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CEP Mentions
Merkur: Risk of attack at German Christmas markets
Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Berlin Counter Extremism Project, shares a similar view. One risk is that radical Islamism is on the rise again worldwide. In West Africa, for example, the terrorist group JNIM is besieging Mali's capital Bamako. And the Afghan IS offshoot "Islamic State Khorasan Province" is planning and carrying out attacks outside Afghanistan, for example in Moscow in 2024. In Iraq and Syria, IS is considered militarily defeated, but: "There have already been more attacks there this year than in 2024 in Syria, which was a record year," says Schindler. "IS feels it is on the road to victory."
Analysis
Jerusalem Post: Ceasefire or controlled pause? The first year of the Israel-Lebanon truce
“In the near future, the IDF will target Hezbollah’s terrorist infrastructure throughout the south to counter its prohibited attempts to rebuild its activities in the area,” said military spokesman Avichay Adraee in a statement. Israeli statements the same day said the targets included weapons depots and infrastructure linked to Hezbollah’s Radwan unit, which Israel accuses of rebuilding in breach of the 2024 agreement. Lebanese military sources say Hezbollah has largely observed the ceasefire, withdrawing much of its arsenal from the south and violating the truce only once.
Jerusalem Post: 'Zionism is Racism'- 50 years on, the UN lie that haunts Israel
Fifty years ago, the world witnessed a change in international attitude that was the harbinger of the antisemitism we are witnessing in the modern world. Fifty years ago, on November 10, 1975, the United Nations General Assembly voted to adopt Resolution 3379, which determined that Zionism “is a form of racism and racial discrimination.” Fifty years ago, Israel’s then-ambassador to the UN, Chaim Herzog, lambasted the assembly from the dais, telling those gathered, “It is indeed fitting that the United Nations, which began its life as an anti-Nazi alliance, should, 30 years later, find itself on its way to becoming the world center of antisemitism.”
United States
The Telegraph: He was a jihadist with a $10m bounty. Now Trump is welcoming him to the White House
Until three days ago, the United States still officially regarded Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president, as a “specially designated global terrorist”. Following one of the most dramatic rehabilitations in recent memory, the former jihadist will be received by Donald Trump today in what may be the most astonishing meeting ever hosted in the White House.
New York Post: Top NYC rabbi issues dire warning on Mamdani: ‘Does not believe in coexistence’
A top New York City rabbi has issued a chilling now-viral warning after Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral win: The pol’s positions on Israel may “severely threaten Jewish safety everywhere in the city.” Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch delivered his blistering take on the radical extremist in a fiery sermon at his liberal Stephen Wise Free Synagogue on the Upper West Side on Friday. Hirsch claimed Mamdani’s “opposition to Israel is existential. “He believes that Israel has no right to exist at all — as a Jewish state in any territory,’’ the Manhattan rabbi said.
Reuters: US sanctions official says time is right to cut Iran's Hezbollah funding
The United States seeks to take advantage of a "moment" in Lebanon in which it can cut Iranian funding to Hezbollah and press the group to disarm, the U.S. Treasury Department's top sanctions official said. In a late Friday interview, John Hurley, the undersecretary for terrorism and financial intelligence, said Iran has managed to funnel about $1 billion to Hezbollah this year despite a raft of Western sanctions that have battered its economy.
Detroit News: Halloween terror suspects from Dearborn consent to be jailed in federal court hearings
Three Dearborn men accused of plotting a domestic terror attack on behalf of the Islamic State consented Monday to being detained in county jails while their federal criminal cases are pending. Ayob Nasser, 19, his 20-year-old brother Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud, 20, appeared Monday morning in federal court in Detroit for a detention hearing. All three waived the hearing and consented to being detained.
Washington Post: Far-right provocateur Nick Fuentes is triggering a MAGA civil war
Four years ago, Nick Fuentes was unwelcome pretty much everywhere. The young far-right influencer was barred from nearly every social media platform and an array of payment processors, either for violating hate speech policies or for encouraging rioters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. A 2022 documentary by a sympathetic filmmaker called him “the most canceled man in America.”
CBS News: Dave Portnoy says there's been a "definitive shift" toward antisemitism: "People are coming up with real hate"
Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy said in an interview with "CBS Sunday Morning" that he's experiencing daily antisemitism — a shift, he said, from the occasional hateful comments that he used to get. "It's every day now. Like, there's a definitive shift in what's going on," Portnoy told Tony Dokoupil in an interview that will air next Sunday.
