But that’s not all. Just before Israelis and Gazans started celebrating a potential ceasefire, Israel intercepted another ship part of the Global Sumud flotilla that had been aiming to reach the shores of Gaza with aid. “While Israel was carrying out its raid, nine more boats were already on their way,” Saliha Baryak reported. Baryak spoke to a number of activists like Free Gaza Movement cofounder Huwaida Arraf, who were taken hostage by Israeli forces. A ceasefire may have been announced, but it’s likely to be a rocky road ahead.

Meanwhile, stateside, a merger between two cryptocurrency firms that would have resulted in a big payout for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was halted. The news comes on the heels of reporting in our pages by Jacob Silverman, who dug into Hegseth’s association with the crypto firm INX, a detail that had been public but was at some point obscured. We don’t know everything that will happen next week, but we do know Hegseth won’t be getting richer.

Keep an eye out for our November issue—it’s on its way!

-Alana Pockros

Associate Editor, The Nation

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