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Hamas plans 'largest' operation against Israeli-backed gangs in Gaza
Hamas is intensifying its security campaign against armed gangs and militias in Gaza that collaborate with the Israeli military, officials say, aiming to restore full control and stability across the strip.
A senior security source from Gaza’s Ministry of Interior has said that Hamas will soon launch its largest operation yet to dismantle remaining armed gangs that continue to work with the Israeli occupation forces.
Since the October 10 ceasefire, Hamas forces have been actively targeting these militias, successfully disarming several factions, including the notorious Doghmush clan in Gaza City.
However, some militias remain active in areas still under Israeli control, notably the so-called “Popular Forces” led by Yasser Abu Shabab in eastern Rafah and the “Popular Army” headed by Ashraf al-Mansi in northern Gaza.
These groups have been identified as collaborators, receiving arms, funding, and logistical support from the Israeli military.
“The number of gang members collaborating with the occupation is now limited to a few hundred across Gaza, excluding the Abu Shabab militia, which alone has around 2,000 members,” the security official said.
“These groups have been implicated in kidnappings, assassinations, sabotage, and providing armed cover for Israeli forces.”
Recent intelligence gathered through interrogations reveals the extent of coordination between these militias and the Israeli army, including carrying out security sweeps and attacks on resistance fighters.
“Militia members often attempt raids near Israeli positions, but Hamas security forces confront and neutralize them,” the official added.
The Israeli army has acknowledged Hamas’s reassertion of control over areas it withdrew from, with local militias reportedly disbanded or defeated, except for the persistent Abu Shabab group.
The Interior Ministry noted that al-Mansi’s “Popular Army,” active near the northern Erez Crossing, is the weakest faction and operates under close Israeli protection, complicating Hamas’s efforts to confront them directly.
Hamas’s crackdown has involved seizing large quantities of weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles, machine guns, ammunition, and vehicles supplied by Israel to these militias.
Although these groups receive only small arms, their leadership obtains funds, advanced supplies, and direct orders from Israeli soldiers for operations targeting Palestinians and resistance members.
Several high-profile kidnappings have been linked to these militias, including the abduction of Dr. Marwan al-Hums, head of Gaza’s Health Ministry hospitals, and his daughter, further underscoring their threat to Gaza’s internal security.
Despite the West's criticism of Hamas’s security campaign, many local tribal leaders and communities have expressed support, viewing it as essential to ending collaboration with Israel and preserving Gaza’s sovereignty.
The Hamas security source said an amnesty window was offered to militia members willing to disarm and surrender, except those involved in killings or torture. The period officially ended last Sunday, but operations continue.
“In the coming days, we will launch our largest security campaign yet, targeting multiple areas where these groups remain,” the official said. “Our goal is to eliminate all collaborators and ensure peace and security for the people of Gaza.”
Hamas officials and Gaza security sources say the Israeli military, and elements within the US policy apparatus are seeking to use these militias as proxies to undermine Hamas’s authority and fracture Gaza after the ceasefire — an effort they failed through months‑long Israeli military invasion.
Last Thursday, US President Donald Trump warned that he would endorse attacks on Hamas, effectively breaking the ceasefire, if it continues to target gangs and Israeli collaborators in Gaza.
“If Hamas continues to kill people in Gaza, which was not the Deal, we will have no choice but to go in and kill them,” Trump wrote in a social media post.
The threats against Hamas appear to signal an about-face from Trump, who earlier in the week suggested that he was fine with the group’s crackdown on gangs in the Palestinian territory.
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Gaza expected 6,600 aid trucks by October 20, only 986 arrived
The Gaza Government Media Office says that merely 986 aid trucks have entered the besieged territory since the ceasefire between the Hamas resistance movement and the Israeli regime went into force on October 10.
The office reported that the arrived aid trucks account for only 15 percent of the 6,600 trucks that were expected to arrive by October 20.
It said the convoys consisted solely of 14 trucks that were transporting cooking gas and 28 trucks that were carrying solar fuel utilized for powering bakeries, generators, hospitals, and other vital facilities.
