{"id":95412,"date":"2026-10-20T06:03:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95412"},"modified":"2026-10-20T06:03:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T11:03:30","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-20-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95412","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/20\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>More drone strikes in Sudan:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/International\/wireStory\/sudan-drone-attacks-kill-3-children-khartoum-dozens-137387829https:\/\/abcnews.com\/International\/wireStory\/sudan-drone-attacks-kill-3-children-khartoum-dozens-137387829\">Sudan Drone Attacks Kill 3 Children in Khartoum, Dozens of Civilians in Kordofan<\/a> (abc News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/19\/160-reported-killed-in-escalating-drone-attacks-across-sudan\">Drone Attacks Across Sudan Escalate, 160 People Reported Killed<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/news\/q-and-a\/behind-the-settler-attack-on-palestinians-and-a-washington-post-journalist\">Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist<\/a> (New Yorker)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/features\/2026\/10\/19\/the-night-watch-palestinians-protecting-their-homes-from-settler-pogroms\">The Night Watch: Palestinians Protecting Their Homes from Settler Pogroms<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muslimnetwork.tv\/israel-deports-scottish-businesswoman-after-denying-her-entry-to-palestine\/\">Israel deports Scottish Businesswoman After Denying Her Entry to Palestine<\/a> (Muslim Network)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropsitenews.com\/p\/gaza-israel-backed-palestinian-militias-yellow-line-jabaliya?publication_id=2510348&amp;post_id=221177342&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=46bwo&amp;triedRedirect=true\">Israel-Backed Palestinian Militias Terrorize Displaced Families in Gaza<\/a> (Drop Site)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/oct\/19\/strait-of-hormuz-spilt-cargo-iran-attacks-container-ships\">People Scour Strait of Hormuz for Spilt Cargo After Iran Attacks Container Ships<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/iran-says-it-downed-us-drone-over-strait-of-hormuz\/4094096\">Iran Says It Downed US Drone over Strait of HormuzIran Says It Downed US Drone over Strait of Hormuz<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/qaddafis-ghost-haunts-the-white-houses-war-with-iran-12575820\">Qaddafi\u2019s Ghost Haunts the White House\u2019s War with Iran<\/a> (Newsweek)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;As we\u2019ve seen before in the past just because someone is arrested doesn\u2019t mean they are actually brought to trial&#8221; &#8212; Washington Post photojournalist survivor of settler beating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/10\/19\/police-arrest-10-after-violent-west-bank-attacks-during-olive-harvest-israel-says\/\">Israeli Police Arrest 10 in Connection with West Bank Assaults<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The new law, proposed by a far-right party, raises questions about women\u2019s autonomy, religious freedom and discrimination&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/portugal-face-veil-ban-leaves-muslim-women-fearing-rights-safety\">Portugal\u2019s Face Veil Ban Leaves Muslim Women Fearing for Their Rights and Safety<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/10\/19\/us\/politics\/supreme-court-mahmoud-khalil-deportation.html?campaign_id=60&amp;emc=edit_na_20261019&amp;instance_id=183797&amp;nl=breaking-news&amp;regi_id=109711945&amp;segment_id=228372&amp;user_id=6aca1b7062d2e267ee88c32497c46a63\">Mahmoud Khalil Appeals to Supreme Court to Halt Deportation<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A Republican plant posing as a Michigan voter accidentally gave Abdul El-Sayed his most viral campaign moment&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/post\/216777\/maga-operative-abdul-el-sayed-viral-campaign-moment-muslim-brotherhood-religion\">MAGA Operative Behind Muslim Brotherhood Question to Abdul El-Sayed<\/a> (New Republic)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; but the candidate&#8217;s position has been consistent:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/abdul-el-sayed-muslim-brotherhood-12587680\">Everything Abdul El-Sayed Has Said About the Muslim Brotherhood<\/a> (Newsweek)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Houthi attacks damage the government military &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/iran-backed-houthi-rebels-strike-yemens-government-forces-with-ballistic-missiles-killing-at-least-53\">Iran-backed Houthi Rebels Strike Yemen&#8217;s Government Forces with Ballistic Missiles, Killing at Least 53<\/a> (PBS)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and Saudi plans to attract &#8220;foreign investment, travel, tourism, and more&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/podcasts\/506853\/saudi-arabia-airport-houthis-yemen-iran-war\">How the Iran War Is Ruining Saudi Arabia\u2019s Plans<\/a> (Vox)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More drone strikes in Sudan: Sudan Drone Attacks Kill 3 Children in Khartoum, Dozens of Civilians in Kordofan (abc News) Drone Attacks Across Sudan Escalate, 160 People Reported Killed (Aljazeera) Settler violence and Israeli war crimes continue: Behind the Settler Attack on Palestinians and a Washington Post Journalist (New Yorker) The Night Watch: Palestinians Protecting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-95412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=95412"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95414,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95412\/revisions\/95414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}