Jerusalem Post: 'Antisemitism not only normal, but popular': Michael Oren warns after Mamdani's win – interview
The rise of New York’s new socialist mayor marks an inflection point as Israeli officials and Jewish leaders brace for its wider implications, Israel’s former ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, told The Media Line.
Christian Science Monitor: An uproar over antisemitism roils Heritage Foundation – and the GOP
Recriminations and infighting over former Fox News host Tucker Carlson’s podcast interview with far-right activist and provocateur Nick Fuentes are continuing to roil conservative political circles more than a week after its airing. The controversy has especially engulfed the conservative Heritage Foundation, whose president rushed to defend Mr. Carlson against charges that he had uncritically amplified the views of a purveyor of antisemitism.
Fox News: NYC students expose 'extremist' professors fostering campus antisemitism at major universities
A number of students revealed the "extremist" viewpoints held by some university professors that "play a role" in fostering an antisemitic environment on campus, condoning anti-Israel protests and maintaining a bias message that is "not exactly something that should be promoted" at their respective schools.
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette: States push for scrutiny of antisemitism in schools
Tensions over the Israel-Hamas war have spilled into schools around the U.S., with advocates reporting a rise in antisemitic harassment since the 2023 surprise attack on Israel. While some argue that school leaders have failed to take the threat seriously, others warn that criticism of Israel and the military campaign in Gaza are interpreted too often as hate speech.
Oil City News: Two antisemitic incidents at University of Wyoming prompt investigations
Two recent incidents involving antisemitic language and symbols at the University of Wyoming are under investigation for potential Title VI and civil rights violations, UW President Ed Seidel said Friday. “I am writing today concerning various incidents that have occurred on our campus recently, that have taken us some time to piece together,” Seidel wrote in a message to the campus community. “I recognize that this message comes later than some may have expected, but it remains important that I speak to these events and reaffirm our shared values, as outlined in our strategic plan.”
Sacramento Bee: Man who targeted Christians in Roseville bomb hoax sentenced to 6 years
An Iraqi-born Arizona man convicted of planting a hoax bomb at a Christian church in Roseville in 2024 was sentenced Friday in Sacramento federal court in Sacramento to six years in prison. Prosecutors said Zimnako Salah was radicalized online and engaged in a pattern of escalating aggression against churches, ultimately tying a black backpack with a pillow inside to a toilet in the Roseville church that terrified congregants and led people to believe they were about to die.
Canada
CBC: MMA gym owners, coaches ID’d at secretive neo-Nazi event in B.C.
Some of the country’s most prominent white supremacist groups gathered in Vancouver this summer for a secretive neo-Nazi conference that also included martial arts gym owners, coaches and trainers. Held at the Scottish Cultural Centre in the city’s south end, the event was organized by a group called Exiles of the Golden Age and discussed the formation of "Männerbunds." On the group's social media accounts, they describe these as “disciplined groups of men” who can rebuild our world “amidst the coming wreckage.”
Czech Republic
ARD: A right-wing extremist as the third man in the state
Okamura is known for his racist remarks. He denies the Holocaust against the Roma, wants to ban Islam, and rejects the EU migration pact. An earlier election poster for his party showed a dark-skinned man with a blood-stained knife. As a result, he is facing criminal proceedings for incitement to hatred. The nationalist politician also rejects the EU's Green Deal. He actually wants to leave the EU and NATO and buy cheap raw materials from Russia again. Demonstrators have been calling him a collaborator in recent weeks.
France
Reuters: Sole surviving perpetrator of 2015 Paris attacks faces new probe
French anti-terrorist prosecutors have launched a new investigation into Salah Abdeslam, the only convicted perpetrator of the 2015 Paris attacks, on suspicion he sneaked a flash drive holding jihadist content into his prison cell. The French prison authority found in January that Abdeslam, who is allowed to have a computer in his cell, had connected it to a USB drive four times in December 2024 and January 2025, the prosecutor's office said in a statement.
Jerusalem Post: French anti-terror unit arrests three suspects in attack plot linked to Batalcan perpetrator
The French anti-terror unit arrested three people on Saturday on suspicion of planning an imminent terror attack in connection with the last surviving perpetrator of the 2015 Paris attacks (Bataclan attacks). The three were arrested by the National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office (PNAT) as part of an investigation into a suspected terror threat linked to Salah Abdeslam, who is in prison for life due to his role in the Bataclan attacks.