The supply continues to be critically inadequate after months of blockade and the “systematic destruction resulting from the genocide perpetrated by the ‘Israeli’ occupation against our people in the Gaza Strip,” it said.
Officials said that the average number of trucks that have been entering Gaza daily since the ceasefire entered into effect is just 89, which is considerably less than the 600 trucks that were previously agreed upon.
The statement characterized the situation as proof of Israel’s ongoing “policy of strangulation, starvation, and human blackmail” directed towards nearly 2 million inhabitants of Gaza.
“These limited quantities do not cover the minimum humanitarian and living needs,” the office warned.
It underlined the critical necessity for a consistent and unimpeded delivery of no fewer than 600 trucks each day, which should include food, medical and relief supplies, fuel, and cooking gas in order to satisfy fundamental survival needs.
The Government Media Office has reaffirmed that authorities in Gaza are prepared to collaborate with international humanitarian and relief organizations to enable the entry and distribution of aid throughout all governorates and vital sectors “for the benefit of our resilient Palestinian people.”
Since the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire deal in early October, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has documented approximately 90 Palestinian fatalities and more than 300 injuries resulting from continuous Israeli assaults throughout the strip. At least 100 ceasefire violations have been reported as well.
This is while a delegation of Hamas officials, attending talks with Turkish officials in Qatar, has stated that the Palestinian group remains committed to the ceasefire deal despite Israel’s “repeated violations.”
The first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire was aimed at bringing an end to Israel’s assault, a partial withdrawal of its troops to a so-called yellow line along Gaza’s borders, and a modest increase in humanitarian aid.
Last Monday, as part of the deal Hamas released all living captives, as well as the remains of 12 of the 28 dead Israeli captives.
In return, Israel freed 2,000 Palestinian detainees and returned 15 Palestinian bodies for every one dead Israeli captive returned.
Since the onset of the Israeli genocidal war in October 2023, the occupying regime has killed at least 68,229 Palestinians — mostly women and children — and reduced Gaza to ruins, drawing global outrage and calls for accountability.
Experts warn that the true death toll could reach hundreds of thousands once the missing and those buried beneath the ruins are fully counted.
Gaza expected 6,600 aid trucks by October 20, only 986 arrived
The Gaza Government Media Office says that only 986 out of 6,600 aid trucks have been allowed into the Gaza Strip since the ceasefire deal took effect on October 10.PressTV
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Amazon to replace 600,000 US workers by 2033 with robots
Amazon plans to use automation to replace more than 600,000 workers who would otherwise be hired in the United States by 2033, according to internal documents obtained by The New York Times. By that time, the company is expected to sell about twice as many goods as it does today.Amazon’s robotics team is reportedly working toward the goal of automating 75% of its entire business. By 2027, it is expected to eliminate around 160,000 jobs in the US, saving the company an estimated $12.6 billion — equivalent to around 30 cents per item delivered.
Amazon to replace 600,000 US workers by 2033 with robots
Amazon says the leaked data, reported on by The New York Times, does not reflect the company's full strategy.Viktor Eriksson (Computerworld)
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The humble plant that could save the world — or destroy it | Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.
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Clean energy expansion could destroy this crucial climate solution.Anna North, Vox (Grist)
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The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
The AWS Outage Bricked People’s $2,700 Smartbeds
Sleepers snoozing in Eight Sleep smartbeds had a bad night on Monday when a major outage of Amazon Web Services (AWS) caused their beds to malfunction. Some were left with the bed’s heat blasting, others were left in a sitting position and unable to recline. One woman said her bed went haywire and she had to unplug it from the wall.At around 3 a.m. ET on Monday morning the US-EAST-1 AWS cluster went down and screwed up internet connected services across the planet. Customers for the banks Lloyds and Halifax couldn’t access their accounts. United Airlines check-ins stopped functioning. And people who rest in Eight Sleep beds awoke to find their mattresses had turned against them.
