„UNRWA‘s not going to play any role in it,“ Rubio said when asked about whether the controversial agency would assist in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. „The United Nations is here. They‘re on the ground. We‘re willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas.“
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US appoints Steven Fagin as ‚civilian lead‘ for Gaza ceasefire oversight body
US State Department said on Friday that Steve Fagin, a career diplomat, will work alongside US Army Lieutenant General Patrick Frank, the military head already appointed to the hub set up after the October 10 ceasefire.
Some 200 US troops were sent to the centre, set up in a rented warehouse, where they work with soldiers from Israel and European countries, representatives of the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, and personnel from the United Nations and aid groups.
Addressing Turkey, PA role in Gaza, Rubio says Israel must be ‘comfortable’ with countries that send troops
Asked in a press conference at the US Civil-Military Coordination Center whether Turkish troops would be deployed in the International Stabilization Force to be set up in the Strip, Rubio says, “We haven’t formed that force yet, so there’s still work going on.”
“Obviously, as you put together this force, it’ll have to be countries that Israel is comfortable with as well,” he continues, saying that “there are a lot of countries that are expressing interest right now,” adding he couldn’t specify them.
What Happened in Gaza Might Be Even Worse Than We Think
Yet now is a time of reckoning. After two years of relentless violence, a fragile and uncertain cease-fire has settled over Gaza, bringing joyous scenes of Israeli captives reuniting with their families and of Palestinian prisoners returning home after years of detention. But that must be set against the apocalyptic reality survivors face: a moonscape of total devastation and unfathomable loss. Today there is a chance, if we want it, to begin to discover the true cost of this war. We might find that it’s even worse than we thought.
Gaza death toll rises to at least 68,280
)October 23, 2025)
At least one Palestinian has been killed and two others wounded in Israeli attacks across Gaza in the last 24 hours, Gaza‘s Ministry of Health is reporting.
It added that 32 bodies have also been recovered over that period, pushing the overall toll of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks since it launched its genocide in Gaza to 68,280, with another 170,375 wounded.
Hamas says it agrees to hand over Gaza governance to Palestinian technocrats
Hamas said on Friday that it agreed with other Palestinian factions to hand over governance of Gaza to a committee of Palestinian technocrats.
The statement also said the factions agreed to „establishing an international committee to oversee the financing and implementation of the reconstruction of the Strip” and to take „all necessary measures to maintain security and stability throughout the Strip”.
The statement followed a meeting in Cairo, Egypt.
Trump pushes for Sudan truce in Washington and gets Sisi to lean on Burhan
Diplomats told Middle East Eye that representatives of Burhan’s government and its enemy, the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), were both in Washington for indirect talks.
According to an Egyptian presidential source, US President Donald Trump has personally tasked Sisi to work on ending Sudan’s civil war.
Peace Talks Progressing in Libya, Congo and Sudan, Senior Trump Advisor Says
(October 20, 2025)
US President Donald Trump’s senior envoy for Arab and African affairs said peace negotiations in Libya and the Democratic Republic of Congo were progressing, and his team was working hard to pursue a ceasefire in Sudan.
“We think it’s achievable,” Massad Boulos said in an interview in Rome of a deal in Libya, which has been mired in chaos since the ouster of Muammar Qaddafi in 2011. “You can’t expect a peace process to be implemented overnight,” he added. “I hope that this process moves fast.”
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In Final Debate, NYC Mayoral Candidates Condemn ICE Raid on Street Vendors
Mamdani tied the raids to the city’s failure to pass a package of street vendor reform legislation that would lift the cap on street vendor permits. Currently, there are over 10,000 people waiting for vending permits.
“What we need to do is actually pass the street vending reform bills that have been in the city council, some of which this mayor has actually overridden,” said Mamdani. “That’s an example of how we can both protect street vendors, ensure quality of life, and leave no stone unturned in delivering for the people of the city, as opposed to working with the president, who is looking to declare war on those same people.”