Actually - it's two million subscribers thanks. 👍🏼

Young Girl Watches Mother Burn to Death After Israeli Airstrike Hits Their Apartment A young Palestinian girl was rescued from a burning apartment in Gaza City's Rimal neighbourhood on Wednesday, October 14, after an Israeli airstrike reportedly killed her mother and set their home ablaze. The victim was identified in local reports as 33-year-old Reem Asaad Awad. Distressing footage circulating online appears to show the child trapped inside the smoke-filled apartment, surrounded by flames, before being brought to safety. The girl reportedly survived the attack and was taken to hospital. According to Al Jazeera, journalist Ali al-Jaafarawi entered the burning apartment and carried the child to safety despite the intense smoke and flames. Hospital officials confirmed that two other people were injured in the strike, including a young girl. The attack comes amid continued Israeli strikes across Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement, raising renewed concerns over the safety of Palestinian civilians, particularly children.

The world’s largest sovereign wealth fund has now divested $661 million from Israeli banks. Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, valued at $2.2 trillion, conducted an ethical review of its holdings in the Israeli sector and announced last Monday that it would exclude the Israeli entities “due to unacceptable risks that the companies contribute to serious violations of individuals’ rights in situations of war or conflict.” This decision affects the First International Bank of Israel, FIBI Holdings, Bank Leumi, Mizrahi Tefahot Bank, and Bank Hapoalim. Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Global is managed by the Norwegian Central Bank through Norges Bank Investment Management. In August 2025, it decided to divest from US-based Caterpillar Inc. and five other Israeli banks for “ethical reasons.” It said then that it excluded the entities “due to the unacceptable risk that the companies contribute to serious violations of individuals’ rights in situations of war or conflict.” Israeli authorities have long used Caterpillar-manufactured bulldozers to demolish Palestinian properties in the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. The fund noted that these violations are occurring in both Gaza and the West Bank, adding that “the company has also failed to implement any measures to prevent such use.” It also said it sold its investments in 11 Israeli companies in August 2025, after reports that it had invested in an Israeli jet engine maker even during the ongoing genocide in Palestine.

Azerbaijani Girls Forced to Choose Between Hijab and Education Azerbaijan has tightened its school dress code, barring the hijab from classrooms for both students and teachers from September 21. In a country that is around 96 per cent Muslim, and whose flag bears a crescent on a green band, schoolgirls have been turned away at the gates, some in tears. Teachers who refused to remove their headscarves have lost their jobs. Among those affected is the daughter of a war veteran who lost his arm defending the country, and who has publicly asked whether he sacrificed it for a hijab ban. The move has triggered a backlash. Students have taken to the streets chanting “Hijab”, while women across the country have shared images online of themselves wearing the headscarf in solidarity. Critics point to Azerbaijan’s own constitution, where Article 42 guarantees the right to education, and Article 48 protects freedom of religion. For now, a law intended to push the hijab out of public life appears to have made it more visible than ever.

At least 18 people have been killed in a series of Houthi attacks on Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport in Saudi Arabia, with more than 300 injured. Among those killed was 35-year-old Bangladeshi Mufti Mohammad Nasrullah Badarpuri, who was travelling with 45 pilgrims to perform Umrah in Makkah. Yemen’s Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the strikes, which come amid renewed fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces. Saudi Arabia, which intervened militarily in Yemen in 2015, has intensified its airstrikes against Houthi positions in recent weeks. The conflict has devastated Yemen. The United Nations estimated that 377,000 people had died by the end of 2021, including 154,000 from direct violence and 223,000 from indirect causes such as hunger, disease and inadequate healthcare. The toll has continued to grow, with a comparable updated estimate is unavailable. The latest escalation has raised fears of further civilian casualties on both sides of the border.

Pauline Hanson's One Nation has released what may be one of the most openly racist political advertisements in Australian history, an AI-generated spot that reduces the country's minorities to criminals, terrorists and outsiders. The ad, titled a portrait of "One Nation's multicultural Australia," opens with a progressive vegan family revealing they are secretly conservative, before the mother removes a blue wig to reveal herself as a devoted Hanson supporter. The ad then shifts tone, depicting a Black teenager as a hooded figure lurking outside a home, a Muslim man wearing a bomb vest, a Sikh man calling for an end to migration, and an Aboriginal elder seated in red dirt advocating cuts to Indigenous funding. While the white characters confess their love for Australia, the minority characters are shown confessing to criminality, terrorism, or that they do not belong, with each ultimately concluding that Hanson was right. None of the people featured in the advertisement are real. The characters were generated using artificial intelligence, raising questions about whether the party was unable to find real Australians willing to deliver the scripted lines. Critics have described the ad as among the most racially charged political material produced in Australia, arguing it reflects a calculated bet by the party that appeals to racial division can still deliver votes.

