{"id":95421,"date":"2026-10-23T06:17:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:17:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95421"},"modified":"2026-10-23T06:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T11:17:32","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-23-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95421","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/23\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"selectionShareable\">&#8220;Israel&#8217;s far-right national security minister called for the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority in light of the incident ,,, [although t]here was no immediate indication of any Palestinian Authority involvement in the incident&#8221; &#8230;.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newarab.com\/news\/hebron-shooting-2-palestinians-killed-6-israelis-wounded\">Hebron Shooting: 2 Palestinians Killed, 6 Israeli Soldiers Wounded<\/a> (New Arab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and &#8220;Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has ordered a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/23\/israel-arrests-36-palestinians-in-the-west-bank-attacks-on-farmers-ramp-up\">Israel Preparing Full Lockdown of Occupied West Bank After Hebron Gunfight<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/oct\/22\/iran-threatens-seven-gulf-countries-us-israel-renew-attacks\">Iran Threatens to Strike Oil and AI Facilities Across Gulf if US and Israel Renew Attacks<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/is-iran-ready-for-another-major-us-attack-after-midterm-elections\/a-79734082\">Is Iran Ready for Another Major US Attack After Midterm Elections?<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/israel-security\/2026-10-23\/ty-article\/.premium\/netanyahu-and-trumps-private-war-could-bring-iran-closer-to-a-regional-deal\/000001a1-65cb-d29a-a1a5-e7eb77fb0000\">A New War Led by Netanyahu and Trump Will Only Bring Iran Closer to a Deal with the Gulf<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2026\/10\/23\/climate\/iran-war-persian-gulf-oil-spills-pollution\">The Iran War\u2019s Toxic Impact on One of the Planet\u2019s Most Unique Seas<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Chambers\u2019s lawyers have accused the US government of seeking to criminalize humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2026\/10\/fergie-chambers-extradition-gaza-speech-repression?emci=b4a33c85-4dce-f111-bf5b-00224829f869&amp;emdi=430e588f-52ce-f111-bf5b-00224829f869&amp;ceid=7698575\">Trump\u2019s War on Palestine Comes for Fergie Chambers<\/a> (Jacobin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"selectionShareable\">A coalition of &#8220;several Baloch opposition groups in Iran united under the umbrella of the Popular Fighters Front, &#8230; which formed before the outbreak of the <a class=\"internal-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/iran-war\/t-76168615\">Iran war<\/a>, could try to exploit security gaps created by the current situation&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/irans-balochistan-border-region-sees-growing-unrest\/a-79716399\">Iran&#8217;s Balochistan Border Region Sees Growing Unrest<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/22\/israeli-attacks-in-gaza-kill-four-including-a-young-girl\">Israeli Attacks Kill Four as Famine Risk Looms in Gaza<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/highlandscurrent.org\/2026\/10\/22\/my-view-arrested-in-palestine\/\">My View: Arrested in Palestine<\/a> (Highlands Current)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Both sides have been accused of attacks on health facilities&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c54g1kxw4nvvo\">Hospitals Deliberately Targeted by Sudan&#8217;s RSF Fighters, BBC Finds<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He claims his Iranian handlers told him to use Israeli-style tactics against journalists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610221102\">Iran Plot Suspect Says He Was Told to Break Journalist\u2019s Arms and Legs<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Israel&#8217;s far-right national security minister called for the dismantling of the Palestinian Authority in light of the incident ,,, [although t]here was no immediate indication of any Palestinian Authority involvement in the incident&#8221; &#8230;. 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