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❗️Netanyahu posts on social media that there are just "4 hours to save Israel" as Israeli elections continue.

‼️ Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party has rejected calls to extend voting hours, Israeli newspaper Haaretz reports. According to Haaretz, party officials stated that "Netanyahu is laying the groundwork to claim that the integrity of the election has been compromised."

❗️Netanyahu escalates racist incitement with false claims of ballot raids by Muslim Brotherhood Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intensified his election-day rhetoric, publishing inflammatory claims on social media that supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood were "raiding" polling stations and attempting to steal the election. In a post on X, Netanyahu sought to panic his base by declaring, "We're at war for our home. Muslim Brotherhood supporters are raiding the polling stations and stealing the elections. Go out and vote, recover it."

Egypt, Bahrain, UAE join condemnation of Turkiye–Libya maritime deal The joint statement warns that 'arbitrary bilateral' deals could 'erode' established international law

❗️Canada, UAE to seal trade deal aimed at boosting investment & lowering barriers Canada and the United Arab Emirates are set to sign a comprehensive trade agreement on Tuesday to reduce barriers between their economies and encourage investment, according to Reuters citing a source familiar with the plan. The agreement, formally known as the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, will be signed by Canada's International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu and his Emirati counterpart, Thani bin Ahmad al-Zeyoudi, the source said. The signing marks the final step before the agreement can be submitted to Canada's Parliament for ratification, the source said.

⭕️ The Israeli shekel rose nearly 1% on Tuesday, reaching a three-week high amid reports of strong voter turnout in the country's first elections since 7 October, 2023. The currency strengthened to 3.05 shekels per dollar, recovering from a decline to 3.12 per dollar on Monday. Major banks, including JPMorgan, have forecast that the shekel could fluctuate by as much as 3% in either direction, depending on Tuesday's election results.

❗️Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced a series of new missile and drone operations against Saudi military targets on 27 October • Najran Airport: A ballistic missile targeted a military transport aircraft at the airport, with Saree reporting that the strike achieved its objective. • King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait: A second ballistic missile targeted another military transport aircraft, with the Yemeni Armed Forces claiming a successful strike. • Saudi Defense Ministry, Riyadh: A ballistic missile struck the ministry's headquarters in the Saudi capital, reportedly achieving a direct hit. • Abha International Airport: A drone targeted the airport, reportedly striking its target accurately and disrupting air traffic.

❗️Israeli occupation forces searched civilian homes moments ago while advancing into the Syrian village of Al-Samdaniya in the western countryside of Quneitra, according to Al-Masirah.

Iranian president, Qatari emir weigh regional diplomacy during summit of gas-producing countries in Moscow A day earlier, Tehran hosted Saudi, Pakistani, and Turkish officials and called for West Asian security free from foreign intervention

BREAKING | An Israeli drone strike reported on Al-Jarmaq, in southern Lebanon, near a local church.

‼️ Saudi Civil Defense reports that two intercepted ballistic missiles, allegedly fired by Yemen's Armed Forces, fell in the Saudi capital Riyadh, causing material damage to a construction site, a building, and a vehicle.

Extremist settlers sabotage Palestinian polling stations in 1948 territories as Netanyahu claims 'Arab fraud' Netanyahu’s Likud and Smotrich’s Religious Zionist party had previously vowed to send thousands of ‘activists’ to polling stations in Palestinian communities

❗️UN report exposes western media complicity in laundering Israeli propaganda and facilitating Gaza genocide A damning new United Nations report authored by Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese reveals that influential international media outlets and digital platforms have systematically laundered Israeli propaganda, distorted public understanding of the genocide, and obstructed accountability for ongoing atrocities. Presented to the General Assembly, the report—titled Truth under the rubble: media in the time of genocide—documents how mainstream western newsrooms and tech giants collaborated in what it terms "mediacide," the systematic destruction of the media's public function to conceal war crimes. The study underscores that major Western broadcasters and publications routinely reproduced unverified belligerent claims while marginalizing Palestinian voices and erasing the legal realities of occupation. The comprehensive assessment details how influential outlets such as the BBC and The New York Times adopted editorial frameworks that relied heavily on Israeli military sources while suppressing critical context regarding decades of systemic oppression. By routinely framing the onslaught as an exercise in self-defense and uncritically amplifying debunked allegations—including false claims regarding command facilities under hospitals and weaponized humanitarian narratives—these institutions provided a veneer of legitimacy to mass violence. Furthermore, social media gatekeepers such as Meta, X, and Google actively suppressed Palestinian documentation and amplified Israeli state-sponsored advertising campaigns, effectively monetizing censorship and atrocity denial. The UN report concludes that this coordinated information warfare was intrinsic to the genocidal violence itself, designed to destroy the evidentiary conditions necessary for international adjudication. Albanese urges international bodies, member states, and accountability mechanisms to hold corporate actors and media organizations accountable for their complicity under international humanitarian and criminal law. As legal proceedings continue before international tribunals, the findings serve as a stark reminder that modern imperial warfare relies as heavily on the suppression of truth and the killing of witnesses as it does on conventional military strength.