“Not enough.” That was Israeli woman Caryn Oberman’s response to the destruction in Gaza, as she stood at a lookout in Sderot overlooking the ruins of northern Gaza. Speaking to ABC News, Oberman said the devastation was insufficient given the October 7 attacks and the treatment of Israeli hostages. The lookout, which attracts tourists, school groups and local residents, offers a direct view into Gaza, where entire neighbourhoods have been reduced to rubble. Oberman also rejected accusations of genocide against Israel, despite findings by a United Nations independent commission that Israel has committed genocide in Gaza.

Civil Defence Volunteer Mohammad Tammous was Killed by an Israeli Airstrike While Rescuing the Wounded Palestinian Civil Defence volunteer Mohammad Tammous has died from injuries sustained in a reported Israeli airstrike in northern Gaza. According to local reports, Tammous was heading to evacuate wounded Palestinians near the northern entrance of the destroyed Kamal Adwan Hospital when he was struck on Wednesday morning. He was transferred to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, where he succumbed to his injuries on the night of October 7. Tammous had spent nearly three years responding to Israeli attacks across northern Gaza, rescuing survivors and recovering bodies from beneath collapsed buildings. Despite the constant danger, he continued his humanitarian work and reportedly spoke openly about his willingness to die while saving others. His death comes one year after the ceasefire agreement, highlighting the continuing dangers faced by emergency responders and civilians in Gaza.

A young Palestinian girl who lost both arms and one leg has attended her first day of preschool in Jordan, marking a major milestone after a long journey of medical treatment and rehabilitation. Habiba Al-Askari was evacuated from Gaza in February 2025 after her rare medical condition deteriorated while her medical evacuation was repeatedly delayed by Israeli authorities. By the time she reached Jordan, doctors were forced to amputate three of her limbs to save her life. Habiba now lives with her mother and older brother at an SOS Children’s Village in Amman, where she has been receiving rehabilitation, physiotherapy and prosthetic care. Now able to walk with a prosthetic leg, Habiba has begun preschool, starting a new chapter after months of treatment and recovery.

Green Party Votes to Define Zionism as Racism The Green Party of England and Wales has formally adopted an anti-Zionist position, voting to define Zionism as a form of racism and backing a single democratic state across historic Palestine. The motion passed by 1,022 votes to 813 at the party's annual conference in Brighton on October 4. It describes Zionism as an "ethnonationalist political project" and states that the party's opposition targets a political ideology, not Jewish identity or Judaism. The policy also reaffirms support for Palestinian self-determination, the right of return, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and a full UK arms embargo on Israel. Its call for a single state marks a break from the two-state framework long favoured by Britain's major parties. The decision drew swift condemnation from the Israeli government and some British Jewish organisations, which say the policy is antisemitic and denies Jewish self-determination. Green Party MPs and leaders have rejected that charge, saying Palestinian and Jewish rights are not in conflict and reaffirming their commitment to opposing antisemitism and all forms of discrimination.

Demolition of Historic 600-Year-Old Indian Mosque Has Begun Video captures the moment part of the minaret of the centuries-old Shahi Masjid in Ujjain, India, collapsed onto the mosque during dismantling work on Thursday. Workers were removing the minaret as part of a road-widening project ahead of the 2028 Simhastha Kumbh Hindu pilgrimage when a crane malfunction caused a strap to break, sending part of the structure crashing onto the mosque and damaging its roof and other sections. No injuries were reported. The incident comes after days of protests and tensions over the partial demolition of the historic mosque.

Türkiye Turns Football Match Into Powerful Tribute to Palestine A football friendly between Palestine’s national team and Turkish club Konyaspor in Konya became a large-scale tribute to Palestinians killed in Gaza. The match was halted at 10 minutes and 14 seconds in recognition of 1,014 Palestinian athletes reported killed, as the stadium went dark and tens of thousands of spectators raised their phone lights. The names of Palestinian children killed in Gaza were displayed on screens, while the stands featured tributes to Palestinian athletes and journalists, Muhammad al-Durrah, Handala, and Khaled Nabhan with his granddaughter Reem. Forty-two white doves were also released, while Turkish and Palestinian flags filled the stadium. Children from Gaza accompanied players onto the pitch, while supporters threw stuffed toys onto the field to be donated to Palestinian children. The match ended with another symbolic gesture at 89 minutes and 59 seconds, one second before the 90-minute mark. Play was stopped and the message, “This match has been postponed until Palestine is free,” appeared in the stadium, leaving the game deliberately unfinished as a symbolic tribute to Palestinian lives, dreams and childhoods cut short.

