesters were killed by armed forces<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In <strong>Sudan, the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) seized Darfur<\/strong>, where over <strong>2,000 civilians were executed<\/strong>, including <strong>460 massacred at a maternity<\/strong>. International Organizations denounced <strong>ethnic cleansing<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In the<strong> DRC<\/strong>, the UN appointed <strong>investigators to probe war crimes in Kivu<\/strong>.<br \/>In <strong>Zimbabwe, opposition offices and activists\u2019 homes were burned<\/strong> ahead of protests against President\u2019s plan to extend his rule. In <strong>Cameroon<\/strong>, post-election protests left <strong>multiple civilians shot dead<\/strong> as authorities admitted using lethal force. <strong>Gambia vowed to arrest ex-president<\/strong> pledging prosecution for <strong>past human rights violations<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In <strong>Lebanon<\/strong>, <strong>Israeli strikes killed several people<\/strong>, while <strong>UN peacekeepers shot down an Israeli aircraft<\/strong> approaching their patrol.<br \/>In <strong>Palestine<\/strong>, renewed <strong>Israeli airstrikes killed more than 100<\/strong>, including 35 children, despite the ceasefire. In the <strong>West Bank<\/strong>, <strong>Israeli forces killed three Palestinians<\/strong> near Jenin, claiming they were planning an attack.<br \/>In <strong>Syria<\/strong>, <strong>gunmen attacked Druzes<\/strong> near Suweida, <strong>killing two<\/strong> amid ongoing sectarian tensions.<br \/>In <strong>Yemen, Houthi rebels arrested UN employees<\/strong> in Sana\u2019a for alleged espionage.<\/p><p>In <strong>Eastern Europe<\/strong>, <strong>Russian strikes killed several civilians<\/strong> across Ukraine, including at a children\u2019s hospital in Kherson, while <strong>Ukraine\u2019s attacks killed one in Russia<\/strong>\u2019s Belgorod region. A <strong>British citizen was arrested <\/strong>in Kyiv for <strong>spying for Moscow<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In <strong>Myanmar<\/strong>, ASEAN declined to send election observers, and <strong>three artists were arrested for expressing political opinions<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In <strong>Sudan and Gaza<\/strong>, the <strong>Red Cross condemned attacks on aid workers and deliberate targeting of civilians<\/strong>, warning of grave breaches of international humanitarian law.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c546bb1 elementor-toc--minimized-on-tablet elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"c546bb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h2&quot;,&quot;h4&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;,&quot;h6&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;icon&quot;:{&quot;value&quot;:&quot;fas fa-flag&quot;,&quot;library&quot;:&quot;fa-solid&quot;,&quot;rendered_tag&quot;:&quot;&lt;svg class=\\&quot;e-font-icon-svg e-fas-flag\\&quot; 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One <strong>opposition leader was found dead<\/strong>, his body covered in acid, while a <strong>young activist was reportedly kidnapped<\/strong>. In April, Father Charles Kitima was severely <strong>beaten after a meeting on democracy<\/strong> with religious leaders; he claims the police know the identity of the attackers but have not filed a report. The Tanganyika Law Society says it has documented <strong>83 disappearances of opposition members<\/strong> since 2021, including 20 in recent weeks. The government dismissed the accusations as \u201cbaseless\u201d and claimed the NGO had not given it a fair chance to respond.<\/p><p data-start=\"91\" data-end=\"1173\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>700 DEAD IN PROTESTS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 31, 2025<\/strong>, Tanzania\u2019s main opposition party Chadema reported that around <strong>700 people were killed<\/strong> <strong>during nationwide protests<\/strong> against the government, following elections marred by the exclusion of major opposition figures. John Kitoka, Chadema\u2019s spokesperson, stated that 350 died in Dar es Salaam and over 200 in Mwanza, with additional fatalities elsewhere. A diplomatic source called the toll \u201crather credible,\u201d while Amnesty International reported that security forces are controlling hospitals to suppress casualty figures. Internet remains blocked, and hospitals refuse to comment due to fear of reprisals.<\/p><p>Hamisi Mbeto, a ruling party spokesperson justified the blackout by claiming it prevents the spread of rumors. Protests continued despite a curfew in Dar es Salaam, targeting President Samia Suluhu Hassan. The military chief, Jacob Mkunda, labeled protesters as \u201ccriminals\u201d.<\/p><p>Opposition leader Tundu Lissu is in detention with treason charges. Witnesses, fearing arrest, spoke anonymously, with one stating, \u201cThere has never been a credible election since 1995.