An Eight Sleep bed is a smart bed that starts at $2,700. Users provide their own mattress and Eight Sleep sells them a mattress cover and a “Pod” that acts as the brain of the system. If customers want to spend a few thousand more, they can get a base that adjusts the position of the mattress, provides biometric sleeping data, and heats and cools the sleeper. Customers must also subscribe to a service for Eight Sleep, which ranges from $17 to $33 a month.
Eight Sleep runs on the cloud and when the servers go down or the customer’s internet goes out it bricks the bed. There’s no offline mode. Customers have complained about the lack of an offline mode for a while, but the AWS outage focused their rage.
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“So apparently, when my internet goes down, my bed decides to go on strike too. A quick outage, and boom—no change in sleep position available, not even with manual taps,” one customer on r/eightsleep said. “Maybe consider giving people a grace period before their $5,000 bed locks them into the world’s most ergonomic sitting position. AWS attack or Internet down for a few hours should not brick my bed.”“Cloud only is unacceptable,” said another. “It’s 2025 there is no reason an internet or AWS server outage should impact your entire customer base's sleep—especially given the price tag of your product. Need EightSleep’s product team to opine here, your customer base demands it!”
“My pod is at +5 and I am sweating cuz I can’t turn it down or off,” said one comment.
Eight Sleep CEO Matteo Franceschetti apologized for the restless night in a statement posted to X. “The AWS outage has impacted some of our users since last night, disrupting their sleep. That is not the experience we want to provide and I want to apologize for it,” he said. He added that the company was restoring the bed’s features as AWS came back online and promised to outage-proof the Pods.
“Mine is still not working—it went super haywire and still seems to be turning on and off randomly with the inability to stop or control it. I had to unplug it,” ESPN host Victoria Arlen said on X, replying to Franceschetti. “I tried to get it going again and it’s still uncontrollable with the system turning on and off.”
Would be great if my bed wasn’t stuck in an inclined position due to an AWS outage. Cmon now
— Brandon (@Brandon25774008) October 21, 2025
“Would be great if my bed wasn’t stuck in an inclined position due to an AWS outage. Cmon now,” @Brandon25774008 said on X.The truth is that so long as Eight Sleep beds have to communicate with a server to function, they’re always in danger of dying. That point of failure means the beds could go out at any time leaving the people who paid $5,000 for a fancy bed with little recourse. And, of course, no company lasts forever.
“When ES eventually goes bust, our pods will be bricked,” one Redditor said. “The fact that the pods cannot be controlled when you don’t have the internet is diabolical. I wish I knew this before purchasing. This basically means in the possibly near future, all of our pods will be bricked […] ES need to get their heads out of their ass and for once do a pro customer change and introduce an ‘offline’ mode where we can connect to the pod directly and at the very least change the temperature. It has wifi, it can make its own SSID, just make it work ES.”
Pro-active ES users have already found one solution: jailbreak the Pod. The ES sub is—at a minimum—$200 a year, the Pod uploads multiple GBs of telemetry data to ES servers every month, and when the internet goes down the bed dies. If you must own a $5,000 bed that heats and cools you dynamically, shouldn’t you take full control of it?
There’s an active Discord and a Github for a group of Eight Sleep snoozers who’ve decided to do just that. According to the GitHub, the jailbreak “allows complete control of device WITHOUT requiring internet access. If you lose internet, your pod WILL NOT turn off, it will continue working!”
Data centers are vulnerable. Server clusters go down. As long as there is a single point of failure and your device is commuting back to a network out of your control, it’s a risk. We have allowed tech companies to mediate the most basic functions of our lives, from cooking to travel to sleep. The AWS and ES outage is a stark reminder that we should do what we can to limit the control these tech companies have over our lives.
“I’m continuously horrified that I inextricably linked my sleep and therefore health to a cloud provider’s reliability,” one person said in the comments on Reddit.
