Mid East – Page 1242 – Prologue Journal

West Bank City of Jenin Has Long Ties to Palestinian Armed Struggle

New York Times In the northern reaches of the occupied West Bank, near the boundary with Israel, Jenin and its refugee camp have nurtured an ethos of defiance. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/world/middleeast/jenin-history-west-bank.html

UN agencies ‘alarmed’ at scale of Israeli assault on Jenin

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. UN aid agencies have voiced alarm at the scale of the ongoing deadly Israeli military ground and aerial attacks on Jenin. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/04/706460/Israel-Palestine-West-Bank-Jenin-WHO-MSF-

Jenin operation: What is meant to happen next? – analysis

Jerusalem Post What happens the day after the troops leave Jenin? This question can be divided into two parts: operational and strategic. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-748860

WATCH: An inside look into Jenin, the heart of West Bank terror

Jerusalem Post In a reflection of the bizarre world we live in, the Post drove over that same roadway where the ambush had taken place on the way to one of Jenin’s mosques atop a hill. https://www.jpost.com/arab-israeli-conflict/article-748855

Palestinian resistance lauds ‘heroic’ retaliatory attack in Tel Aviv

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. A Palestinian youth has been fatally shot in a car-ramming and stabbing attack in central Tel Aviv. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/04/706444/Palestinian-youth-stabbing-attack-Tel-Aviv-heroic-operation-Abdel-Wahhab-Khalaila

Syrian regime organized feared ghost militias – war crimes researchers

Jerusalem Post “The moment I heard that my kids were dead, I was holding a six-month-old baby that had just been killed in Adawiya. So, I was imagining what had happened to my kids,” said a former Syrian rebel. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-748840

Did the int’l community do enough to stop Jenin weapons threat? – analysis

Jerusalem Post Iran wants to slowly build the terror infrastructure in the northern West Bank, as it did with its proxies and partners in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Gaza. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-748829

Syria-Jordan ties on drug smuggling amid Israel’s Jenin operation – analysis

Jerusalem Post This shows how important ties with Syria are for Jordan and how the issue of drug smuggling, a multi-billion dollar business, is very important for Amman. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-748820

US plotting false-flag attacks in Syria to ‘discredit’ leadership: Russia

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Russia’s intelligence chief says the US is plotting false-flag operations in Syria in order to ‘discredit’ its leadership and ‘derail’ Arab-Syrian détente. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2023/07/04/706430/US-preparing-false-flag-chemical-attacks-in-Syria-to-implicate-government-forces–Russia

Turkey seeks better Egypt, UAE ties – analysis

Jerusalem Post Turkey is also seeking to send its recently re-elected president to the UAE later this month, which will include the signing of new bilateral agreements. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-748814