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>SUDAN<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RSF CLAIMS CONTROL OF DARFUR<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 26, 2025<\/strong>,<strong> Sudan\u2019s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitaries claimed control of el-Facher<\/strong>, the last major city in North Darfur held by the army, after seizing the army\u2019s headquarters. The army did not respond, but the Popular Resistance Committee, a civil group allied with the army, denied the city\u2019s fall, stating civilians continue to resist. The UN\u2019s humanitarian chief, Tom Fletcher, urged safe passage for trapped civilians, warning that hundreds of thousands face starvation, bombardment, and lack of medical care.<\/p><p>The RSF released videos showing celebrations inside the headquarters, but local resistance groups said fighting persists and the RSF only entered abandoned buildings.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>FAILURE TO PROTECT CIVILIANS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 27, 2025<\/strong>, Mini Minnawi, the pro-army governor of North Darfur, called for the protection of civilians in el-Facher following the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) announcement of seizing the city. Minnawi demanded an independent investigation into RSF abuses and the fate of displaced persons. Fighting continued around the airport and western districts, according to local resistance groups, who reported intense RSF shelling and the absence of army air support.<\/p><p>The RSF released videos showing <strong>hundreds of detained men<\/strong>, alleged army soldiers or allies, and claimed victory after capturing the army headquarters. <strong>Journalist Maamar Ibrahim was seen in RSF custody<\/strong>, prompting concerns from the Sudanese Journalists\u2019 Syndicate. The UN\u2019s Tom Fletcher and US envoy Massad Boulos reiterated calls for humanitarian corridors, as <strong>260,000 civilians,\u00a0 half of them children, remain trapped without food, water, or medical care<\/strong>. Local resistance groups accused the RSF of <strong>ethnic cleansing and violence against civilians<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>MASS EXECUTIONS IN EL-FACHER<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, the Joint Forces, allies of Sudan\u2019s army, accused the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) of <strong>executing over 2,000 unarmed civilians<\/strong> in el-Facher between October 26\u201327. The statement claimed most victims were women, children, and elderly. The UN had previously warned of <strong>rising risks of ethnically motivated atrocities<\/strong>, while a Yale University Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) report, supported by videos and satellite imagery, documented mass executions following the RSF\u2019s takeover of the city. HRL concluded there is a <strong>\u00ab\u00a0systematic, intentional ethnic cleansing\u00a0\u00bb targeting Fur, Zaghawa, and Barti ethnic communities, with mass executions and forced displacements<\/strong>.<\/p><p>The African Union (AU) denounced \u00ab\u00a0atrocities\u00a0\u00bb and \u00ab\u00a0presumed war crimes\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p><p>The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker T\u00fcrk, also expressed alarm over \u00ab\u00a0a growing risk of ethnically motivated atrocities,\u00a0\u00bb. Army chief General al-Burhane acknowledged the \u00ab\u00a0withdrawal of the army from El-Facher\u00a0\u00bb, vowing \u00ab\u00a0revenge\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>HUMANITARIAN VOLUNTEERS MURDERED<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) reported that <strong>five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers were killed<\/strong> <strong>and three others went missing<\/strong> while on duty in Bara, North Kordofan. The volunteers, wearing Red Crescent vests and carrying official IDs, were attacked despite protections guaranteed under international law. The IFRC condemned the killings, stating: \u00ab\u00a0Any attack on humanitarian teams is unacceptable.\u00a0\u00bb<\/p><p>The oil-rich Kordofan region is a major battleground in Sudan\u2019s civil war between the regular army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The RSF claimed control of Bara, a strategic crossroads to Darfur, on October 26. <strong>The Sudanese Red Crescent has lost 21 staff members since the conflict began<\/strong> in April 2023. The UN Human Rights Office also reported summary executions of civilians in Bara by RSF fighters, with \u00ab\u00a0dozens killed\u00a0\u00bb after being accused of supporting the Sudanese Armed Forces.