The October 10, 2026, episode of the program “Shabakat” (“Networks”) focused primarily on events in Syria’s Hasakah. After the process began of integrating local forces into official institutions and handing over heavy weapons, social media users were divided: some welcomed the restoration of security and the raising of the Syrian flag in the city, while others warned that calls for unrest could derail the settlement and undermine stability.
The technology segment discussed trials by the British delivery service Evri of a new robot called Iris, which can walk and climb stairs. However, audiences reacted skeptically: critics asked whether the machine could cope with rough terrain and bad weather, and whether it would lead to job cuts. The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to honor the heads of American technology companies with prestigious scientific awards also sparked considerable debate. Many saw it not as an objective assessment of innovation, but as a political calculation linked to mutual interests and election financing.
The third topic was the rapid expansion of Israeli investment on Playa Venao beach in Panama, which, according to the program, has been accompanied by the displacement of local identity. This angered residents and Panamanian social media users, who condemned the growing settler practices and the exclusion of local communities from their own land.
Full version: "Shabakat" discusses developments in Hasakah and Trump’s honoring of technology giants