{"id":95415,"date":"2026-10-21T07:07:42","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:07:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95415"},"modified":"2026-10-21T07:07:42","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T12:07:42","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-21-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95415","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/21\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Settler violence ans Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2026\/10\/20\/west-bank-palestinians-settler-attack-journalist-is-part-ongoing-siege\/\">For West Bank Palestinians, Settler Attack on Journalist Is Part of Ongoing Siege<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-10-20\/ty-article-magazine\/.premium\/settlers-trespass-then-soldiers-arrest-another-method-for-removing-palestinians-from-their-lands\/000001a1-535a-d6e5-a9bb-fb7bcdc00000\">Settlers Trespass, Then Soldiers Arrest: Another Method for Removing Palestinians from Their Lands<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israel-demolishes-building-housing-35-palestinians-near-qalandia-jerusalem-governorate\/4095799https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israel-demolishes-building-housing-35-palestinians-near-qalandia-jerusalem-governorate\/4095799\">Israel Demolishes Building Housing 35 Palestinians near Qalandia: Jerusalem Governorate<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/20\/israeli-forces-kill-at-least-four-palestinians-in-gaza-strikes\">Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Four Palestinians in Gaza<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israel-demolishes-building-housing-35-palestinians-near-qalandia-jerusalem-governorate\/4095799https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/middle-east\/israel-demolishes-building-housing-35-palestinians-near-qalandia-jerusalem-governorate\/4095799\">Israel Demolishes Building Housing 35 Palestinians near Qalandia: Jerusalem Governorate<\/a> (Andalu Ajansi)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Y3q0Lo-mXME\">Christians Need to Wake Up<\/a> (Protect Ancient Christians \/ YouTube)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran war update:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/middle-east\/iran-guards-say-three-tankers-hit-mines-crossing-hormuz-strait-3007404\">Iran Guards Say Three Tankers Hit Mines Crossing Hormuz Strait<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[L]ocal officials report mass burials, thousands displaced and devastating fires as witnesses dispute military&#8217;s account and UN condemns civilian deaths&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ynetnews.com\/article\/bjmy00gi3fg\">At Least 226 Reported Killed in Sudan Drone Strike on Crowded Market<\/a> (Ynet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Updates on the Kurdish Iranian opposition:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-912396\">Iran Strikes Iranian Opposition Group Kurdistan Freedom Party in Latest Attack<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-news\/article-912385\">Iraq Closes Southern Border Crossing with Iran amid US Pressure on Baghdad<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.longwarjournal.org\/archives\/2026\/10\/iran-says-it-has-agreement-with-iraq-to-expel-kurdish-iranian-opposition-groups.php\">Iran Says It Has Agreement with Iraq to Expel Kurdish Iranian Opposition Groups<\/a> (Long War Journal)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The men were earlier arrested but had been bailed pending more investigation&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/raf-fairford-security-incident-arrests-suspected-spying-iran\/\">2 Men Rearrested onSsuspicion of Spying for Iran over Suspected Plot at U.S.-Run Air Base in England<\/a> (CBS News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<section id=\"section-10\" class=\"article-paragraph-wrap\">\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">&#8220;Trump could not block an attack that was not planned. &#8230; Such a story might also assist Trump in the US midterm elections&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/defense-news\/article-912399\">IDF Was Not Planning to Strike Iran on Oct. 10 Despite Reports of Attack Blocked by Trump<\/a> (Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Labor, now part of the Democrats, is the only Jewish party in the outgoing Knesset that openly backs a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/21\/far-from-fringe-how-israels-mainstream-parties-vote-with-the-far-right\">Far from Fringe: How Israel\u2019s Mainstream Parties Vote with the Far Right<\/a> (Ajazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Tehran is relying more heavily on overland links with China and Central Asia. But capacity constraints, delays and costs limit rail&#8217;s ability to replace maritime trade&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/us-sanctions-target-irans-rail-sector-as-tehran-shifts-cargo-from-sea-routes-to-overland-corridors\/a-79681413\">Can Iran&#8217;s Rail Network Offset Expanding US Sanctions?<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Settler violence ans Israeli war crimes continue: For West Bank Palestinians, Settler Attack on Journalist Is Part of Ongoing Siege (Washington Post) Settlers Trespass, Then Soldiers Arrest: Another Method for Removing Palestinians from Their Lands (Haaretz) Israel Demolishes Building Housing 35 Palestinians near Qalandia: Jerusalem Governorate (Andalu Ajansi) Israeli Attacks Kill at Least Four Palestinians [&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-95415","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\/95415","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=95415"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95417,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95415\/revisions\/95417"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}