Muslim Schoolgirls Left in Tears after being Denied Entry to School in Azerbaijan Muslim schoolgirls were left in tears after being denied entry to their school in Sumgayit, Azerbaijan, reportedly because they were wearing the hijab. Footage circulating online shows the students walking away visibly distressed, just days after Azerbaijan introduced new school uniform rules restricting clothing deemed inconsistent with the “secular principle” of public education. The new regulation does not explicitly mention the hijab, but it has been interpreted by some schools as restricting the Islamic headscarf. The incident has renewed concerns over religious freedom and Muslim girls’ right to education, with critics arguing that students should not be forced to choose between their faith and attending school.

In a May 2026 CBS interview, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said smartphones can be penetrated to portray anyone as a “monster.”

ISRAEL DOES NOT WANT YOU TO SEE THESE IMAGES. You know what to do.

Biggest campus vote: University of Sydney students back boycott of Israeli institutions More than 3,500 University of Sydney students have voted in favour of cutting ties with Israeli universities and weapons companies, in what is being described as the biggest campus vote on the issue, held alongside Student Representative Council elections from September 22–24. Of 4,065 students who voted, 86 per cent backed the motion calling on the university to adopt an academic boycott of Israeli institutions and end exchange relationships with Tel Aviv University, the Technion Israel Institute of Technology and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The motion also called for an end to research partnerships with weapons companies supplying Israel. The result is not binding on the university, but it puts fresh pressure on management to respond to a clear demand from its own students.

More than 900 wheelchairs donated by Australian charities for wounded and amputee children in Gaza remain stuck in Jordan after Israel blocked their entry into the enclave, according to The New Arab. The shipments, sent by Kids on Wheels Alliance and Wheelchairs for Kids Australia, have been held since 2025. The wheelchairs were designed for children with severe mobility needs, including models built to move across the rubble covering large parts of Gaza. The Jordan Hashemite Charity Organisation said Israel’s COGAT rejected an application for one of the shipments to enter Gaza, while another remains effectively stalled. COGAT has not publicly explained the specific reason for blocking these donations. The charities say the equipment could support thousands of children, including amputees, and are now calling on Australian MPs and government officials to intervene. Wheelchairs for Kids says more than $100,000 AUD was invested in its shipment alone. As thousands of injured Palestinian children face life-changing disabilities, hundreds of wheelchairs made to restore even a small measure of independence remain sitting in storage.

Australian Women’s Chess Champion Heather Richards refused to play against Israel at the 46th Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan on September 23, joining a sporting boycott over Israel’s actions against Palestinians. Richards said she would not compete against the Israeli team and called for Israel to be excluded from international sporting competitions, arguing that its continued participation amounts to “sportswashing.” She ended her statement by declaring her solidarity with the Palestinian people.

Israeli forces reportedly dropped “skunk water” over Palestinians in Gaza this week. The foul-smelling liquid has long been used by Israeli forces as a crowd-control weapon and can leave its stench lingering on people, homes and surrounding areas.

Thousands of Indian Muslims Rally to Protect 600-Year-Old Mosque From Demolition Thousands of Muslims have rallied in the Indian city of Ujjain to protect the more than 600-year-old Shahi Masjid from partial demolition, with worshippers gathering inside and around the historic mosque and some maintaining shifts inside to prevent bulldozers from moving in. Local representatives say the mosque dates to 1390 and fear removing part of its prayer hall and 120-foot minaret could endanger the entire structure. The BJP-led Madhya Pradesh government says the demolition is necessary to widen a road ahead of the 2028 Simhastha Kumbh Hindu pilgrimage. The confrontation comes amid wider concerns over anti-Muslim discrimination and the treatment of Islamic religious sites under BJP governments. Human Rights Watch has documented unlawful demolitions of Muslim homes, businesses and places of worship in several BJP-governed states, while Amnesty International has described a pattern of punitive demolitions targeting Muslim communities as “bulldozer injustice.” For many Muslims in Ujjain, the fight has become a battle to preserve a centuries-old piece of India’s Islamic heritage.