Food Delivery Robots Are Feeding Camera Footage to the LAPD, Internal Emails Show
Serve Robotics, which delivers food for Uber Eats, provided footage filmed by at least one of its robots to the LAPD as evidence in a criminal case. The emails show the robots, which are a constant sight in the city, can be used for surveillance.Jason Koebler (404 Media)
Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows | LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says
Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows
LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump saysAndrew Witherspoon (The Guardian)
Hundreds of public figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin’s Richard Branson urge AI ‘superintelligence’ ban
Hundreds of public figures, including Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak and Virgin's Richard Branson urge AI ‘superintelligence’ ban
A group of prominent figures, including artificial intelligence heavyweights, has lead a call to end efforts to create ‘superintelligence.'Dylan Butts (CNBC)
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US and Qatar issue energy and trade threats to EU over climate rules | Fossil fuel exporters claim investment and security of supply will be imperilled
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Bari Weiss Gets To Work ‘Fixing’ CBS ‘Bias’ — By Making It More Biased
For more than fifty years the U.S. right wing has embraced a neat trick: by claiming that literally anything in factual opposition to their beliefs is “biased” and therefore must be discarded as unreliable, they’ve bullied U.S. media into becoming a feckless mess terrified of accusations of “liberal bias.”Of course, if you ask the actual media academics who study U.S. media bias, they’ll quickly tell you that the U.S. media generally veers toward center-right corporatism because we’ve let it consolidate at the hands of center-right billionaires. The obvious result is a hot feckless mess that lacks the courage to speak truth to power, something that became obvious to even the most obtuse with the rise of U.S. authoritarianism.
Still, this idea that the U.S. media is “too woke” and “has a liberal bias” is central to the generational Republican mission of creating a press that only exists to make affluent Conservatives happy.
Bari Weiss Gets To Work ‘Fixing’ CBS ‘Bias’ — By Making It More Biased
For more than fifty years the U.S. right wing has embraced a neat trick: by claiming that literally anything in factual opposition to their beliefs is “biased” and therefore must be dis…Techdirt
Amazon Allegedly Replaced 40% of AWS DevOps With AI Days Before Crash
Amazon Allegedly Replaced 40% of AWS DevOps Workers With AI Days Before Crash
Should we not rely on one service to support everything?80 Level Editorial Team (80lv)
New Linux kernel patch lets you cancel hibernation mid-process
RFC proposes power-button interrupt – and highlights wider problems with sleep states
New Linux kernel patch lets you cancel hibernation mid-process
: RFC proposes power-button interrupt – and highlights wider problems with sleep statesLiam Proven (The Register)
Democratic senator protests Trump’s ‘grave threats’ in marathon overnight floor speech | CNN Politics
“I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells. We’re in the most perilous moment, the biggest threat to our republic since the Civil War. President Trump is shredding our Constitution,” Merkley said in his opening remarks.The Democratic senator pointed to the Trump administration’s previous halting of research grants for universities in its battle over campus oversight as well as the recent indictments of several of the president’s political opponents as well as his push to deploy National Guard troops to Portland.
“President Trump wants us to believe that Portland, Oregon, in my home state, is full of chaos and riots. Because if he can say to the American people that there are riots, he can say there’s a rebellion. And if there’s a rebellion, he can use that to strengthen his authoritarian grip on our nation,” Merkley said.
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The Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Why Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites
Click. Ugh. Another one.You know the drill. You land on a new website, eager to read an article or check a product price, and before the page even finishes loading, it appears: the dreaded cookie banner. A pop-up, a slide-in, a full-screen overlay demanding you "Accept All," "Manage Preferences," or navigate a labyrinth of toggles designed by a corporate lawyer.
The Internet's Biggest Annoyance: Why Cookie Laws Should Target Browsers, Not Websites | NEDNEX
Save and Share: Click. Ugh. Another one. You know the drill. You land on a new website, eager to read an article or check a product price, and before the page even finishes loading, it appears: the dreaded cookie banner.NEDNEX
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Keir Starmer backs call for Prince Andrew to be hauled in front of MPs to give evidence
When the prime minister was asked whether Prince Andrew should give evidence to a select committee inquiry, he said: ‘I certainly support that’
Watchdog report says American e-waste is causing a 'hidden tsunami' in Southeast Asia
A report by an environmental group says millions of tons of discarded U.S. electronics are being shipped overseas each month — much of it to Southeast Asian countries not prepared to safely handle hazardous waste.
