{"id":95444,"date":"2026-10-29T06:46:18","date_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95444"},"modified":"2026-10-29T06:46:18","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T11:46:18","slug":"news-and-analysis-10-29-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=95444","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 10\/29\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli election results to date:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/53278449-6a8e-493b-8a9e-c44d2a981306?syn-25a6b1a6=1\">Israel Vote Leaves Door Open to Iran Attack<\/a> (Financial Times)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-10-28\/ty-article\/.premium\/breaking-a-decades-old-taboo-east-jerusalem-palestinians-turn-out-in-force\/000001a1-838d-d852-a7bf-ab9dbfb40000\">Breaking a Decades-Old Taboo, East Jerusalem Palestinians Turn Out in Force<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/elections\/2026-10-29\/ty-article-magazine\/.premium\/who-will-bomb-me-next-palestinians-in-gaza-west-bank-on-israels-election\/000001a1-86e7-d15a-a1bf-afff5e800000\">&#8216;Who Will Bomb Me Next?&#8217;: Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank on Israel&#8217;s Election<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran war updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hegseth-general-firing-iran-war-strikes-6726895f0c7fe93c7cbc94cae0ff7621\">Hegseth Fires the Pentagon\u2019s Top Military Planner Even as Trump Considers New Iran Strikes<\/a> (AP)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/middle-east\/irans-revolutionary-guards-say-three-oil-tankers-hit-mines-in-strait-of-hormuz-3008795\">Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards Say Three Oil Tankers Hit Mines in Strait of Hormuz<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/vance-reportedly-contacted-top-iran-security-official-in-bid-to-restart-peace-talks\/\">Vance Reportedly Contacted Top Iran Security Official in Bid to Restart Peace Talks<\/a> (Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenationalnews.com\/news\/gulf\/2026\/10\/29\/trump-downplays-vance-letter-sent-to-iran\/\">Trump Downplays Vance Letter Sent to Iran<\/a> (The National)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/is-iran-headed-to-war-or-peace-after-mecca-alliance-meeting\/a-79788256\">Is Iran Headed to War or Peace After Mecca Alliance Meeting?<\/a> (Deutsche Welle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli war crimes continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/imemc.org\/article\/israeli-strike-kills-two-palestinians-in-central-gaza\/\">Israeli Strike Kills Two Palestinians in Central Gaza<\/a> (IMEMC)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imeupolicyproject.org\/newsletters\/israel-invades-hebron-forces-3000-palestinians-out\">Israel Invades Hebron, Forces 3,000 Palestinians Out <\/a>(Institute for Middle East Understanding)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Iran oppression updates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/iranhr.net\/en\/articles\/9156\/\">January Protests: Torture Complaint by Rahimi Sisters Referred to Accused Investigator as Lawyer Held Incommunicado<\/a> (Iran Human Rights)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610285537\">Iran Targets Art, Sports Events Where Women Defy Hijab Rules<\/a> (Iran\u00a0 International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iranintl.com\/en\/202610287673\">Iran Arrests Fitness Blogger over Hijab-free Workout Videos<\/a> (Iran International)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/28\/iran-faces-espionage-attempts-but-using-threat-for-crackdown-on-opponents\">Espionage Threats Blur Lines Between Security and Dissent in Iran<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Hind Rajab Foundation &#8220;said footage posted by Dafna on social media shows an Israeli military bulldozer demolishing wheat silos in southern Gaza&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/28\/israeli-soldier-visiting-uk-faces-war-crimes-complaint\">Israeli Soldier Visiting UK Faces War Crimes Complaint<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]here is no such thing as undercover investigation in the polling place. You have to identify yourself as a journalist in the polling place, which they did not do&#8221;&#8211; Hennepin county attorney Mary Moriarty:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/oct\/28\/voting-felony-disguise-minneapolis\">Conservative Influencers Charged with Unlawful Voting After \u2018Muslim Garb\u2019 Election Stunt<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The ruling said the group sought to incite civil war and sectarian conflict and seize cities. The court classified the acts under relevant legal provisions as war crimes and crimes against humanity&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/middle-east\/syria-court-sentences-iran-linked-militia-member-to-life-in-prison-3008783\">Syria Court Sentences Iran-linked Militia Member to Life in Prison<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The second International Day of Action of Dockworkers, in solidarity with Palestine and against militarism &#8230; could be the largest worker action against war in history&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2026\/10\/dockworkers-strike-palestine-solidarity-internationalism\">Dockworkers Worldwide Are About to Strike for Palestine<\/a> (Jacobin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Women and children killed as witnesses say attack struck civilian shopkeepers, RSF forces&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/10\/29\/strikes-on-darfur-market-in-sudan-kill-more-than-100-rights-group-says\">Strikes on Darfur Market in Sudan Killed More than 100, Rights Group Says<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Israeli election results to date: Israel Vote Leaves Door Open to Iran Attack (Financial Times) Breaking a Decades-Old Taboo, East Jerusalem Palestinians Turn Out in Force (Haaretz) &#8216;Who Will Bomb Me Next?&#8217;: Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank on Israel&#8217;s Election (Haaretz) Iran war updates: Hegseth Fires the Pentagon\u2019s Top Military Planner Even as [&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-95444","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\/95444","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=95444"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":95446,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95444\/revisions\/95446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=95444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=95444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=95444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}