Le Monde: France faces younger, less experienced and more unpredictable jihadist threat
Ten years after the November 13, 2015 attacks in Paris and Saint-Denis, a suburb just north of the city, the terrorist threat in France remains high, although it has completely changed in nature. France continues to be a prime target for Sunni jihadism, but the threat is less driven by organizations such as the Islamic State group (IS) or Al-Qaeda – whose central leadership has been severely weakened by military action – than by individuals inspired by them.
Germany
The Times: German president hints at AfD ban in speech on dangers of extremism
President Steinmeier has used the anniversary of the Nazi regime’s 1938 Kristallnacht pogroms to suggest that the hard-right Alternative for Germany party could be banned. The AfD, which is already the second largest party in the Bundestag, is now leading in some national opinion polls and projected to win emphatic victories in two east German regional votes next year.
Deutsche Welle: Trial to begin for Germany's 2024 Christmas market attack
A car as a weapon: That brought back memories of the attack by Anis Amri on the Christmas market at Berlin's Breitscheidplatz in 2016 and a similar attack by an Islamic extremist with a truck in the southern French city of Nice. In December 2024, a man drove a rented car into a crowd at a Christmas Market in the eastern city of Magdeburg (Saxony-Anhalt) shortly after 7 p.m., killing a 9-year-old boy and five women aged 45 to 75. More than 300 people were injured, some seriously. The attack lasted one minute and four seconds, according to prosecutors.
Times of Israel: German Jewish leader raises alarm as far-right AfD surges in eastern states
The head of Germany’s Jewish community is voicing alarm over indications of escalating support for the far-right Alternative for Germany party in the country’s eastern states, saying the faction’s rise could threaten Jewish life. Recent surveys in both Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Saxony-Anhalt show the anti-migrant party positioned well ahead of the center-left Social Democrats, or SPD, as well as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democrats, or CDU. Elections are still nearly a year away, but if the numbers hold, the party could take control of the states’ governments, giving it power over education, law enforcement and more.
BILD: Anti-Semitism scandal: Fear of infiltration of left-wing youth groups
Following the anti-Semitism scandal at the federal congress of the left-wing youth organization "[solid]," there is growing fear among the left wing of a full-scale infiltration by Israel haters. The party leadership around Ines Schwerdtner and Jan van Aken has now clearly distanced itself from its youth organization in a crisis conference—and is trying to limit the damage. As BILD reported on Wednesday, the federal congress of the Left Youth in Berlin had turned into a scandalous weekend full of threats, fear, and open hostility. Around 70 percent of the delegates supported a motion describing Israel as a "colonial and racist state project."
Poland
The J.: Poland To Adopt First National Strategy To Fight Antisemitism And Strengthen Jewish Life
Poland’s government is preparing to pass this year its first-ever national strategy plan for fighting antisemitism and strengthening Jewish life, the country’s justice undersecretary said on Monday. Maria Ejchart, the justice undersecretary, made the announcement at the annual conference in Krakow of the European Jewish Association. She said the draft resolution of the Council of Ministers on the adoption of the national strategy for countering antisemitism and supporting Jewish life for 2025 to 2030 was entered into the government’s legislative and program work list last week.
United Kingdom
Times of Israel: BBC top brass resigns amid criticism of Trump documentary, Gaza coverage
The BBC’s boss and its head of news quit on Sunday following criticism over bias at the British national broadcaster, including in its coverage of the Gaza war and the way it edited a speech that US President Donald Trump made on January 6, 2021. The BBC had been under mounting pressure after an internal report by a former standards adviser was leaked to the Daily Telegraph newspaper last week, citing failings in its coverage of the Israel-Hamas war, trans issues, and the speech made by Trump. The report’s section on the Gaza war documented that BBC Arabic’s story selection and editing largely omitted pieces criticizing Hamas or highlighting the suffering of Israelis, including the hostages kidnapped by the terror group.
Reuters: What are the key claims made in the leaked internal BBC memo?
The BBC's director-general and head of news resigned on Sunday following mounting accusations of editorial bias at the British broadcaster, including in the editing of a speech by U.S. President Donald Trump. The publicly funded broadcaster has faced growing scrutiny after the Daily Telegraph published details from a leaked internal memo by a former standards adviser. The report highlighted shortcomings in the BBC's coverage of the Israel–Hamas conflict, transgender issues, and its handling of Trump's remarks.
