Digest
What happened in each country, written from all our sources.
Israeli escalation in the south and diplomatic movement in Beirut: Lebanon between the Khiam demolition and the Tampa test
South Lebanon witnessed a wide Israeli military escalation, as Israeli forces at midnight blew up the Al-Mabarrat school in the town of Khiam and carried out a very violent demolition operation in the same town overnight, while its artillery targeted Wadi al-Salouqi, the town of Mansouri and the outskirts of Zibqin in the Tyre d…
Read the full digestGaza: Nearly 8,000 Bodies Under Rubble, 75 Martyrs Laid to Rest in Daraj; International Pressure on Israel Over Settler Attacks
The spokesperson for Gaza's Civil Defense told Al Jazeera that nearly 8,000 bodies remain under the rubble of buildings, and that Civil Defense teams are continuing attempts to recover them. Gaza's Ministry of Health announced the burial of 75 martyrs whose remains were recovered from under the rubble of destroyed buildings in t…
Read the full digestTehran Between Economic Pressure and Hormuz Tension: Bill to Fix the Dollar Rate and Mutual Accusations with Washington
On the economic front, a 24-article bill was entered into the comprehensive legislative system in the Iranian parliament, followed by Tehran MP Peyman Falsafi, proposing a shift to a fixed exchange-rate regime by gradually lowering the official dollar rate over two months and then fixing it for five years at 28,500 toman, while …
Read the full digestEscalation on the northern front as Netanyahu sets 'eliminating Hezbollah' as the ultimate goal, and Israel heads to 27 October elections
On 18 October, positions and preparations escalated on the northern front, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a radio interview that Israel's ultimate goal is to eliminate Hezbollah, noting that he does not trust the Lebanese government on the issue of disarming the group. In parallel, the Israeli army raised i…
Read the full digestWarnings of End to Kurdish "Honeymoon" with al-Sharaa Government and Israeli Incursion in Quneitra Countryside
Kurdish politicians from Syria and Iraq warned, according to the Hebrew newspaper Israel Hayom, that the "honeymoon" with Ahmed al-Sharaa's government is about to end, fearing that Damascus will not show interest in guaranteeing Kurdish rights and that the agreement between the two sides will collapse. They also pointed to incit…
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