VIDEO | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara cast their ballots in the Israeli elections.

❗️The Palestinian Red Crescent reports that three people, including two elderly individuals, were injured after being beaten by Israeli occupation forces in the Al-Fahs area, south of Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

❗️Syrian authorities alter school textbooks to erase female representation and civic education According to a report published by The New Arab, Syria's current education ministry defended curriculum revisions on Monday that systematically alter illustrations of women, remove historical artworks, and scrub lessons on democracy and civic participation. Syrian organization Ta'akkad verified numerous alterations in textbooks for the 2026–2027 academic year, revealing that female characters were either replaced entirely by male figures or modified to wear hijabs, while depictions of ancient archaeological statues—including Phoenician and Mesopotamian sculptures—were visually censored or excised. In response to growing backlash from educators and women's rights advocates, the Ministry of Education insisted the revisions were limited to removing so-called 'Baathist regime propaganda,' claiming the changes aim to respect traditional societal values and protect social cohesion. The curriculum changes extend far beyond visual edits, reflecting a broader ideological transformation under the new authorities. Entire chapters in middle-school social studies textbooks covering local governance, human rights, media literacy, and democratic participation have been deleted without replacement. Educational experts highlighted that by obscuring historical artifacts and excluding diverse depictions of women in professional roles, the state risks portraying art, culture, and gender equality as incompatible with national heritage.

❗️Turkiye eyes offshore gas and oil in Africa & Lebanon to boost production Turkiye could announce new acquisitions or agreements to expand hydrocarbon exploration by the end of the year as it pursues a target of producing 1 million barrels of oil and natural gas per day, Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Turkiye Energy Summit in Istanbul, Bayraktar said the country currently had a production capacity of 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day, with plans to increase that figure to between 550,000 and 600,000 by 2028. Reaching the 1 million-barrel target would require Turkiye to more than triple its current output, while even its projected 2028 production would fall short of the goal. Ankara is therefore looking to expand its operations abroad, including in Africa and Lebanon, to bridge the gap. "There may be more news, good news by the end of the year. We may buy, acquire companies. We are making partnerships and will continue to do so. There may be ​new fields, new countries, it could be Africa. Therefore, we want to reach ​that 1 million barrel target with these," he said. Bayraktar said Turkiye was also exploring opportunities for electricity trade with Lebanon while seeking to expand its hydrocarbon exploration activities in the country. "Turkiye has become a country that can explore for natural gas, oil ​with its own ships. We have a very strong fleet. ​This is ⁠why we're now going to Lebanon ... We are interested in Lebanon's offshore," he said.

Israeli siege of Hebron displaces nearly 5,000 Palestinians amid West Bank-wide lockdown Israeli occupation forces have imposed a complete lockdown on the West Bank, set to last through election day

❗️British prosecutors charge two men over alleged plot targeting US airbase in Gloucestershire British authorities charged two men under the National Security Act on Tuesday in connection with an alleged intelligence plot targeting RAF Fairford, a key US-run airbase in southwestern England. The Crown Prosecution Service charged a 24-year-old British-Iranian national with assisting Iranian intelligence, while a 24-year-old British citizen was charged with entering a prohibited military site for purposes harmful to state security. Six other individuals arrested in connection with the investigation were released on bail as counter-terrorism police continue searching for secondary suspects. The charges stem from a high-stakes security breach on 27 September outside RAF Fairford, a forward deployment hub used by US B-1 Lancer heavy bombers to execute strikes against Iran during the US-Israeli war. Armed counter-terrorism units and army bomb-disposal squads swarmed the rural perimeter, initiating mass residential evacuations as specialized teams searched the area for explosive devices. The incident prompted the US military to temporarily withdraw its strategic bomber fleet from the British facility, while Prime Minister Andy Burnham publicly attributed the operation to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iranian officials rejected western allegations of direct involvement, maintaining that Tehran operates strictly within international law while reiterating that any foreign military staging ground used to launch attacks against Iranian territory constitutes a legitimate military target.

⭕️ Surging turnout of Palestinians with Israeli citizenship alarms 'Israeli right' as election participation hits 57-year high As it stands, overall voter turnout in Israel's Knesset elections reached 44.9% by 2:00 PM, compared with 38.9% at the same point in the previous elections, marking the highest turnout recorded at this hour since at least 1969, according to a report. Meanwhile, the Israeli Telegram channel Carmel News writes with dismay that turnout is exceptionally high among Palestinian citizens of Israel and in "left-wing strongholds." The channel urged "right-wing" Israelis to head to the polls, warning: "Being right-wing isn't just about expressing right-wing opinions at Friday dinner. All it takes is a little of your time to cast a ballot and prevent a disaster for the country." It also called on voters to bring friends and family members with them.