The Telegraph: BBC chairman denies systemic bias
The chairman of the BBC has insisted there is no “systemic bias” at the corporation. Samir Shah defended the BBC in his first remarks since the resignation of Tim Davie as its director-general and Deborah Turness as the chief executive of BBC News.
Sky News: The rise of Christian nationalism in Britain
Bishop Ceirion Dewar rejects the Church of England as heretics. Instead, he gathers his flock under a gloomy sky on a beach in Cornwall. More than 20 people answered the call he made on social media - one wears a T-shirt saying Jesus is King. Another wears a Union Jack anorak with a T-shirt emblazoned "UTK" - Unite the Kingdom - the movement organised by anti-Islam campaigner Tommy Robinson. Wearing a white robe over a wetsuit, Dewar strides down the beach and prepares for a mass baptism. His voice booms out: "In the name of Jesus Christ, I gladly baptise you!"
The New Statesman: Terror definition too broad, Starmer to be told
An independent commission will advise Keir Starmer to rewrite the government’s terrorism definition in a way that could undermine the Palestine Action ban. This week, the Independent Commission on Counter-Terrorism will say that the UK’s entire counter-terrorism strategy is failing to keep the country safe because terrorism has become a “catch all” term.
Homeland Security Today: British Man Who Offered to Spy for Russia Jailed After Counter Terrorism Policing London Investigation
A British man who offered himself as a spy to assist the Russian Intelligence Service has been jailed for seven years after an investigation led by Counter Terrorism Policing London. Howard Phillips, aged 66, was arrested after a series of interactions with undercover officers, whom Phillips believed were Russian agents.
Vatican City
Reuters: Vatican Swiss Guard member investigated over alleged antisemitic incident
The Swiss Guard, the special military unit tasked with protecting the pope, is investigating one of its members after reports of an alleged antisemitic incident last month, the Vatican said on Monday. In media interviews in recent weeks, two Jewish women have said a member of the Swiss Guard made a derogatory gesture toward them and called them "the Jews" while they were entering the Vatican on October 29 for Pope Leo's general audience in St. Peter's Square that morning.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan International: Taliban FM Rejects Pak Demands, Says Kabul Will Not Assume Islamabad’s ‘TTP Burden’
Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi has dismissed Pakistan’s proposals in recent negotiations as unrealistic, saying Islamabad asked the Taliban to relocate Pakistani Taliban (TTP) fighters to Afghanistan. He added that the Pakistani side also asked that Taliban guarantee security inside Pakistan. He said Afghanistan would not “import” Pakistan’s militant problem, describing TTP-related violence as an issue rooted in Pakistan’s own history.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Block Women Without Burqas From Entering Herat Hospital
Local sources told Afghanistan International early Monday that Taliban members once again prevented hundreds of women without burqas from entering Herat Regional Hospital. The Taliban’s Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice earlier rejected claims that wearing a burqa was mandatory in Herat, but sources said the restriction remains strictly enforced.
Afghanistan International: NRF Leader Urges World Not To Abandon Afghans As Taliban Rule Deepens Repression
Ahmad Massoud, leader of the National Resistance Front of Afghanistan, told an annual forum in France that Afghanistan has once again become a global centre for militant training under Taliban rule.He delivered the remarks on Saturday in Saint-Raphaël, in France’s Var region, at the “Meetings for the Future” conference, where he addressed challenges to democracy.
Afghanistan International: Pakistan’s Stance Led To Deadlock In Istanbul Talks, Says Taliban FM
The Taliban’s foreign minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi, said Pakistan’s delegation “refused to accept any responsibility” during the third round of talks in Istanbul, leading to the negotiations ending without progress. He made the remarks during a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to a statement issued on Sunday, 9 October, by the Taliban’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Afghanistan International: Taliban Confirms Afghanistan International Report On Relocation Of Families Linked To TTP
Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid confirmed Afghanistan International’s investigative report that families of tribal migrants have been relocated to central Afghanistan.Afghanistan International previously reported that in January 2025, the Taliban secretly transferred dozens of families linked to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) to Ghazni province.
