Yahya Sinwar, the head of the Palestinian independence armed organization Hamas, was hidden from the public eye for a long time. Yahya Sinwar, 61, spent most of his time hiding inside a tunnel under the Gaza Strip. Last Wednesday, the Israeli army shot him in the head in a building in Rafah, southern Gaza. It is still uncertain who will lead the organization after his death.

In this regard, two Hamas officials told the BBC that discussions to choose a successor to the group's leader, Yahya Sinwar, will begin very soon.

Sinwar's deputy Khalil al-Haiya could be considered the organization's most senior official and the strongest candidate, officials said.

Al-Haiya is currently based in Qatar. He is leading the Hamas delegation to cease-fire talks with Israel. He has deep knowledge, connections and understanding of the situation in Gaza.

They also said Hamas leaders would hold another rally to elect Sinwar's successor, just two months after the assassination of former leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

A senior Hamas official called Sinwar the architect of last year's October 7 attack, saying his appointment was a bold message against Israel.

Many believed Sinwar's leadership was a significant obstacle to any ceasefire agreement, the BBC reported. Therefore, the ceasefire talks have been stalled since last July.

Despite Sinwar's killing, a senior Hamas official reiterated to the BBC that the terms of the movement for a ceasefire and the release of Israeli hostages had not changed.

Hamas continues to demand Israel's full withdrawal from Gaza, an end to hostilities, the transfer of humanitarian aid and the reconstruction of the war-torn region. But Israel rejected the terms and asked Hamas to surrender.

"It is impossible for us to surrender," Hamas officials said.

They said, we are fighting for the freedom of our people. We will not accept surrender. We will fight to the last bullet and the last soldier, just like Sinwar did.

Sinwar's assassination is one of the most significant losses for the organization in decades. Despite the challenge of replacing him, Hamas has a history of losing leadership since the 1990s.

In this context Mohammad Sinwar, brother of Yahya Sinwar emerged as an important figure. He leads the armed group Hamas and is believed to play a key role in shaping the future of the Gaza movement.

At least 22 people were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahiya and 44 in Jabalia and Magazi refugee camps.

On Saturday (October 19), Al Jazeera reported on the Palestinian Wafa news agency that Israeli forces attacked a residential complex in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza.

According to reports, many people are still trapped under the rubble, with rescue teams unable to reach them.

In another incident, at least 44 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Jabalia and Magazi refugee camps in northern Gaza. More than 80 people were injured.

At least 42,519 people have been killed and nearly 100,000 injured in Israeli attacks since October 7 last year in Gaza.

Charlotte Jacquemart, senior editor of the Swiss Public Radio in Switzerland, called for the withdrawal of all cases against the journalists and their release.

On Friday (October 18), She made this call to the American media The Voice.

This Swiss journalist said, I admire Dr. Muhammad Yunus for his lifelong fight against poverty. Interviewed him twice during my career. When he was criticized at home, my writings in the world protested him, supported him. But even then my blood ran cold when I came to know that dozens of journalists were booked for murder soon after Dr. Muhammad Yunus was appointed. Some of my dear journalist friends have even been sent to jail.

In the last 50 years, Bangladeshi journalists have always had to walk a tough path because there was always danger from one side. But walking the hard line doesn't make journalists fascists and it never justifies throwing them in jail and calling them 'murderers'. As happened to my friends Farzana Rupa and Shakeel Ahmed and many others.

She added, "Unfortunately, throughout history, female journalists have always been good scapegoats." It is much easier to blame the killing of the students killed in the protest on the innocent journalists than on the police. Freedom of the press is guaranteed under Article 39 of Bangladesh's constitution, so far more than 100 journalists have been charged with incitement to murder for the killings that took place between early July and mid-August.

He said that if Bangladesh really wants to open a new chapter, to be recognized as a modern democracy, then the country has to work on one principle which means, protection of basic human rights, protection of freedom of press, guarantee of freedom of speech. The most important thing is to make every citizen of the country feel safe. Not just those who are in power now.

Bangladesh has to prove to the world that they are really going to change a page of history. If it succeeds, it will gain fame and respect. Then investment will come from NGOs and governments around the world.

The UK has blacklisted 7 organizations of Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The British government has taken this step to protest against the establishment of Jewish settlements in the West Bank in violation of international law.

This information was published in a report by Reuters on Tuesday (October 15).

According to the report, Israeli Jews have been establishing illegal settlements in West Bank or Gaza in violation of international law. As a result, these settlers are a major obstacle to the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. In view of this, the United Kingdom has blacklisted 7 Israeli organizations. Of these, 3 are army outposts and the remaining four are civilian establishments. All three organizations that have been blacklisted by the British government support radical Zionism.

A statement issued by the UK Foreign Office on Tuesday said that the blacklisted outposts are run by radical and radical Jewish settlers and are accused of committing serious atrocities and inhumane and degrading acts against Palestinians living in the West Bank over the past few years.

British Foreign Minister David Lammy said in a statement, "I visited the West Bank a few days ago. This was my first foreign visit as British Foreign Secretary. During the tour I spoke to Palestinians in the West Bank and the horrific violence they gave me was shocking.

He also said the Israeli government must curb settler violence and stop the expansion of settlers into Palestinian lands.

Notably, the intensity of regular Israeli settler and state violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has increased dramatically since the armed group Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 last year. And since then, more than 400 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli security forces or settlers.

It is known that Israel occupied the West Bank in the Middle East War of 1967. Settlements are expanding their claiming their birthright to the land according to the Bible. The country's military says it is conducting counter-terrorism operations and targeting suspected militants in the West Bank.