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'It Must Stop': New Yorkers Protest After Violent ICE Raid on Canal Street Sparks Chaos
"Once again, the Trump administration chooses authoritarian theatrics that create fear, not safety," said NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani.
Tesla Recalls Almost 13,000 Vehicles Due to Battery Pack Defect: TDS
Some Teslas could suddenly lose drive power, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Fortnite, rumor: in arrivo un crossover con I Simpson e una mappa completa di Springfield
Stando a indiscrezioni emerse dai più recenti datamine, Fortnite potrebbe lanciare una mini-stagione dedicata a I Simpson, con una mappa di Springfield realizzata in cel-shading e suddivisa in aree che riproducono i luoghi simbolo della serie animata. Al momento non ci sono conferme ufficiali da parte di Epic Games; si tratta di rumor da considerare con la dovuta cautela.
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Fortnite x I Simpson: rumor sulla mappa di Springfield e stagione dedicata
Rumor: in Fortnite potrebbe arrivare una mini-stagione dedicata a I Simpson, con mappa completa di Springfield. Cosa dicono i leak.Redazione (Atom Heart Magazine)
TSMC's new 2nm chip will reportedly cost 50% more — get ready for more expensive laptops and phones
AMD, Apple, Nvidia and others may have to raise prices yet again
US ‘Night Stalkers’ seen in Caribbean as fears of regime change rise in Venezuela
Elite helicopter unit’s part in military deployment comes as Donald Trump ramps up pressure on Nicolás Maduro
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Cutting Emissions, the Roundabout Way, in New Hampshire
Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights
Cutting Emissions, the Roundabout Way, in New Hampshire
Despite its small stature, the city of Keene, has become an example of the safety and climate benefits of swapping traffic lights
Putin Oversees Russian Nuclear Forces Exercise with Missile Launches
Russia's president Vladimir Putin has on Wednesday overseen an exercise with the country's strategic nuclear forces
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YouTube will help you quit watching Shorts
The limits can be ignored, so show some self-control.
YouTube will help you quit watching Shorts
YouTube users on mobile can now set a customizable daily limit that restricts how long they can scroll Shorts feeds.Jess Weatherbed (The Verge)
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Israeli forces raid village in southern Syria, carry out excavation works
Israeli army forces raided a village in the Quneitra countryside in southern Syria on Wednesday and carried out excavation works in the area, according to local media, Anadolu reports.
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On eve of EU summit over 2,000 scientists call for 90-95% emissions cut
The EU is debating its 2040 climate targets — amid calls from scientists and officials to treat emissions cuts as an economic opportunity rather than a burden. But disagreements among key member states — not least France and Germany — have delayed a decision.
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On eve of EU summit over 2,000 scientists call for 90-95% emissions cut
The EU is debating its 2040 climate targets — amid calls from scientists and officials to treat emissions cuts as an economic opportunity rather than a burden.EUobserver
Massive Ford recall affects 1.4 million ‘older’ vehicles in US as automaker warns of dangerous issue
Ford said it was aware of 12,500 warranty claims tied to camera issues as well as five accidents
Ukraine Seeks to Purchase Over 100 Gripen Jets
Ukraine wants to buy 100 to 150 Jas Gripen E
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Australia tells AI chatbot companies to detail child protection steps
SYDNEY - Australia has ordered four artificial-intelligence chatbot companies to explain their measures to protect children from exposure to sexual or self-harm material, as its internet regulator beefs up safety measures on the AI frontier.
Australia tells AI chatbot companies to detail child protection steps
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Meta is reportedly downsizing its legacy AI research team
Meta is still hiring for its team tasked with achieving superintelligence, according to a report from Axios.
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