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>FEARS OF ETHNIC CLEANSING<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, mounting evidence and survivor testimonies raised alarms over ethnic cleansing in El-Facher, Darfur, after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) took control. <strong>Civilians fleeing to Tawila described \u00ab\u00a0genocide scenes\u00a0\u00bb<\/strong> to AFP. The Sudanese government, backed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhane, accused the RSF of deliberately targeting mosques. Mona Nour Al-Daem, the government\u2019s humanitarian aid official, alleged that the Adr\u00e9 border crossing with Chad was used to smuggle weapons to the RSF.<\/p><p>The RSF\u2019s political branch denied the allegations, claiming many videos are \u00ab\u00a0fabricated by the army and its allies.\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>SATELLITE EVIDENCE CONFIRMS ONGOING MASSACRES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 29, 2025<\/strong>, new satellite imagery analyzed by Yale\u2019s Humanitarian Research Lab (HRL) confirms that <strong>mass killings continued in El-Facher during the 48 hours<\/strong> following the RSF\u2019s takeover, including executions near two hospitals and systematic killings on the eastern fortifications.<\/p><p>Over <strong>33,000 people have fled to Tawila<\/strong>, 70 km west, where 650,000 displaced already live in dire conditions. Only 177,000 civilians remain in El-Facher, down from over a million before the war. Satellite communications are cut, except for the RSF-controlled Starlink network, and access to the city remains blocked.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>MASSACRE AT MATERNITY<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 29, 2025<\/strong>, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that more than <strong>460 patients and companions were killed at the Saudi Maternity Hospital in El-Facher<\/strong>, <strong>following RSF attacks<\/strong> and the abduction of healthcare workers. The WHO called for an immediate ceasefire.<\/p><p>Mohamed Daglo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), acknowledged \u00ab\u00a0a disaster\u00a0\u00bb in El-Facher, stating that \u00ab\u00a0those who committed errors will be held accountable\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p><p>Local resistance committees reported ongoing clashes in western El-Facher, where remaining soldiers are making a last stand. The Red Cross expressed shock at \u00ab\u00a0horrific atrocities\u00a0\u00bb and immense suffering among civilians.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>BODIES COVERING THE STREETS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 30, 2025<\/strong>, survivors of El-Facher\u2019s fall to the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on October 26\u201327, 2025 started to recount their escapes, describing <strong>streets littered with corpses, executions and looting<\/strong>.<\/p><p>A mother of five saw seven RSF fighters enter her home, kill her 16-year-old son, and loot her belongings. She fled with neighbors, passing \u00ab\u00a0numerous bodies\u00a0\u00bb and abandoned wounded on the road to Garni. Another witness described fleeing Zamzam camp: \u201cSome bodies were reduced to bones.\u201d His family now sleeps in the open in Tawila, with no shelter.<\/p><p>Emtithal Mahmoud, a 32-year-old Darfuri in the US, recognized her cousin\u2019s corpse in an RSF video. They mocked her body saying \u201cGet up if you can\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RSF DETAIN OWN FIGHTERS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 31, 2025<\/strong>, the <strong>Rapid Support Forces (RSF), announced the arrest of several of their own fighters<\/strong> accused of committing abuses during the capture of El-Facher. In a late Thursday statement, the RSF declared that the arrests were made \u201cin compliance with orders from the hierarchy\u201d.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>U.N. NAMES INVESTIGATORS FOR KIVU PROVINCES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 27, 2025<\/strong>, the <strong>UN Human Rights Council announced the appointment of three experts to investigate abuses in DRC<\/strong>\u2019s North and South Kivu provinces: Arnauld Akodjenou (Benin) as head, assisted by Maxine Marcus (Germany\/USA) and Cl\u00e9ment Nyaletsossi Voule (Togo). The move follows months of delay due to budget cuts, primarily from the US and other states.<\/p><p>The region, rich in minerals, has suffered armed conflict for over 30 years, with violence surging since 2021 as the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group seized Goma (January) and Bukavu (February). Thousands have died and hundreds of thousands displaced this year alone. The Council\u2019s February resolution <strong>tasked the commission with documenting violations and identifying perpetrators for accountability<\/strong>. The team is to visit DRC by January 2026.