"When you are studying any matter or considering any philosophy, ask yourself only what are the facts and what is the truth that the facts bear out. Never let yourself be diverted either by what you wish to believe, or by what you think would have beneficent social effects if it were believed. But look only, and solely, at what are the facts." — Bertrand Russell
Few world leaders understand the political utility of false-flag terrorism as well as Benjamin Netanyahu. Indeed, both his right-wing Likud Party and his Israel Defense Forces sprang forth from underground Zionist terror groups Irgun, Lehi and Haganah, which bombed and butchered Israel into existence in 1948.
If you wonder how they got all the passengers to go along with their story, wonder no more.
— Shaiel Ben-Ephraim (@academic_la) October 5, 2026
Health officials and civil defense responders in Gaza said an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building in Gaza City early Saturday, killing five people, four of them women. Al-Shifa Hospital said it received the dead and the injured from the strike. Civil defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal said his teams pulled five bodies from the site and transported several wounded to care. Several outlets repeated this same toll from the same event, citing local medical sources.
by Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
While oil exports from the Middle East have reportedly exceeded pre-war levels, attacks on tankers in or near the Strait of Hormuz have also risen over the past week, with at least 11 coming under attack since last Monday, according to a count from The New York Times.
Posted by Tyler Durden: Authored by Larry C. Johnson via SonarIntelligence (Sonar21),
Kelley Beaucar Vlahos, responsiblestatescraft.org
The US stopped refueling Saudi warplanes in 2018, several months after the Saudis bombed a school bus in Yemen
Dave De Camp, antiwar.com
The US is refueling Saudi fighter jets as part of its support for Riyadh’s war in Yemen, a US official has told Al Jazeera, marking an escalation of US involvement in the conflict.
by Jason Ditz, antiwar.com
t least one Palestinian was killed, and several others were wounded on Monday in Israeli attacks targeting al-Mawasi in southern Gaza, an area filled with sprawling tent encampments housing Palestinian families displaced by Israel’s genocidal war.
by Jason Ditz
Israeli forces continue to operate in southwestern Syria, with incidents reported in Quneitra, Daraa, and Rif Damasq Governorates. While most of the cross-border incidents involve the Israeli military searching homes and establishing temporary checkpoints in Syrian territory, there are also increasingly destructive incidents to report.