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Iraq parliamentary election

Iraq beings voting process for special groups in the country’s sixth parliamentary elections, two days before polling stations open to the public. Over 1.3 million military and security personnel, including those in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region, are casting their votes in the sixth parliamentary elections. Over 26,000 displaced people are also eligible to cast their ballots Sunday. The Iraqi nationals will go to the polls to elect the new parliament on November 11. The vote is a key test for Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani amid a high unemployment figure and poor public services. Sudani is seeking a second term in office at the helm of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition. The party’s main rival is the State of Law Coalition led by former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. 

Israel violating Gaza truce

More Palestinian civilians fall victim to Israeli forces' new attacks in the Gaza Strip, as the regime continues to violate the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. According to local sources, Gaza’s hospitals received 10 bodies, one of them belonging to a man freshly killed by Israeli forces’ artillery fire. The sources said the man lost his life when the regime’s artillery targeted east of the Al-Bureij refugee camp. A Palestinian child was also killed on Saturday evening after an unexploded device left by Israeli forces detonated in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza. The Israeli genocide has killed nearly 69,170 civilians in Gaza since October 2023, leaving about 170,690 others injured. Meanwhile, the bodies of 15 Palestinian abductees were received through the Red Cross on Saturday, raising the number of Palestinian bodies received from Israel to 300. Less than 90 of Palestinian bodies have been identified, as most of them carry the signs of extreme torture and mistreatment by Israeli forces. 

Anti-Netanyahu protests

Tens of thousands of demonstrators have held another weekly protest in the occupied territories, opposing the Israeli prime minister’s Gaza policy. They also called on the regime to return the remains of the five captives still held in Gaza. In Tel Aviv, protesters demanded accountability from Benjamin Netanyahu over the captives' return. They also voiced frustration at the slow progress of the ceasefire deal. Demonstrators urged Netanyahu to ensure all captives’ bodies are brought home, while demanding a full investigation into the regime’s security failures related to Hamas operation on October 7, 2023. Yair Golan, head of the Israeli opposition party, addressed demonstrators, calling for a state commission of inquiry, and accusing the regime of avoiding responsibility. Under the deal, the Hamas resistance movement released 20 living hostages and agreed to return 28 bodies. Hamas says Israel’s continued truce breaches have made it difficult to reach the remaining bodies that are buried under the rubble left by the regime's two-year genocide.

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