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>ZIMBABWE<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>OPPOSITION OFFICES BURNT<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>,<strong> several attacks targeted opposition and civil society gatherings<\/strong> in Zimbabwe ahead of President Emmerson Mnangagwa\u2019s annual State of the Nation address. In Harare, <strong>the offices of the Southern African Political Economy Series (SAPES) were set on fire<\/strong> overnight, according to its director Ibbo Mandaza, who reported that about ten assailants arrived shortly after midnight, <strong>abducted a security guard<\/strong>, and <strong>threw an incendiary bomb inside<\/strong>. <strong>The home of activist Gilbert Bgwende<\/strong>, a member of the Constitutional Defense Forum, <strong>was also burned<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In Bulawayo, a planned press conference was cancelled when the venue was surrounded by State security agents and affiliated armed groups, said organizer Prince Dubeko Sibanda. Opposition figures including lawyer Tendai Biti and former MP Job Sikhala condemned the incidents. The attacks occurred amid <strong>growing opposition to the ruling Zanu-PF party\u2019s proposal to amend the constitution<\/strong> and extend Mnangagwa\u2019s presidency to 2030, a move critics say deepens authoritarianism in the country.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>GAMBIA<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>GAMBIA VOWS TO ARREST EX-PRESIDENT IF HE <\/strong><strong>RETURNS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, the Gambian government announced it <strong>would arrest and prosecute former president Yahya Jammeh, should he return from exile<\/strong> in Equatorial Guinea, following his recent message claiming he would come back in November. In a statement issued by the Ministry of Information, authorities said that \u201cvigorous legal procedures\u201d would be initiated, including investigation, arrest, and trial, while guaranteeing due process and fair treatment. Supporters of Jammeh gathered on Sunday in his native village of Kanilai, celebrating his announced return.<\/p><p><strong>Jammeh, who ruled Gambia from 1994 to 2017, is accused of widespread human rights abuses<\/strong>, including killings, torture, sexual violence and State asset misuse. The government dismissed claims of any immunity deal, insisting no such agreement exists. It reiterated that returning to the country \u201cdoes not exempt anyone from accountability for serious alleged crimes.\u201d <strong>In 2022, the government accepted recommendations from a truth commission to prosecute 70 individuals linked to abuses under Jammeh\u2019s rule<\/strong>, and in December 2024, the ECOWAS approved the creation of a <strong>special court to prosecute crimes committed during his regime<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>CAMEROO<\/strong><strong>N<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>PROTESTERS KILLED IN POST-ELECTORAL CRISIS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025,<\/strong> <strong>Cameroonian security forces violently repressed protests<\/strong> in Douala (southwest) and Garoua (north), following the official announcement of President Paul Biya\u2019s re-election to an eighth term with 53.66% of the vote. The results, published on October 27, were immediately contested by main opponent Issa Tchiroma Bakary. Despite bans, hundreds heeded Tchiroma\u2019s call to demonstrate. <strong>Multiple civilians were shot dead, injured, or arrested<\/strong> during the crackdown, according to reports received by the UN Human Rights Office.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>AUTHORITIES ADMIT USING LETHAL FORCE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, Cameroon\u2019s Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji <strong>acknowledged that \u201cillegal protests\u201d resulted in deaths and widespread destruction of public and private property<\/strong> across several cities, including Dschang, Ngon, Guider, Garoua and Douala. He blamed opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary for \u201cirresponsibility\u201d.<\/p><p>In Douala, four protesters died on Sunday, according to regional authorities, while Tchiroma reported two deaths among his supporters in Garoua, claiming snipers targeted them. Over 200 arrests were made in Douala; mostly of \u201cvandals\u201d said Littoral Governor Samuel Dieudonn\u00e9 Ivaha Diboua.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>LEBANON<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>THREE KILLED IN ISRAELI STRIKES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 26, 2025<\/strong>, Lebanese authorities reported <strong>three deaths in Israeli airstrikes<\/strong>: one in Naqoura, another in Baalbek, and a Syrian national also in Baalbek. Israel\u2019s military claimed it killed Ali Hussein Al-Moussawi, a Hezbollah arms trafficker in the Bekaa region, and Abed Mahmoud Al-Sayyed in Naqoura, accusing him of rebuilding Hezbollah\u2019s military capabilities. The Lebanese Health Ministry and ANI news agency confirmed the strikes.