Gaza Strip / West Bank
Reuters: Hamas says fighters holed up in Rafah will not surrender
Hamas fighters holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza will not surrender to Israel, the group's armed wing said on Sunday, urging mediators to find a solution to a crisis that threatens the month-old ceasefire. Sources close to mediation efforts told Reuters on Thursday that fighters could surrender their arms in exchange for passage to other areas of the enclave under a proposal aimed at resolving the stalemate.
Jerusalem Post: US offered Hamas safe passage to return Hadar Goldin – report
Washington promised Hamas terrorists safe passage in exchange for the return of deceased hostage Lt. Hadar Goldin, sources involved in the negotiations told Walla on Sunday. The source stated that the terror group approached the US negotiation delegation via intermediaries and requested the safe passage of approximately 200 terrorists holed up in the Israeli-held Rafah area of Gaza.
Jerusalem Post: IDF demolishes home of West Bank terrorist who killed Tzeela Gez, infant son
The IDF’s Ephraim Brigade demolished the home of Palestinian terrorist Maher Samara in the West Bank town of Bruchin on Sunday. In May, Samara, along with other terrorists, murdered Tzeela Gez and her unborn son in a drive-by shooting on Route 446 near the Peduel junction in the Binyamin region of the West Bank.
Iran
New York Times: The Dangerous Stalemate Over Iran’s Nuclear Program
With no negotiations, no oversight and no clarity about Iran’s stock of nuclear material, many in the region fear another war with Israel is inevitable.
Iran International: Iran says it will resist Western pressure even if it means war
Iran will not accept Western demands to curb its nuclear and missile programs even at the risk of another war, security chief Ali Larijani said on Monday, accusing the United States and its allies of seeking Tehran's submission. Larijani told a Tehran conference that Western concern over Iran’s nuclear activities was “only a pretext,” adding that calls to restrict Tehran’s regional influence and missile capabilities were aimed at weakening the Islamic Republic.
Iran International: Iran denies plot to assassinate Israeli ambassador to Mexico
Iran's foreign ministry spokesman on Monday denied Tehran plotted to assassinate Israel's ambassador to Mexico after Western media reports citing US and Israeli officials said Mexican security officials foiled the plan earlier this year. The allegation was “so absurd and baseless that our embassy initially saw no need to respond,” Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday, adding that both the Mexican foreign ministry and its intelligence agencies had confirmed there was no such case.
Iran International: Iranian athlete detained in Tehran over street performance without hijab
A women’s sports coach has been detained in Tehran after performing acrobatic moves in public without wearing a headscarf, a human rights group said on Monday, as Iranian authorities continue to enforce the country’s mandatory hijab law. The Norway-based Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said security forces arrested Hanieh Shariati Roudposhti, a taekwondo athlete and gymnastics instructor, on Sunday night and took her to an undisclosed location.
Israel
Jewish Telegraphic Agency: Hamas returns remains of hostage held for 11 years as attention deepens around postwar planning
Hamas returned the remains of Hadar Goldin, an Israeli soldier it murdered and kidnapped in 2014, to Israel on Sunday, bringing the number of hostages whose remains it still holds in Gaza to four. All four were killed when Hamas attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. The number has shrunk steadily in recent days as Hamas has repatriated the remains of half a dozen hostages, including Itay Chen, the final American-Israeli held in Gaza.
Reuters: Kushner in Israel as trapped Hamas fighters issue bedevils Gaza truce progress
U.S. mediators met Israel's prime minister on Monday with attention turning to the second, far more complex, phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal and the immediate problem of a standoff over a group of Hamas fighters still holed up in tunnels. The meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes a month after Washington and regional states pressed Israel and Hamas to a truce after two years of devastating war.
Times of Israel: ‘No Turkish boots on the ground’: Israel insistent on keeping Erdogan out of Gaza
Defense Minister Israel Katz and a government spokesperson reiterated on Sunday that Israel does not want Turkish soldiers deployed to Gaza as part of a multinational force that is meant to take over from the Israel Defense Forces. “There will be no Turkish boots on the ground,” Prime Minister’s Office spokesperson Shosh Bedrosian told reporters in response to a question. Israel has already expressed skepticism regarding Turkey’s desire to play a role in postwar Gaza.
Times of Israel: Knesset to hold first reading on bill to make ‘Al Jazeera Law’ permanent
Likud MK Ariel Kallner’s proposal to turn the so-called Al Jazeera Law — which permits the closure of foreign media outlets in Israel under certain conditions — into permanent legislation is set for its first reading in the Knesset today, after the Knesset National Security Committee voted in July to prepare the bill for a preliminary reading. The temporary measure now in effect was passed in April 2024 and provided the prime minister and communications minister with the authority to order the closure of foreign networks operating in Israel and to confiscate their equipment if they have grounds to believe they are “doing real harm to state security.”
