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Within the walls of a palace in southern Italy dating back to the 17th century, Eugenia Granito, an Italian woman from an aristocratic family, has announced that she is selling her family’s historic manor, located in the province of Salerno, and donating all the proceeds to children in Gaza.

The decision by the woman in her seventies came after she was deeply affected by the haunting images of the suffering endured by children as a result of Israel’s genocidal war, as Granito told the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. “Everything I receive from selling this house will go to Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières - MSF) for the children of Gaza,” she said.

Granito expressed hope that the memories of her family’s generations would be turned into “help for the children in Gaza who have been exhausted by war,” by contributing to the construction of a hospital or a medical treatment facility.

Germans woke up yesterday, Sunday, November 8, on their weekend, to an unusual sight: a giant Palestinian flag flying above their country’s Bundestag, or German parliament. The incident prompted widespread public and political reactions, most notably a call by president of the German Bundestag Julia Klöckner to strengthen security at the building, and a description by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt of the act as “demonstrating a complete lack of respect.”

According to DW, three young men, all German nationals, were arrested. The first, aged 22, raised the flag, while the other two filmed the act and livestreamed it on TikTok. An investigation was launched on suspicion of insulting the state and state symbols, causing property damage, and trespassing. The group “Peacefully Against Genocide” claimed responsibility for the act, describing it as an expression of solidarity with the Palestinian people.

The group says it will continue to protest against the German government’s policy and continued arms supplies to Israel. One member said the group wanted to send a message to the German people and questioned what “never again” means if people allow it to happen again.

The Syrian Ministry of Interior, along with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, announced the launch of a campaign to “combat child begging” in Damascus Governorate and transfer the children to care homes. However, the government campaign involved violations of the children's privacy when they were filmed and apprehended in a degrading manner in the markets and on the streets.

Few people around the world will miss seeing Benjamin Netanyahu’s face. Even his “friend” Donald #Trump wants to get rid of the bad luck he brings, with several officials in Trump’s administration having publicly blamed him for the Republicans’ losses in the congressional elections.

This comes as Israel’s president chose Gadi Eisenkot over #Netanyahu to form the next government.

While there may be relief at the prospect of getting rid of “Bibi” — if #Eisenkot manages to successfully form a government — the bigger question remains: What about the war crimes he committed on such a massive scale in Palestine and Lebanon, and how will the prosecution against him be brought to completion?

After US President Donald Trump announced in June 2025 that Iran’s nuclear program had been destroyed, Washington is now offering a reward of nearly $20 million in exchange for “information” about Iran’s nuclear program, sparking a wave of mockery and questions on social media. How can Washington be seeking information about something it had already claimed to have destroyed?

In an irony described on social media as “disastrous” and “embarrassing,” the US Central Command (CENTCOM), through the State Department’s Rewards for Justice program, announced a reward of up to $20 million, along with "possible relocation” or resettlement in a safe location, in exchange for information about Iran’s nuclear program, including its facilities, equipment, scientists associated with it, and their movements.

Some viewed the reward as nothing more than an attempt to recruit informants from within Iran’s scientific community and put pressure on those working in the field.

The reward comes despite US President Donald Trump’s announcement in June 2025 that American strikes had “successfully obliterated” Iran’s nuclear facilities, describing the operation as a “historic military success.” This has once again raised questions about the extent of the actual damage Washington inflicted on Iran’s nuclear program and the extent of the intelligence Washington had on it.

At the time, the White House had published a statement titled: “Iran’s Nuclear Facilities Have Been Obliterated, and Suggestions Otherwise Are Fake News.”

The contrast between the US claim that Iran’s nuclear program had been destroyed and the offer of millions of dollars for new information about it has turned the American proposal into a subject of mockery, casting doubt on the narrative previously presented by President Trump regarding the outcome of strikes against Iran.

Sarcastic comments quickly spread on X, including: “I thought they destroyed it like four times already?”; “They’re offering $20 million for information about a nuclear site that Trump already destroyed”; while another user commented: “Fake news. Trump said he destroyed Iran’s nuclear program back in 2025. Are you suggesting Donald Trump is a liar?”

Criticism also targeted Trump and his administration, with some expressing their opposition to the war and questioning its justifications through comments such as: “So you have started a war to ‘dismantle’ a nuclear program you know nothing about?! Because it doesn’t exist, you child-killing terrorists…” Another user wrote: “Nothing screams defeat louder than this,” while one commenter sarcastically remarked: “NEW: The United States, 8 months into the disastrous Iran War, has one clear message: ‘DEAR GOD SOMEONE HELP US!!!!’”