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>U.N. FORCES DOWNED AN ISRAELI AIRCRAFT<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 27, 2025<\/strong>, the Israeli military accused the UN Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) of deliberately shooting down one of its reconnaissance drones in southern Lebanon.<\/p><p><strong>UNIFIL reported it countered an Israeli drone that had aggressively approached one of its patrols<\/strong> near Kfar Kila, prompting defensive measures to neutralize it. UNIFIL also reported the drone had <strong>dropped a grenade and that an Israeli tank later fired toward the peacekeepers<\/strong>, though no casualties were reported. Shoshani denied any intentional fire at UNIFIL.<\/p><p>This follows a September incident where <strong>UNIFIL accused Israeli drones of dropping grenades near its positions<\/strong>, which Israel dismissed as unintentional. The ceasefire agreement restricts deployment in southern Lebanon to the Lebanese army and UNIFIL only.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAELI RAID KILLS A CIVILIAN<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 30, 2025, Israeli forces raided Blida village in southern Lebanon, killing municipal employee Ibrahim Salam\u00e9.<\/strong> Witnesses reported hearing Israeli soldiers shouting before gunfire erupted. The Lebanese presidency condemned the \u201cunprecedented\u201d incursion and called on the army to resist further violations.<\/p><p>Israel claimed its troops fired at a \u201csuspect\u201d posing a direct threat inside the municipal building. In nearby Adaiss\u00e9, Israeli forces demolished a religious ceremony hall. Additional airstrikes hit al-Jarmak and Mahmoudiy\u00e9 villages, with Israel alleging Hezbollah infrastructure was targeted.<\/p><p>The UN reported <strong>111 Lebanese civilians killed by Israeli forces since the November 2024 ceasefire<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>PALESTINE<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>STRIKES IN CENTRAL GAZA<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 25, 2025<\/strong>, the Israeli military conducted an <strong>airstrike in Gaza\u2019s Nuseirat camp<\/strong>, targeting a suspected Islamic Jihad operative allegedly planning an imminent attack against Israeli forces. The strike <strong>hit a civilian vehicle, wounding four people<\/strong>, according to Al-Awda Hospital.<\/p><p>Israel\u2019s army stated it would continue operations in Gaza to \u201celiminate any immediate threat\u201d to its troops, despite a fragile US-brokered ceasefire with Hamas and Islamic Jihad.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>CRITICS OVER CONTROVERSIAL AID GROUP<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 25, 2025<\/strong>, the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private US-Israeli-backed aid group, announced readiness to restart food distributions in Gaza. Spokesperson Chapin Fay stated GHF had paused operations during the ongoing hostage release phase.<\/p><p>The group, launched in May after Israel\u2019s three-month blockade, has <strong>faced sharp criticism from the UN and NGOs. Over 1,000 people have been killed near its sites. UN experts called for GHF\u2019s dissolution<\/strong> in August, alleging aid is used for covert military and geopolitical purposes. <strong>GHF, which replaced a UN system of 400 distribution centers with only four<\/strong>, remains isolated from other aid organizations.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAEL VOWS VETO OVER GAZA INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 26, 2025<\/strong>, Israeli Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu asserted Israel\u2019s right to veto any members of the proposed international stabilization force<\/strong> for post-war Gaza, particularly opposing Turkish participation. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the need for forces \u201cIsrael feels comfortable with.\u201d<\/p><p>Meanwhile, Egypt sent heavy equipment into Gaza to assist in locating hostage remains, as Hamas\u2019s chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya pledged to prevent Israel from using the issue to restart the war. <strong>Al-Hayya reiterated Hamas\u2019s refusal to disarm unless Israel fully withdraws<\/strong>: \u201cOur weapons are tied to the occupation. If the occupation ends, these weapons will return to the state.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>NETANYAHU ORDERS NEW STRIKES DESPITE CEASEFIRE<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, Israeli Prime Minister <strong>Benjamin Netanyahu ordered immediate airstrikes on Gaza<\/strong>, accusing Hamas of violating the ceasefire.<\/p><p><strong>Since the ceasefire of October 10, 94 Gazans have been killed in Israeli strikes<\/strong>, amid fears of renewed war. The ceasefire, brokered by the US, includes Hamas\u2019s disarmament and Israeli withdrawal, but tensions remain high.