Reuters: Israeli settlers attack Palestinians, journalists at West Bank olive harvest, witnesses say
Israeli settlers attacked a group of Palestinian villagers, activists and journalists on Saturday who had gathered during an attempt to harvest olives near a settler outpost in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, witnesses said. Two Reuters employees - a journalist and a security adviser accompanying her - were among those injured in the attack by the men who wielded sticks and clubs and hurled large rocks, in an area close to the Palestinian village of Beita.
Associated Press: Israeli survivors of Kristallnacht mark 87th anniversary of Nazi riots amid rising antisemitism
Walter Bingham was 14 years old when Nazis plundered Jewish businesses and places of worship across Germany and Austria in what became known as Kristallnacht, or the “Night of Broken Glass.” Bingham is among a dwindling number of Holocaust survivors marking the 87th anniversary of Kristallnacht Sunday, at a time when antisemitism is on the rise, especially in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war.
Lebanon
Times of Israel: IDF says latest airstrikes in south Lebanon killed three Hezbollah operatives
The IDF says it killed three Hezbollah operatives in separate strikes across southern Lebanon over the past 24 hours, following the announcement of a wave of airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in the region and the Beqaa Valley earlier today.
Reuters: Israel pushes Lebanon army to search more intrusively for Hezbollah arms
Israel is pressing Lebanon's army to be more aggressive in disarming the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah by searching private homes in the south for weaponry, three Lebanese security officials and two Israeli officials have said. The demand has emerged in recent weeks and been rejected by Lebanon's military leadership, who fear it would ignite civil strife and derail a disarmament strategy seen by the army as cautious but effective, the Lebanese security officials told Reuters. The army is confident it can declare Lebanon's south free of Hezbollah arms by the end of 2025, in line with a truce deal that ended a devastating Israeli war with Hezbollah last year.
Naharnet: Israeli official vows gradual pullout if Lebanon disarms Hezbollah
Israel will gradually withdraw from south Lebanon if the Lebanese Army disarms Hezbollah and efforts are ongoing to eliminate any threat from Hezbollah, an Israeli official said on Monday. “We will not allow Hezbollah to rebuild its strength again,” the official told Al-Arabiya television.
Naharnet: Army refuses to raid houses in south in search for Hezbollah weapons, report says
Israel is pressing the Lebanese army to search private homes in south Lebanon for weapons, a media report said, after Lebanon's government tasked the army with a plan to disarm Hezbollah. The report, quoting Lebanese and Israeli officials, said Israel requested these house-to-house raids in October during meetings of the ceasefire monitoring committee, adding that Lebanon has not accepted to do so.
Naharnet: Aoun: Our army's mission is crucial in these circumstances
President Joseph Aoun announced Monday that the Lebanese Army “has a crucial mission in these circumstances.” “It alone -- I reiterate, it alone, without a partner, neither from outside the state nor from outside Lebanon -- has to extend our state’s authority over all its territory and borders and to impose its full sovereignty, for the Israeli attacks on our land to cease and for Israel to withdraw from the points it is occupying inside Lebanon,” Aoun added, at a joint press conference with his Bulgarian counterpart in Sofia.
Naharnet: Salam says disarmament necessary to attract investments
Prime Minister Nawaf Salam has said his government is not just working on disarming Hezbollah but is also working on reforms, yet disarmament is needed to attract investments. In a televised interview aired on Sunday evening, Salam said the government is also unanimously committed to the implementation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, ending the Israeli occupation and daily attacks, and releasing the Lebanese prisoners from Israeli jails.
Naharnet: US official says discussed with Aoun ways to stop money flow from Iran to Hezbollah
President Joseph Aoun has told U.S. officials that Lebanon was tackling money laundering and the financing of terrorism, days after Washington imposed sanctions on three Hezbollah members. The trio were accused of money laundering to fund Hezbollah, designated a terrorist organization by the United States and other Western powers.
Saudi Arabia
Reuters: Saudi Arabia executes two people for plotting attacks on places of worship
Saudi Arabia said on Sunday that it had executed two citizens for joining a terrorist group that planned to carry out attacks on places of worship. The two men also planned attacks against security facilities and personnel, Saudi state news agency SPA reported, citing a statement from the interior ministry.