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>THREE KILLED IN WEST BANK RAID<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, <strong>Israeli forces killed three Palestinians, <\/strong>Abdallah Mohammed Omar Jalamneh, Ziad Nasser Jaas, and Ahmed Azmi Aref Nachrati, during a raid in Kafr Qud, west of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli police and army stated the men were members of a \u00ab\u00a0terrorist cell\u00a0\u00bb planning an attack, linked to a group active in Jenin\u2019s refugee camp. According to Israeli accounts, the elite Yamam unit opened fire as the men exited a cave, killing two immediately and wounding a third, who was later \u00ab\u00a0neutralized\u00a0\u00bb by an airstrike.<\/p><p>The Palestinian Health Ministry confirmed the identities and ages of the victims, all in their twenties. Footage showed the aftermath: a burned car, scorched olive trees, and personal belongings near the cave\u2019s entrance. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz claimed the operation thwarted a \u00ab\u00a0serious attack threat\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>HOSPITAL HIT<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025<\/strong>, Gaza\u2019s Civil Defense reported <strong>at least three Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City<\/strong>, despite the ceasefire in effect since October 10. Mahmoud Bassal, spokesperson for the Civil Defense, stated that Israel was bombing Gaza. <strong>Strikes hit the courtyard of al-Shifa Hospital<\/strong>, as confirmed by hospital director Mohammed Abou Salmiya. The <strong>strikes also hit Abou Hassira Street and the al-Zeitoun neighborhood<\/strong>. Later, the Civil Defense announced <strong>five additional deaths<\/strong> in a separate airstrike.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>101 MURDERED IN ONE NIGHT<\/strong><\/p><p>On the <strong>night of October 28\u201329, 2025, Israeli airstrikes killed at least 101 people in Gaza<\/strong>, including 35 children, several women, and elderly individuals, according to Mahmoud Bassal, spokesperson for Gaza\u2019s Civil Defense. Five hospitals confirmed receiving the victims within a 12-hour period.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>ISRAEL PROHIBITS I.C.R.C. FROM VISITING DETAINEES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 29, 2025<\/strong>, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz signed a <strong>decree barring the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from visiting Palestinian detainees<\/strong> held under Israel\u2019s \u00ab\u00a0illegal combatants\u00a0\u00bb law, which allows <strong>indefinite detention without charge<\/strong>. Katz claimed such visits endanger national security.<\/p><p><strong>The ICRC stated it has had no access to Palestinian detainees since October 7, 2023,<\/strong> emphasizing its role is purely humanitarian. The decree was announced hours before a Supreme Court hearing on the matter, where state attorney Ron Rosenberg said Israel would soon allow the ICRC to receive only the names and detention locations of prisoners not linked to Gaza or Hamas. NGOs report 2,673 \u00ab\u00a0illegal combatants\u00a0\u00bb were detained as of early October, with several hundred released on October 13 as part of the ceasefire agreement.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>TURKISH RESCUE TEAM BLOCKED IN RAFAH<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 30, 2025,<\/strong> a <strong>Turkish disaster response team<\/strong> (known as the AFAD), sent by Ankara to recover bodies in Gaza\u2019s rubble, <strong>remained stranded at the Rafah crossing due to Israel\u2019s refusal to grant entry<\/strong>. A Turkish Defense Ministry source accused Israel of failing to fully honor ceasefire terms, noting that only partial humanitarian aid is being allowed through. However, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asserted Israel\u2019s veto power over any international force, explicitly opposing Turkish participation due to its ties with Hamas.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>SYRIA<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>DRUZE PASSENGER BUS SHOT<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 28, 2025,<\/strong> unknown gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus traveling from Damascus to Suweida in Syria\u2019s majority-Druze Suweida province, <strong>killing two people<\/strong>, a man and a woman, and <strong>wounding others<\/strong>, according to state media and local outlet Suwayda24. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (OSDH) confirmed all passengers were Druze. The attack occurred in an area with government checkpoints. The OSDH warns of checkpoints manned by pro-government militias not affiliated with official security forces.<\/p><p>Suweida remains volatile after July\u2019s sectarian <strong>clashes between Druze fighters and Sunni Bedouins, which left over 2,000 dead, including 789 Druze civilians allegedly executed by security forces<\/strong>, according to OSDH. Druze leader Hikmat al-Hijri, a vocal critic of Damascus, recently demanded \u201ccomplete independence\u201d for the province. Government forces control the Damascus-Suweida road, while Druze fighters hold Suweida city.<\/p><p>On October 29, 2025, Lamis, a 32-year-old Druze woman from Suweida, recounted to AFP from her hospital bed about the attack of the bus. It left her injured in both thighs and severely injured her seven-year-old daughter\u2019s hand.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>YEMEN<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>HOUTHIS ARREST U.N. STAFF AGAIN<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 26, 2025, Houthi rebels in Yemen arrested three local UN employees<\/strong>, two women and a man, on suspicion of spying for Israel. The two women, employed by the World Food Programme (WFP), were taken from their homes in the Houthi-controlled capital, Sanaa, on Saturday, along with a Yemeni WFP colleague.<\/p><p>An AFP source stated that Houthi security services are still pursuing others suspected of collaborating with Israel and the United States. The previous week, 20 UN employees were already detained after Houthi rebels raided a UN building.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>EASTERN EUROPE<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>STRIKE ON KYIV KILLS THREE<\/strong><\/p><p>In the <strong>night of October 25\u201326, 2025, a Russian drone attack on Kyiv killed three people and wounded 31 others<\/strong>, including seven children, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. The strike also caused significant material damage, with fires breaking out in several apartments of a nine-story building in northeastern Kyiv and drone debris <strong>hitting a 16-story residential building<\/strong> in the north, as reported by Mayor Vitali Klitschko. The previous night, Russian bombardments had already killed four and injured about twenty across Ukraine.<\/p><p>On the diplomatic front, US President Donald Trump said he would not \u201cwaste time\u201d on a new meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RUSSIA CAPTURES THREE VILLAGES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 27, 2025, Russia\u2019s Defense Ministry announced the capture of Novomykola\u00efvka and Pryviln\u00e9<\/strong> in Zaporizhzhia region, and Egorivka in Dnipropetrovsk region. Independent verification of these claims is not available. Russian forces, though better equipped and more numerous, continue to make only incremental gains, employing small infantry groups to infiltrate Ukrainian defenses and avoid drone strikes.<\/p><p>The Kremlin\u2019s focus remains on seizing Donetsk region, with intensified pressure on the Pokrovsk-Myrnograd area. Ukraine\u2019s General Staff reported that about 200 Russian soldiers infiltrated Pokrovsk in small groups, while President Volodymyr Zelensky stated that Russian forces have concentrated their main offensive power there, leading to \u201cfierce battles\u201d in the city and its outskirts.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>KENYANS DECEIVED INTO FIGHTING FOR RUSSIA<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 27, 2025<\/strong>, Kenya\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared that <strong>several \u201cinnocent\u201d Kenyan citizens had been deceived by \u201cunscrupulous recruiters\u201d and ended up fighting alongside Russian forces against Ukraine<\/strong>. The statement, issued from Nairobi, did not specify the number of individuals involved or any casualties. It denounced agents \u201cpretending to work with the Russian government\u201d who used false information to lure Kenyans into Russian military operations. The ministry said it was coordinating with Moscow to secure the release and safe return of those affected, noting that Kenya\u2019s mission in Russia had already rescued several citizens detained in military bases and helped them obtain emergency travel documents. The report followed local media coverage, including <em>The Nation<\/em>, which featured testimony from a former Kenyan soldier who had voluntarily joined Russian mercenaries.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>CHILDREN\u2019S HOSPITAL HIT<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 29, 2025, Ukrainian authorities accused Russia of carrying out a \u201cdeliberate attack\u201d on a children\u2019s hospital in Kherson<\/strong>, southern Ukraine, injuring nine people, including four children. Ukrainian human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets confirmed the same casualty count.<\/p><p>Kherson, liberated by Ukrainian forces in November 2022, remains a frequent target of Russian shelling from across the Dnipro River. <strong>The same day, Russian strikes in the Odessa region damaged power facilities<\/strong>, cutting electricity to nearly 26,900 households, according to the energy company DTEK.