Syria
Sky News: Explosives and weapons seized - with 71 arrests - as Syria launches clampdown on Islamic State cells
Syria has carried out pre-emptive operations targeting Islamic State cells - arresting 71 people during 61 raids. Explosives and weapons were seized, with the interior ministry revealing they were working on "precise" intelligence information. "Many" of those detained were wanted criminals, with forces obtaining evidence that linked them to terrorist activities. A statement added that the operation was part of "ongoing national efforts to combat terrorism and confront plots targeting the country's security and citizens".
CNN: Syria’s jihadist-turned-president caps extraordinary transformation with White House visit
Less than a year after his lightning power grab, Syria’s president is capping his transformation from jihadist to global statesman in a historic visit to the White House that says as much about the young leader as it does his push for his country’s diplomatic reinvention. Ahmad al-Sharaa’s meeting on Monday – the first ever visit to the White House by a Syrian head of state – will be his 20th foreign trip since appointing himself as president of Syria in January, and his second visit to the United States, following his attendance of the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September.
Reuters: US, Britain remove sanctions on Syria's president
The United States and Britain removed sanctions on Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, a day after the United Nations Security Council did the same ahead of his meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump next week, with the European Union confirming it would follow suit.
Reuters: Syria carries out pre-emptive operations against Islamic State cells
Syria has carried out nationwide pre-emptive operations targeting Islamic State cells, a spokesperson for the Interior Ministry said on Saturday. Syrian security forces carried out 61 raids, with 71 people arrested and explosives and weapons seized, the spokesperson told state-run Al Ekhbariya TV.
Yemen
Jewish News Syndicate: Houthi terrorists threaten to renew strikes on Israel if Gaza ceasefire fails
Yemen’s Houthi’s vowed on Saturday that the Iranian-backed terrorist group would resume its missile and drone attacks on Israel if the U.S.-brokered truce in Gaza collapses, Tehran’s IRNA agency reported. In a missive sent to the Hamas terrorist group, the Houthi’s new chief of staff, Yusuf al-Madani, said the Yemeni terrorists remained “steadfast in our pledge and committed to standing by your side, whatever the cost. If the enemy [Israel] resumes aggression against Gaza, we will return to our military operations against the Zionist regime.”
Yemen Online: Yemeni Security Forces Foil Major Urea Smuggling Attempt at Aden Port Linked to Houthi Supply Network
Yemeni security authorities at the Port of Aden have successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large shipment of chemical-grade urea, a substance often repurposed for military use, in what officials describe as part of a recurring pattern of illicit support for Houthi militias. The intercepted cargo, concealed within containers aboard a commercial vessel arriving from Iran via maritime routes, was flagged during routine inspection procedures coordinated by the Free Zone Security and Counterterrorism Units. Initial investigations revealed that the shipment lacked proper documentation and was falsely declared as agricultural material.
Yemen Online: 4 Civilians Injured in Landmine Explosions in Yemen's Taiz
Four Yemeni civilians were injured on Saturday following the explosion of two landmines left behind by Houthi militias in the coastal district of Dhubab, located in Taiz governorate, southwestern Yemen. Local sources reported that the victims were walking near a farming area when the mines detonated, causing serious injuries. Emergency teams rushed to the scene and transferred the wounded to nearby medical facilities for treatment. Their conditions are reported to be stable.
Yemen Online: U.S. Airstrikes Target al-Qaeda Positions in Yemen’s Shabwa
The United States carried out three airstrikes this week targeting suspected al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) positions in Yemen’s southeastern Shabwa province, according to local security sources and tribal leaders. The strikes reportedly hit militant hideouts in the rugged mountainous areas of Al-Saeed and Al-Musainah, regions known for harboring AQAP operatives. Initial reports indicate that several militants may have been killed or injured, though the exact number of casualties remains unconfirmed due to restricted access to the targeted zones.
India
New York Times: Explosion Reported in Crowded New Delhi Neighborhood
A large explosion was reported in a crowded neighborhood of New Delhi during the evening rush hour on Monday, with local news outlets suggesting there were a number of casualties. The blast occurred close to a metro station near the historic Red Fort area, which is often crowded as it leads to the large bazaars of the old city.
Mali
Reuters: African Union calls for urgent action in insurgency-hit Mali
The African Union has called for an urgent international response, including intelligence-sharing, to address worsening security conditions in Mali, where insurgents are imposing a fuel blockade and kidnapping foreigners. n Al Qaeda-linked jihadist group active in West Africa's Sahel region has blocked fuel imports since September, attacking convoys of tankers and creating a shortage that forced schools and businesses to shut. The latest show of force by the group, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin, has raised concern that it might eventually try to impose its rule over the landlocked country. Western countries including the U.S., France, Britain and Italy are urging their citizens to leave.
BBC: Malian TikToker killed by suspected jihadists after pro-army posts
A female TikToker accused of helping Mali's army has been seized and killed execution-style by suspected jihadists. Mariam Cissé, said to be in her 20s and with over 100,000 TikTok followers, posted videos about life in her Tonka hometown in the northern Timbuktu region and often expressed support for the army.
Nigeria
The Guardian: Terrorist turf war battle in north-eastern Nigeria leaves about 200 dead
As many as 200 terrorists were killed in a turf war on Sunday between rival jihadists in north-east Nigeria. The fighting between Boko Haram and rival militants from Islamic State West Africa Province (Iswap) broke out over the weekend in the village of Dogon Chiku, which lies on the shores of Lake Chad, a restive area located at the junction of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
South Africa
The Guardian: Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla, a politician and daughter of the former South African president Jacob Zuma, has pleaded not guilty to incitement to commit terrorism and public violence over deadly riots in 2021. The trial, which began on Monday in the coastal city of Durban, is the first prosecution in South Africa in which terrorism‑related charges are being brought based on social media posts.Jacob Zuma’s daughter goes on trial over deadly South African riots
Indonesia
Reuters: Personal not religious motive may be behind Indonesia blasts, police say
Explosions that injured dozens of people at a Jakarta mosque last week may not have been set off for religious reasons, and a personal motive may be involved, police said on Monday. More than 50 people were taken to hospital with burns and other injuries after the blasts during Friday prayers at the mosque inside a school complex in the Indonesian capital's Kelapa Gading area.
Australia
Jerusalem Post: Australian white nationalists rally against 'Jewish lobby,' protest 'new hate crimes laws'
An Australian white nationalist organization rallied outside the New South Wales parliament against Jewish community involvement in politics and against hate crime laws, drawing outrage against the NSW police for allowing the protest to occur.
Times of Israel: Sydney police draw sharp rebuke for approving neo-Nazi rally
An antisemitic neo-Nazi rally outside Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) parliament on Saturday morning drew about 60 participants and sparked widespread condemnation, not only of the protesters’ hateful messages but also of the authorities’ decision to allow the demonstration to take place. The demonstration, which lasted some 20 minutes and called for the abolition of the “Jewish lobby,” was authorized by police, who said they had not objected to the assembly under the Summary Offenses Act, which allows public gatherings to proceed if authorities are notified at least seven days in advance and a court has not prohibited the event.
Technology
Just Security: The Feedback Loop Between Online Extremism and Acts of Violence
In the wake of the Charlie Kirk assassination and other recent attacks, the United States faces a resurgence of politically motivated violence that is deeply intertwined with the digital sphere. Digital Aftershocks, our new report at the NYU Stern Center for Business and Human Rights, examines how extremists across the ideological spectrum — far-right, far-left, violent Islamist, and nihilistic violent extremists (NVEs) — exploit acts of violence to recruit followers, justify their ideologies, and sustain propaganda networks.
Digital Music News: AI-Generated Far-Right Hate Songs Aren’t Just a Problem in the US—Now They’re Spreading Across Europe Too
“Currently, one of these AI anti-immigrant songs is in the Dutch Top 5, and about 8 out of 10 in the viral chart are in the same hateful category,” writes Reddit user EuroMEK. “These are not real musicians; they are AI-generated tracks spreading extremist messages.” “What really worries me is that Spotify is allowing this, even as these songs go viral,” the post continued. “How can they justify platforming AI-generated hate speech or letting AI content out-compete real artists on their charts?” Meanwhile, new research from Cornell University published over the summer found across “thousands of clips from German, British, and Dutch TikTok feeds” that over three-quarters of videos using extremist audio were still accessible four months after they were first posted. But what makes this particular trend so nefarious is the exploitation of TikTok’s “use-this-sound” feature “as a Trojan horse for hate speech.”
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