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>UKRAINIAN ATTACK KILLS ON RUSSIAN SOIL<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 29, 2025,<\/strong> Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov reported <strong>one dead and three injured in a Ukrainian drone attack<\/strong> on Shebekino, Russia.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>SPY ARRESTED IN KYIV<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 30, 2025<\/strong>, the United Kingdom confirmed it was in \u201cclose contact\u201d with Ukrainian authorities following the <strong>arrest in Kyiv of a British citizen accused of espionage for Russia<\/strong>. According to Ukraine\u2019s Security Service (SBU), the man, an ex-military instructor, was detained on October 29 for allegedly collaborating with the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).<\/p><p>The SBU said the FSB had provided him with instructions for making explosive devices, along with a handgun and ammunition. Ukraine\u2019s Prosecutor\u2019s Office identified him as a \u201ccitizen of the United Kingdom\u201d who arrived in Ukraine in 2024 to train soldiers in the south before working with border guards. Prosecutors claim he later agreed to <strong>pass military information to Moscow in exchange for money<\/strong>. He is now in custody in Kyiv and faces up to twelve years in prison and confiscation of his property.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>FOUR DEAD IN AIRSTRIKES<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 30, 2025, Russia launched an air assault<\/strong> on Ukraine, targeting energy facilities across ten regions, including Kyiv, with hundreds of drones and missiles. <strong>At least four people were killed and many others injured<\/strong>, among them several children. DTEK CEO Maxim Timtchenko described the strikes as a \u201cserious blow\u201d to Ukraine\u2019s power supply efforts, while the national grid operator Ukrenergo warned of ongoing and possibly continuous outages nationwide. <strong>In Zaporijjia, two people died and 23 were wounded<\/strong>, including six children; <strong>in Vinnytsia, a seven-year-old girl later died from injuries<\/strong>. The <strong>Lviv region also reported damage to two power sites<\/strong>. AFP journalist Daria Andriievska reported that the attack caused <strong>extensive blackouts<\/strong> as Ukraine braces for winter amid ongoing daily bombardments.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>MYANMAR<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>NO ASEAN OBSERVERS FOR MYANMAR\u2019S ELECTIONS<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 27, 2025, diplomatic sources told that the ASEAN will not send official observers to Myanmar\u2019s December legislative elections<\/strong>. The decision deals a blow to the military junta\u2019s bid for international legitimacy, as the ASEAN leaders, meeting in Malaysia, expressed <strong>\u201cdeep concern\u201d over the ongoing civil war and lack of progress toward peace<\/strong>.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>PRO-DEMOCRACY ARTISTS ARRESTED <\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 30, 2025, Myanmar\u2019s state media reported three artists<\/strong>, a filmmaker, an actor, and a comedian, <strong>were arrested at their homes for allegedly violating a law banning criticism<\/strong> of the upcoming December 28 elections. The junta\u2019s <em>Global New Light of Myanmar<\/em> accused them of spreading \u201cfalse and misleading\u201d social media posts.<\/p><p>In Myanmar, the \u201cJuly law\u201d prohibits any speech, organization, or protest aimed at disrupting the electoral process, with penalties ranging from three to seven years in prison, or five to ten years if committed in association with others. Campaigning for the junta-approved parties began on Tuesday. Opposition groups controlling key areas have vowed to boycott the vote, while rights advocates decry restrictions on freedoms in junta-held zones.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><strong>INTERNATIONAL \u2013 I.C.R.C.<\/strong><\/h2><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>RED CROSS CONDEMNS ATTACKS ON AID WORKERS IN GAZA AND SUDAN<\/strong><\/p><p>On <strong>October 31, 2025, the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross Pierre Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl denounced the surge in violence targeting humanitarian workers, particularly in Gaza and Sudan<\/strong>, where five Sudanese Red Crescent volunteers were killed earlier this week.<\/p><p>Kr\u00e4henb\u00fchl warned of a severe \u201cerosion of respect for international humanitarian law.\u201d The killings occurred in North Kordofan State, amid fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Survivors fleeing to Tawila described massacres, executions of children, and looting. 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